LYRICS

Tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline

Coraline, as beautiful as the sun

A warrior with a zealous heart

Hair like red roses

Those copper wires are precious

My love, take them to me

If you hear the bells singing

You'll see Coraline weeping

She takes the sorrow of others

And she carries it inside of her

Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline

But she knows the truth

It’s not for everyone to move on

With an heart split in two

It's already cold

She's a child but she feels

Some kind of weight

And sooner or later she'll break

People will say “She’s worth nothing,

She can't even walk out of a simple door”

But one day, just once, she will make it

And I told Coraline that she can grow up

Gather her stuff and then leave

But she feels a monster locking her in a cage

Covering her path with mines

And I told Coraline that she can grow up

Gather her stuff and then leave

But Coraline doesn't want to eat, no

Yes, Coraline would rather disappear

And Coraline cries

Coraline is anxious

Coraline wants the sea but she is afraid of water

And perhaps the sea is inside of her

And each word is like an axe

A cut on her back

Like a raft that sails

In a swollen river

And perhaps the river is inside of her, of her

I'll be the fire and the cold

A shelter during winter

I'll be what you breathe

I'll understand what's inside of you

And I'll be the water you drink

The meaning of good

I'll even be a soldier

Or the light in the night

And I ask nothing in return

Just a smile

Each of your smallest tears

Is an ocean on my face

And I ask nothing in return

Just some time

I'll be a banner, a shield

Or your silver sword

And Coraline cries

Coraline is anxious

Coraline wants the sea

But she is afraid of water

And perhaps the sea is inside of her

And each word is like an axe

A cut on her back

Like a raft that sails

In a swollen river

And perhaps the river is inside of her, of her

And tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline, tell me your truths

Coraline, Coraline

Coraline, as beautiful as the sun

She lost the fruit of her womb

She never knew love

But a father who is nothing like a father

They told her “There’s a castle in the city

With walls so strong

That if you go and live in there

Nothing will be able to reach you

Nothing will be able to break you”

ABOUT “CORALINE”

It’s our fairy tale, the story of a little girl who can’t find her place in the world because she’s too pure and fragile. It tells, through a sweet melody, a journey that gradually becomes more and more distressing, that seems hopeless. [...] “Coraline” needs a clarification: it’s not the story of the knight saving the damsel in distress. The story ends badly, there is no happily ever after. It’s something real, it’s the withering of this flower, of this girl, and the knight is helpless and powerless in the face of what is happening. As for the name Coraline, it’s not inspired by the cartoon, by the film. The choice of the name is purely musical, phonetic. The story is a real story, one I will not talk about right now, turned into a fairy tale, and everyone can interpret it as they wish.

I feel we talk about signs of abuse from the victims standpoint but not from the abusers standpoint. In order to stop emotional abuse and recognize when we engage in unhealthy behaviors I made this list.

Do you react to important people in your life by ignoring them completely and not acknowledging their presence? Especially if they do something you don’t like?

Do you feel that your partner/friends/family members are the cause of your bad moods or frustration?

Does your partner/etc “do things the wrong way”?

Do criticize your partner/etc for being unreliable or a bad person?

Do you feel you have to constantly overlook your partners flaws in order to be around them?

Are you frequently accused of being “moody” or “hard to please”?

Do your partners complain that “nothing they do is good enough?

Do your partners appear to avoid you when you are angry or upset rather then comfort you?

Do you negatively comment on their intelligence or appearence? Either in private or in front of others.

Do you blame them when someone goes wrong?

Do you ever use phrases like “I could just hit you right now” or “I”m so mad I could punch something”?

Do you ever punch walls/throw things in front of your partner/etc?

Do you leave during fights and not inform of where you are going and when you will be back?

Do you behave the same alone with your partner that you do if you were in front of your friends or in public?

Have you frequently accused your partner of being too sensitive?

How often is your partner praised and complimented by yourself?

Do you think your partner spends too much time with friends and family?

Do you feel your partners friends and family are trying to drive you apart?

Do you actively comfort your partner when they are upset or angry even if you don’t really understand why they feel the way they do?

If your partner brings up a behavior that bothers them do you respond by discussing how to change it or do you respond defensively?

Do you have difficulty apologizing?

Calahan Skogman as MATTHIAS HELVAR & Danielle Galligan as NINA ZENIK