Ocean of Illusions
from “Songs of Sorrow” - SATB a cappella with divisi - Original text - English - Medium - Premiered
“Surrounded by a sea of skyscrapers, the numbers are my frowning.
Time takes away my breath. Every minute I am drowning.
The view from up here is gorgeous, but I cannot see any beauty.
All I see is an ocean of illusions in which greed makes life draggy
Few people can realize that a smile is nothing more than teeth
A handshake is nothing more than skin, and on this ocean of illusions we keep going.
Because we need to feed our fears and give birth to more problems that should not exist.
I wish I could be stronger. I wish I could be brave. I wish I could have wings to fly away.
But I am just a fish swimming to survive waiting for the moment to die.”
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