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The Lady of Forgetfulness

from All That Gets Left Behind by Ink Sticks & Stones

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Meiyi she died before her time
Leaving behind a love and a child
In Diyu’s last court of the afterlife
She reached the Naihe Bridge

Meng Po greeted her with a bowl
A broth inducing amnesia
Before her rebirth and return to life
She had to forget her past

Meiyi couldn’t cope
She refused to let go of the joy she once had
For how could anyone with a life as good as hers
Choose to drink oblivion

She wished to cross the bridge with her past life whole
A comfort in dark nights to remember home
Meng Po insisted to forget and move on
Lest the past remains to swallow new hope

Confusion and longing would dwell within
Sowing a soul of resentment
What life would she know once she crossed the bridge
How do we manage when pushed by fate

Meiyi couldn’t cope
How could she let go of the joy she once had
Would the memories lift her up or weigh her down
In the new life she never asked for

Meiyi couldn’t cope
But could she let go of the joy she once had
‘Cause even when we’re not ready to move on
We have to make a choice

credits

from All That Gets Left Behind, track released November 7, 2017
Ai Rei Dooh-Tousignant: voice, acoustic guitar
Amely Zhou: erhu
Raphael Weinroth-Browne: cellos (courtesy The Visit)

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Ink Sticks & Stones Toronto, Ontario

Ink Sticks & Stones is a composer-musician-singer-songwriter who dabbles in neoclassical and folk. Her latest release, Vaste, is a neoclassical orchestral EP based in the boreal forest.

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