a) masks b) everyone is depressed it seems c) we don’t know what to do with ourselves anymore d) the bottom e) burial / blossoming

These five letters are actually two songs, “A” and “BCDE” by “Ô Paon”. “Masks” was played many times live throughout 2008 and 2009. It is a song which asks many questions, the most important one being “Who benefits from our talents?”. “BCDE” is a song about depression, bitter living, spring deaths and rebirths. These two songs were recorded in Anacortes in the spring and summer of 2007.