Name: The Salt Breather
Duration: P00H02M22S
Description: Michael Arcos wrote the drums and bass line to this back in 2004. We used to jam on it in Panch and Rinny's den, and recorded it originally as an instrumental on an old Tascam 4-track under the title "Yoshwin Pray". The ending and the the lyrics are newer.

The Salt Breather

from Quarantine 19 by Alloy Fox

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Michael Arcos wrote the drums and bass line to this back in 2004. We used to jam on it in Panch and Rinny's den, and recorded it originally as an instrumental on an old Tascam 4-track under the title "Yoshwin Pray". The ending and the the lyrics are newer.

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I breathe in salt
I tell myself I can give it up
It's all my fault
But I dodge the blame and I'm absolved
I wanted to dream it but I'm a fraud
I breathe in salt
I fold up dead like a parasol

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from Quarantine 19, released May 31, 2020
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