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by Romolo

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1.
Odin 01:47
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Odin keeps one eye closed With the other eye he sees all There is to see It's a kind of protection To filter out the rubble And the madness of the world I got it and yet it's a kind of mystery (to me) I got it and yet it's a kind of mystery (to me) I got it! It's all in here, it's not in here It's all in here, it's not in here, Odin Odin shares his knowledge carefully A coded verse for those who seek beyond It's there A subtle reflection Never remove the last veil Keep one eye closed at all times! I got it and yet it's a kind of mystery (to me) I got it and yet it's a kind of mystery (to me) I got it! It's all in here, it's not in here It's all in here, it's not in here It's all in here, it's not in here, Odin
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My Secret Tambourine 02:41
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Do you want me to play My secret tambourine for you? (Bam-bam) Do you want me now Just bare hands and a jingle Unconceivable Those lights above the roofs tonight (Bam-bam) They twinkle in their shape Just bare hands and a jingle I wanna know your skin Far away Stretched across your frame Far away It's the moon She shines for you now It's the moon She's shaking for you now (Bam-bam, bam-bam) (Bam-bam, bam-bam) Do you want me to play My secret tambourine for you? (Bam-bam) Do you want me now Just bare hands and a jingle I wanna know your skin Far away Stretched across your frame Far away (Bam-bam!) Its the moon, she shines for you now (Bam-bam, bam-bam!) (Bam-bam, bam-bam!) Do you want me to play My secret tambourine for you? (Bam-bam) She shines for you now
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Aphrodite 02:12
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I gave her all the green leaves I could find Put them in an urn on her altar And I knelt down for her I had washed my whole body for her Put my favorite lipstick onto my trembling lips And I knelt down for her Aphrodite There was no reason to doubt you I see that now Oh Ahrodite I have seen you, I have caught your sign, oh On my way home I saw a single rose Peach-coloured wonder on a branch She bowed her head for me And I pushed her so gently against my nose That I swear that scent contained all The hidden beauty of the world Aphrodite There was no reason to doubt you I see that now Oh Ahrodite I have seen you, I have caught your sign, oh
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It's Done, It's Burning 02:19
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I need to confess That I never feared my own mask Until it came off It just peeled off my skin (My mask) I dropped it in the grass (Hm-mm my mask) The face of my twin Eyes of lavender Rosemary lips Thorns in my brow And a tarragon chin (Hm-mm my mask) And I have to confess These are no lyrics Never meant to be sung But to be burnt at dawn (With my mask) I dropped them in the flames (Hm-mm with my mask) The face of my twin Eyes of lavender Rosemary lips Thorns in my brows And a tarragon chin (Hm-mm my mask) It's done, it's burning now It's done, it's burning now
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Merfolk 02:38
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Merfolk, taciturn weaver In your cloak of pebbles Your swirl of bubbles Thick wrists Fingers that can strangle and hold tightly Merfolk, slithering secret With your shoulders that ripple Your fin that cradles Wicked grin Teeth that can flicker and wile me I follow you into the deep To feel the cold kiss of your tail... Merfolk, peach-scaled siren Your chest a rum barrel Your nipples like coral (so hard) Slick whip Eyes that have cursed and bound me Merfolk, milk-eyed being Crescent-moon hunter When only the faintest spears Pierce the vast cathedral of water And no bells toll in this realm As I follow you into the caves I feel the cold touch of my blade
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For Her 01:58
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A wolf, a snake, a pearl I burn some myrrh for Her A pot, a dry flower The fumes they swirl for Her No need to make a mess To impress a Goddess No need to stress out She will bless you yes Unless, unless... Unless you haven't been fearless 'Cause Hekate can sense weakness And blow it out like a candle (foo!)
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Teferi 02:40
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(Time doesn't define us We define the boundaries of reality But careless, oh so careless like a child with fire, So was I with time) He's standing in the light the great Teferi A temporal pelgrim, a hero He who slows the sunset Raveling unraveling master of time, Teferi The wind whispers come home (But he cannot) The wind whispers come home But he cannot, he's shut out There's just a void, he cannot Within our minds said Teferi Are limitless :-) depths, so many If you dive down don't forget it's only only the surface you inhabit Time may heal all wounds (But what heals time?) Time may heal all wounds But what heals time? What heals time? What heals time?
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Alba 02:27
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Alba I put you in a bottle Then I will bury you For three days Alba, don't be scared 'Cause when I dig you up again I will bind you under water For three days Alba, hold on I'll pull you up with a rope You will dangle in the wind For three, for three, for three— It's magical, I can tell Beautiful particles: I's all in the grimoire, Alba
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Wolf & Snake 03:04
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Wolf and snake What a fearful entree they make Skipping straight past the queue With their boots all shiny and a fur cape I wonder how it feels I wonder how it feels to be At the core of the night And blessed by the fairy queen Fearless they can go wondering In the underworld On roads unseen by mortals Wolf and snake The holy technomancy they create Their whole being at stake It's so much more than an escapade Hm-mm, I wonder how it feels I wonder what it takes to be At the core of the night And blessed by the fairy queen Fearless they can go wondering In the underworld On roads unseen by mortals Wolf and snake Wolf and snake (Oooh! Ssssss) (Oooh! Ssssss)

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(fragments from my journal "The Druid's Way")

Sept 21th, 2023

We took over a garden and I suspect one of the previous owners to have been esoterically inclined. Amidst the bushes of oregano stands a magnificent orange sandstone the size of an anvil. It feels very much like a foundation piece and I have been drawn to this soft rock from the first day. It became my “altar“ and I often place feathers on it, dried-up butterflies or insects, flowers that have fallen from other trees. It’s like a space for things that deserved a better ending.
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October 19th, 2023

Today on my way home I picked up the long ominous black branch that I spotted earlier this week. It was curved like an oboe. A tender rain fell over the soft street. I peeled off the bark with my thumb. Inside was the white ivory of the inner branch. I snapped it with the teeth-like fence of the playground. ”A flute,” I thought. I placed the tip of the branch against my lips and started humming a tune in the rain, my fingers effortlessly miming the notes. I felt like the satyr that I am.

November 29th, 2023

My role in this world is not that of the protagonist, the hero, but more of a side-character, the assistant, the helper, the flying carpet, the talking tree, the donkey defecating coins... I am someone who “functions in the background in regards to survival,” (Jenny Hval, The Practice of Love) I am the ageless wanderer, the misunderstood genius, the doomed loser, the teacher who shows up with cryptic exercises, the godfather/uncle who visits once a year with a useless artifact, the enigmatic friend who shares oracles rather than advice.
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December 8th, 2023

I woke up at 7am, washed myself with a small bowl of water then walked to my atelier. The world was still asleep and magnificent. Nothing beats dawn. A pearl-colored waning crescent moon followed me through the branches of the trees, like the horns of a playful baby goat.
(...)

December 16th, 2023

I went to my favorite grove today and found a truly magnificent branch. It’s impossibly thin, covered by filigree moss, and curved in an unnaturally perfect semi-circle. Rather than a branch it resembles an extraterrestrial artifact or a sacred scythe. I picked it up and knew at once that it will be the first thing to go on the wall in my new apartment. I will hang it with the tips/horns upwards, so that it represents a half moon-shaped drinking bowl.

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released January 1, 2024

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Romolo Berlin, Germany

Romolo is a time-travelling druid, writer and troubadour. Genre: somewhere between Aladdin and Jack White.

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