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s u n shine

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s u n shine ✨🌦 😿 07:12
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You Are My Sunshine… 
My ocean’s sunshine 
 You take me gladly by the hand
 When skies are grey, and clouds so heavy (heavy with refrain) Your eyes are like lightning, bringing light to Everything inside, they tried to contain… Like rain on this barren landscape. You gave my seeds hope to grow, and
 I hope you know, dear
 How much I love you
 Please don’t take your sunshine away I’ll always love you
 And be there for you 
I’ll protect you from harm’s way
‘ Cause I adore you
 You’re my dream come true
 You’re my beautiful sunshine You are my sunshine
 My ocean sunshine 
You make me happy
 When times are grave 
I hope you know dear
 How much I love you
 Please don’t take our sunshine away The other night dear, as I lay sleeping 
I dreamt I held you in my arms
 When I awoke, dear, I was so shaken I could only bow my head, alone, and I wept You are my sunshine, my ocean’s sunshine
 You make me happy when skies are gray 
I hope you know, dear, how much I love you 
Please don’t take my sunshine away I’ll always love you, no matter what, dear 
And nothing else could come between us
 Even if they break our kingdom apart
 And try to shatter all our dreams Maybe you left me, all alone According to their story… cleverly spun; But I won’t blame you, If you had to go… I want our children to know How beautyful you are, my love And how much you were there for Us. Until the day they took you away from us And you could barely bear it, Just like I can barely bear it, But we stay strong…    “Somewhere love, the sun is shining,      But there's rain in my heart today.      There's no denying      My heart keeps crying -      Somebody stole my sunshine away.” You are my sunshine, my potent ray of life
 You keep me laughing when disguises reign 
Please know, dear, how much I love you
 They won’t take my sunshine away I’ll all ways pray for you and your grace To return to us someday
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sSsunshine (the instrumental) 07:03
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“ S u n shine ”
by blosSsom

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This song is a song in protest of suicide.

But not those who did it.

This song is dedicated to the many beautyful people we've lost to the War.

("How long will they mourn me? Every breathing day, homie.")

Words, recording, production, & music by blosSsom. Vocal recorded while the moon was in Cancer during my lunar return on January 26th/27th, and released for the Full Moon in Leo… January 28th, 2021. Lyrics are based upon the traditional song “You Are My Sunshine” in its many different folk and lullaby renditions.

According to his family, this song was originally written in the early 1930s by Oliver Hood (July 30th, 1896 - March 11, 1959). It is said that the song originally had 20 verses, most now lost, which he first performed aloud out of a hotel window over a megaphone. I was inspired by the story of these lost verses to write my own in memory of loved ones who have passed away, and to remind us how treasured we each are.

The second to last verse in this song is an homage to Oliver Hood, quoted from the chorus of his own protest song, “Somebody Stole My Sunshine Away” about the theft of this song’s authorship. I echo it here in hopes of honoring his legacy... while also alluding to a dear Love who is no longer with us, and whose light I miss every single day.

To read more about the history of this song:
www.rosemontrecords.com/historical.html

Trying to record a really important song at 6am (in "the evening") upon an out-of-tune busy instrumental, in between sips of ice water, with a parched stiff voice, super dry air, and a moody heart which is too upset by the lyrics to even sing calmly...has definitely convinced me that I can't wing everything.

I mean...I'm still gonna use it, tho. Because this is real life. May I bless you with better renditions for years yet to come. ✨
 

There actually were several takes and I believe this one was the second, but I may release some of the alternates sooner or later. I also wrote an entirely different set of "You Are My Sunshine" verses which will likely be their own song someday.

Love y'all.

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released January 28, 2021

Words, recording, production, & music by blosSsom, recorded while the moon was in Cancer during my lunar return on January 26th/27th, and released for the Full Moon in Leo… January 28th, 2021.

Lyrics are based upon the traditional song “You Are My Sunshine” in its many different folk and lullaby renditions. According to his family, this song was originally written in the early 1930s by Oliver Hood (July 30th, 1896 - March 11, 1959).

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