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The Future Perfect Project: DIVINITY

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1.
Zoe Neef - girl that I was 02:34
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Clouds are the shape of my wet pillow stains All that is mine you find some way to claim Light of day follows the rain How can I Be surprised Unsure of me inside I think she died, this girl of mine Lost everything but hazel eyes But now I smile like a great scorching sun I orbit right past this girl that I was Walk past the boy cuz I’m on the run To the new woman I should’ve become Under the ground a new tree roots to two Water her, watch her, the new leaves she grew Lightning strikes don’t make her move (Unlike you) Your Forest fires Double lies Don’t make me blink twice Now I’m alive doing fine Found myself and a new pair of eyes And now I smile like a great scorching sun Orbit right past this girl that I was Walk by the boy cuz I’m on the run To the new woman that I have become
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Zoe Musolff - perfectly imperfect 04:12
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One spot, thousands of people find one small place to call home. Draw me a map, help me find my way back when I go. Some get clear skies and empty roads, I'm stuck for years in this place I know Some call it freedom, I think that's what kills me the most So here I go Walking in the neverending cycle of myself Have you met her yet, the girl who can't figure herself out? She's been staring blankly at chaos between worlds Left it to the messenger deciphering her words Lock your answer tip the scale before it comes to war ‘Cause perfectly imperfect won't be good enough for her Two lands tearing myself between you and something below. Pure indecisiveness pulled me to crisis and so, Let's wander back to the gray land, nothing but thinking it over again. Why am I sinking so helplessly when everyone else has a lifeboat? But here I go Walking in the neverending cycle of myself flying back and forth before the senselessness is let out. Carry all the neverending chaos between worlds. Left it to the messenger who cracks beneath the words. Come on dear let's make it right before it comes to worst ‘Cause perfectly imperfect won't be good enough Back in the circles we're making at 3am. Watching my life like a movie replay again. Hoping the answer falls into my hands and then Everything starts to finally make sense. But here I am Walking in the neverending cycle of myself. Tied onto a question who will never work itself out. She's been going crazy for chaos between worlds left the messenger trapped beneath the words. No one found an answer but some people were hurt ‘Cause perfectly imperfect, no perfectly imperfect wasn't good enough for her. One spot thousands of people Draw me a map help me find my way back Oh one spot thousands of people Draw me a map help me find my way back
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Max Gallagher - The Blacksmith's Prayer 04:50
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Make me iron in the forge. Melt me down. Change my form. Let me flow through the cast in silver slithers, like my sisters past. Descend, life-giver! And in the shadow of your hand, let me be sweet again! In the valleys of your land, let me be reaped again! Raze the hair from my chin. Hear my voice, sweet like violins, young again, in the schoolyard, sharing secrets with a friend who without shame lets our hands knit. And see: my body’s ebb and bend is a wending river in your garden, where I ever-tend and fruit deliver - ripened, revealed, revered, reborn, and wrought, and peeled, naked and horned... Look at me: shaking at your feet like a beaten mutt - and though my terror hinges me, watch me demand love! Look at me: shaking, make me Look at me: melt me down Make me iron. Make me ore. As the flames lick higher, let me burn a little more.
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Z Saj - Fix me 02:28
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I look at all my imperfections They cause me worry Denying my own reflection Make pictures blurry New images look like sketches Honestly it's pathetic Self conscious cause other’s feedback My feelings they need protection Lately it’s f the world They make me feel so desolate They hating say, “be a girl” Maybe if they would let me I’m major May just be ready Not racing but slow and steady Hare playing their role correctly I'm chasing my goals so let me Fix my hair fix my clothes Fix my teeth fix my goals Set me free Lose control Let me be Free my soul If I succeed Then imma grow Plant my feet Stand ten toes Fix on me cause I'm unwhole Is this me let me know Fix my hair fix my clothes Fix my teeth fix my goals Set me free Lose control Let me be Free my soul If I succeed Then imma grow Plant my feet Stand ten toes Fix on me till I'm made whole This is me let ‘em know Try to fix it all Every blemish every flaw I been stuck inside the mirror Real me banging on the wall Tried to make the perfect image I been doing that for y’all So y'all don't talk Model walk Inside I crawl into a ball Internal ball Ain't a party but the battle with myself has surely turned into a brawl I been fighting for my life Instead of one I let y’all saw I mean the sea of my emotions Must’ve somehow gotten Lost and clearly washed away my thoughts to Fix my hair fix my clothes Fix my teeth fix my goals Set me free Lose control Let me be Free my soul If I succeed Then imma grow Plant my feet Stand ten toes Fix on me till I'm made whole Cuz this is me so let ‘em know I fix my hair fix my clothes Fix my teeth fix my goals Set me free Lose control Let me be Free my soul If I succeed Then imma grow Plant my feet And stand ten toes Fix on me till I'm made whole That this is me so let ‘em know Let ‘em know
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Tessa Barcelo - Not Your Perfect Anything 03:34
