Dirty River

from Dirty River by Niedra

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lyrics

this place's so strange
the who inhabit it
the fishes living in viscid broth
endless fatigue
it's all slow motion
blunted eyes blurry thoughts

dirty is the river but you will swallow some water
if you spend enough time swimming
you become a part of what is inside the boiling pot
if you spend enough time in it

it gets in your lungs
it seeps under your skin

sometimes i see
the ones who stand out
clarity and sorrow in their eyes
the slow defeat
the stopping heartbeat
watching their fire as it dies

they are the sparks that never set afire
the huge pile of wet rotten wood
the pinch of spice that never makes a huge vat
of savorless broth to taste any good

no
unable to help
no
will never belong
no
better not waste any time here -
all it does is making you just as
boring tired inert as the rest

dirty is the river but you will swallow some water
if you spend enough time swimming
you become the part of what is inside the boiling pot
if you spend enough time in it
dirty is the river but you will swallow some water
if you spend enough time swimming
it seeps under your skin
it gets in your lungs
you become a part of it

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from Dirty River, released December 14, 2015

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Niedra Oslo, Norway

Niedra is a threepiece from Norway and Russia that makes music in a landscape where diy avantgarde meets heavy punk and surrealism shakes hands with dadaism. Loud in a way that speaks to the skeleton and heavy like the weight of time.

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