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Musick Most Dark

by Valentine Wolfe

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Gaslight Fantasia There’s a secret door - hidden in my parlour There’s another world - hidden in the dark There’s a gaslit street - waiting just outside There’s a darkened path - lurking in plain sight Bottom of an alleyway Where the dead come out to play I’m the whisper in the darkness The shadows that embrace you The dusk that will complete you And call you home To a life that you’ve been missing A glimpse of the forbidden Lost amongst the mournful Yet now you’re home Let’s distinguish wicked from the uncouth Yes, I know a secret - ritual to observe Bottom of an alleyway Where the dead come out to play I’m the whisper in the darkness The shadows that embrace you The dusk that will complete you And call you home To a life that you’ve been missing A glimpse of the forbidden Lost amongst the mournful Yet now you’re home yalpottuoemocdaedehterehw yawyellanafomottob I’m the whisper in the darkness The shadows that embrace you The dusk that will complete you And call you home To a life that you’ve been missing A glimpse of the forbidden yalpottuoemocdaedehterehw yawyellanafomottob
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You’re Not an Angel I know you’re not an angel Cause your wings are drenched in blood But I also know I haven’t seen Where your darkness really lives Show me what is means to feel The bitter anguish mixed with pain A decadence I cannot find I’m lost inside of my own mind I know you’ve got a secret Something that’s for sale Services are rendered When payment is in full But that’s not the secret I’m referring to I want something exotic What you try to hide I know you’re not an angel Cause your wings are drenched in blood But I also know I haven’t seen Where your darkness really lives Show me what is means to feel The bitter anguish mixed with pain A decadence I cannot find I’m lost inside of my own mind I heard a little rumor You’re keeping something back I want to get inside The filthy part of you I want to rip aside The shroud of propriety I want to dwell in darkness Find out what makes it yours I know you’re not an angel Cause your wings are drenched in blood But I also know I haven’t seen Where your darkness really lives Show me what is means to feel The bitter anguish mixed with pain A decadence I cannot find I’m lost inside of my own mind
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A Thousand LIttle Deaths I gave you everything I had Now it's too late to take it back You said you loved me oh so much And never would you hurt me How I clung to that lie I die a little bit each night You're killing me slowly Just like a poison Your venom leaks through me I die a thousand little deaths But all that pleasure can't change the truth Your love is killing me Your love is killing me How long does it take to die Of a broken heart I have been slipping away for years A pinprick here, pinprick there The color leaches from my life I die a little bit each night
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Obsessions in C minor The echo of an angel Who’s weeping tears of desire Illusion casts my dying shadow I simply must possess you I simply must posses you No law can keep me from you I will hunt you, I will find you I will take you for my own An echo of a memory And a world that shuns my shape There’s no place on earth for my bones There’s no room in heaven for my music Last kiss goodnight She is my elegant decay I am older than your sun I am older than the stars Essence of my soul lives on in everyone I am older than your sun I am older than the stars Essence of my soul lives on in everyone The echo of her beauty It’s long since passed away Pearls encircle alabaster neck And a velvet pall is her death mask A creature singing in a lonely chapel Performing a serenade no one will hear I am older than your sun I am older than the stars Essence of my soul lives on in everyone I am older than your sun I am older than the stars Essence of my soul lives on in everyone The echo of an angel Who’s weeping tears of desire Illusion casts my dying shadow I simply must possess you I am older than your sun I am older than the stars Essence of my soul lives on in everyone I am older than your sun I am older than the stars Essence of my soul lives on in everyone The dying sound of the sigh of strings My obsession, my lust Fill this deserted menagerie I simply must possess you
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Her Ladyship’s Remedy “Jealousy pricks at my heart like a knife. Your face is all I see. My heart stops at the thought of what you choose over me.” 1. One drop for dexterity 2. Two drops for purity 3. Three will bring the sleeping death 4. Four brings out the crimson rain -eye of newt -toe of frog -howlet’s wing (colors swimming in the air) -adder’s fork -blindworm’s sting (I start to hallucinate) “Poison is the leveler, the judge who sits upon the court of infidelity and rage passing sentence on us all.” Give it to a man who doesn’t understand how to please a lover, how not to break a heart. If he’s out of line, watch him drink it down. IT WORKS JUST LIKE A CHARM! Ladies often have different sets of needs. What may work for one is disaster for her friend differing amounts different results The Charm’s full Potency!
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The Darkest Night of Winter Waiting for the moon to hit the sky Then will be the time for you and I To dance until our hearts explode We will take the less traveled road It’s the darkest night of winter Waiting for the moon to hit the sky Then will be the time for you and I To dance until our hearts explode We will take the less traveled road Snow will help to muffle my footsteps As I hurry now to the grove I don’t want to miss my lover We will meet out under the stars it’s the darkest night of winter Snow will help to muffle my footsteps As I hurry now to the grove I don’t want to miss my lover We will meet out under the stars My lover comes to me wrapped in a pelt An arctic winter fur to keep us warm The things we then will do on sacred ground A blessing sought and never to be found Our hands will seek the place of inception Our lips continue work thus begun The night after all holds many hours To succor strangers rekindling pleasure It’s the darkest night of winter Our hands will seek the place of inception Our lips continue work thus begun The night after all holds many hours To succor strangers rekindling pleasure
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A Rose for Remembrance place it gently now upon her still form a rose for remembrance a life now is gone untold possibilities waiting to discover now lie unanswered and fading away no more her lips will taste of this pleasure time has bereft her of lasting forever a bleak disappointment tired nonaction stillness embodied no longer my lover