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And I wanna go to war with my body Wanna tell it no, cut it deep till I love me Cut your hair but don’t cut it short Overthink it till you’re dysphoric at midnight on your shower floor Gotta get it right or they’ll close the door Can’t wear that if you’re not a girl Can’t be a girl unless you get the proportions right in your bedroom mirror Take a breath I’m not seeing clearer Am I not enough for you? Is it not enough to do All the things you want me to? I can’t explain Can I not be what I want? Can I not choose my own font? All my words come back to haunt me anyway And I wanna go to war with my body Wanna tell it no, cut it deep till I love me I don’t wanna be another cookie cutter But I keep cutting me And I wanna go to war till I’m happy Wanna see my face in the glass without laughing I won’t be your perfect girl, your perfect boy I’m not your perfect anything Wear a skirt but it can’t be plaid Whatever earrings you want but don’t get mad if they say you look like a girl That’s just who you are in terms of the world So I’m not enough for you Got it, tell me something new I will never fit your view Insanity Can’t define me with a word Honestly the thought’s absurd Oh my god wait have you heard Fuck you and your tyranny I wanna go to war with my body Wanna tell it no, cut it deep till I love me I don’t wanna be another cookie cutter But I keep cutting me And I wanna go to war till I’m happy Wanna see my face in the glass without laughing I won’t be your perfect girl, your perfect boy I’m not your perfect anything I wanna break the mold But somehow there’s a mold for those who break it Gotta do it their way Be palatable, be forgettable Be what you want but don’t be regrettable Gotta do it their way And I wanna go to war with my body Wanna tell it no, cut it deep till I love me I don’t wanna be another cookie cutter But I keep cutting me And I wanna go to war till I’m happy Wanna see my face in the glass without laughing I won’t be your perfect girl, your perfect boy I’m not your perfect anything
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Gabby Montuori - halfway 03:47
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You’re in your white shirt, I’m in my black dress After the concert, I look a big mess You're walking over, some nerve you have Tell me you miss me, and that we should hang out Isn’t like this week, the days leave me in doubt They don't make me happy, just something I count on my fingers Can’t tell you I’m lost Can’t tell you I’m disappointed with you and the little you give And it’s not your fault But that doesn’t make this how we should live This could be perfect We could be perfect But is it worth it When we're already halfway good (oh shit) It’s fine if we don't speak between the semesters Cuz you’re with your family, you’re doing much better Has being without me been good for you? Like you said it would Won’t tell you I’m tired Won’t tell you I miss you cuz that would sound like a Foreign idea Wouldn’t call me a liar You'd say I’m a bit dishonest right here When I’d say it’s perfect We could be perfect But is it worth it, ooh Cuz imperfect doesn’t mean it can’t be good And it don’t have to be good to feel decent Less than decent doesn’t mean that I feel hurt And hurting doesn’t mean I’m not breathing And now I’m chasing anything that’s in my path And I’m not within your grasp, cuz your hand’s behind the wheel And you’re no good at holding many things at once And I’m no good at being fun, and we’ve no chance of being real This won’t be perfect It won’t be perfect Rather be hurting Than feeling nothing at all Rather be hurting Than feeling nothing
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Cielo - the aisle 03:39
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Don’t see the world the same, so I’m left miserable Coping with the future and its principals kind of spiritual But it’s hard, cuz I don’t know what they are But it’s not looking too good Everyone’s misunderstood Half hearted responses in the palm of my hand So quick to defend, just wish that they’d understand I wanna fall in love like I’ve always dreamed Or will the aisle be taken from in front of me? Growing old with someone who can read my mind Will I get the chance? Do I still have time? Do I still have time? (Do I? Do I?) Yeah yeah yeah Can we fight the times? (Do I? Do I?) Do I still have time? Your hands on my body but you don’t treasure it Don’t talk about the pain, we distract with pleasure But it’s not a sin To love To trust, but You want my flesh not my soul Mistaking love and control You don’t care if I’m whole long as I keep it low But I think you should know I wanna fall in love like I’ve always dreamed Or will the aisle be taken from in front of me? Growing old with someone who can read my mind Will I get the chance? Do I still have time? Do I still have time? (Do I? Do I?) Yeah yeah yeah To find a love that’s mine? (Do I? Do I?) Do I still have time? I see everyone hurting, oh And using each other to heal Stop feeding off each other, start crying on a shoulder At some point we’ve gotta feel Will I ever fall in love like I’ve always dreamed? Or will the aisle be taken from in front of me? Growing old with someone who can read my mind Will I get the chance? Do I still have time? Do we still have time?
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Melody Korkmaz - I'm Pretty 03:27
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What can I say? I was born to be the best My big brown eyes, pink wavy hair, good god I’m blessed So paint a picture cuz I'm just so very picturesque Carve out some marble carry me close like a statuette Don’t emulate it, just stay fixated, I’m the fascination of the world Reach for Olympus, but I don’t think you can take the cold I am a lesson in perfection and divinity See how these mortals bruise their knees so they can worship me All these pretty people lose themselves to tell me I’m pretty So tell me So tell me that I’m flawless Tell me I’m a god Say the world doesn’t deserve me Say I’m not a fraud Love me cuz I'm what the world wants to see Love me cuz I'm who you want to be So, tell me Tell me I know that I'm pretty I know that I'm pretty So tell me Tell me It's ingrained in me so deeply Who could say that I’m not pretty? Psyche caught me on a bad day Not aggressive but damn I’m petty Let’s make a deal, a golden apple for your desire I won the beauty contest, cost the fall of an empire My beauty might just make you go blind But without your stares, who am I? Am I a lesson in perfection and divinity? See how these mortals bruise their knees so they can worship me All these pretty people lose themselves to tell me I’m pretty So tell me (Tell me?) So tell me that I’m flawless Tell me I’m a god Say the world doesn’t deserve me Say I’m not a fraud Love me cuz I'm what the world wants to see Love me cuz I'm who you want to be So tell me Tell me I swear that I'm pretty I need to be pretty So tell me Tell me I'm bound, tied down, I am fated My existence is dedicated To be what is expected The perfect picture I can't forget it But damn it she’s just so pretty And she looks nothing like me Is that who I'm supposed to be Is that what people want to see So tell me Tell me I swear that I'm pretty I need to be pretty So tell me Tell me Ohh, oooh I swear that I'm pretty I need to be pretty So tell me Tell me
