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Energies

by Practical Records

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Take my hand Come with me Mountains gold Rivers green Bluest waves Darkest caves Hope you find Find a way You can fly Lift you up Ancient wings Look at all The light you bring Well into the night Well into the day Hope you find Find a way You can fly
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She lives a lonely life Most of you wont see her Exist between the lines Exist behind your eyes It's a fight to be here This is a hungry life Most of you want to eat her Feast on her power Feast on her pain I feast on this vision of you melting away No flesh, no veins Exist on this plane No flesh, no veins No need to explain This is a lonely life Most of you want to be her Lipstick as armor Earrings as shields Eyeliner sharper than steel As sharp as you feel
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There are no records But there is evidence If I want to know her I press my palms against my chest Although I will never witness The sum of all her qualities Expressed as a singular person As the only one of herself I can still know her With my eyes closed When I’m quiet This could be The first time In this history Of my family line That anyone could afford To stop neglecting A particular pain A particular joy Preserved passed down And unexplored
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Dreaming down PCH Turn to me In the world of flame Hang the door  Over its head Eliminate mystery Black bag Sung unto mirror selfie Age of abuse Look through and choose Country of heaven Fall to earth I know you can Move into light Hey, just wait Leanna’s on her way
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I've been waiting for you You are You are you Eye on your past Eye on your fate On everything Eye on everything
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Te oigo en la distancia... Sirena... Sirena... aquí estoy Montañas y los mares nos dividen pero Sirena... Aquí estoy Aquí estoy Sirena... El aire no es libre En tus ojos me pierdo  Sigues al mar Sirena... El aire nos persigue  El noche nos persigue  Sirena Oooo Ahhhh Sirena  Sirena, nos persiguen Sirena, nos persiguen  Te quiero Sirena Aquí estoy Aquí estoy
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Turn and face the wall It returns in my mind I turn and I realize I have walked along the real line An eternity in my mind Just a little time I want to be first I turn and realize I’m free
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Don’t change Don’t stay Don’t trace any of my steps Don’t lay Don’t blame So they can ride away from this shame And I can’t find out why I’m a mess I tried And I can’t hide the scars under this dress I don’t even want to wear You stare He stares She stares (They stare) Who cares? If you cared you’d leave me alone
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When I started my transition I didn’t want to be seen My body and soul were still In between Sinking deeper and deeper Into the depths of my self esteem I became a girl in a submarine Sinking deeper and deeper Lamenting the permanence of my genes Deep beneath the ocean screen Eventually I swam up Through the aquamarine Reaching the surface My wet body’s sheen

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Music for a new age. We asked 10 of our closest friends and collaborators to record a new song responding to the theme “energies”: the unknown, the spiritual, and the metaphysical. Intuition and the quiet psychic space we share were the guides—no other parameters dictated the result.

Inherently ambiguous, “energies” serves as a broad and mysterious force that brings kindred yet diverse people together. What fosters community between musicians? Can we cultivate alternative models of self-worth and recognition? We consider these songs to be the answer.

Not quite new age but of a new age of self-representation, Practical Records artists are using democratized technologies and tools to assert themselves in an industry that has historically excluded queer, transgender, and non-white artists. They operate in sensitive communion as collaborators and friends. They have vibrant practices as solo artists in the fields of poetry, visual art, and video production. Their live performances are raw and experimental. They practice energy work as in holistic contexts as shadow self practitioners and body work therapists. “Energies” activates these collective energies to foster a new age of performance and visibility for emergent artists.

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released July 16, 2018

Artwork by Danny Espinoza. Mastered at Practical Records Studio.

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Practical Records Los Angeles, California

Practical Records is an independent cassette label. Our mission is to cultivate community and exposure for emergent queer artists from the Bay Area & Los Angeles.

Since 2014, we have released an extensive catalog of music and zines. In addition, we produce concerts and DIY workshops that provide opportunities to interact with Practical Records artists.
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