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I‘VE BEEN GONE
FOR SEVEN YEARS OR MORE
SIX FEET UNDER GROUND
BELOW THE FLOOR
I‘VE RISEN UP AGAIN AND WALKED THE EARTH
A RESURRECTED MAN, A VIRGIN BIRTH
I CAN MAKE YOU MINE, BABY, I WILL
REDEMPTION IS NOT DYING BUT TO KILL
BUT TO KILL
SKIN IS MELTING
BLOOD‘S ABOUT TO BOIL
WHEN YOU HEAR ME
STOMPING IN THE SOIL
I‘VE RISEN UP AGAIN AND WALKED THE EARTH
A RESURRECTED MAN, A VIRGIN BIRTH
I CAN MAKE YOU MINE, BABY, I WILL
REDEMPTION IS NOT DYING BUT TO KILL
BUT TO KILL
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Black Knight Satellite
04:01
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HE'S WATCHING CLOSELY
THROUGH HER EYES ONLY
THEY'RE CHASING STORIES
AND SHE'S COMPLETELY PCB
BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE
WILL YOU GRANT A WISH TONIGHT?
SEND ME TO KEPPLER TO KUIPER
BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE
WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT
FOREVER GO DEEPER, GO DEEPER
HE'S MOVING SWIFTLY
ON HER WINGS ONLY
THEY'RE CHANGING BODIES
AS THEY VANISH QUIETLY
BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE
WILL YOU GRANT A WISH TONIGHT?
SEND ME TO KEPPLER TO KUIPER
BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE
WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT
FOREVER GO DEEPER, GO DEEPER
BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE
WILL YOU GRANT A WISH TONIGHT?
SEND ME TO KEPPLER TO KUIPER
BLACK KNIGHT SATELLITE
WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT
FOREVER GO DEEPER, GO DEEPER
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Cover Your Tracks
03:41
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I SMELL YOUR SWEAT
YOU‘RE WARM AND YOU‘RE WET
COVERED IN BLOOD AND SOAKING IN MUD
COVER YOUR TRACKS
I‘M ON YOUR HEELS
I‘LL HUNT YOU DOWN AND I‘LL FIND YOU SO
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED
I SMELL YOUR SWEAT
YOUR BURNT CIGARETTE
ANXIETY REEKS
SO FRAGRANT THE WEAK
COVER YOUR TRACKS
I‘M ON YOUR HEELS
I‘LL HUNT YOU DOWN AND I‘LL FIND YOU SO
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED
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4. |
What's Left Of Me
04:29
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I CAN FEEL THE COLD STEEL ON MY SKIN
INFLICTING HARM IN THE NAME OF PROGRESS
FLASHING SCENES OF WHAT I HAVE NEVER BEEN
OH I KNOW THAT YOU COULDN‘T CARE LESS
I SEE IT IN YOUR EYES
YOU HEAR IT IN MY CRIES
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT‘S LEFT OF ME
DO YOU REALIZE THIS CANNOT BE?
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT‘S LEFT TO SEE
AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND ME
A LABORATORY SOCIETY
AND ALL I AM’S BUT A FACELESS MICROBE
DAYS ARE GREY WITH THE SAME VARIETY
AND STERILE COATS ARE MY ONLY WARDROBE
YOUR SMILE WAS JUST DISGUISE
I FELL FOR ALL YOUR LIES
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT‘S LEFT OF ME
DO YOU REALIZE THIS CANNOT BE?
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT‘S LEFT TO SEE
AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND ME
TORE THE CHILDREN
FROM THEIR MOTHERS WOMBS
AIN‘T NO HEALING
FROM THESE KIND OF WOUNDS
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Emerald Eyes
03:41
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YOU USED TO BE A VIRGIN GIRL
EMERALD EYES AND GOLDEN CURLS
BEFORE ANSWERING THE CALL
YOU SAY THAT YOU'VE BEEN EXORCISED
BUT YOU'RE A DEMON IN DISGUISE
REBORN TO DOMINATE THEM ALL
BONE!
BABY YOU ARE BAD TO THE BONE
THAT'S WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
MOAN!
COME ON BABY MAKE ME MOAN
AND TAKE ME ALL THE WAY
TOP!
BABY TAKE ME TO THE TOP
DON'T LEAVE ME IN THE BOTTOM
STOP!
COME ON BABY DON'T YOU STOP
AND TEACH ME WHAT YOU TAUGHT 'EM
I'M A SINNER, YOU'RE A SAINT
BUT I REPENT, I HAVE TO BE RESTRAINED
OBEY, BABY I'LL OBEY
MARY BIND ME TO THE CROSS
I'M YOUR DISCIPLE, RESCUE ME, I'M LOST
I'LL PRAY, ON BENDED KNEES I'LL PRAY
BONE!
BABY YOU ARE BAD TO THE BONE
THAT'S WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
MOAN!
COME ON BABY MAKE ME MOAN
AND TAKE ME ALL THE WAY
TOP!
