Name: Lilith of the Sea
Duration: P00H03M20S
Description: This song is a foray into the vivid imagery and upbeat rhythms of sea shanties. Except it has to be queer. Obviously.

Lilith of the Sea

from Recovering Perfectionist by Ineloquent SD

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This song is a foray into the vivid imagery and upbeat rhythms of sea shanties. Except it has to be queer. Obviously.

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I found the seas to be so sweet,
A spot of freedom I had need -
But next to you,
It pales indeed -
My vicious Lilith of the Sea.

(My heart, my love, my loyalty,
To my blessed pirate queen.)

She came from the desert
On screech owl wings,
Traded salt pillars for salty breeze.
Her claws are fierce and widely feared,
But by her kiss,
My heart is pierced.

(My heart, my love, my loyalty,
To my blessed pirate queen.)

It seems no sailor can agree
If her hair's as black as raven's wing,
Or dyed deep red with blood she's spilled -
But 'tween my fingers,
'Tis softest silk.

(My heart, my love, my loyalty,
To my blessed pirate queen.)

She's bold as gold,
And without price -
A demon lover who sails at night -
Let fainter souls than I take fright -
Her wicked grin's a welcome sight.

(My heart, my love, my loyalty,
To my blessed pirate queen.)

I found the seas to be so sweet,
A spot of freedom I had need -
But next to you,
It pales indeed -
My vicious Lilith of the Sea.

My vicious Lilith of the Sea.

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from Recovering Perfectionist, released July 30, 2022
"Lilith of the Sea," written, orchestrated, and performed by Ineloquent SD, 2022.

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Ineloquent SD Charleston, South Carolina

Ineloquent SD is a queer musical cryptid. Their lyrics are heavily informed by their experiences with disability, chronic pain, poisoned perfectionism, and being queer in the South. Their instrumentation, on the other hand, is heavily informed by fucking around and finding out. They never much believed in being coherent or consistent. ... more

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