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The Sacrifice

from For Those Who Remain by Ionne

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See the light
See the light, see the world in limbo
See the stars
See the stars and wonder if they'd give more
If we squeezed
If we squeezed just a little harder
Just a little harder now
Just a little harder

Seal the wound
Seal the wound before we make a new one
And bleed as much
Bleed as much, as much as she can stand us
And drink the blood
Drink the blood, but careful not to drink her dry
Careful not to drink her dry
Pretending we're afraid she'd die

Breath the air
Breath the air while we still have the air to breath
Taste the earth
Eat the flesh while we still have a mouth to feed
Grip the knife
Undress her for the sacrifice

Glorified
Glorified, "enlightened" generations
The storied lies
Storied lies that built the wealth of nations
And we the fools
More the fools for thinking we deserved it all
Thinking we deserved bliss
Believing we had earned it

So, now we try
Now we try to mock the gods who left us
With bad advice
Bad advice, a self-destructive nexus
We've multiplied
And wasted time while watching her supply run down
Watching her supply run down
We're grabbing at the wedding gown

Breath the air
Breath the air while we still have the air to breath
Taste the earth
Eat the flesh while we still have a mouth to feed
Grip the knife
Undress her for the sacrifice
Undress her for the sacrifice

Breath the air
Breath the air while we still have the air to breath
Taste the earth
Eat the flesh while we still have a mouth to feed
Grip the knife
Undress her for the sacrifice
Cut the one who gave you life
Cut the one who gave you life

Breath the air
Taste the earth
Eat the flesh
Grip the knife
Grip the knife undress her for the sacrifice
Cut the one who gave you life

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from For Those Who Remain, released June 20, 2021

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Ionne New Haven, Connecticut

Dr. Maurice L. Harris, also known as Ionne, is a composer, recording artist, and co-founder of 5015 Records. Ionne was born with the 2014 release of the album Love Moves Faster. He has since produced a range of projects including the pandemic-inspired The Other Side (2020). Recent works also include collaborations with actor-singer Jennifer Fouché and Grammy-nominated guitarist Rod Harris, Jr. ... more

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