Movement 3: After the Fall

from Hotel Chelsea Song Cycle, Pt. 1 by Joi Olympia

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Inspired by Arthur Miller.
He lived at the Chelsea Hotel for 6 years starting in 1961.

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For just a moment there i saw it
my whole life written down in proofs
still that vision sometimes hangs there
but now it's bleached out by the moon

don't be scared to let in darkness
darkness balances the light
and the sky as we know it
would never get to shine

oh Lord, why is it betrayal
is the only truth that sticks
in that room that measures greatness
it was the holy ghost he kissed

i open up my eyes each morning'
to see the world and show me proof
that my heart is still a beatin'
but now the fire back homes died too

I'm looking for a simple constant
that never is and never was
you cut the strings between my fingers
that was leading me to heaven's throne

for just a moment there i knew it
sitting on an empty bench
and I finally found meaning
as it held so many men

and the day you stop becoming
and you live just as you are
well you might as well throw shadows
on the face of God

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from Hotel Chelsea Song Cycle, Pt. 1, released August 1, 2016

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Joi Olympia Brooklyn, New York

Joi Olympia writes and records all of her own music at her home-studio in Brooklyn. She plays every instrument on the tracks you hear (guitar, bass, violin, tambourine, drums, bongos, washboard, back-up vocals, and sometimes rice in a bowl). Currently, she is writing a cohesive song cycle based on the artist's who lived and worked at the Chelsea Hotel. ... more

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