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Cocoon

from Gabetour by Gabriel Adels

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Written in May, recorded in June of 2015.

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I remember the elevator
Down the hallway into your cocoon
You were sleeping, I was playing
Trying to laugh cause there was nothing left to do
Other families walking past me
Never speaking, nothing to say
Having no one understanding
The only way through is my own way

Now that we’ve been through we can do anything
Look at the leaves like you’ll never be the same
Hold your hands to me, my whole family
One last time before you slip through the grain

In the hospice, songs are our only
Way to push what you have to do
No more medicine, no recovery
No more loved ones, only you

We can sing your way to the afterlife
But we can’t sing your way through
Watch the king’s face turn from pale to white
Feel for his last heartbeat, too

Never believed I’d watch you dying
Now that it’s happening it weirdly makes sense
All that you’ve shown me wasn’t just fantasy
My whole life you were preparing me for this

Now that we’ve been through we can do anything
Look at the leaves like you’ll never be the same
Hold your hands to me my whole family
Look at what’s happening and try to be brave
Never believed I’d watch you dying
Trying to grasp it makes no fucking sense
I’ve followed closely, now it’s my time to lead
All of my life you were preparing me for this

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from Gabetour, released November 17, 2017

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Gabriel Adels is a writer, musician, and builder from Philadelphia.

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