Rahill - I Smile for E

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🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Rahill - "I Smile for E" from the 2023 album Flowers At Your Feet on Big Dada.

With today's Song of the Day, Iranian-American artist Rahill shares a sneak peek at her forthcoming debut album, Flowers At Your Feet, out May 12th via Ninja Tune imprint Big Dada.

The track is a tribute to her late Aunt Elaheh. As Rahill writes on Instagram, "The rock of my fathers family. A beloved mother, daughter, sister, and wife. I wrote this song to celebrate and honor her, because the love shared and connection I still feel to her outshine the devastation of her departure from the physical realm. She’s still with me. May this song be a gentle reminder to anyone walking with that pain and grief."

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0:00.0	When the ones departed leave me empty hearted, and the sun keeps shining, she speaks.
0:21.7	She says the days continue, and all the fail and misuse will be her kiss on my cheek.
0:32.7	I wonder if she is happy.
0:37.7	I wonder if she can feel my warmth.
0:43.7	It's never too easy to swallow.
0:48.7	I try to keep my head above the glass.
1:18.7	No one to laugh till morning, it's been five years of morning.
1:41.7	A quiet house kills empty since you've gone.
1:46.7	A mother's lost in her knee, I feel the pain just turning the rock that kept them lonely for so long.
1:57.7	I wonder if she can hear me.
2:02.7	Her laughter fills my room with sun, singing to soft and gently.
2:14.7	I smile and keep my head above the glass.
2:18.7	I do, do do do, do do, Do do do, do do.
2:23.7	Do do, do do do, do do do
2:27.7	Do it, do it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it
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