Career and love collide, and Sera.fina is caught in the middle, with each progressive lyric peeling away layers of turmoil. The instrumentation veers towards a more broken psyche - broken strings and morphing basslines expressing every splinter of a broken heart. Sera.fina & The Paper Dolls is the folk alter ego of Geraldine Hepp, cultural facilitator at Amani Institute and EAST.
lyrics
I, close my eyes
I, I close my eyes
And you, you're gone
you are gone
I, I close my eyes
And you
You are gone
It is so easy
It is so easy
What you sayin'
Don't belong to me
Keep your word in your pocket
I don't want to be free
And you are gone
Didn't want to know
It is so easy, so
It is too easy
Hot bleak sun
On sunset boulevard
You stop and say Jimmy
Jimmy wrote that song about you
Take me to the carpet in Tiffany's Apartment
On my knees praying
God if I can't be with him
Take anything, anything, anything
Take anything, anything, anything
Looking at the stars
Looking for a name
Now that I know you,
We will never be the same
Looking at the stars
Looking for a name
Now that I know you
We will never be the same
(This Little wing doesn't want to fly on)
What you sayin'
Don't belong to me
Keep your words in your pocket
I don't want to be free
credits
released March 20, 2020
Produced by Jinku
Composed by Geraldine Hepp and Jacob Solomon
Lyrics by Geraldine Hepp and Anna Cardovillis
Singer-songwriter channels jazz and neo-soul influences into seven uplifting reflections on self love, generosity, and healing. Bandcamp New & Notable May 17, 2023