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sound-of-ocean

2 years ago

“Run your morning bath in sea foam Soak your milky skin in the tide Little pearl, you think you're in gold But I can see the dirt in your lines”

I love that this song is a narration of Hephaestus’ thoughts/emotions towards Aphrodite.

Credits:

Lyrics: “Alrighty Aphrodite”, Peach Pit

Art 1: “The Birth of Venus” by Henry Courtney Selous, 1852.

Art 2: “Lady holding a dish of pearls” by Pierre Mignard (cropped detail)

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