Decay
from “Slavery” - SATB a cappella - Original text - English - Medium
“A slave I am, to my own form, bound by limits, and aches that warm.
My body decays with every day, a fact I cannot change or sway.
I am a slave to my own form, bound by its limits, doomed to perform.
My every breath, my every step, controlled by this vessel I must protect.
My body decays with every day, a fact I cannot change or sway.
I long for freedom from this fate, but my body determines my state.
It dictates when I must rise, and when I must rest and close my eyes.
My body decays with every day. A fact I cannot change or sway.
A slave I am, to my own form, bound by limits, and aches that warm.”
Recording / mp3 sample:
from “Slavery” - SATB a cappella - Original text - English - Medium
“A slave I am, to my own form, bound by limits, and aches that warm.
My body decays with every day, a fact I cannot change or sway.
I am a slave to my own form, bound by its limits, doomed to perform.
My every breath, my every step, controlled by this vessel I must protect.
My body decays with every day, a fact I cannot change or sway.
I long for freedom from this fate, but my body determines my state.
It dictates when I must rise, and when I must rest and close my eyes.
My body decays with every day. A fact I cannot change or sway.
A slave I am, to my own form, bound by limits, and aches that warm.”
Recording / mp3 sample:
from “Slavery” - SATB a cappella - Original text - English - Medium
“A slave I am, to my own form, bound by limits, and aches that warm.
My body decays with every day, a fact I cannot change or sway.
I am a slave to my own form, bound by its limits, doomed to perform.
My every breath, my every step, controlled by this vessel I must protect.
My body decays with every day, a fact I cannot change or sway.
I long for freedom from this fate, but my body determines my state.
It dictates when I must rise, and when I must rest and close my eyes.
My body decays with every day. A fact I cannot change or sway.
A slave I am, to my own form, bound by limits, and aches that warm.”
Recording / mp3 sample: