Counting Ceiling Dots and Giving Them Meaning

from Susurrus (Viletin Outtakes) by TheRingmaster (Francis Lorenzo)

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I really liked this one but felt something was always missing so I abandoned it. Then I came across a track of a friend, which for some reason made me think of this again. I asked her to sing for it in place of my vocals just to see if it was exactly how I thought it would have gone in my head. Of course it wasn't, what she did was actually better.

For the first time since as long as I could remember, I was inspired by someone else. So much that I just had to rearrange everything and build around what she had made instead. That one is in the album. This one posted is all that remains of what I now dub, "the old uninspired empty version".

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An empty home, no one around
Ah the lonely sound of falling down
waiting for a joke or a note to sing about our friends, about our cloaks
oh I couldn't wait

In the room filled with fire is where I'll hide from the moon
where I will start, start over
As soon as I'm not afraid

But I'll have you know when you drowned on rivers I cried long ago
I did mourn by leaving shapes of you in pockets of my coat
where they grew as thorns in complex vines to retain your ghost
So I could feel you
So I could still feel you

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from Susurrus (Viletin Outtakes), released March 19, 2018

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"Francis keeps things mellowed down and a little feminine, basking in heart-stabbing, downtempo pop that goes to as far as conquering all hell and mud in pursuit of love. This time, he’s restless not with himself, but with his art, his woman, and the need to express himself. " - Vandals On The Wall ... more

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