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prodigitalson

(3,186 posts)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:31 AM Thursday

This is a song about my codependency to a Borderline personality disordered person

Last edited Sat Dec 20, 2025, 10:20 PM - Edit history (1)

I was going to post in Musicians..but I feel like it belongs here where it can truly be understood.

The video, "Chalk Dust and Roses," tells a story of an intense, passionate love that ultimately collapses. The narrative unfolds through phases, reflecting the speaker's experience with a relationship characterized by the "adoration and devaluation" often associated with borderline personality disorder, as mentioned in the video's description.

Initially, the speaker describes the euphoria of meeting someone new (0:17) who brings vibrancy to their quiet world. They felt an instant connection, believing they had found their "soulmate" (1:36-1:43) and experiencing intense passion (1:50-1:53). This period is depicted with imagery of "chalk dust and roses" and building a "shining castle" (0:42-0:52).

However, this "adoration phase" quickly gives way to "devaluation" (2:25). The silence falls, the connection is lost, and words become "shards of glass" (2:38-2:41). The loved one transforms "from angel to a stranger" (2:52-2:58), leaving the speaker in emotional wreckage (3:00-3:03).

The video concludes with a sense of loss and forgotten dreams (3:35-3:42), as the love, once grand, slips away "like grains of sand" (3:57-4:01).

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Here is a much better version

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This is a song about my codependency to a Borderline personality disordered person (Original Post) prodigitalson Thursday OP
A beautiful song... GiqueCee Thursday #1
I agree about the production...too much vocal reverb prodigitalson Thursday #2
Fixed the vocals! As per your suggestion Tell me what you think prodigitalson Saturday #3
Exquisite... GiqueCee Sunday #4

GiqueCee

(3,313 posts)
1. A beautiful song...
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:30 AM
Thursday

... sadly marred a bit by the use of that voice modulator, Auto-tune. Fortunately, the emotional power of the song surpasses the use of that device.
I've done my fair share of singing onstage, but for the life of me, I cannot fathom why anyone would use the thing. It makes a singer sound like R2D2 with a hitch in its git-along.
But that's just me.

GiqueCee

(3,313 posts)
4. Exquisite...
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 09:04 AM
Sunday

... A soft feminine voice accompanied by an acoustic guitar is perfect. It is a wholly natural sound. Subtle additional instrumentation comes in almost unnoticed as it fills out musical landscape. The sweet harmonies are just right.
This is one of the loveliest tunes I've heard in a long time. Thank you. I will listen to it often.
I hope your holidays are as warm and comforting as this song.

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