golem's lair: song/song & Lyrics

"Step right up, push the creaking heavy iron door open, enter the sonic freak show, where you shall close your eyes and dance…Nosferatu Waltz"

Song/song

Dalek Rhetoric

This song derives its title from the Dalek in Dr. Who. They are extraterrestrial killing machines with a binary thinking pattern: you are either a Dalek or they will destroy you. This seems fitting with the mentality of the world we live in, especially the latest invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

Heirloom:

Charles: Since I can remember I’ve always been fascinated with north american indian’s culture. Indeed the first movie I ever saw at cinema was “Little Big Man” so I think that’s coming into play. I recently read a biographie about the latest plains indian tribes (“Empire of the summer moon” by S.C. Gwynne, fascinating) and felt like connecting… This song incorporates the Sioux Flag Song and War Dance (from US Library of Congress).

Capitol Blues:

Charles: The song is inspired by the events in January 2021 at the Capitol, Washington D.C. It include a sample from the red-haired loony and another one from a previous -more sinister- dictator -(Godwin’s law box ticked here!). Fun Fact: This song was our first collaboration, Laur & I under the Golem Dance Cult banner.

Laur: I really had no idea if my "darkwavish" voice would work with this song but the groove inspired me. I thought of T.REX but also all the 90s bands that used to mix rock and dance music and let myself go...

Marry Me Frankenstein:

Charles: I always thought Frankenstein-the Monster- was a really loveable character. This one is a love song for the dance-floor!

Laur: Industrial rock'n'roll meets old school horror rock in a trance!

Nosferatu Waltz:

Charles: Last christmas, we blasted the Nutecracker a lot (I guess, it is a family tradition, since for all my childhood at Christmas,Tchaikovsky was played).

I then had this idea for a bass riff variation on it for a while so it flowed naturally from there.

Inga Liljestrom lent us her amazing voice on this one.

As a visual inspiration “Fearless Vampire Killers” was a reference point. The aesthetic of this movie is amazing. It is like an Hammer movie on steroid.

The scene of “the bath” scared the living $%£@ of me when i saw it as a kid. Incidentally, it is one of my daughter’s favorite movie when she was at the age I was when i first saw it.

“Vampiric” wise however, nothing’s beat Bela Lugosi, hence the intro and outro sample.

Laur: Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu The Vampyre" was the first horror movie I ever watched when I was like 10. Once you go black you can never go back they say...Vampire music is in my blood...

Doppelgänger:

Charles: This song Is based on a riff I had for a long time. I wanted the song to be like a towering bass march.

Fun fact: I recorded my vocal while I had a cold playing on the coarse raw aspect of my voice. The drum machine is the same (TR-808) used by the Beastie Boys. What sounds like violin are actually guitar parts (play with lead mic position on a Gretsch).

Laur: While recording my vocals, I was thinking about 70s hard rock meets goth rock, then I realized it had a bit of an Alice In Chains vibe, something I wasn't expecting at first although I really like the band.

(In my time of) Living On Mars:

Charles: This song include a sample of the sound of Mars winds in the intro and in the coda as captured by Perseverance rover (courtesy of Nasa website).

Fun fact: almost all of the guitars are actually cigar box (made in Olney UK).

Laur: Mars and space, Bowie's most cherished themes! This song also brought dust and desert images to my mind. Cowboys in space?

Lyrics

Lyrics “Legend Of The Bleeding Heart”

All Music by Charles Why

All Lyrics by Laur & Charles Why

Prologue-“Kill The Radio Brat”

Dalek Rhetoric

Back from the past, when you look at the future

Weak and strong, A war survivor

Don’t you know about me?

I am alive

Dalek Rhetoric

Travelling in Time

Dalek Rhetoric

DNA Vampire

Dalek Rhetoric

Shoot ‘em Up, Shoot ‘em down

Dalek Rhetoric

No one will come out Alive

Cold metal and born to hate

Something inside when you were looking outside

Will you save me know?

Please save my Life

Dalek Rhetoric

Travelling in Time

Dalek Rhetoric

DNA Vampire

Dalek Rhetoric

Shoot ‘em Up, Shoot ‘em down

Dalek Rhetoric

No one will come out Alive

I’m Out For Blood

Dalek Rhetoric

Shoot ‘em Up, Shoot ‘em down

Schadenfreude Addict

I don't even want it

But why would I be the only one?

I can't even understand

But what can I do?

What should I do?

Fall from grace

Satisfaction

Schadenfreude Addict, Baby that’s our Way

Schadenfreude Addict, Oh Boy! Do we carry that weight

You know it's a sin

So why does it make me feel good?

Oh sweet misfortune

Now we're in this together

Fall from grace

Satisfaction

Schadenfreude Addict, Baby that’s our Way

That's how I like it

Schadenfreude Addict, Oh Boy! Do we carry that weight

Will we carry on?

They say revenge is best served cold

Schadenfreude Addict, Honey, that’s our Way

That's how I like it

Schadenfreude Addict, Oh Boy! Do we carry that weight

Will we carry on?

Schadenfreude Addict, Baby that’s our Way

Give me more and give me again

Schadenfreude Addict, Oh Boy! Do we carry that weight

I'll never have enough... I'll never have enough...

Carpe Noctem

Why wouldn't you go out tonight?

When the moonlight is so bright

How will you ever know

Who smiles before sunrise

Are you ready now

Carpe Noctem

Don't look away

Carpe Noctem

Why couldn't you join us tonight?

When you don't wanna sleep

You know the night is alright

When it's so dark

Do not fear

Don't run away

Do not say goodbye

Eyes on the prize

Carpe Noctem

Shakin' up this dull grey sky

Carpe Noctem

Before they tear us apart

Carpe Noctem

I got a lust for blood

Locked and loaded

Carpe Noctem (Carpe Noctem)

This our new Mantra (a blessing and a curse)

Carpe Noctem

Follow the purple aura (a blessing and a curse)

Carpe Noctem

Letting go of the fear (a blessing and a curse)

Carpe Noctem

Time to shed the old skin

Carpe Noctem

Down with the rabbit

Carpe Noctem

Last great unknown before dawn

Carpe Noctem

Ghost Of Las Vegas

Glitz and glamour all around me

Ghosts and spirits are laughing at me

Hotel hauntings

Murder motels

Sin City never sleeps

Like Ghost

of Last Vegas

Like Ghost

of Last Vegas

Sleek and glossy all over me

Sweet addiction back from the grave

Hotel hauntings

Murder motels

Sin City never sleeps

Like Ghost

of Last Vegas

Like Ghost

of Last Vegas

We are the Ghost

of London

We are the Ghost

of Paris

We are the Ghost

of Berlin

We are the Ghost

Oo Melbourne

We are the Ghost

of Sydney

We are the Ghost

of Belfort

We are the Ghost

of Newcastle