you weren't asked but you borrowed a dress
stood at the edge
through shoo-wop dee-doos
& stairway to heaven
walked the long way home
took a picture of yourself
shuffled yourself around the room
humming clair de lune
taffeta sky
tears in your eyes
it's the least romantic night of your life
if you leapt
would you land on a trampoline
burn everything
burn everything
head bowed in the night's breeze
faces in the mist and vespers to kali
incense drifts through the mothlight
the stars crown you queen of wounding
I sew your name into mythology
glorify your excessive yearning
the woman on the moon is winking
you charge under her light
taffeta sky
tears in your eyes
it's the least romantic night of your life
and you're too young
to know a capped infinity
burn everything
burn everything
taffeta sky
tears in your eyes
taffeta sky
tears in your eyes
Alex Henry Foster again collaborates with Canadian-Japanese artist Momoka, who also translates the lyrics from English to Japanese. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2024