The Violet Gaze

spirituality, creative inspiration and free-thinking from a professional creative || actor • singer || @kiravioletxo

[thevioletgaze]

History

v1 one day, i sang a song

without ever even being heard

perhaps she sang along

and then felt that same long, tender burn

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coulda been free

from history

but history

didn't hear me

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v2

trapped 'side a room

without knowing she was very small

while gingerly tracing her fingers

between her heartstrings, tall

---

she could be free

from history

and history

doesn't have to see me

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bridge

if she could just

bury me under the second best memory

neath reflections of your tears

trace me in the mirror

breathe me, sing me in the last remnants of your tears

bury me

forget me

but still

breathe me

ah ah ah

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bridge

maybe just

trace me

feel me

just be me

instead of forget me

ah ah ah

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v3

if her little heart

didn't grow so very ill

she splendor her words with tender love

till she found peace and still

---

and she'd be free

from my history

and my history

would be free

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bridge

if she could just

bury me

forget me

but still breathe me

ah ah ah

bridge

maybe just

trace me

feel me

just be me

instead of forget me

ah ah ah

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if you want me

if you hear me

if you touch me

if you felt me

if you feel me

you wouldn't feel the tragedy

---

if you want me

if you hear me

if you touch me

if you felt me

if you feel me

you'd forget all about me and my history

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[thevioletgaze]

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I don't want to be afraid Bless the golden gates for me

Get me ready

Take me to another place

Let me escape from here

Don't make me wait for it

I'm begging you, please don't make me stay

Let me run away from here

I'm calling heaven's name

Let me feel the grandeur of this place

Let me sit in silence

Forever singing praise

[thevioletgaze]

Serenity, outspoken. She's too good to be true.

[thevioletgaze]

Her elements tremble with rage

[thevioletgaze]

Eleven fingers tied above my head

[thevioletgaze]

~

Severed hips,

A cross, missed

Bloodlines on the walls.

Saw me twice

Tears in my eyes

And she me fall.

My knife's full

Hung from the sky

Clouds above

Hold me in your heart.

Gentle breezes The skies seizes my eyes Cried, freed from him

[thevioletgaze]

Greatness

Artists-- look at everything as a collaboration.

The lightest photoshoot has clear vision.

The shortest short film has length.

The smallest audio snippet has movement.

Don't underestimate the creative power of those around you. Treat everything as if it's a Broadway musical, a feature film.

Longevity does not equal greatness.

[thevioletgaze]

"this needs to be soundtracked with the meat puppets, mud honey, and the pixies." || boasting the incredible photography, creative direction, costume, set and vision of artistic multi-hyphenate @kalytexia, showcasing the true art and importance of giving clear direction and having a really solid point of view. her delivery on this really moody, 80s // 90s coming of age vibe has me thinking of heathers, riverdale, stranger things, high school moods. 💌💄🧡

[thevioletgaze]

Us, @ The Noise Room in NJ, our home recording studio.

in 2 months, we'll have a totally different background.

See you in South Carolina.

photo credits: Gianna Volino

[thevioletgaze]

Collaboration over clients.

I had a great conversation with an herbalist friend this morning as she was planning on transitioning her services from clients to courses.

It made me think about the importance of placing more energy on projects and collaborations with other artists, rather than providing a service to people who might not recognize the efforts being put in.

We've all heard of nightmare clients. As a creative business owner, but most importantly, as an artist, all I want to do is create. I want to release music, I want to act in films, and I want to act in theatre. I know that all of this is possible with the people around me.

So why not place my energy and time in collaborating instead of providing a service? Instead of placing time in individual people, we should place time on the projects we can create together.

[thevioletgaze]

Moving.

We made the announcement yesterday. Our new recording studio is in full swing in South Carolina in a month and a half. We need to start packing, we need to start getting things together.

Change is scary, but exciting. There are so many things to look forward to. And so many people who've been supporting us along the way.

[thevioletgaze]

Wonder

She wondered where the time would go

When people wouldn't fear.

She wondered how the years will flow

In pretty little tears.

[thevioletgaze]

Flow

Another step towards flow is another step free.

Towards the beautiful divine.

Towards the tangible sublime.

Flow like the stream you grew up tossing rocks in.

Sway like the palmetto in the gust of the breeze.

Be like you were made to be.

No agenda. Just free.

[thevioletgaze]

"Cherish your youth."

Humans are young beings, younger than the earth and younger than the stars. Cherish your youth your entire life, because the only time you’ll lose your “childhood” is when you’re done living.

[thevioletgaze]

Write a list.

Write a list of the artists you can create your own community with.

Write a list of the artists you can go to when you're being pressured, reprimanded, and judged by artists who you thought were your friends.

Write a list of the artists who won't alienate you over your health decisions.

Write a list of artists who said they'd be there for you and kept their promise the past year and a half.

And read the hell out of that list every single time you feel alienated from the "accepting community" that claims to believe in freedom of choice, but has pushed you out of their way but called it "protecting."

You. Are. Not. Alone.

[thevioletgaze]

You are not alone.

If you're an artist who will not comply to regulations, you are not alone.

If you fear for your future, your dreams, your hopes, your visions, because the world changed, you are not alone.

If you choose to live out of fear rather than love, you are not alone.

If you don't know how you feel, but you know that the segregation and separation feels wrong, you are not alone.

And if you've chosen against all odds to stand your ground, and fearlessly run towards your dreams no matter what your friends say, you are not alone.

[teenagerposts]

“Everything you can imagine is real.”

— Pablo Picasso (via quotethatword)

[thevioletgaze]

"You are not given a dream unless you have the capacity to fulfill it." -- Jack Canfield.