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Still Night. Still Mourning. (Birthday Retrospective)

by Mx. Valentino

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    Just a re-release of curated existing tracks for my birthday (this weekend) - 100% free. No new tracks at this time, just looking back and sharing with new folks who haven't heard my music before :) If ya wanna send a birthday tip, you can! But I really just want people to listen so please don't feel pressured to pay. Much love. <3
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1.
1,000 Ships (Electric Mud Version) 06:19
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On my back, Waiting for the winds of change To take me away Take me today Ain't it funny... How things change Yet remain the same? Year after year Losing my place And hiding my face Averting my gaze Diverting my tears And prayin' you'll stay! Prayin' you'll stay! Prayin' you'll stay! Prayin' you'll stay... 'Cuz in my eyes Every wall vibrates to the beat Of your pulse Baited by your gait Hypervigilant - without remorse 'Cuz I'm a brick And you are mortar My life's a war What is my love for? When you're the face... You're the face... You're the face, That sends my thousand ships from shore Weigh my stance, Are we concrete, or quicksand? Sittin' in duress With all these loose ends... Master or Mistress? Mindful or Pretense? Your hands or My hands? Method or Madness? Been bitin' my tongue And sittin' on my hands Comin' undone Buildin' it up And breakin' it down! Breakin' it down! Breakin' it down! You're breakin' me down now... 'Cuz in my eyes Every wall vibrates to the beat Of your pulse Baited by your gait Hypervigilant - without remorse 'Cuz I'm a brick And you are mortar My life's a war What is my love for? When you're the face... You're the face... You're the face, That sends my thousand ships from shore In an island of misfit toys Boys will be Girls Girls will be Boys Don't act so apathetic 'Cuz none of us have made it out alive Just an island of misfit toys Boys will be Girls Girls will be Boys Don't act so apathetic 'Cuz none of us will make It out ALIVE. 'Cuz in my eyes Every wall vibrates to the beat Of your pulse Baited by your gait Hypervigilant - without remorse 'Cuz I'm a brick And you are mortar My life's a war What is my love for? When you're the face... You're the face... You're the face, That sends my thousand ships from shore You're the face! You're the face! You're the face... That sent my thousand ships from shore
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Phoebe (Live) 03:04
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20 pretty polished nails And matching black chokers I get high on flirty smiles All my friends are chain smokers I dream of flower-dappled fields And feelings I never let myself feel Phoebe makes new friends All the time these days When the week ends Phoebe makes new friends All the time these days And I hope it never ends Simple salutations lead to giggles and contusions Finally finding ways to taste the thrill of many muses Took so long to see who was in my corner So thanks for loving such a fucking loner Phoebe makes new friends All the time these days When the week ends Phoebe makes new friends All the time these days And I hope it never ends Phoebe makes new friends All the time these days When the week ends Phoebe makes new friends All the time these days And I hope it never ever ends
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Easy (Live) 03:37
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You're a glimpse Of everyday magic You're a spark You're glitter in the sunlight Gilded, golden Soft and lovely A sight for a sore heart... And your smile Is a present And your presence Is a gift Can you see yourself In the words I'm weaving? And take kindly To what you're recieving? Or at the least Let me down easy At the least Let me down easy Well time is the only Thing we truly have to give And I've sorted that you're someone That I'd like to invest in So I'll bumble along Singin' this song as a confession And request To consider me Consider us And what you feel is best 'Cuz your smile Is a present And your presence Is a gift And I'd like to stick around for a little while Should you see me fit Can you see yourself In the words I'm weaving? And take kindly to what you're receiving? Or at the least Let me down easy At the least Let me down easy Will you see these hands As a chance worth taking? Or a mistake That you won't be making Well at the least Let me down easy At the least let me down easy
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Sherbert Skies 04:13
