[INTRO] I live off grid Out of sight On my own Two ex-wives I'm cursed Nobody knows what lives inside me A fallen leaf from the Plantagenet tree The following is my confession Of ancestors past Each one a fragment of my history Monsters from the time of legends And mystery past, past, past, past, past, past,past, past, past,past, past [M2 — DEMON WIFE | DRY PULSE] Long ago in Anjou, a count took a bride Beautiful, mysterious, with something to hide She gave him four sons, noble and fair But fled every Mass before the Eucharistic prayer One Sunday morning, the knights barred her way She screamed at the altar, refusing to stay Grabbed two of her children and flew through the air Straight through the window — and vanished from there [MALE — DRY, SPOKEN] Two sons remained. The Plantagenet line. She took with her the family ability to fly Until the 20th century We use machines now fly, fly, fly,fly, fly, fly, fly,fly, fly, fly, fly,fly, [CHORUS 1 — DEEP UNISON, DRUMS ENTER] A demon mother, a royal name Two sons left to bear the demon stay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-STAIN! nice stutt-stutt-stutter [SUSTAINED SUNG VOWELS: slow, subtle, irregular analog pitch warble; gentle tape wow and flutter with slight detuning; let the wobble deepen at the ends of held notes. Keep the vocal clear and expressive, with no abrupt pitch jumps.] FROM THE DEVIL WE CAAAAAAAAAAAAME TO THE DEVIL WE RETURN DEMON COUNTESS WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ? AAAAAAAHHHH... OOOOOOOOOH... [POLIVOKS FOLLOWS PITCH — DRUMS CRASH IN] [M3 — CHARLEMAGNE | DRY] Charlemagne built an empire, brought learning to the land Four thousand five hundred Saxons died at his command He offered them salvation — with a sword in either hand [CHORUS 2 — HARD CHANT, METALLIC HITS] The holy cross, the burning sword Four thousand souls to praise the Lord [DEEP VOCODER] FROM THE DEVIL WE CAME TO THE DEVIL WE RETURN [VERSE — EDWARD IV | DEADPAN] Edward the Fourth won at Towton, wore the English crown His brother Clarence quietly put down [MALE — SPOKEN] My sixteenth great-grandfather. I have 3 lines from him He had some issues. [CHORUS 4 — DEEP VOCODER, MACHINE RHYTHM] The White Rose bloomed, the brother fell One more Plantagenet farewell Another Plantagenet arrives in hell FROM THE DEVIL WE CAAAAAAAAAAAAME TO THE DEVIL WE RETURN DEMON COUNTESS WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ? [M4 — FULK THE BLACK | LOW PULSE] Fulk the Black built castles, mighty walls of stone Burned Saumur to ashes, claimed the land his own They say he burned his wife — domestic life was toast that night [CHORUS 5 — POLIVOKS GROWL, DRUMS PUNCH] The castle stands, the city burns The pilgrim begs, the sinner returns [DEEP VOCODER WITH UNSTABLE WARBLE] FROM THE DEVIL WE CAME TO THE DEVIL WE RETURN [VERSE — HENRY VIII | DEADPAN] Henry built a navy, made England strong at sea Stripped the monasteries, took their land and treasury Six wives, two beheaded — matrimonial efficiency [MALE — SPOKEN] Half-first cousin of my 14th great-grandmother, Frances Henry the 8th truly was an evil bastard [CHORUS 7 — FULL DRUMS, DISTORTED BASS] The abbeys fell, the silver sold Six royal brides, a crown of gold [SUSTAINED SUNG VOWELS: slow, subtle, irregular analog pitch warble; gentle tape wow and flutter with slight detuning; let the wobble deepen at the ends of held notes. Keep the vocal clear and expressive, with no abrupt pitch jumps.] FROM THE DEVIL WE CAAAAAAAAAAAAME TO THE DEVIL WE RETURN DEMON COUNTESS WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ? [M5 — FINALE | HALF-TIME] [WEISSENBORN slide guitar — LONG BENDS] A thousand years of blood and flame A thousand years of kings and shame The sword, the cross, the royal decree All these ghosts — inside of me No throne to claim No war to fight Just an old airfield And the silence of night [FINAL CHORUS — DEEP UNISON] The crowns are dust, the kingdoms burn The fallen leaf will not return [MALE — DRY, SPOKEN] Is karma real? Passed from father to son? From ancient great-grandfathers And other monsters — to me? Is riches fuelled by blood? Do I see things that make others shrug? Ancient blood in the twenty-first century A little story of my family history [PAUSE — ALL INSTRUMENTS SILENT] [Deep vocoder] Pie Jesu Domine, salva animam meam et dona eis requiem. [male] Save my soul and grant them rest. [END — LOW POLIVOKS, TAPE WOW, FADE]
