by Alev Lenz (b. 1982)
Crab Grief
Language: English
Grief is soft I’m gonna stay on E the whole time … I’m gonna stay on E the whole time … I’m gonna stay on E the whole time Grief is soft So the horseshoe crab struggles Grief is soft So the horseshoe crab struggles Grief is soft why does The horseshoe crab struggle ? Grief is soft why does The horseshoe crab struggle ? Grief is soft why does my heart feel hard? The horse shoe crab struggle? Grief is soft why does my heart feel hard? Bleed it must, so the horse shoe crab struggles I seek to heal And grieve the absence I seek to heal And grieve the absence I seek to heal Bleed it must and grieve the absence I seek to heal, to prevent and also profit Bleed it must and grieve the absence I seek to heal, to prevent and also profit Bleed it must and grieve the absence Too much Of it’s blood (repeat) Let”s be real The crab will forget We ever excited A blip in it”s timeline Of over 400 million Years on this planet Is that why we hunt so only we have the power to forget? Grieve the living for we must carry onwards Detectives of memories Like sprite cranberry The stars all dead and supernovas fading Brightly We risk life Everyday a-new spectacle! A tragedy! With clarity we urge you Plunge into life!
Text Authorship:
- by Alev Lenz (b. 1982)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alev Lenz (b. 1982), "Crab Grief", 2024 [ women's chorus ], Bosworth Music GmbH
Publisher: Wise Music Classical [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-13
Line count: 47
Word count: 234