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saudade EP

by .gif

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1.
diatribe 06:19
i'm tired and the voices call as i walk down the street they howl and they crawl but i'm numb from my head to my feet i call to my memory with a vague hope that he made a mistake there is no way to unsay what you said my eyes a blur, my feet drag to the lull of the drums my heart ablaze with a friction that'll burn the sun and i call to reason with a vague hope that he has an answer well i lose but at the same time i cannot surrender 'cause you know i'll fall at your feet at the hint of a call at the sound of a pin drop 'cause you know i'll fall at your feet in the beat of a sigh at a sign that you'll change your mind your mind my knees are weak my head spins with the swell of the hum my heart ablaze with a friction that'll burn the sun and i call to faith with a vague hope that he knows what to do you know i'll wait, i'll wait, i'm waiting here for you 'cause you know i'll fall at your feet at the hint of a call at the sound of a pin drop 'cause you know i'll fall at your feet in the beat of a sigh at a sign that you'll change your mind
2.
box burning 05:00
i will not celebrate your passing nor euphemise my eulogy you're gone. you're gone and i can't see a better place where you will be that's not with me. through casket glass i stare and dare not wonder how you are still flesh each curl and lash in perfect order, yet no longer filled. you are still fresh inside my mind, secret chuckle, crinkled eye, crooked toes on creaking stairs in the dead of the night. i will be there as you descend, with two teaspoons of vanilla ice cream one to ease the bitter pills the other 'cause you'll ask for another anyway. paper gold paper home paper temple we burn and turn over embers remembering your fervour for life and love and strength in strife it feels surreal to watch you wheeled into the fire admire the flames that drink the drops hot off my cheek. you always made a silly sniff that made me giggle when you kissed my forehead and i really wish i learnt the habit sooner 'cause it's time and from tonight- i cannot smell you back.
3.
i would've done this long ago if i knew if i, if i we vanish we disappear in a cloud of smoke of smoke, of smoke if i walk walk far enough maybe i would find if i, if i commit this to memory i can't think much longer squeeze my palm, love don't go i (want to remember this) breathe ever so slowly keep me company i can't do it now, babe they can't do it now (will you remember me?)
4.
11:59 06:29
(suffer, sinner) packing up a false love, drawer by drawer page by page talk by talk kiss by kiss suffocate / erase it submerge / silence it do it clean and delete evidence of the act tuck it in in a boot of a car with love shed a tear say goodbye and forget that he loved you

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saudade (noun) [sɐwˈðað], [sawˈdadʒi], [sawˈðaðe]

a Portuguese and Galician word that has no direct translation in English. it describes a felt emptiness or absence--a deep emotional state of nostalgic or deeply melancholic longing for an absent something or someone. it often carries the repressed knowledge that the object of longing will never return.

also described as "the love that remains", and is the recollection of feelings, experiences, places or events that once brought excitement or pleasure. it is both a sad and happy feeling--sadness for missing and gladness for having experienced the memory.

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released November 23, 2013

produced by jason tan
photo by chew wei shan
written, arranged and performed by .gif

.gif is chew wei shan & nurudin sadali.

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.gif Singapore, Singapore

Tucked in between dark beats, deft lyricism and immersive vocals lies Singaporean indie-electronic duo .gif (pronounced |dot jif|).

Made up of weish and din, the pair started out in late 2012 as a passion project and shared hobby.
electronic music that combines lush soundscapes with lyrics that are intensely personal and hopefully, meaningful.
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