Abigail Hauschild - The Siren

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I don't know when it happened
But I'm split in two
Is it your fault?

One girl stands in the ocean
Violent waves roaring around her
When you try to get close
You're swept away in the riptide
She watches helplessly as her world
Gets lost to seas of violent emotion
She tries to call out and warn you
Don't come closer
But her voice can't drown out the howling storm of anxiety in her head
You couldn't see that she was the danger

The other girl surrendered to the torrent
She dreams she's a siren
As she sinks into the depths
It's quiet under the surface
Maybe if you sink with her
she'll be able to sing again
Maybe you'll be the sailor
to save her from the dark cold waters
She begs you to dive in
Come closer
But you slip through her fingers


Either way
We both drown
Is it my fault?\n\nAbigail Hauschild

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Transcript
00:00I don't know when it happened.
00:02But I'm split in two.
00:04Is it your fault?
00:05One girl stands in the ocean.
00:08Violent waves roaring around her.
00:11When you try to get close,
00:13you're swept away in the riptide.
00:16She watches helplessly as her world
00:19gets lost to seas of violent emotion.
00:22She tries to call out and warn you.
00:24Don't come closer.
00:26But her voice can't drown out the howling storm of anxiety in her head.
00:31You couldn't see that she was the danger.
00:34The other girl surrendered to the torrent.
00:36She dreams she's a siren.
00:39As she sinks into the depths.
00:41It's quiet under the surface.
00:44Maybe if you sink with her,
00:46she'll be able to sing again.
00:48Maybe you'll be the sailor
00:50to save her from the dark cold waters.
00:53She begs you to dive in.
00:55Come closer.
00:57But you slip through her fingers.
01:00Either way,
01:01we both drown.
01:03Is it my fault?