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Monsters

by James Gordon

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1.
From the Deep 05:56
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On strange and gilded cut-glass seas, caught on a pale moon's waves The men of John Reed's Bloody Rose send the captain to his grave Mutiny fuelled by envy and lust, his pretty young wife their prize She cries for vengeance and beneath the waves the drowned god opens its eyes "Of all the dark things in the night, I am the worst Let the blood-red roses bloom to slake my thirst Each of these blood-drunk souls is mine to keep" She rises, she rises, up from the deep At oh dark thirty Eliza Reed bleeds out on salt-worn boards The wretched crew avert their eyes, ashamed of their dark accord The murmuring waves they froth and they rage as her body is swallowed by the sea From seething depths and ancient chains the maiden of death breaks free <Chorus> One by one the men of the Rose, are stripped of their sanity and lives Each body falls with a sodden thump, no time for groan nor sigh Their corpses rot beneath a star-dogged moon, souls dragged into the unknown The price is paid, the deed is done, the old god returns below <Chorus>
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Blood Drunk 05:52
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I stalk cobbled streets beneath a bloated moon A stranger's smile worn in the gaslight's bloom The old blood seethes in my veins with a sickly perfume A rustle of skirts in the dark and a pretty whore screams A glint of moonlight flashes and tears the throat from her dreams The chemical blade splits my soul and the darkness slips free A blood-drunk monster, the prettiest sinner you're ever likely to see A hell-bound reaver, I'll bring this city of marionettes to its knees Each of you sullen, rancid beasts will cower at my name Your shuddering cries will blossom and swell my ineffable fame This crimson prince, heart in his hands, knows no shame <Chorus> This charnel-house butcher leers and winks with a twinkle in his eye This patchwork soul's silver tongue drips with the prettiest lies This hell-bound heart-breaker's body rots and splits at the seams This saucy ripper drinks his fill from your harrowing screams A darkling angel dances and twirls on rusted pins Knee-deep in the dead all over again, this collector of sins All mangled and twisted inside, now the nightmare begins <Chorus>
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Until Your Body Grows Cold 05:43
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I will hold you in my arms to listen to your heart beat I will follow your every step with the sound of my echoing feet I will kiss you in the night until your lips begin to tear I will brush your skin with a whisper 'til it's more than you can bear With strange aeons, Even death may die But love is not dead, That can eternally lie Until your body grows cold, Until your tale's been told Until your eyes drift closed, Until your body grows cold Until your body grows cold I will taste your every breath and I'll sip from your veins I will close your eyes so you can't see as I stroke away all of your pain I will tie you down once you've fallen to your knees I will bury you six feet deep in all of me <Pre-Chorus> <Chorus> I will nail you by the heart and strip away all of your lies I will fill your every sense until the fear leaves your eyes I will squeeze the life right out of you so I can stop your tears I will damn our souls to eternity just to keep you here <Pre-Chorus> <Chorus>
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I Know My Name 05:41
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Sinner's flesh stitched over mouldering bone Charnel-house jigsaw, pieces unknown The old blood transfused life from death Monstrous bastard child takes a breath Made to be human, now more than human, but I'll be human no more Born of the blood, undone by the blood, and by the blood I'll die Haunted by the fragments of my unnamed soul in a body built of lies Made a monster by mortal hands so a monster I became There's a darkness in me you wouldn't believe and now I know my name Your triumph fades with a sickly groan Casting your judgement from your liar's throne Nature pursued to strange and hidden lands You dare not name what you made with your own hands <Pre-Chorus> <Chorus> Wretched, broken, tattered and torn Rotting cadaver since the day I was born Rage in me shatters the peace of the grave Shunned and hated now you'll beg to be saved I walk the Lych Way the dead as my guide The beautiful anguish of life burns inside Your unhallowed arts gave me eyes to see I don't have to be what you made me
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Haunted by the Sky 05:54
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Trapped inside this hollow shell embers start to fade See a kingdom of rust and bone slowly being unmade Eyes mist over the city shines like burning autumn leaves Try to hold on to who I was but time is the cruellest of thieves I've tasted the stars I've painted the sky No matter how tender a lie remains a lie The memories of the man I was fade like the kiss of your ghost When clouds burned like fire and when you loved me the most I look up and a strange horizon shimmers like tears in my eyes I'm haunted, haunted by the sky I snatch at passing fireflies of a life no longer my own Ashes of the way things used to be scattered on broken thrones We used to run through azure fields beneath the dying sun Now cinders of that life remain and soon even they'll be gone <Pre-Chorus> <Chorus> Threads that make up my tattered soul unravel into the abyss My rage, my madness, my hope, my grief, the memory of your lips You pieced me together you built me a cage in your heart so I would stay I thought those things couldn't be taken from me but I feel them slipping away <Pre-Chorus> <Chorus>

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Monsters was written for the final year of my degree and the theme that connects the songs on it is one of classic horror film/fiction tropes. Style-wise, the songs are all over the map: from a folky sea-shanty to full-on, guitar-driven metal. There's a focus on vocal harmony and strong hooks in the melodies, but also on evoking an atmosphere that brings to mind the monster in question.

Videos:
1) youtu.be/wRf0ShJmW0A
2) youtu.be/loKXA3cRg2g
3) youtu.be/OsdzMdy6GwI
4) youtu.be/qum4x4ZycuU
5) youtu.be/VjyQsdTY0Ns

Track 1: Combines sea-shanties, Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, the song tells the tale of a murderous crew and the vengeance of an old god.

Track 2: A visceral tale told from the point-of-view of a Jack the Ripper-esque killer in Victorian London, with touches of Jekyll & Hyde and Bloodborne.

Track 3: An unsettling love song / upbeat folky acoustic number, written from the pov of an ancient, obsessive, vampiric monster.

Track 4: A heavy, guitar-driven metal song about Frankenstein's monster and his search for an identity.

Track 5: A melancholic acoustic number about losing the things that make us who we are... and zombies.

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released September 1, 2018

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James Gordon Southport, UK

James Gordon is a guitarist, singer and composer who dabbles in art, video, writing and procrastination.

James writes strange little songs about death and sea monsters and love and zombies... all the important things in life. His music ranges from acoustic rock to cinematic metal to weird folk horror. ... more

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