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lyrics

mesmerized by the siren? she sadly wondered, realizing that she had trapped herself. behind the worldly facade of blind devoted love. behind the beautiful eyes of faith. crawling slowly, weaving a fractured path among the bones and flesh of those she had once loved. scared and torn, weary from the waves of misintention that slowly subsided as she begged to lose. as she begged to be rescued from the world of empty souls she now despised. remember me? empty eyes. never never. felt inside. dream. so i lie. we lie alone. never known. remember me? he loved you. our flesh as one. never never knew. you curl in tight. i would rather die, than lie alone. she gazed upon herself, angular yet silent — a glowing ball upon the sparkling sands. had she grown so empty? solitary and forbidden, waving off judgement yet cruelly casting the stone? inflicting equally on all who came near, as she slowly sank into obsession. crashed upon the rocks, she whispered; as the body, so distant, rose in final flight. she felt the pull of arms, no longer identifiable as they reached in dying love, reachieving so easily the feelings they once had. but realizing, too late, their rapture. lost among the blind, she slowly slipped upon the rocks. how could they still love, when i had been uncaring? why do they pledge so totally, as cruelty became my only power? this face. if only i could shatter. to lose and start anew. lured by a song they never knew; seduced by the image of a vision so beautiful as it deceptively beckons, yet never seeing behind the cold, staring eyes. unnoticed as she slid behind the mask; tempting yet uncontained waiting, always waiting, for something to come between. to reconstruct her eternity and call her with words indecipherable — tempt her for tomorrow.

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from mesmerized by the sirens (2023 stereo mix), released January 28, 2023
sue-kenny smith • guitar & vocals
miira ojanen & dimitri patakidis • voice
sam rosenthal • electronics & piano

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Black Tape For A Blue Girl Portland, Oregon

Black Tape For A Blue Girl creates darkwave, ethereal, neoclassical, ambient, goth albums. This page also includes my ambient/electronic music, as well as side-projects. Thanks for listening. Sam

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