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An American Gothic Horror Story

from The Miseducation of Dr. Faust by Child Mercury

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I see this as an overture of sorts to the Faust song cycle in process. This is Faust before he has made his pact. This is Faust as a paranoid junkie looking for a way out.

I also wanted to make fun of myself and my "problems" through this song. This song tries to poke at some of the ridiculous ideas that creep into my head due to my social anxiety. I realize that these thoughts are irrational and not really useful, but I can't help myself sometimes.

I'd like to dedicate this song to Angelica Sether-Hodgetts as she is the most likely to understand this song. And also, I happen to be releasing this on her birthday (which is also the New Moon).

lyrics

I woke up on the floor,
Found I'd fallen out of bed.
The Pentagrams on the radio,
Suggest I'm better off dead.
I shine the obsidian mirror,
Don't recognize what I see.
What is that ghastly visage,
Staring back at me?

Outside on the street,
The sky a deep blue tease.
But I've got this ominous feeling,
Like the Sword of Damocles.
The American in the newsboy hat,
Attacks me with its eyes.
But if it takes a step too close,
I'll give it an unpleasant surprise.

I can't stop these thoughts inside my head.
They pulsate, fill my heart and soul with dread.
I can't keep these thoughts outside my head.
They pulsate, fill my heart and soul with dread.
Maybe I've just simply lost my mind...

I ran around the corner,
Donning a fresh disguise.
Averting eyes from TV screens,
The feeding trough of lies.
But this is all not happening,
It's all inside my brain.
American Gothic Horror Stories,
Driving me insane!

I can't stop these thoughts inside my head.
They pulsate, fill my heart and soul with dread.
I can't keep these thoughts outside my head.
They pulsate, fill my heart and soul with dread.
Maybe I've just simply lost my mind...

credits

from The Miseducation of Dr. Faust, released July 5, 2016
Sun in Cancer, Moon in Cancer.

Written and Performed by Child Mercury.
Produced by Kid Mercury at The Star Chamber, Kagoshima, Japan.

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Child Mercury Kagoshima, Japan

A repository for the musical/magickal projects of Gaze Santos, musician/magickian of the Hodic Sphere.
He is an aspiring multi-instrumentalist with folk and psychedelic leanings.
Originally hails from Canada, he currently resides in the land of the rising sun, also known as Japan.
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