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Selfie (with a Dolphin Baby)

from Adequate Tunes (Remastered) by Michael Ellis

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Full title is "Selfie with a dolphin baby". Probably my darkest musicl moment and a killer for your next party. It is based on a guitar riff that never fails to depress me. After this, you'll have earned the next track ;-)

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sit amidst the pieces
remnants of a childhood
the room that i was raised in
is giving me chills
nothing left to gather
shamefully returning
life is worth a little
plastic bag of pills

and the filter can't obscure
all the darkness that surrounds us
as the lights are dimming down
we must face the ways we walk on
can you tell me what is real
walking on

stains of clotted liquid
my eyes surrendering
footprints on the carpet
shattered and clawed
and as i look over my shoulder
i think i see god
standing in a stairwell
a condescending nod

but the filter can't obscure
all the darkness that surrounds us
as the lights are dimming down
we must face the ways we walk on
can you tell me what is real
walking on

i love the strike of air
that hits you short before the train
love how it moves my hair
and sets a stillness to my brain
i remember the simple things
remember the laughter
but we keep on tumbling washing out
and the edges grow softer

when no filter can obscure
all the darkness that surrounds us
as the lights are dimming down
we must face the ways we walk on
can you tell me what is real
walking on

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from Adequate Tunes (Remastered), released January 1, 2021
Written by: Michael Ellis
Performed by: Michael Ellis
Production: Ulrik Kowalk

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Michael Ellis Oldenburg, Germany

Michael Ellis is a German music producer and multi-instrumentalist, with a long catalogue of pop, rock and folk music. Drawing inspiration from everyday situations, personal encounters, and most certainly endless hours of inner monologue, his perception of pop music is a celebration of life and love of all shapes and forms, usually being served with a pinch of humour and several layers of satire. ... more

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