BABY TAKE ME TO THE TOP
DON'T LEAVE ME IN THE BOTTOM
STOP!
COME ON BABY DON'T YOU STOP
TEACH ME WHAT YOU TAUGHT 'EM
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6. |
Red Riding Hood
03:36
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YOU BETTER RUN WHEN THE SUN IS GONE
LOCK THE WINDOWS AND THE DOOR OF YOUR HOME
WATCH YOUR BACK WHEN YOU‘RE WALKING AT NIGHT
DON‘T WASTE YOUR TIME, FIND A PLACE TO HIDE
JUST TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT ME
DON‘T ASK NO QUESTIONS, DON‘T YOU SEE?
YOU BETTER RUN WHEN THE SUN IS GONE
LOCK THE WINDOWS AND THE DOOR OF YOUR HOME
WATCH YOUR BACK WHEN YOU‘RE WALKING AT NIGHT
DON‘T WASTE YOUR TIME, FIND A PLACE TO HIDE
I GOT EARS TO HEAR YOU ANYWHERE
NEVER BLINK, I GOT A DEADLY STARE
I GOT TEETH TO EAT YOU UP ALIVE
DON‘T WASTE YOUR TIME, FIND A PLACE TO HIDE YEAH
JUST TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT ME
DON‘T ASK NO QUESTIONS, DON‘T YOU SEE?
YOU BETTER RUN FROM ME, YOU SHOULD
I AM THE WOLF, RED RIDING HOOD
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7. |
Dark Madonna
04:21
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STARING, STARING DOWN ON MY FEET
STRUGGLING TO REMIND MYSELF
OF HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED
TRIED TO DISAPPEAR WITH NO LUCK
AND I KNOW YOU‘RE HERE TO STAY
WISH YOU‘D LEAVE ME, STOP TO DECEIVE ME
BUT SOME THINGS SHOULD NEVER BE SAID
A SIX-FOOT STORY, YET I‘M NOT SO SORRY
‘CAUSE AFTER ALL IT‘S MY DAILY BREAD
AND I CAN‘T REALLY SHAME YOU, MUCH LESS EVEN BLAME YOU
JUST CAN‘T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD
THERE IS NOTHING I COULD DO, FOR NOT BEING
WITH YOU, YET SOME SAY YOU‘RE ALREADY DEAD
MY DARK MADONNA
HOW WRONG I WAS TO BELIEVE
YOU‘LL EVER LEAVE ME TO MYSELF AGAIN
BLIND MEN WILL NEVER SEE
AND WHAT IS NOT WILL NEVER BE
HOW COULD I BE SO WRONG
THIS DAY MAY NEVER COME
WISH YOU‘D LEAVE ME, STOP TO DECEIVE ME
BUT SOME THINGS SHOULD NEVER BE SAID
A SIX-FOOT STORY, YET I‘M NOT SO SORRY
‘CAUSE AFTER ALL IT‘S MY DAILY BREAD
AND I CAN‘T REALLY SHAME YOU, MUCH LESS EVEN BLAME YOU
JUST CAN‘T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD
THERE IS NOTHING I COULD DO, FOR NOT BEING
WITH YOU, YET SOME SAY YOU‘RE ALREADY DEAD
MY DARK MADONNA
MY DARK MADONNA
WISH YOU‘D LEAVE ME BE
MY DARK MADONNA
STOP DECEIVING ME
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8. |
Stranger To The World
05:05
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THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOU TO LEAVE
NOTHING‘S TRUE THAT YOU BELIEVE
A WINDOW‘S JUST A MIRROR TOO
IF ALL YOU SEE‘S A SHAPE OF YOU
YOU ARE A LONELY GIRL
A STRANGER TO THE WORLD
CAPTIVE TO LIBERTY
YOU ARE A LONELY BOY
FOREVER IN THE VOID
LOST IN INFINITY
RAVENS FALLING FROM THE SKY
TURN INTO PIGEONS JUST TO DIE
BROKEN WINGS AND CRIPPLED FEET
CURRING BIRDS THAT TRY TO TWEET
BEARING DOWN ON CRUMBLED BREAD
A LAST SUPPER FOR THE DEAD
FADED EYES, DISFIGURED BEAKS
A MOUTH THAT‘S FULL DARES NOT TO SPEAK
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
LIES A BODY NUMB AND COLD
ALL THE PEOPLE MARCHING BY
SING A SAD SONG AS THEY CRY
YOU ARE A LONELY GIRL
A STRANGER TO THE WORLD
CAPTIVE TO LIBERTY
YOU ARE A LONELY BOY
FOREVER IN THE VOID
LOST IN INFINITY
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9. |
No End In Sight
04:21
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THE SHEPHERDS CLIMBING THE MOUNTAINS
THE FISHERMEN ON THE SEA
IN ENDLESS SEARCH OF A MONSTER THAT THEY CAN‘T SEE
