the summer i met the storm

by Helena Ruth

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download the full album for THREE BONUS TRACKS: "sailon," "the summer i met the storm" (yes, the titular track), and "'at last' but it's being sung in the far corner of a sanctuary." also included is a pdf with original photos themed to the album.

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1.	lay low / weathervane's daughter 03:02	lyrics	buy track
lay low in the water weathervane's daughter i'm suspicious, it's true i don't know what to make of you 'cause you sleep with the fishes and you speak something vicious it's the way you summon scales the proof's the dirt beneath your nails, that this course collision and these minds, prevented and you brutal honest and me... never on it! so lay low in the water weathervane's daughter i'm suspicious, it's true i don't know what to make of you 'cause you sleep with the fishes and you speak, speak something vicious it's the way you summon scales the proof is buried with the shale, that this course collision and these minds prevented and you well, you're brutal honest and me... well i can't be honest.
2.	meet her / the wind and the waves 04:39	lyrics	buy track
Will you meet her? On the corner... Past things mourner Of the wind and the rain And when you meet her, Will you greet her? Or just stare at her there In the wind and the rain --- Where'd you come from? Like a string, strummed So were you plucked From the wind and the waves And what is past, then? And where'd you lose it? Did she hide him In the wind and the waves ---- Will you meet her? By the water Like you sought her, Through the wind and the rain When you meet her, Will you greet her? Or just stare, past her there Towards the wind and the waves... ...
3.	lover, it's an easy miss / barside, riverbed 02:37	lyrics	buy track
highline, licorice nicotine, flick the wrist daylight, wasted... lover, it's an easy miss bar-side, riverbed, say; where you gonna rest your weary head? oh, what a fine night... say _sir,_ could you spare a light? --- highline, licorice nicotine, flick the wrist. daylight, wasted... lover, it's an easy miss. bar-side, riverbed, say. where you gonna rest your weary head? snakebites and long sighs get off the counter, get a life. --- [i don't THINK so. huh!] [did'ya hear what she said?]
4.	at last / the dream, the storm 03:33	lyrics	buy track
at last, at last the days will pass away not stay, anymore at last, at last the knives in your back will fade away for sure and as the dream-boat cuts the wild waters; and the sky, she delivers what you sought from her as you careen, will you give it what you outta? but the truth's harder to catch than the wind on your breath. and the salt in your lungs tastes like lies, on your tongue at last, at last the sky won't hang upon your weary back at last, at last the stars won't crane to watch you as you pass at last, at last the days will pass away not stay, anymore at last, at last the knives in your back will fade away for sure.

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hey there! this is an album i wrote inspired by denpasei's comic "Ultramarine Weather" and a particularly rainy day at the beach. you can read the comic for free at tapas.io/series/ultramarineweather , but the rainy day, like many things, was ephemeral and can no longer be experienced. so go read the comic!

lyrics, bonus poems, and descriptions for each song can be viewed if you click on them. every song is inspired by a particular character and the sounds within their names.

big thanks to kan for giving me permission to release this album and for so sweetly corresponding with my incredibly enthusiastic fan of a younger self all those years ago! your work has been a big inspiration to me for many years (though, at this point, i'm sure you know that :)

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released September 18, 2017

inspired by Denpasei's "Ultramarine Weather." read for free at tapas.io/series/ultramarineweather

"the summer i met the storm" © helena ruth 2017 ℗ helena ruth 2017

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Helena Ruth Olympia, Washington

Hey there! I’m Helena, and I love webcomics, gaming, animation, and most of all, music! While I hail from Dallas TX, I’m in Olympia WA right now while I attend college. I write original and fan music, which you can find here, on my SoundCloud, and on my YouTube. ... more

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