Sky's eyes ft Jelila

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An Ode to the potential happiness her own death could bring to someone's life. The continued story of a depressed character trough death, her realization and acceptance of it.

Singing performance & composition by Jélila Bouraoui
Musical composition & Lyrics by Stélian Derenne

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144 BPM | SKY'S EYES

INTRO:

I open my eyes,
And feel so light,
Somehow not surprised,
All appearing so bright.

Chorus :

I'm as good as dead,
As I was once alive,
Perhaps slightly ahead,
My whole mind as revived.

I'm as good as dead,
As I would by sunrise,
Even, better instead,
Is see now from the sky's eyes

Verse:

1'01'': I see the world passing by
Underneath my eyes
I'm the sky, and to me,
Gravity laws no longer applies

Flying by some people on the ground,
Never felt more alive,
Waving greetings all around
None of them seems to reply

I'm flying by a river,
It's such a lovely feeling,
Once right over,
I saw my body missing
But couldn't believe it,
I'd rather though instead,
A dreaming lonely spirit,
But I guess -- I'm dead
No regrets right here,
I don't feel my fear,
I'm aware that I'm dead,
And I'm happy I am,
Cause life had me misled
In believing,
Almost kneeling,
3'04''
For anything,
To have any meaning.

Chorus :
I'm as good as dead,
As I was once alive,
Perhaps slightly ahead,
My whole mind as revived.

I'm as good as dead,
As I would by sunrise,
Even, better instead,
Is see now from the sky's eyes

Now I'm the sky and I'm free
From it's eyes, from it's lies,
From the sides, from the glides.

I'm as good as dead,
As I was once alive,
Perhaps slightly ahead,
My whole mind as revived.

I'm as good as dead,
As I would by sunrise,
Even, better instead,
Is see now from the sky's eyes

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from ODES, released May 1, 2014
Derenne Stélian / The8thstep 2014
Jelila Bouraoui 2014

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The8thStep Brussel, Belgium

Born in New Zealand (2005), The8thstep, Alias for Belgian composer/songwriter/producer (Derenne Stélian) started with purely electronic ambitions and evolved with the love of classical orchestrations related to technological capabilities and bastardized by years of abusive musical introspection. ... more

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