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THECROWN

by M|DN|GHTCHO|R

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1.
STRANGERS 02:49
Are you coming back today I can’t remember Are you coming back for the crown that you left under my bed Next time I can sneak out through the back door It’s been so many years with so many mistakes Is this my memory or is this a dream? It’s been so many years I don’t remember Is this a memory or is this true? I would have left you alone as a stranger forever But you looked at me first.
2.
WANTED 02:57
The streets are filled with lawmen They’re looking for you No one cares if you have the crown anymore They said you left town for a lover I hope that that’s true That there’s something left that can keep you warm [Chorus] Because I never wanted to give you up Thieves like you never ever seem to get enough Everybody wants to rule the world Until there’s blood on their hands Everybody wants to rule the world Until there’s a price on their head [Chorus]
3.
HOWLONG 05:26
Found you living like a king with all the shit that you stole Hearts and jewels the market proved were worth their weight in gold Years went by you found yourself without a throne It used to be that fools like me wouldn’t leave you alone [Chorus] Little did you know I was born with this crown Embedded in my head were the words from a coward’s mouth Little did you know I was born with this crown The taste on my lips are all I’ll leave you with at this bar on the edge of town I try not to remember your name I try not to remember when I made you a promise that I couldn’t keep but that can’t matter now Because there’s no one to come home to Whether or not you believe that’s true The lights are off The doors are locked so go back to your home Cities like this smoke out the best So hold your breath And get some rest Lovers like us we don’t ask twice We keep our footsteps light and lips shut tight There’s no point in talking it through You’ll never know how long I’ll be gone It’s too late to say “I’m sorry” But remember when I leave your bed You’ll never know how long I’ll be gone [Chorus]
4.
CARCRASH 03:41
Sometimes it’s better not to fold your arms You might lose one And then what can you say Sometimes it’s better not to lie The truth might beat you there And then where will you stay? I lied with the worst and I drank with the best that you’ll ever see No, I don’t remember names. I watched it end like a car crash but I called no one, so no one came. [Chorus] I was a girl like you once nothing I attracted brought me anything that lasted. I put my faith in you once and you can bet this is the last shout I’ll lay my crown down now. I voted for things that I couldn’t believe without ever having to open my mouth This camera keeps you alive In my mind it’s the only thing that keeps you on my side [Chorus]
5.
Nobody keeps score on what you believe or what’s tucked under your sleeve when it’s pleasure that you preach Trading in words and praying for change don’t poison the guilty or put them in chains The meaning of your words comes to you wrapped in gold I know you’ve been lost but it’s not worth giving up control to the devil you know or the one that you don’t [Chorus] Loving you just meant love for your leaders All the comforting ghosts that find their home in your throat To tell the truth What a great understatement To forgive and forget must be your greatest regret So what’s the use in going any further down this road with you You’re gathering the weak to make your leap You’re burying the lead on your belief that you’re alone On your exit I was blessed with some relief To drown out the sound of the hounds that surround the crown There’s nothing worse than pity when you’re down but we’re in this together now [Chorus]
6.
LANDSLIDE 05:05
I’m not sure I’m the one you’re looking for You took my photograph and put it up on your door You throw darts with your friends now now that you’ve scratched the eyes out but you don’t know I put the crown down days ago I’m not sure I’m the one you meant to get You burned my photograph with cheap hand-rolled cigarettes You curse my name with you’re drunk You write me letters that you never send That’s fine I don’t want to read them [Chorus] Kind words don’t cut it when you’re young and golden And all the friends you had well I guess they’re just… Time has given you a laugh I don’t recognize And the way you roll your hips I roll my eyes Drive from town to town across the desert like you’re looking for something But it’s not me No it ain’t me babe [Chorus]
7.
THECROWN 04:00
It’s been so long now why try and count the dead They would do the same if it were them And you Were lying down On your own you’re the one with the crown who deserves to be throned But not now maybe soon there’s no love for a king in their youth [Chorus] If you’ve been sleeping through this fire No smoke will come to wake you up But I’ll be in the streets Voting for things I don’t believe I saw fire in the streets and hounds wearing sheets They held up their badges and they called themselves police Waving a gun they couldn’t serve anyone That was the last time I went outside without mine Turning our voice to song we were added to lists too long Waiting for the storm to calm down is never worth the time It wasn’t worth mine [Chorus]
8.
THEBOAT 04:29
Who do you pray to and who do you trust If love is a market my money’s on lust Five finger discounts bring you anything you want But none of it matters when you’re on your own I know you would shake me down or you would leave me now if we weren’t both tied and bound Once we break out of here we’ll find someplace quiet I can’t wait to see the way you move when we’re away from these lights No strings attached No doors to latch No reason to hide Don’t pretend you’re afraid to get caught like this was your first time I know the way to draw their eyes to me yeah I wrote the book You went and strung all your broken hearts together so you could see how it looked Bring me the head of your last love or bring me the crown The only difference between learning to swim and learning to drown is how you go down So rock the boat You know you made me wait once You know you made me wait, right? You know you made me wait so long So stop telling me everything you wanna do to me Just do it Bring me the head of the last one
9.
THEFUTURE 04:30
Heavy is the head that holds the lies that keep a crowd around I’m bound by promises I never made I’m not a voice of reason ringing in your head I’m just a phase If I leave a trace bring a bit of water thread of gold Let’s stitch you up What’s the price of one night If we suture a future that fits you so tight? [Chorus] I hope that by the time you’re dead there’s nothing you regret When you’re on the ropes I hope you know that all along you weren’t alone Heaven is the hole that hangs the blind and keeps a hold around and bound by promises I never made I am not a choice a reason ringing in your head I’m just a fade If I leave a trace Then place a tiny candle Think of ghosts Light the flame What’s the price of one light In your search for the future One match of sulfuric might [Chorus]
10.
Mulder: We all have our faith, and mine is in the truth. Scully: Then why'd you come here if you'd already made up your mind? Mulder: Because I knew you'd talk me out of it if I was making a mistake.

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released March 15, 2016

Produced by Jeremiah Meece (The-Drum, Mykki Blanco)

Additional vocals and instrumentation by Liz Isenberg and TALSOUNDS

Available on iTunes and other digital retailers March 15th

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MIDNIGHTCHOIR is a NYC darkwave goth duo with Patrick Bobilin and Sarah Simon.

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