Helena Ruth - illuminated [ariadne ver]

from i l l u by Helena Ruth & ICU guest artists

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Helena Ruth says:
"This was recorded on an 8-track machine in the basement of my college library. Please forgive the tape noise; I think it's fair to say we just barely knew what we were doing.

See: Corona Borealis"

lyrics

[humming]

i know what the city lights
do to the night sky
when no one’s looking...
but i can’t decide.

‘cause though i crave the constellations
the fog above my head, illuminated...
i don't know how to phrase it
it’s not a dream.

and i want to be, everything
and i want to breathe, easily
and i want to let the night sky bleed...
her blacks and blues down into me,
like a moon-bleached tapestry

and i want to be, everything
and i want to breathe, easily
and i want to let the night sky lean...
her dappled flank down upon me,
like a flawed philosophy

‘cause i’ve seen what the city lights
do to the night sky.
i keep an eye, out...
i can’t decide,
somehow.

‘cause though i crave the constellations
glass towers above my head, illuminated...
i don’t know how to say it

and though i crave the constellations
the rain, about my head, illuminated...
i don’t know how to phrase it
i’m not sure how to say it
it’s not a dream...

credits

from i l l u, released June 22, 2017
Piano, main vocals, melody, & lyrics -- Helena Ruth
Backup vocals -- jovani (soundcloud.com/middlenamejovani)
Recording -- Madeline X Friedman (soundcloud.com/madeline-x-friedman), Teryn Reche, jovani

Track art -- Helena Ruth
Space photography sourced from NASA image libraries and edited

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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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