Better Than Ever
by @fecknom
Skirmish: Turn up the Kindness (@dudachris)Liner Notes
Lyrics
I have my needle and thread and piles of books I haven't started I have paper and pen and some number of things to say I have so many things I'd love to take the time to learn So many dishes and loads of laundry I haven't gotten to yet
They can cast their aspersions, they can call me names But I'm the one who decides how I behave Overwhelm and despair are like old friends to me But I'm better than ever at holding boundaries
I have a drawer full of tea you're welcome to anytime I'll put the kettle on and we'll place our needs side by side We can put our minds together and plan our next steps And remind each other that we're together in this mess
They can cast their aspersions, they can call us names But we're the ones who decide how we behave Overwhelm and despair are like old friends to me But I'm better than ever at holding boundaries
Let's make ourselves at home Put our tools into a pile The mending basket's overflowing We're gonna be here for a while
They can cast their aspersions, they can call me names But I'm the one who decides how I behave No matter what they do, we'll keep ourselves as safe as we can No matter what they say, I'm who I say I am No matter what they say, I'm who I say I am
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Oh, this is so sweet, and the whole sound is hopeful right away. Love the lyrics to this🩶 Finding hope in the projects not yet done is lovely. I love it. I'm using it💙.
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Except for the needle and thread, I'm living that first verse . . . (I especially love "I have paper and pen and some number of things to say"). And I love the bridge (and the metaphor of "the mending basket's overflowing")
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Definitely a positive song. I can identify with that list of things to do, that I aspire to do.
There are plenty of aspersion casters out there. Stay true. Good job.
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Yay, you're on the board! And this is so lovely. I particularly love the second verse. As always, you intersperse the larger conceptual stuff with the perfect little concrete details that ground the song really beautifully. 💜
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Oh man this is such warmth packaged into a song. I'm so sorry for the anti queer BS going on everywhere right now. I am touched by the vulnerability and beauty you share here. I hope you got some hope and joy from the skirmish, I got more than I could've expected and I want everyone to bask in it. Looking forward to hearing more of your stuff this month 💛
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This is beautiful! The sound and the message, both. I like the mending basket as a physical thing and a metaphor.