The dullest white I have ever seen paints these walls.
Your gown and sheets match just the same.
Rain clouds form outside your window,
leaves flutter like hundreds of scurrying feet.
Glass shatters on the floor, swept away by wind.
I wonder what caused the tree branches to become so bent?
I remember falling, but I'm trying to climb.
Your gown and your sheets match just the same.
Time slows down during the crawl,
as I sink into quicksand.
I place my head on your chest
and I hear your voice clear as day.
Do you see the stars?
So beautiful, so carefree.
Gather them up. Gather them up.
I'll see you soon.
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021