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by Dearest Astraea

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1.
Sansa 02:06
Your spring is mixing with breezes of winter. So, spread your wings.
2.
Hodor 02:00
Run! Don't wait for me. I'll cover the door. Go! Leave me hear, and disappear. Don't look back. Just get out. Go! Run! Hide! Hide from the eyes that seek your face. Get out and live. Never forget me. Run! Go!
3.
And so, he wakes up alone without the warmth of her arms. Too bad, but it's for the best. He took the Black. And so, he pushes on and grows without her fletched arrows. Too bad, but when she was mad, she filled his back with them.
4.
Iroh 00:44
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Lu Ten 00:59
How long will you be gone?
6.
Arya 03:15
I'm too far away from you to be of any help as you sprout from the soil into which you were planted. I wish we had a better goodbye. Please, don't forget me. I wish I could hold you again like the day when breath first left your lips. Too short, is the youth we adorn. All the time that we had - was it well spent? Please, don't leave me here all alone when I grow old. Life's too short for you to eat of bitter fruit. So, don't hate anybody. Never cease smiling, praying, loving while ye wait for the day all is brought to God.
7.
Terra 01:38
We awake in separate beds, ponderous and cold. Tragedy filling my heart, I need someone to hold. Will you... Will you answer? We are all we have left now, and with this sudden twist, love and goodness will take root within our shared sadness. All the things I ran from, now I see how dear they are. We have lost together, but we don't have to scar.
8.
Caddy 01:54
Why do you tell me all the things that are best left unsaid? Perhaps I have overstaid. I should just leave. So many memories of fondness and pain: pool nights and bike rides - all done for the chase. Bragging to me you don't smell like trees. I tried to love you, but I would forget who you are now is not who you were then. Strangers today. Better this way. I just can't be close to you and find someone true.
9.
Compson 01:16
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Hush, little child, don't be afraid, and turn your back from the burnin' lake. Make confession and run away to the arms of Father. Marathon runnin' will test your brass, lover for others and strained patience. Spirit's fruit gonna show your class. How are you really walkin'? Faith's gotta work or it'll die, so keep on servin' for the One on high. Mind your tongue, your hands and try to emulate the Son.
11.
Femto 04:04
Black Wings, you use everything dear to you. Even when pulled from the depths, you drag us to Hell to face the Void all to satisfy your dreams Without batting an eye, you say "I accept this sacrifice." Young Hawk, you live to make me suffer the torment you put me through, reminding me how I could not save her from you. My very shape triggers her trauma. She can't keep from screaming; I can't keep from weeping. Without batting an eye, you branded us yours to sacrifice. Cycle repeating; I keep on leaving love behind. This is fulfilling; giving me meaning - What a lie.
12.
Kenshin 01:46
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Tsunade 00:42
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Atreides 02:14
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Saruman 01:54
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Kairi 06:19
I'll use it to wake you just to have your voice and your eyes here with me again. When you're asleep, do you still dream about how things used to be? I'll do it to bring you back home, even if it means I won't remain here long. When you're asleep, do you ever think about how we used to be? Somewhere beyond my reach you float on to serenity. Would you stay, if I brought you back to this place but my lights went black? You should get another chance to be who you wanted... But would you stay if it were me who was gone permanently?
17.
She waits for life to start again. There's no resetting what once was; there's just new decisions.
18.
Riku 01:14
I promise to bring you back home, safe and at peace with the darkness residing in your heart. Resting in light will break it apart.
19.
Ansem 01:28
You can't escape what you've done. It will always be here, forever on. There'll be a stain on body and soul. Even when cleansed, there'll be a mark to show. To atone, you'll need to demonstrate that's not the man you want to be.
20.
Agláya 02:00
It's hard to stay when you won't make up your mind about the important things.
21.
The Outsider 01:49
We fit together well enough for each other to tread our feet where none dare venture forth with us. We're wanting fear. So, let's link ourselves into one and run together into the unknown, risking everything we hold, to grow old.
22.
Samwise 02:30
As we grow up; as we get older, the memories we make become few. Twenty years strong; twenty years older, is time well spent with you. Stories to tell to those whom we leave as we sit on the porch and talk about nothing. We'll plant our roots and claim a home, but this place is not for me. Too many scars; too many ghosts to haunt and cause misery. But I'll always be here for you as we grey. The bonds made between us won't ever break.
23.
Reah 01:31
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Eileen 01:33
25.
Frodo 02:17
Reflect not darkness, but expel light and love to all men and bear witness. These are proving grounds. These are testing days causing you to learn new things. Forget not these times that bring growth in your life. Avoid all the strife that assails you mind. These are proving grounds. These are testing days causing you to learn new things.
26.
Jak & Daxter 02:50
We may not speak because of time and distance, but I still think about you and what you've been up to. Youth has escaped us. Time passed us by as we grew up. Adolescents was no excuse to be who I was with you. I pushed you away; was reclusive. There's not penance I can give. One day, I hope to once again see you. Until that time, we must make our lives their own thing.
27.
Tyrion 02:27
You know, it's not the beliefs that make the man, but the actions of his heart. We agree to disagree, but extend good faith and charity. You've got a good heart in you, I say. No matter what, don't ever let it be taken away. Don't ever change how you treat those with whom you disagree. Only change where you think you are deficient, and where you think you need to be better.
28.
Quelana 01:40
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Nito 01:38
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Ursa 01:55
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Zuko 01:08
I will love you until we stop breathing.
32.
Havel 01:20
33.
Fangorn 02:23
Porch swings, humming birds, and rainfall in the A.M. I can't wait to come back home to where you reside. My heart's been drawn there since I was a young boy, barely old. I've grown up so much since last I was there. I've been taking my time to come back home. Where should I plant my roots? I'm not sure yet, but you best believe I'll be there when I'm old.
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Artorias 02:30
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Sif 00:45
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Relena 03:30
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Okabe 01:03
38.
Gattsu 01:23
Don't cover yourself when you speak. All that you say is welcome here. Your wisdom is what I need. Don't put up walls around your heart. No more facade to hide you from the world. Show them who you are.
39.
Catelyn 01:14
You now have your reunion underground.
40.
Urameshi 02:51
So much to say; too few words. All that is left unsaid is indescribable or best left for the dead. I leave you with my love. Think not that I abandon anyone here. I abandon no one. I need to leave and be free. I need to get away to grow into something. I need to be my own man, taking risks that are worth it in the end. I regret nothing. I won't let you clip my wings so you can keep me caged, and when I'm released I will never go away. Those who wished the best for me said, "It is best if you go. Be bold and fly! This place will always be home." I need to leave and be free. I need to break the chains of insecurity. I need to be my own man; be someone worth holding until the end. I regret nothing.

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This album was written and recorded over a 14 to 16 week period during the pandemic. With the exception of one song, I sat in my apartment with my guitar and recorded everything on my iPhone. Most of this was experimenting with sounds and writing, but some of the work became personal as time went on. Every title is the name of a character from some story I've either enjoyed or grew up with. The names capture the people or situations I thought about when writing the music.

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released January 22, 2021

All songs written, recorded, and performed by Johnston Ellis.

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Dearest Astraea is about making music for the love of music with close friends and loved ones.

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