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Birthday 25, the shape of loving care

by Kenny Charlton!

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Disclaimer, i recorded this during a breakdown so it is hard going
and also, My parents didn't harm or beat me nor have i seen my mum dying (yet).
i have no relationship with the events in this song, i was experiencing an incredible amount of complex and painful emotions at the time of writing this story and the time of recording it

Last year about experience this year about feeling

was both the best and worst year for so many different reasons
I could list them all but I'm not going to

but currently I'm the healthiest i've ever been and have at this point got a decent hold of how to handle myself at my worst, now to work on being nicer to people.

today I say goodbye to youth and embrace crone!

I don't think "it gets better" it's just the YOU that gets better at dealing with it.


the photo is of me lancing a granuloma to drain it of any fluid i thought it contained earlier this year, turns out they contain nothing but flesh and blood. but that's too much for my normie friends so I put a birthday cake thats been displayed in newtown bakery for the past three years over top of it for you squeamish babies <3

the songs about what the lyrics say

lyrics

At her bedside you can tell by the look in her eyes, she’ll say “she’ll be right”
And the scrubs come in and offer hollow condolences ,she scoffs
“ Already? How could this be it yet? there's still so much i haven't done”
Only beeps of machines divides the silence between them, staying steady to her breath, but the
Cadence remains incremental

But there's no hurry now she's not there yet
but they could really do with another bed

Holding a glass in hand, you can’t feel her through your calluses
You’ve worked real hard to get to where you know you’ll never end
But at least you can afford to wear these clothes this morning

You look the best all up in black
Next to all of your cousins

Her hand too weak to raise to meet your face, the same that raised and was raised to you,
alongside a voice she can no longer muster, but you hear it when your own daughter starts acting up
Like you used to, you know the trodden face she makes when caught, so intimately.
And she looks just like her
So you trace the shape of loving care onto hers
Just like her

whispering
“I'll be here with you always, but tell me, when do we go?,
I hope it’s home, you know its where im needed,
you know there's no place i’d rather sleep”

Tell me son where do we go? I never had my time to find out; cos it’s
only now I’ve only had the chance to lie down
Tell me son where do we go? I never had the time to find the heart
And i hope you know cos im so scared to let go

Tell me mum where do we go? I’ll never have the chance to find the time
Cos it’s only now, i can afford to lie down
Tell me mum where do we go? I’ll never have the heart to find the guts
and Say you know cos I’m too scared to go out

Perfume and black amass the grounds
Dirt trickles through fists as she lowers down
Orchids ornate over her mound
Is it too late to ask now



(Performing during a breakdown u mess up the lyrics a bit so whatever here's the one i perform usually)

credits

released January 6, 2024
everything by me
recorded march 5th, dec 24th, dec 25th

thanks to
Denver, for saving my life
chur to cara, sheamus, zard, beatrice, grace, Eli and Sarah for being gc's
and charlie, my metal dad
and of course helen(mum) and billy(dad)

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Kenny Charlton! Wellington, New Zealand

Hey what ups its ya boi KC

theis is where the songs go

While writing this I saw my little money tree succulent. Its in a cup on top of my roof. we've recenlty just been through a storm and the cup hasn't moved. my money trees name is Tobias.

Tobias is tough shit
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