Octavia by Brian Michael Henry

This song is about Octavia Hatcher.


Octavia can’t sleep tonight
She’s got something on her mind
Something’s not sitting right
And they all left her behind

No Jesus on the wall
No Peter, Mary, no St. Paul
But Lazarus?
She thinks she can relate

And she’s a little bit closer
A little bit closer
But she hasn’t made it yet
She’s a little bit closer
A little bit closer
Oh, don’t you dare forget
Oh don’t you
Dare forget

Visions of sugarplums
And getting dressed for bed
It won’t be long before they come (back)
It was just a fever in her head

Who knows what broke the spell?
Was it the afternoon or midnight bells?
Can someone tell her: what’s the time?

She’s a little bit closer
A little bit closer
But it ain’t over yet
She can’t roll over
Beneath the clovers
Oh don’t you dare forget
Oh don’t you dare forget

She’s a little bit closer
A little bit closer
But it ain’t over yet
She’s a little bit closer
A little bit closer
Oh don’t you dare forget
Don’t you dare forget
Don’t you dare forget

Brian Michael Henry's music examines the humanity of monsters atop pulsing layers of cold electronic production that call to mind both John Carpenter’s signature synth scores and modern darkwave artists like Cold Cave in equal measure. Henry’s vocals, however, are a baritone croon and lend a notable warmth to each song, creating a more three-dimensional portrait of his characters..

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