Life As A Whole

from Allerton Avenue in 3D by Serene Dominic

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Life as a Whole
Words and music by Serene Dominic copyright 2022

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Baby baby, I'm not afraid anymore
Not the harsh light of day
And all of this going away

Life as a whole don't scare me no more
When I'd wake up freezing cold
Without someone to hold

Baby baby I don't shudder no more
When I return to dust
Like I know we all must

Life as a whole don't scare me no more
I'll take my place with pride
I'm not going to run and hide

And if there's nothing after this
I won't be feeling any pain
It feels so good right now just to say

Baby baby, I'm not afraid anymore
Not the harsh light of day
And all of this going away

Life's not a hole we crawl in and out of
When I'd wake up all alone
My heart is filled with love

Life as a whole
It's gone in a day
All that matters is the love
That we leave for those who stay

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from Allerton Avenue in 3D, released March 1, 2022
About "Life as a Whole":

Serene: I wrote a rough sketch of this the night Ronnie Spector died (Jan 12), basically the chord sequence, the drum pattern and the "Baby Baby" part. My original intention was to sing it all in falsetto, but I wound up sounding like Frankie Valli instead, going full throated and then up to head voice.

For a few days, I kept lapsing into Frankie Valli vocals and even went to karaoke at Bullocks to sing "Swear to God." It was like the week I learned I could yodel and annoyed the shit out of everyone til I stopped."

It's a happy song about not being afraid of dying alone anymore. The first half of your life you're afraid of dying alone and then the rest of your life you're afraid of being stuck with the wrong person till death do you part. I guess the idea of living alone on Allerton Avenue isn't affecting some people adversely."

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