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Protagonist

by The Mystic Underground

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Evelyn, you'll be the death of me. Lost in thought and conversation read between the lines watch me quiver, shake and shiver stumble as I stray evelyn, you'll be the death of me as you drown me with your charms say the word and i'll relent again dare me to console you blind me with your tears please reward me let me drink from the fountain in your lap and i'll die in your arms tonight fallen in too deep bend me till I break now i'm yours to hold now i'm yours protagonist antagonist tempt me with your charm say the world and i'll undress again
2.
War of the roses So how do we do this break up or make up I cowered for days hours and hours you couldn't be bothered as we run in place shame is the name of the game as you draw your sword a strike and a deathly blow still I take the blame the simplest of routes to take is the harshest of truths to face do we hate to be loved do we love to feel burned this isn't a test it's a battle for blood the cavalry comes right around the bend there will be others who'll take your place this isn't a war, there will be no roses spread on your bed, blood and tears instead left to pick up the pieces while you roll the dice shrill voices, they beckon I close my eyes
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In the waking hour trouble creeps, the murmuring haunts you the laughter paralyzed you, the worst of fears surround you you hear the cries, faint echoes deceive you the dusk, it overwhelms me the darkness would consume me don't fear the night, embrace the night run wild and free to the raging sea (don't fear the night, embrace the night) this guilt, this guilt is your birthright it's your time, your chance at the spotlight come into the open, they'll have you don't let the seconds scatter, the years pass and dissuade you this is the trail i've burned and destroyed these gifts that i've been given have withered into dust when the morning comes, will you comfort me? Will you stay with me? Will you drown with me? this guilt, this guilt is your birthright it's your time, your chance at the spotlight we'll swim, we'll drown in the moonlight It's time, I've done all I can in the waking hour, there's a storm in heaven
4.
Laughter Turns To Tears consternation creeps nipping at the heels when I don't want to love but I fear that i'm done and the laughter turns to tears there's no prize no consolation and it's game set match these gender games and I don't think you care how I feel truth, it lies, i'm told underneath the sheets it's an art it's a skill if I speak it's a sin and the laughter gives me chills like clay in your hands exactly as you planned and I can't understand still you make these demands when you see the state i'm in is it love when you're out of options, dear is it love when the loser finished first
5.
Carry on, young men this is not the way we act this is not the way we dress button up fix your face be the man become the lie define success in gross excess change your life discard the wife strike the pose your and your boys clothes seal the deal you're in demand no time to talk sleep when you're dead in sex we trust in love with lust white lies with no regrets no storm, no stress jump another train towards success no muss, no fuss onto something else we want acclaim no storm, no stress brittle, fleeting fame dry your eyes no sweat, no tears carry on, young men what's yours is mine this much is known we want the pomp no circumstance so shelve the claims we've lost the lead you can't replace the civilised
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That's how rumours start righteous girls bend at the knees delinquent girls bend at the waist got a weakness for pleasure a fondness for leather that's how rumours start, oh... so you think you can tame her with your trembling middle finger sirens scream, you pay no mind teased by the lies they sing love's no crime but you don't care come hither, she says when in a position to choose you're always destined to lose can a twice-jilted lover find solace in murder that's how rumours start, do tell... can you ever forgive her will you reach out for the cleaver crash and burn, you'll never learn love is a sham, you know drawn and quartered, oh never mind but you can't say no you're in love yes, you'll kick and scream down the rabbit hole everybody knows yes, she knows when she waves her hand when she licks her lips you'll be down at heel
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Here in my house all is calm and all is bright here in my house serenity, it rules the day here in my house then the lights go out my hands are oh so cold won't you talk to me? Did you have to leave? Random thoughts run rampant the ceiling's staid and grey sundays fade and mondays blur here in this house pages stuck together when the lights go out should I chase you? Stumble out of bed breathing gets heavy as I call your name can't replace you this will have to do as much I adore your face, it'd be nice to put you in your place...
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Those evil urges i've got time to spare and you, the spite quite clear we've something in common so much to share no mark to hit or miss we'll talk of love and war, of sacrifice whilst in the throes of passion i'll toss, you turn no time to waste on morbid thoughts of home those evil urges inside have consumed us the night's promise is gone by the morning held down and been swallowed up i'm not sorry you've got charm to spare and I, the guilt money is too loose to mention my hands are bare I guess this means goodbye before you place the cash on the dresser promise what's done here remains here we've got mouths to feed our sordid lives await out there lust, guilt, shackles round my neck tighten their grip when I touch you no place to hide and home is much too far away those evil urges have betrayed us
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Remember Me 04:36
Remember me so this is love, the joy and pain peace and quiet, the warmth of your face so much promise gone loved and lost and fell from grace did I cause a scene or speak out of place when all is gone, will you remember me? It's a part I was born to play the eager loner resigned to fate it's what I want, it's what I deserve were you crying for me or was it laughter I heard? It wasn't long ago when I held the faintest hopes, yes I know, still I clung to the hope that you could see through the mask. Alas the time has passed. So this is love or so they say you made your appeal yet you could have stayed when all is lost, will you remember me? Was I too afraid to let you down to show you my face add deeds to my words when all is gone will you remember me?

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released November 18, 2016

written by vladimir valette/benedetto socci
guitars by daniel cousins
produced by the mystic underground
@2016 evergreen meadow music (ascap)

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Life...set to a dance beat. The soundtrack of your trials and tribulations. Injecting a generous dollop of drama along with extra helpings of synths and sass into an otherwise dreary and desolate musical landscape is what The Mystic Underground are here to offer. A collision of sounds. A thoughtful and whimsical blend of man versus machine.

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