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Pawns

from Divisions by Charlie Nieland

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Inspired by A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer

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Pawns

The jellyfish it fastens tight
On the Fire-witch’s throat tonight
Dragon feathers hide the fire
The sound of trumpets rising higher

With tentacles and tusks they grapple
And wretched voices crow and cackle
Familiar wraiths achieve desire
The sound of trumpets rising higher

All the secret worlds hermetic
Lend themselves to your cash in
Administer your anesthetic
Your other hand pulls out the pin

They’ll say you were Illuminati
The order of the golden dawn
You think you’re climbing up a mountain
You’re just the game in all the pawns

The weapons on display they gleam
Exploding weeds wreck all machines
Chaos is a frequent flyer
The stench of filth is rising higher

All that’s sacred is debased
All that’s known will be erased
Eternally you feed the fire
The stench of battle rising higher

All the secrets esoteric
Passed on down from kin to kin
Turning into some barbaric
Kind of thing you have to win

You think there are Illuminati
The order of the golden dawn
You think you’re climbing up a mountain
You’re just the game in all the pawns

Weapons wound and necks are breaking
As our family expires
These are the myths that you are making
The sound of trumpets rising higher.

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from Divisions, released March 5, 2021
Charlie Nieland: Electric Guitar, Bass, Mellotron, Percussion, Programming, Vocals
Brian Geltner: Drums, Samples

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Charlie Nieland Brooklyn, New York

Musician/producer Charlie Nieland creates a variety of cinematic music. Engaging the boundless creativity within his musical community, including the band Her Vanished Grace, the duo Lusterlit & the Bushwick Book Club, he reaches for an ever widening range of songcraft & textured sound. hervanishedgrace.bandcamp.com
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