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Parting Shot
04:05
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The tops of all the stalks have been bitten off by frost
And the thoughts of loneliness compared to loss
Will it quiet your mind cause I’ll
Let you
Will you let me
Will you let me go
Will you let me go to hell the way I want to
When silver white strands of light
Have lost their novelty will you still be with me
Will it quiet your mind cause I’ll let you
Will you let me
Will you let me go
Will you let me go to hell the way I want to
If you’re not gonna believe in me
Then you just need to leave me alone
Will it quiet your mind cause I’ll let you
Will you let me
Will you let me go
Will you let me go to hell the way I want to
Try to remember it’s not always an attack
You don’t always have to fight back
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2. |
Tropes
03:49
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They called us nosferatu
They blamed us for their blood loss
Hiding from the light
Shrinking from the cross
They called us lycanthropic
They didn’t know I’d find my power there
Cast my shadow by the glow of the moon
My black eyes my black hair
The trauma that lives in my blood? you gave me
So I’m not waiting around for you to save me
They called us sharp & shrewd & twisted
They called us treacherous & small
I watched them try to build their tower
& I will be there to watch it fall
You lit your torch and cried you can’t replace me
You made me a monster and now you’re too scared to face me
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3. |
Love Lock
03:25
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I think of everyone who
Knew I was dying—to scream I love you
But counted on my silent mouth
So they could keep the pressure off
Because I love you is power
Because silence is control
And silence is power
And I love you is control
Three of swords, Three of cups
Cut out my heart, Fill me back up
Some have said I feel too much
I am enough I am enough
Because I love you is power
Because silence is control
And silence is power
And I love you is control
My open eyes, my iron spine
The space to breathe, to claim what’s mine
I love outloud, I have no fear
You will hear me, you will hear
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4. |
Should We Die
03:25
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All consumed by breathless rage
We look for ways to funnel the pain
Disbelief at this latest stage
Should we die in the streets let it not be in vain
been waiting for the backward swing
The bending of that moral arc
in a world where capital is king
Are we just walking backwards in the dark
Every day I give myself away
Piece by piece links of chain
Heart & lung, blood & bone
Til nothings left but my name
I think we’re running out of space
To keep this energy in check
But how can we pick up the pace
We’ve got guns at our back, but boots on our necks
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Threads
03:20
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I’ve lost the threads that hold me here
Evaporating
I’ll see you in a thousand years
When the seal is broken
Don’t call for me sooner
It’ll only make it worse
That’s just how it works it’s just a curse
I see you reaching through the haze
To try to hold on
Is this how you want to spend your days
Frozen, staring
Living breathing aching
Searching screaming for a cure
Trying to get back to how things were
You’re afraid to learn
To let go
To let it burn
To not know
A slow return
To shadow
But what if you grow
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Cryptid Summer Washington, D.C., D.C.
upcoming shows:
March 31st @ Rhizome w/ Truth or Dare & Manny
www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2024/3/31/cryptidsummertruthordaremanny
April 20th @ Quarry House Taven w/ Vulture Feather (CA) & Black Rails
link.dice.fm/vulturefeather_4_20_24
email cryptidsummer@gmail.com for booking
📸 credit: Mike Maguire
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