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Whisper my Name The dark shadows need hold no fear for you A hushed whisper doesn’t need to send chills Down the spine of such a pretty young thing I’ll keep you safe I’ll take you under my wing Come with me Let’s step over the Edge of Unreason Whisper my name So quietly in fear Unreason takes over But you know I am near I know that you hide in terror From the things that take away your smile I’ve watched the light leave your eyes I have seen all they do to you I’m here now to tell you this Not while I have breath in my body Not while my eyes can still see tears Never again will I allow them hurt you Whisper my name So quietly in fear Unreason takes over But you know I am near Two hearts burning up as one Never more to be alone I look into her blazing eyes And see my future written there Whisper my name So quietly in fear Unreason takes over But you know I am near
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Black, Black Kisses If you want to be a heart breaker Then baby, you’re safe with me Cause I don’t have a heart to speak of Just an empty black, black hole If you want to play some rough, rough games If you want to go for broke I think I can help you out I’ll go along for the ride Black, black kisses From your head down to your toes They don’t mean a thing Why would you ask for more? I know I won’t feel a thing When I see your pretty tear-stained face Not even a touch of guilt When I see your bruised and reddened flesh Cause in the end we’re both alone In matters of love You want eternal and exquisite Well, I can give you one Black, black kisses From your head down to your toes They don’t mean a thing Why would you ask for more? Some pains don’t fade away They leave a mark, a burn so deep I wonder if I’ll ever feel the way I did before Some wounds leave a lasting scar I’m slipping into the dark I’m losing all those bits of me I don’t know if I can wake up from this dream Black, black kisses From your head down to your toes They don’t mean a thing Why would you ask for more?
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La Cantarella Something in the way she stares Across the room at me A sweet and gentle sister’s kiss Can bring me to my knees Bella mia, mio dono Mia saggezza, mia creatura E nelle vostre mani, sono stato Sempre un arma You’ve got a special something I need to exploit You make my breath catch in the back of my throat You are like the moon reflecting light across the night I want to catch a little bit I want to make you mine A steady hand to pour the wine Belies intent inside A crafty mind so cleverly Planning her widow’s weeds You’ve got a special something I need to exploit You make my breath catch in the back of my throat You are like the moon reflecting light across the night I want to catch a little bit I want to make you mine Bella mia, mio dono Mia saggezza, mia creatura E nelle vostre mani, sono stato Sempre un arma
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Lucy 04:29
Lucy The lights of London are in the wrong direction A trick of the moonlight Gliding across the graves, my mouth is hungry for you Can you keep a secret? It’s my beginning The bed was empty The tomb was empty I’m counting on your discretion Lying alone, my lips are red Do you suppose I’m beautiful? A wanton smile, redder than before In the brilliant moonlight Silver sound, ruby on pearl Languorous ecstasy Now I live alone in my churchyard Do you suppose my sweetness turned to heartless cruelty? The bed was empty The tomb was empty I’m counting on your discretion Lying alone, my lips are red Do you suppose I’m beautiful? A wanton smile, redder than before The bed was empty The tomb was empty I’m counting on your discretion Lying alone, my lips are red Do you suppose I’m beautiful? A wanton smile, redder than before “She’ll makes a very beautiful corpse, sir. It’s quite a privilege to attend on her. It’s not too much to say that she will do credit to our establishment!”
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Reliquary of Thorns There was a princess asleep in a castle She was surrounded by a wall of thorns The apples were monitored The paradise was under siege Now the thorns fall down around me I can’t stop this forest of splinters I can’t take the pain of these thorns Stabbing deep into my heart This princess doesn’t want a savior Her apple is rotten to the core Give me a thorn I know how to use it Her ladyship is a maiden no more Now the thorns fall down around me I can’t stop this forest of splinters I can’t take the pain of these thorns Stabbing deep into my heart This princess doesn’t want a savior Her apple is rotten to the core Give me a thorn I know how to use it Her ladyship is a maiden no more There was a princess asleep in a castle She was surrounded by a wall of thorns The apples were monitored The paradise was under siege
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Disarticulation I’ve got bones in my skirt An extra head in my bonnet Mustn’t meet the constable Some men just don’t understand My husband brings home the cash It’s never quite big enough A girl’s got to find some honest means To keep herself in luxury Disarticulation: It’s a gentlemen’s occupation No women need apply for we know you’ll only cry Watching our frightful vivisection I gently pry open the crypt With the lantern, I peer inside I’m here for the dearly departed Fresh ones fetch the most coin There’s a tidy sum to be had If you don’t mind the grave No one suspects a lady Some men just don’t understand Disarticulation: It’s a gentlemen’s occupation No women need apply for we know you’ll only cry Watching our frightful vivisection Now, I would like to take a moment if I may, to address these most dreadful accusations and assaults on my character and indeed, my philanthropy. You see, I provide a valuable service to all the young medical students out there! They need all the help they can get to get ahead: good thing I’ve got a few to spare. A helping hand or two or three or six is really all they need to get a leg up in their studies. And they find the freshest selections in my hearse....er..wagon! my wagon! My prices are always a cut above the rest! My friends say I look tired I’ve mud on my boots and my skirt I find I’m quite enjoying my nights Cavorting among the dead Don’t know why he wants bodies I keep all the jewels I find He’s up to no good with those corpses Some men I just don’t understand

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released September 1, 2012

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Valentine Wolfe Greenville, South Carolina

Two morbidly fascinated musicians combining ambient solo bass, brutal distortion, electronica, and 18th century opera to tell a story of the macabre.

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