THE POLITICIANS IN POWER
THE OFFICE CLERKS IN THE TOWNS
IN ENDLESS SEARCH OF A MONSTER THAT‘S NEVER FOUND
ALL HOPE IS GONE
NEVER RIGHT, NEVER WRONG
OUT OF THE LIGHT
NEVER WRONG, NEVER RIGHT
NO END IN SIGHT
THE MOTHERS NURSING THEIR CHILDREN
THE SOLDIERS DYING IN WAR
IN ENDLESS SEARCH OF A MONSTER THAT IS NO MORE
THE CITIZENS STARTING RIOTS
THE KINGS AND QUEENS ON THEIR THRONES
IN ENDLESS SEARCH OF A MONSTER THAT‘S STILL UNKNOWN
ALL HOPE IS GONE
NEVER RIGHT, NEVER WRONG
OUT OF THE LIGHT
NEVER WRONG, NEVER RIGHT
NO END IN SIGHT
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YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WHERE WE ARE NOW
YOU COULD HAVE MADE IT ANYHOW
BUT THERE‘S NO USE IN DEALING CARDS
WITH NO ONE THERE TO PLAY THIS GAME
YOU COULD HAVE CHANGED HOW THINGS WOULD
FLOW
YOU COULD HAVE LOOKED, BUT NOW YOU OWE
YOU OWE YOURSELF TO DROP YOUR GUARDS
CAUSE NO ONE‘S LEFT FOR YOU TO TAME
AND NOW YOU RUN AWAY
YOU RUN FROM ALL YOU‘VE DONE
FROM ALL YOU COULD HAVE DONE BEFORE
SO YOUR DAYS WILL NEVER COME, THOUGH YOUR
NIGHTS WILL NEVER CEASE
LET‘S FACE THE FACTS, THAT, ALL NIGHT LONG, YOU
CAN‘T HELP FEELING ILL AT EASE
SO YOUR DAY MAY NEVER COME, AS TONIGHT WILL
FREE YOUR FEARS
LET‘S FACE THE FACTS, YOU‘VE BEEN SO WRONG, NO
COMING CLEAN ‘BOUT ALL THESE YEARS
HOW COULD YOU BE
TO BLIND TO SEE?
THEY JUST TOLD YOU ALL THE THINGS YOU WANT
TO HEAR
YOU WERE SO WRONG, NOW YOU‘RE SO DONE
AND WE WILL COME AT YOU WITH ALL THE THINGS
THAT YOU FEAR
AND YOU WILL RUN AWAY
FROM EACH AND EVERYONE
AND SOON YOU’LL REAP WHAT YOU HAVE SOWN
SO OUR DAYS MAY NEVER COME, THOUGH AT
NIGHT WE‘LL LIVE AT EASE
LET‘S FACE THE FACTS, WE‘VE BECOME NUMB, BUT
WE‘VE AT LEAST SOME KIND OF PEACE
SO OUR DAYS MAY NEVER COME, THOUGH AT
NIGHT WE‘LL LIVE AT EASE,
LET‘S FACE THE FACTS, WE‘VE BECOME NUMB, BUT
WE AT LEAST FOUND SOME RELEASE
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11. |
Great Big White World
05:11
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IN SPACE THE STARS ARE NO NEARER
JUST GLITTERS LIKE A MORGUE
AND I DREAMED I WAS A SPACEMAN
BURNED LIKE A MOTH IN A FLAME
AND OUR WORLD WAS SO FUCKING GONE
I‘M NOT ATTACHED TO YOUR WORLD
NOTHING HEALS, NOTHING GROWS
I‘M NOT ATTACHED TO YOUR WORLD
NOTHING HEALS, NOTHING GROWS
‘CAUSE IT‘S A GREAT BIG WHITE WORLD
AND WE ARE DRAINED OF OUR COLORS
WE USED TO LOVE OURSELVES
WE USED TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER
ALL MY STITCHES ITCH
MY PRESCRIPTION‘S LOW
I WISH YOU WERE QUEEN
JUST FOR TODAY
IN A WORLD SO WHITE WHAT ELSE COULD I SAY?
AND HELL WAS SO COLD
ALL THE VASES ARE SO BROKEN
AND THE ROSES TEAR OUR HANDS ALL OPEN
MOTHER MARY MISCARRY
BUT WE PRAY JUST LIKE INSECTS
AND THE WORLD IS SO UGLY NOW
‘CAUSE IT‘S A GREAT BIG WHITE WORLD
AND WE ARE DRAINED OF OUR COLORS
WE USED TO LOVE OURSELVES
WE USED TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER
ALL MY STITCHES ITCH
MY PRESCRIPTION‘S LOW
I WISH YOU WERE QUEEN
JUST FOR TODAY
IN A WORLD SO WHITE WHAT ELSE COULD I SAY?
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LOAD Basel, Switzerland
Electro pop-alchemist duo LOAD emerged from Basel‘s urban mists in 2018, to discomfort the scene and disarray the
rules.
Armed with razorsharp synthesizers and cutting-edge guitar force they aim to create their very own cosmos, celebrating both pleasures and pain of the modern spirit without ever forgetting certain retroesque roots.
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