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The Gray Halls of White Haven
When you brush away your fear
And there’s no hope that’s near
Think about what you hold dear
And don’t show them a tear
At night you’re locked in a cage
At morning they spray your rage
Plot an escape and do so in haste
Or else your soul to waste
With a key you sneak out in night
Doors unlock for you on flight
You question where to roam
You turn around and go back home
Chorus:
The Gray Halls of White Haven
Where there’s no hope of escaping…
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2. |
American Gothic
03:50
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American Gothic
There’s a house down the road the one that’s haunted by crows
Children throw rocks thru windowpanes
But not at night- dare or games
People say a young girl looks out from the third floor
Maybe she wants to play- or find someone to pay
Old Lady Sylvia- grief made her die
Put her head in the oven next to the apple pie
Doctor Salazar with experiments too bazaar
Could not bring back to life- his son or wife
Many lives that were taken under brick and mortar haven
They don’t want to be alone as they wander and roam
Contacts from the spirit world tell you what you want to know
Just step on in and see if the warning you don’t heed
Chorus:
There are many spirits here- lost souls- no hope
There are many secrets here- old bones-locked doors
They keep the silence- no one knows
The Horror and Violence- free them free them
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3. |
Late Last Night
04:20
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Late Last Night
Feels that were not clear
Thanks to Southern Comfort and beer
What was I thinking- Late Last Night
We’ve done this dance before
And it makes me bored
Perhaps its time- To take matters into my hands
Flirting with girls that are hot
So I wait in the parking lot
I will have you- No matter what
Beg for mercy
Like I’ve done all the times before
No one will hear you- Were so far away
Down many dirt roads
In a field of white snow
That’s where you met your end- That’s where my life begins
Your shadow doesn’t haunt me
Your words have left me
I taste freedom- And the world
Feels that were not clear
Thanks to Jameson and beer
What was I thinking- Late Last Night
We’ve done this dance before
And it makes me bored
Perhaps its time- To take matters into my hands
Flirting with boyss that are hot
So I wait in the parking lot
I will have you- No matter what
Chorus:
I Put Up With You For Years
And With The Final Tears
No One Will Have You
No One Will Hurt
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Gray Meadow
04:06
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Gray Meadow
She remembers long ago
Lost love in a meadow
A young boy with a wild heart
Shy girl who did not talk…
After many secret rendezvous
She said I love you
The boy stuttered and agreed in haste
And that was their last date…
She would cry herself to sleep at night
And ask what she didn’t do right
The girl waited many a day
In a meadow that was gray…
*Love is fickle, love is so unkind…
It will rob you of your simple mind…
Don’t try to make any sense…
It will always kill you in the end…
Chorus:
They broke friendship and trust
To experience their lust
Under a sky so blue
Their love was not true…
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Tabula Rasa Sanitarium
03:53
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Tabula Rasa Sanitarium
Are you looking for a victim- a stranger and a laugh
Are you feeling comatose- have you strayed from your path
Admire the feeling- it might no last
How long has it been- running from your past
Can you smile- or does that still not work
Do you remember your childhood- before Tabula Rasa Birth
The doctors have fixed you- so pay them what they’re worth
The time will come to escape- Padded Walls and RED TAPE
Chorus:
She’s taking her pills
Gray mists surround her
Blocking her from- everything else
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Cloak of Black Velvet
03:24
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Cloak of Black Velvet
It’s not an easy thing for me
I’ve got to believe to see
All your hopes and promises
Don’t make any sense to me
I’ve said this before
I can’t repeat it again
Down the old alleyway
The one where you wouldn’t stay
I feel like I am old
The room moves around me
Everyone’s got a game to play
But I have one I say…
Chorus:
I feel tomorrow coming
Like a Cloak of Black Velvet
Please don’t sing for me…
I feel tomorrow coming
Like a Cloak of Black Velvet
Please don’t look for me…
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The Haunted Mesa
04:21
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The Haunted Mesa
I keep driving I don’t stop
My destination the mountain top
People have warned me but I have to know why
The Haunted Mesa lights up the night sky
At the top it’s bleak and bare
To come so far I’m worse for the wear
Spirits move and travel around
Thunder shakes this unholy ground
Red light pours from a spectral gate
This darkened moment is my fate
Embodiment of evil it moves so fast
I try to move out run its grasp
It has me- it won’t let go
Lightening strikes- now no more…
Chorus:
Whispers of a gate to the third world
I want to see who comes out of that door
Legends speak of ghosts and lights
I will not be frightened- not tonight
I keep pushing- to know the truth
Folklore warns me there’s no proof
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8. |
Ghost Lover
03:15
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Ghost Lover
Your arms that would wrap around me
Now lower me into the ground
Your voice that would excite me
Now speaks of my last rites
From revenge I am born
I float across the moors
You’re single light glows from upstairs
Like a moth- I’m drawn there
Chorus:
I’m not gone
I can’t move on
For what you’ve done
Ill collect your soul by dawn
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9. |
The Way It Was
03:56
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The Way It Was
I’m just sitting here all alone
Looking down at my cell phone
Waiting for you to call
Waiting like I’m enthralled
Friends come by and check with care
Girlfriends sit and braid my hair
I take trips to memory lane
That final day in the rain
Can you text me or make a call
I am brave and will not cry
Status update or post a pic
Something like that will do the trick…
Chorus:
The way it was-
I knew I had it all
Now you’re gone
I don’t like this
The way it was-
You were happy
Now I’m lost
You were my Light
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Basilisk Manteo, North Carolina
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youtu.be/sup-X7pW0gc
Basilisk is the
merging of various elements in the attempt to evoke an emotional response from the listener.
Kirk Fox- drums, bass, guitars & keys.
Rebecca Taylor- vocals.
~Part of the Hydra Records family~
© Hydra Records 2012.
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