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Songs that name the rooms these poems live in.

This is a different way into the archive. Not by search intent. Not by theme tag. By the lines that still cling to me and make a room feel suddenly legible.

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Artwork for "The unexpected voice only sounds familiar", drawn from the lines: The unexpected voice only sounds familiar; because it rings through the darkness

Stormzy

Said a prayer this morning, I prayed I would find a way.

28 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "The unexpected voice only sounds familiar", drawn from the lines: The unexpected voice only sounds familiar; because it rings through the darkness

2Pac

Come listen to my truest thoughts, my truest feelings.

17 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "Ribbons", drawn from the lines: Ribbons unfurl and dance across; your field of vision in the sunshine, their curls

Mac Miller

Imagination, making musical creation / The journey that I'm facing...

21 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "But you still needed", drawn from the lines: I'm sorry I never spoke to you on the steps.; I saw you pass by every day.

Maná

El reloj cucú sonaba.

17 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "Lightning Bug", drawn from the lines: I wish I could cup your tiny hands; Around the shape of the lightning bug

Jerzee Monet feat. DMX

I only walk in the dirt, but my steps are guided: and no matter how dark my path gets, I light it.

21 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "She wrote", drawn from the lines: She wrote; a 10-page short story

Andy Williams

Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a crazy world to see...

18 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "Ribbons", drawn from the lines: Ribbons unfurl and dance across; your field of vision in the sunshine, their curls

Josh Ritter

The air is getting colder now, the nights are getting crisp. I first tasted the universe on a night like this.

16 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "As the fire grew within", drawn from the lines: The Walkman on the long rides throughout; the boroughs

Big Pun

You ain’t promised mañana.

16 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "One day, on a corner, waiting for the light to change,", drawn from the lines: One day, on a corner, waiting for the light to change,; on a walk back home—

Dave Matthews Band

What a wild-eyed beast you be.

10 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "Lightning Bug", drawn from the lines: I wish I could cup your tiny hands; Around the shape of the lightning bug

Ben E. King

Or the mountain should crumble to the sea.

9 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "Off the Avenue", drawn from the lines: Oh, how I wished I could have been driving; Straight to you, on the long highway

Kid Cudi

So all the while, 'till I'm gone, make my words important: So if I slip away, if I die today

8 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "The Champagne Ship", drawn from the lines: The champagne ship sailed through the night; returning to a home

Everclear

I close my eyes when I go to bed and I dream of angels who make me smile.

6 poems in this room.

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Artwork for "How'd you know the echo of colors", drawn from the lines: How'd you know the echo of colors; Of those Suzuki strings

Ghostface Killah

To wipe the cold out my eye before school with her spit.

4 poems in this room.

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