Anna said "it feels like a thousand knives to the heart. It makes me want to scream and sob. Why is this happening in our lifetime? Why is this happening in any lifetime?"
A star is flown in my name
carrying death wherever it goes
A shame
shame
shame
They tell me it's alright, it's safer this way
There is no safety when displacement is steering the ship
Your umbrella terms won't work today

From New York City to Gaza City, the ones defined as wretched must be turned to rubble. Lies are built on top of the destruction as families are placed into piles. My neighbors are in the rubble, in the pile. I am left standing among strangers who stand on what I once knew.
Known terms destroyed, new terms employed
I extend my umbrella to those left behind
My umbrella term is liberation, as broad as can be

It's not a scene, it's a city
We don't breathe the same air
It's not a place without people
Don't leave them in the debris


july2024-august2025
produced, written, recorded & sung by Helen & Anna Kowalski
guitar by helen
piano by anna
mastered & dj'd by anna ++ additional dj help from funny mike
tags by flangel, audrey, jack & dan quinn


perfect emails 2025