We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

I've let my fluctuation of serotonin sabotage happiness for too long
It is time I forgive myself and my family, as letting go will propel our souls into serenity

‡

To my mother, Scarlet Rose Red:
You were right to ask for the divorce
Your bipolar nature morphed your love into different shades of mania and melancholy
You recognized that all of us needed to go our separate ways
It was for the best and I was wrong to question your motives
And though I struggle to express it, know that part of me will always love you genuinely

‡

To my father, David Azure Blue:
You were tired of living a lie
Your borderline personality predisposed you to fragmenting and manipulating your relationships
You started multiple families in multiple places before ours to fill the void that was your childhood
Despite your absent-mindedness, you were the only one of us not to abandon ship, and I commend you
Though I struggle to express it, know that part of me will always love you deep down

‡

To my sister, Violet Rose Belligerence:
You were the one to set you free
Your dysmorphic perception of your body was belligerent at worst
You rejected the shelter of privilege in order to see the world as it is
May the moniker of aggression no longer hold back your smile, and may our paths cross again in time
And though I struggle to express it, know that part of me will always love you without a doubt

‡

To Jade Sinclair:
You remain an enigmatic messenger of mediation
Your guidance through the boxcar nights, trip to the Joshua trees, return to the homestead and up to the nuclear diaspora is the reason I'm still here
You sent yourself to speak for Joshua
I can't thank you enough

‡

As for me, I will patiently serve time for my crime of arson
All that remain are the tracks that pave the path I once traveled
Although society will forever cast me on the outskirts, what I have to share is no underdog story
I must recognize that much of my anguish is derived from the distorted lens of my looking glass
And now as I remove the filter, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it has never shined brighter.

credits

from Anarchy in the City of the Restless Mind, released April 14, 2017

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

True Joshua image

True Joshua Tallahassee, Florida

contact / help

Contact True Joshua

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like True Joshua, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now