A Brief Smile

from A Brief Smile by Peter Turk

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lyrics

I'm moving between
Dreams and memories
So quickly I'm returned to
A repeated scene

I fail at being still
And shake against my will
Staring straight above me
When I feel another chill

I'm screaming
I'm seeing
My other self, nailed to the ceiling
Blood's dripping down into my eyes
A Brief Smile caught me by surprise

Attempts at standing tall
I feel my armour fall
Is it something I'll come back for?
It's still too close to call.

And I don't hear a sound
There's no one around
I yell into the darkness
Where I know I'm going down

A token, Unspoken
My reflection, bleeding and broken
A Brief Smile caught me by surprise

A notion, slow motion
I've been suffering through my devotion
To take down the monsters in my mind
A Brief Smile caught me by surprise

I'm healing, I'm dealing
With everything that dark's revealing
What to keep, and what to leave behind
Emerging new, with damage redefined.

credits

from A Brief Smile, released December 16, 2022
All songs written by Peter Turk.
Produced & Mixed by Joel Myles.
Mastered by Matthew Gray at Matthew Gray Mastering
Engineered by Joel Myles at Head Atlas / Hunting Ground Studios (Brisbane, Australia)
Vocals & Acoustic Guitar by Peter Turk
Backing Vocals, Bass, Electric Guitar, Synth by Joel Myles
Drums by Michael Grabbe
Piano/Organ/Rhodes on Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6 by Benjamin Van Jole
Violin & Viola & on “The Stoic” by Salliana Campbell
Double Bass on “The Stoic” by Rob Knaggs

Cover Art by Glenn Brady

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