The Top

by Florencia Ulloa

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This song was written in August 2022, six months before the joint custody agreement was reached.

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There are things that money can't fix
and paths that will always be dark.
There are times that the light at the end of the tunnel
is a farce.

When the weight is just too great
when the pain is just too much
and there's guilt for even breaking down and
crying.

One day I'll stop singing from afar:
your nightlight will bounce off my kitchen wall.
One day I'll stop singing from afar:
I'll trip over your legos in the middle of the night.
One day you'll be at the top with me
and it won't feel like the bottom.

There are times that leave scars
and nights that will crawl all the way into dawn.
When the days left behind
may offer some comfort or warmth,
when the wait is just too great
when the pain is just too much
and there's guilt for even asking
if we are trying hard enough.

One day I'll stop singing from afar:
your nightlight will bounce off my kitchen wall.
One day I'll stop singing from afar:
I'll trip over your legos in the middle of the night.
One day you'll be at the top with me.

Only we can set the stage,
we can be paupers or gods.
All it takes is just believing we're not
nothing.

One day I'll stop singing from afar,
one day I'll stop singing from afar,
one day I'll stop singing from afar.

credits

released December 9, 2023
music and lyrics by Florencia Ulloa
bass by Frank Brittain
percussion by Jim Payne
recorded at Electric Wilburland Studios
photography by Abigail Easley

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Florencia Ulloa Ithaca, New York

Mexican singer-songwriter performing in New York State.
Feminist, activist, author, poet, playwright, and mother.

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