(2019; voice and piano version, 2021)
(lyrics by Anna Weesner)
Instrumentation: voice, guitar. Or: voice, piano
Duration: 3:00
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(He makes me want to taste air, eat up the air
There’s such a thing as delicious water)
My life is out of order
Young parts coming late
I had to get so old before I could feel this young
And in love
There’s such a thing as delicious water
You’ve had it every day of your life
And yet your eyes can go wide tasting it
If you’re thirsty
Or happy
He makes me want to taste air
Makes me want to eat up the very air
The Very Air was commissioned by the Bowers Fader Duo and premiered by them on October 18, 2019 at National Opera Center in New York, NY.