#whitelabrecs

i walk backwards into your room. with each step i age a year. i sit down beside you aged ten. “where are we going?” you ask me. i pull you out of bed. youre facing me, of course. i step backwards, you step forwards. i reach thirty at your front door. you laugh and ask me when i will explain whats going on. you were eighty in bed but with each step that numbers decreased by one.  i hurry you outside and in the night our breath plumes frosty. i rub your hands and pray that youll stay with me til the river. fifty steps, on my count last night. we sing to stay warm, a faded tune, but our voices sound quite bright. at thirty-five, you stop and say “i dont want to be a child again.” i look at you and sigh. soon ill be old enough to be your grandmother, and well sit by the river to say goodbye.i step backwards, you step forwards, your frame shrinks, your voice changes, beard grows backwards into your cheeks. i step backwards, you step forwards, my strength falters, my skin crumples, thoughts turn inwards, slow and weak. we collapse together on the bench by the waterside. i hold you while you shiver. i take your hand in mine, and we look out across the river.

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A new album by Nebel lang was just released on Whitelabrecs. It includes two pieces made in 2019 in France, a text by my dear friend bailey rose, and the contribution of two images for the layout by @albarrancabrera. I will get some copies soon which will be available on my Bandcamp site, but for those wanting to support the label check it out at their Bandcamp site: whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com

Whitelabrecs’s words:

Colbets - Come to the Surface

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