And then there was one

[solarbird]

“Stay Away,” the 13th of 14 tracks of Dick Tracy Must Die, is a song for the desperate – a song of the kind of person so burned, so abused, so bereft of trust that they are unable any longer to ask for help, but can only tell people to stay back, to stay away, not to touch her – with the tiny, dying ember of desperate hope that someone will understand and prove her wrong. But don’t count on it.

It’s paired, in concert, with “Shout at the Desert,” which is, in turn, a song for the lost. “Stay Away” also features the return of the Fake Drumkit, but this time, not for lulz. Enjoy:

And, of course, don’t forget the show: Saturday, 8pm, Bothell, Dara, alone in the Lyons’ Den. Come – if you have a taste for blood.

Mirrored from Crime and the Blog of Evil.

Comments

[westrider.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad your musical style has grown on me, because some of these, lyrically, could have been written for me, they fit so well.

This one really hit home, and I kind of wish I'd waited rather than listen to it right before I have to go to work. I could really use some time to just sit with it for a while.

Well done.

[solarbird]

Thanks! And I'm sorry XD

The funny part is that live, this is read as a hoppin' dance tune. I get dancers almost half the time on this one, no lie. And yay! But it's funny. Apparently my rage is danceable XD

[westrider.livejournal.com]

Oh, in the right mood, this one would be a total mover. It's not the song, it's the way the song interacts with what's happening in my life right now.

Truth be told, I really like that combination of cheerful energy and dark/messed up lyrics. It's one of the reasons I'm such a fan of Warren Zevon.

Actually, if I ever do get my shit together, musically, this is one I'd like to cover. I think it would work well with the shouty Black Metal/ElectroGrindCore that my foolings around have tended towards.

Fortunately my shift today was short, because I had this mixed up in my head with Hide from Me, Shout at the Desert, California Über Alles, and a Korpiklaani song called Man Can Go through the Grey Stone. It was a weird couple of hours.

[solarbird]

I think you're the only person who actually gets that I'm doing a kind of metal here. XD

[westrider.livejournal.com]

I have a very broad conception of Heavy Metal. This fits in there no problem.

I've actually started referring to some of my fragments as DwarfMetal after your description of C&tFoE as ElfMetal.

[mojave-wolf.livejournal.com]

fookin awesome! Great song! =)

[solarbird]

Thanks very much! I'm glad you like it. ^_^