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Ignition​/​Fade

by Razorblade Monalisa

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1.
Eyes 02:33
She sold herself at the pleasure bar Her cutout memories left her scarred Now, Molly's got her mirror eyes She spits her tears, won't see her cry She looks at me with X-Ray eyes My longing heart can't be disguised She's hard as chrome and fast as light She'll only stay with me the night I need to find myself new eyes That see through walls and pierce the night, View far horizons, burn through lies Tell me where to find new sight Ricki got her eyes today She took my money, ran away They're crystal blue, the latest style To go with fashion model smiles She left me here to seek her fame To be a star, to be the same Now, perfect faces with her eyes Are all her waving me goodbye I need to find myself new eyes That see through walls and pierce the night, View far horizons, burn through lies Tell me where to find new sight I need to find new eyes So I can't be surprised See faces on the billboards With stares that say much more than words 'Cause all their faces have her eyes They're all her waving me goodbye
2.
Revolt for realism This carnal communism You'd have me drink my fill But that would only make me ill Your promised revolution Becomes new institution Progress, modernity Now I'm locked inside eternity When all the damsels are distressed And the maidens don't fight fair, Then Dracula's the loneliest if he doesn't want to share When all the damsels come undressed And the maiden she lies bare, Then Dracula's the loneliest 'cause he can only stare The workers bring new dawn Nocturnal dreamers gone You can be part of the Party And share with every body Trade oppression for tyranny Take flesh, leave fantasy Today your liberator Tomorrow dominator The Revolution will not rest Till everybody shares And Dracula's the wealthiest, but with no coin to spare So drive a stake into my chest And burn my bones bare 'Cause I'm Dracula the powerless, but who said life was fair? Just remember, when he holds you down It's for your own protection Because we both Want your blood It's my fangs or his erection When all the damsels are distressed And the maidens don't fight fair Then Dracula's the loneliest if he doesn't want to share When all the damsels come undressed And the maiden, she lies bare Then Dracula's the hungriest, 'cause there's no blood to spare No blood No blood No blood for Dracula
3.
Redshirts 06:01
A perilous journey Across Time and Space In search of a new home But I'm finding no trace The surface is barren My planet is doomed I took to the stars Not a moment too soon My mission is futile No cargo, no crew No course can I follow But my ship is true I've found where the hole is But I can't find the shape A gravity from which There is no escape An infinite distance The stars as my guide No place to call home, now The Void is my bride The viewscreen recounts All my adventures so far With others who settled To orbit new stars My ray-gun is handy But my prospects look bleak I've been here before, though And I'll be back next week Encountered strange creatures Saved dozens of worlds Won the day in an hour And I've gotten the girl But events all conspire To make me move on The viewscreen is calling So I never stay long An infinite distance The stars as my guide No place to call home, now The Void is my bride The viewscreen is calling It's that time again An infinite distance The stars as my guide No place to call home, now The Void is my bride
4.
Dog Star 04:48
Can you read the arcane maps of dreams? From a turn of cards my future glean? I've been waiting far too long for my whole life to start Every time the signs appear I watch them fall apart and fade from view Will I chase my tail around? Will the wheel grind me down? Or will I ride it up to the brand new fortune high above the crowd? Can you calculate my future love? Is it written in the stars above? Are we slaves to fortune straining at our bonds of fate? If we couldn't find the time then why is it too late to start anew? Will I chase my tail around? Will the wheel grind me down? Or will I ride it up to the brand new fortune high above the crowd? Do I seek what can't be found? Do I whisper every sound? Or do I lift my face up to the sky and call aloud? Is it in the stars? Will I chase my tail around? Will the wheel grind me down? Or will I ride it up to the brand new fortune high above the crowd? Do I seek what can't be found? Do I whisper every sound? Or do I lift my face up to the sky and call aloud? And shout the heavens down and wear The crown of stars upon my head Or will my voice be drowned away...
5.
The seas will boil and the skies will fall The Earth will crack or so they say They live in panic and misguided faith But to me it's just another day So don't be afraid, my friend 'Cause it's only the end Of the world again Millennial epoch has come and gone And Mayan time has all run out Are you despondent and feeling lost With no Apocalypse to fret about? Well don't be afraid, my friend 'Cause soon it will be the end Of the world again Some say in ice Some say in fire I've seen it all unfold before Some say a bang Some say a whimper But in my eyes it's all a bore The beasts will rise and the dead will walk A plague will sweep across the land It may look grim, but what you fail to see Is there's always one more grain of sand So don't be afraid, my friend 'Cause it's only the end
6.
Alien Nation 02:55
