Demeter's Dream

from Human As I Came by Rachel Efron

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I began like a closing fan
Colors kept from her vision
Then the stream of my perfect scream
Drained her well of emotion
Left the fields for a gated garden
Wild flowers of her self forgotten
I was sure I would think of her
Tending her isolation

If that God gave His deadly nod
Bore her down to His chamber
Thin legs spread on His flame-forged bed
Tear-stained skin for His pleasure
I would rise in my grief and anger
Starve the earth with four months of winter
But it’s clear that she’s been right here
Only I could have raped her

At last this nightmare has woken me
Made me see her face
I’d hurt her more just to sleep again
Keep her in her place

I would rise in my grief and anger
Starve the earth with four months of winter
But it’s clear that she’s been right here
Only I could have raped her
Only I could have raped her

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from Human As I Came, released October 16, 2020
Rachel Efron — Vocals and Piano, Jon Evans — Horn Arrangement, Bass, and Guitar, Matthias Bossi — Drums, Ben Goldberg — Clarinets, Erik Jekabson — Trumpet, Jeff Cressman — Trombone

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Rachel Efron Oakland, California

Oakland-based singer/songwriter Rachel Efron writes edgy but deeply felt piano driven alt-pop, nuanced by a forever love for improvised jazz and impressionistic classical music. She takes her influence from The Beatles and Tom Waits, Ben Folds and Feist, alongside the melodic sensibilities of Grieg and Chopin, and the chord voicings of Bill Evans and Brad Mehldau. ... more

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