Flicker Breath

from Sleeper by The Aether Tree

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Vincent:
I thought I knew the shape of your soul from the shape of your skin
But clarity could only come crashing through the curves of the waters I drowned in
I'm seduced by the darkness that sparks across my vision and burns in my restless limbs
Screaming "no breath is free, love is yours to leave"
Falling is all I know

Flicker breath, flicker feet
Whisk me away to the waking dream
Bitter love, withering
Watch me fly as I break free
If life is a dream and no love is pure
I'd lose myself and drown in decadence just to be cured

Asha:
Flicker pain, flicker eyes
Plunge the blade into my side
Bitter truth breaks brittle bonds
Conspirator, still your heart

Vincent:
If no breath is free, and no dreams are safe
I'd throw myself into the sharpest darkness to escape

Asha: You promised me...
Chorus of Doubt: No breath is free...
Vincent:
Stay at arms length, don't look me in the eyes
Just leave me, derelict, dispossessed...
Dispossessed, but so goddamn relieved

Asha: You promised me...
Chorus of Doubt: No breath is free...
Vincent:
Stay outside my door, don't say the words
Just leave me here, forgotten, fragmented...
Fragmented, but lost in all the right ways

I am not yours to keep
Blind and bound beneath delusion
Something so sick should not be spared
Taste the truth, bleed for yourself

Asha/Vincent:
We were so young, and our love seemed so strong
Have we forgotten who we are?
Do we burn our wings just to stay warm?

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from Sleeper, released February 1, 2015

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The Aether Tree Columbia, Missouri

The Aether Tree was an experimental post-metal band that made music in Missouri from 2008 to 2014. Their third and final album Sleeper was released February 1st, 2015.

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