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Myles Gonzalez - Picture Myself a Perfect Story 03:40
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I picture myself with blissful ignorance Everything I need here in my grasp A roof over my head, some food to keep me fed I want this kind of lifetime to last The birds will sing just for me The rivers will run as they please Stories have their end, but my time it will lend To dedicate my days to tranquility A picture perfect story it will be For me I picture my body in your arms The kind of love to last forever But a hunter has its prey, and i feel it everyday That maybe this love has been a risky endeavor The sun will shine to tell me there’s better The moon will agree that I should go Some things aren’t meant to last, sometimes they belong in the past And I think it’s time that I should know That a picture perfect story is one that has to grow The day will turn to night, every darkness has its light Things will change as quickly as a blink Stories are born, people will die, beginnings have an end And maybe I never thought to stop and think That a perfect life isn’t good for me, you have to change to know And as I get older I realize, this is how my story will go A picture perfect story is one that has to grow
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Droomist - CRY 02:21
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Just us how we’ve grown Our bodies learned to breathe within themselves just fine I raced through the waves just to reach The bluest mind, surprise! We’re all so caught up in this CRY Let the waves wash your cries All we wanted isn’t sure Create a storm in the sky (A storm in the sky) If I could I’d take you to the shore to feed the seagulls (Take you to the shore) No es por na Pero en el cielo tan vasto Nunca eh visto ni sol ni astro Con brillante parecido al tuyo Tu me miras y mis nubes Poof! te lo juro! Tanto esfuerzo pa salir triunfante Fuego al puente ya te vi cruzar vamos alante Aunque estemos gris salimos al peak No te quites grita y sigue que vamos pa’l win CRY Let the waves wash your cries All we wanted isn’t sure Create a storm in the sky CRY Padre nuestro que ves desde el cielo El sufrimiento el calor y el fuego Por nuestra vida y la de les que amamos Brinda paz así en muestre alma como nuestres manos Gracias doy por lo que envíes padre Y A los haters que ni miren padre Que no me cuquen que no me tocan Gran Poder a eses por les que unides provocan
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Chris Lunetta - Hyacinth 05:31
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“Hyacinth, oh Hyancinth.” The sun, he beckons me “Hyacinth, oh hyacinth.” Your golden voice beats down on me. I think I’ve cast a spell on you Bewitched you are by me A creature of divinity How can you be Smitten with me? You play me hymns upon your lyre of endless passions, love, desire I’ll be forever bathed in sun Until you find another one. To love. You paint me in your golden light Sing to me eternal rhymes Of how I’ll dance across the sky. Perfectly crafted lullabies. We can sit and lay awhile Sipping nectar from up high While the hours pass us by Make a promise that is bound to die. “Hyacinth, my Hyacinth, Hyacinth, my Hyacinth, I’ll never say goodbye” Another heart that I did win called Zephyrus, “the western wind” And anytime that you’re away I feel the chill and it begins He wraps me in his soaring wings Maligns your past inconstant trysts He begs me to commit to him “Renounce the sun, embrace the wind.” I almost did I almost did But then you paint me in your golden light Sing to me eternal rhymes Of how I’ll dance across the sky. Perfectly crafted lullabies. We can sit and lay awhile Sipping nectar from up high While hours pass us by Make a promise that is bound to die. “Hyacinth, my hyacinth, hyacinth, my hyacinth, I’ll never say goodbye” Winds chill quickly His gales they steal my breath from me And you weren’t with me. When it hit me. Struck me down. Bleeding out. I fell to the ground. The clouds did split And there you knelt And the roaring wind He fell silent As you paint me in your golden light Sing to me eternal rhymes Of how I’ll dance across the sky. One last lullaby. Turned my body into dust And from that dust a flower grew Forever new. Forever true to you. “Hyacinth, my hyacinth” (Forever true forever new) “Hyacinth, my hyacinth” (Forever true forever new) “Hyacinth, my hyacinth” (Forever true forever new) “Hyacinth, my hyacinth” (Forever true forever new)
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Alexis Krind - never lasts 04:23
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you’re a young flame with eyes of gold and poisoned air will try to fill your lungs but you’re embraced by divinity so light the way of the darkened path till the sun comes back and casts all your fears away never chase what doesn’t stay i know it’s all the signals from afar saying you’ve done it all wrong when they’ve got fear and deception you have the strength to carry on so plant your feet on solid ground walk the road less traveled and never give it up you’ve got a long way to go so count the steps as you grow you’ve got long way to go but you don’t have to do it alone they’ll stare for the rest of time and they’ll tell their lies but that’s alright that’s all right ‘cause i know you’re not meant to fall in line that might help you sleep at night, but still there’s all the signals from afar saying you’ve done it all wrong when they’ve got fear and deception you have the strength to carry on so plant your feet on solid ground walk the road less traveled and never give it up you’ve got a long way to go so count the steps as you grow you’ve got a long way to go but you don’t have to do it alone you’ll flourish in your own time there’s no rush to get to the finish line so make the moments last as long as you can ‘cause there’s no going back and perfection never lasts so when all the signals from afar tell you you’ve done it all wrong hear my voice when i say to look the other way cause when you walk into a room every single flower blooms trust in me ‘cause I trust in you it never lasts walk the path it takes you home you have regrown trust in me i trust in you

