Emerge E.P. Cover; A black background with a photo of Ani. Their eyes are closed. They're wearing a purple, patterned scarf. Text: Ani Trueheart, Emerge.

Header Image Description: The background is a creek with running water over rocks. The trees are lush and green. In the foreground is a photo of the Emerge E.P. cover with the text "Ani Trueheart, Emerge." Ani stands with their eyes closed against a dark background. They're wearing a purple, patterned scarf. Photographer: Katie Swain.

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Emerge includes (3) tracks: Blanket, Brave, and Phoenix. YouTube is embedded with Closed Captions to play.

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Get a Limited Edition Emerge CD. The cover includes an original self-portrait drawing inspired by the promo photo, taken by Katie Swain. Printed lyrics are included inside.

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An image of ten Emerge E.P. compact discs with original cover art by Ani.

Image Description: Ten CDs placed in two rows against a black background; five above and five below. The CD cover is a self-portrait drawing of Ani. Their eyes are closed. They have short, dark hair and facial scruff. They are shirtless. There are 3 unique styles with different borders. The top row from left to right includes (4) with an off-white background and red striped border and (1) shows the back cover with text: "Ani Valor Trueheart 1. Blanket 2. Brave 3. Phoenix Lyrics Inside P.C. Katie Swain." The bottom row from left to right includes (1) with an off-white background with a black striped border and (4) with a beige background and yellow striped border.

Lyrics

1. Blanket

I wish my mind was soft

A blanket waiting to wrap me up away from the world

Yet in the crevices the circuits wire me unsafe behind the walls of my own skin

Love is not a home I really know

I search for it in constellations and angels in the snow

And even when I taste love, I hear a record glitching words of aching grief

They say

Love is a not a home I grew up in

So I look up to the stars and question a god I thought I knew

I hate to hug myself alone

I miss the warmth of loving arms around me

And tender lips to kiss my tear-streaked cheeks

I hate to hug myself alone

I miss the warmth of loving arms around me

And tender lips to kiss my tear-streaked cheeks

I wish my mind was soft, a blanket waiting to wrap me up away from the world

2. Brave

I’ve been trying to write this song for years now

The tune’s been in my head

On my heart somehow

And I knew the day would come to write the words

So I’d pick up my guitar and play towards the hurt

I’d strum away at my pain

To feel the music in my skin again

And I finally found those missing words

I get to share my truth with the world

I’m ready now

For this endless fight

Cuz I know I’m not alone

And I’m gonna live my life

And I’m proud of who I am

And I’m gonna be brave and stay in the light

I spent too many years not being me

I got scared in the crowd and read someone else’s lines

And I tried to run away over and over and over again

But there’s now escape fleeing in the daylight

Hiding in moonlight

I’ve always been right here

Strumming away at my pain

To feel the music in my skin again

And I feel my heart calling me

To be who I was meant to me

I’m ready now, for this endless fight

Cuz I know I’m not alone

And I’m gonna live my life

And I’m proud of who I am

And I’m gonna be brave and stay in the light

Are you ready now, for this endless fight

Well, you know you’re not alone

And we’re gonna win this time

Cuz we’ll love and love again

And we’re gonna be brave and stay in the light

3. Phoenix

Steppin’ out, steppin’ out of this fire

From ashes and smoke

I emerge with my arms stretched out

I don’t know how long it’s been

I was lost in the flames

I’m ready

To fly again

Come on at me

I’m not afraid to die

You can try to kill me

I’ll just burn up and rise again

I’m a force untamed

I’ll face anything

Are you ready

To see me

Watch my arms turn to wings

Watch my body ascend

I’m on fire

I’m on fire again

I’ll be around, living immortally

My lifetimes have seen beauty and suffering

My tears can heal

There’s power in my pain, so

If you need me

Just look to the sky and then

Watch my arms turn to wings

Watch my body ascend

Oh higher and higher

The sky has no end for me

There’s no end for me

Watch my arms turn to wings

Watch my body ascend

Oh, higher

I’m on fire

Oh watch me transcend

Watch me transcend

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