Walking through the city I go out to the bar It's just down the road Why does it seem so far? Mating dance and social dominance I could be at the zoo It's a wildlife expedition But I'm just watching you I feel like I'm from outer space I'm not a part of the human race I'm from an alien nation I live in alienation You stare like I'm from outer space Am I out of time or out of place? Draw lines in the sand Stick to your own crowd 'Cause you can only wear What the fashion police allowed If they don't look and talk like you You give and ask no quarter But I won't wear your uniform 'Cause Alien Nation has no border I feel like I'm from outer space I'm not a part of the human race I'm from an alien nation I live in alienation You stare like I'm from outer space Am I out of time or out of place? From straights and fakes to freaks and geeks I haven't been outside in weeks 'Cause the living dead and those strung-out 'heads Still try to keep me in my bed 'Cause I'm an alien Am I out of time? Or out of place? Or is someone waiting up in outer space for me? You lie, you cheat, you steal Get away with what you can Stepping on the other guy 'Cause you don't give a damn You think the world owes this to you And I'm the one to pay But you don't give a second thought 'Cause that's the American Way I feel like I'm from outer space I'm not a part of the human race I'm from an alien nation I live in alienation You stare like I'm from outer space Am I out of time or out of place?
7.
Dark Age 02:31
Let's start a brand-new Dark Age Let's start a new Crusade No reason, that means treason Make sure that God gets paid As-Salaam They did it to us first So we'll return it worse Defeat, the past repeats Too blind to break the curse Shalom A brother dies Another soldier born A mother cries Another nation torn Beneath the cross The crescent and the star They're counting loss Instead of healing scars Let's justify our hatred With bent words from holy pages It's your turn—a fag means “burn” God loves the war he wages Amen
8.
Dolly 04:44
A body oh, so sweet Wrapped up in plastic sheets Here comes a man in black The mirror hides a twin Remove offending limb Her arms are bending back Beware the woods at night And wide-eyed birds in flight They're watching you And they are not what they seem The giant speaks the clues And now I need new shoes Because I'm walking backward in my dream Alphabet fingernails Spell out a gruesome tale His hair is turning white When trust is torn apart By buried broken hearts He dances toward the light Beware the woods at night And wide-eyed birds in flight They're watching you And they are not what they seem The giant speaks the clues And now I need new shoes Because I'm walking backward in my dream
9.
Freezer/Burn 05:53
You keep me locked away In cryogenic hold While your ship wanders the stars But space is just as cold I watch through frosted glass Waiting for my turn Waiting for my time to shine Waiting to burn I'll be your secret weapon in emergency I cannot warm your heart, so I'll burn your enemies I'm the only casualty in your cold, cold war Highly praised, but kept in store Your faithful warrior Frozen in undeath My molten core a weapon Pointed out at loneliness Maybe in some different world, some alternate dimension You'll have no need to keep me here in this suspension I'm your deterrent in this cold, cold war Highly praised, but kept in store I'm hyperslept And I'm well-kept At once a comfort And a threat Maybe in some parallel universe we'll find That I am not so cold, and you are not so blind I'm the only casualty in your cold, cold war But when the fight is over, back in store
10.
Give me a stainless steel heart One that won't fall apart Cold and hard, it won't ever break Scoop the brains out of my head Pour in some microchips instead I'm tired of making mistakes Compute the outcome So I'll know it before I've begun Remove all risk and doubt I'll have it all figured out Plug a clock into my spine So I'll have hardwired time My life will be so precise And give me electric sex Physical lust leaves me a wreck No longer a victim of vice I'll just be self-contained Half of the fun, none of the pain Remove desire and doubt I won't need anything from without Nothing from without Give me titanium limbs Wrap me in armor skin Infrared eyes So I can't be surprised Then, I'll be solid state I just can't wait I just can't wait to be solid state

credits

released October 10, 2014

Razorblade Monalisa are:

Bino Prassa - Vocals, Guitar (5), Bass (8, 9).
Jules Alcouffe - Guitars, Bass (4, 7), Keyboards, Sound Effects.
Ryan Fontana - Drums, Vocals (5, 9).
Will Shelton - Bass, Guitar (4, 8, 9).

Lyrics by Bino Prassa, music by Razorblade Monalisa.
Music co-written by: Dire Deparra (3, 5, 7, 9, 10), Josh Sims (6), and Kevin Ian Common (2).

Recorded and mixed by Jules Alcouffe, mastered by Robert Furtkamp.
Front cover art "Somethings" (detail) by Devi Ever. www.fuzzgoddess.com
CD design and back cover art by Jules Alcouffe.
Photography by Michael Kime Photography.

Lyrics available at: www.razorblademonalisa.com/ignitionfade.pdf

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Razorblade Monalisa Sacramento, California

Inspired largely by 80's post-punk, Razorblade Monalisa has come back from the dead more often than many of its forebears in its ten-year-long career. The band blends the styles of yesteryear into an alternately dark, dreamy, and ferocious sound injected with lyrical metaphor that references works of science fiction and horror. ... more

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