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Sherbert skies awake me From the night of mourning No answers, no warnings Life, it simply goes on Above the clouds, surreal Looking for curb appeal A thousand miles from where What do I call it? What do I call this? What do I call them? What do I call you? Stubborn feet are stampin' Stubborn heart is handin' Me questions I don't want to deal with I can't make no plans I'm done makin' demands Of myself Of this land Of your heart Of our hands Of me Of you Sherbert skies awake me From the night of mourning No answers, no warnings Life, it simply goes on Above the clouds, surreal Looking for curb appeal A thousand miles from where What do I call it? What do I call this? What do I call them? What do I call you? We've been lovin' with the safety on Pull the trigger The click is deafenin' Russian Roulette Love, just shoot me Still find my ways to bleed With the safety on Pull the trigger The click is deafenin' Russian Roulette Love, just shoot me Still find my ways to bleed With the safety on Pull the trigger The click is deafenin' Russian Roulette Love, just shoot me Give me reason to believe Give me a reason to believe We all find out ways to bleed Come on give me what I need Sherbert skies awake me From the night of mourning No answers, no warnings Life, it simply goes on Above the clouds, surreal Looking for curb appeal A thousand miles from where What do I call it? Sherbert skies awake me From the night of mourning No answers, no warnings Life, it simply goes on Above the clouds, surreal Looking for curb appeal A thousand miles from where What do I call it? What do I call this? What do I call them? What do I call you? What do I call it? What do I call this? What do I call them? What do I call you. What do I call it? What do I call this? What do I call them? We all find our ways to bleed Give me a reason to believe Come on, give me what I need
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Forever 06:39
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A little red barn In the countryside Awake at dawn To the morning's light Can you imagine Holding my hand in times like these? A clawfoot tub In the evening rain And laughter replaces A distant pain Can you imagine Me holdin' your head in times like these? As brun and bronze Turn to silver and grey Through thick and thin Sickness and sin I'll love you the whole way A thousand lives Flash before my eyes Never once Did I believe in a life Before the one I'm faced with now Or the chance To start again A billion times... But when I see the world, And I think of you... I often wonder, How can I stretch the time? How can I stay with you... forever? India in Spring, Bali in June An innocent kiss Under a crescent moon Can you imagine Holding my hand in times like these? A view of the world From a mountaintop Or a city where the people never stop Can you imagine Me holding your head in times like these? As brun and bronze Turn to silver and grey Through thick and thin Sickness and sin I'll love you the whole way A thousand lives Flash before my eyes! Well never once Did I believe in a life Before the one I'm faced with now Or the chance To start again A billion times... But when I see the world, And I think of you, I often wonder... How can I stretch the time? How can I stay....with you Well never once Did I believe in a life Before the one I'm faced with now Or the chance To start again A billion times! But when I see the world, And I think of you, I always wonder... How can I stretch the time? How can I stay... with you... forever?
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Stormy Eyes (Without A Warning) 05:19
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Settle down, Take a seat, Stretch your bones... Calm your skin. Take a breath, Breathe it in, And start anew... Again. Cuz I've been watching you go, Watching you go, Watching you go, Alone... Down these rabbit holes... Life's taken ahold, Draggin' you low... But I'll be here, To ease your tired soul... Like a wave... Like a wave... Who will save you from the pain this time? Like a wave... Like a wave... Who will save you from the cost of life? When it comes without a warning, Comes without a warning! Comes without a warning! For you... For you... Life comes without a warning, Comes without a warning, Comes without a warning! For you... For you... Silence the source! That says you don't deserve goodness. All you see is yours... We'll run our course. Take your time, Stormy Eyes, I'll be right beside you! I won't let you go, Won't let you go, Won't let you go! Alone.... Down these rabbit holes... Sail's changing the course, Taking you home, Where you belong... To the arms of love... Like a wave... Like a wave... Love will save you from the pain this time, Like a wave... Like a wave... Love will take, make your shoulders light! And it comes without a warning, Comes without a warning, Comes without a warning.... For you, For you... Love comes without a warning, Comes without a warning, Comes without a warning, For you.... For you.... So be still.... Be still Be still Be still! Cuz it comes without a warning... Comes without a warning, Comes without a warning. For you, For you... It comes without a warning, Comes without a warning, Comes without a warning, For you! For you...

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released October 17, 2022

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Mx. Valentino Portland, Oregon

Singer-Songwriter Jazz Folk.

Formerly known as Vicente Elisheva.

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