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The sophomore LP from queer youth music residency Future Perfect Records. Inspired by the topic of perfection and the stories Greek mythology. 12 tracks written by LGBTQ+ artists from around the country and assembled completely virtually.

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released September 22, 2023

Performed and written by Zoe Neef, Zoe Musolff, Max Gallagher, Z Saj (Jasmine Martin), Tessa Barcelo, Gabby Montuori (Gabriele Montuori), Cielo (Bryan Marin), Melody Korkmaz, Myles Gonzalez, Droomist *(Joshua Cordero), Chris Lunetta (Christopher Lunetta), and Alexis Krind

Produced by Hannah Tobias, Kayla Pichichero, Tiger Darrow, Cas Burgin, and Evan Linsey.

Engineered by Z Saj, Evan Linsey, Tiger Darrow, Joshua Cordero, Jezreel, Ignit, Drew Purvis and Nick Sullivan

Recorded in Chicago, Denver, Brooklyn, Ypsilanti, Miami, and Statesboro at Beatbox Entertainment, The Keep Recording, Traxsiders, Pladd Dott, and various home studios

Mastered with care by Piper Payne at Neato Mastering

Mentorship from guest facilitators whatever mike, JORDY, Tunde Olaniran, Siena Liggins, and Shannon Shreibak

Special thanks to Bryn Bliska + Colin Fraser

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