“Do you still dream in water?” she asks.
He nods—“only when it rains inside.”
Their words drift, slow like signal loss,, soft clicks between heartbeats.
A drone hums overhead,
its shadow stroking their faces.
“Are we free now?” she whispers.
He laughs, small, broken. “We’re just less afraid.”
They share one headphone,
listening to the city’s pulse—
loops of breath,
echoes of what could’ve been
“Hold me,” she says.
“I am,” he answers,
“in the static.” magoski
The perfect underscore for a warmly contemplative afternoon or evening, alone or with others. Lovely and frequently alluring: the perfume of a dream. jūken
Released via Ugandan experimental label Hakuna Kulala, Violence Gratuite's debut album fuses grime, avant-garde pop, chansons, and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 23, 2024