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The Things in my Room

by Elayna C

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This is an original of mine. It tells a story from my childhood. Rest in peace dad.

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We left my daddy when 

he held a rifle to her head
I wish this was a metaphor, for something beautiful

A Tuesday afternoon she grabbed us kids from primary school
and threw us in the car, together we drive far

He said if she ever left him
he'd put a bullet through her head
and she were scared, and so innocent

On that Tuesday afternoon

I left the things I loved in my room 

never to be seen again

Whisky in his coffee that's not all that I have left
Whisky is his coffee but he taught me how to swim
Whisky in his coffee that's not all that I have left

Whisky in his coffee and it got the best of him

For that time we couldn't see
my brothers and me playing happily

so young, and naive

Until the yelling and the screams 

we could hear from across the creek 

then the absence in his eyes, would be his goodbye

We left my daddy when
he held that rifle to her head
my brothers stood tall, I watched her tears fall




On that Tuesday afternoon 


we left the things we loved in our rooms
never to be seen again

Whisky in his coffee that's not all that I have left
Whisky is his coffee but he taught me how to swim
Whisky in his coffee that's not all that I have left

Whisky in his coffee and it got the best of him

I'm sorry mum for what he did

You did the best you could for us kids
And so the drink it took his life
Before he got to kill his wife

Whisky in his coffee that's not all that I have left
Whisky is his coffee but he taught me how to swim
Whisky in his coffee that's not all that I have left

Whisky in his coffee and it got the best of him

It broke his heart and he broke ours
But we still love you somehow.

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released November 8, 2018

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Elayna C Geraldton, Australia

Dear earthlings, my name is Elayna! Originally from Western Australia, and I've been living with my boyfriend Riley for the past 5 years on our sail sail boat La Vagabonde as we continue to explore the globe. You can join us onboard for the voyage in our YouTube videos in the link below. Thanks for the mountains of love and support. Elayna ... more

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