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ENTIRE INBOX: BATCH 545

The debut album from Spectre Horsemen, Pale With Dust.

Deconstruct Or Substructure Interlude

Ocean Eyes

An upbeat anthem about escaping societal pressures, this fun, rhythmic and playful song is so catchy melody everyone will enjoy.

SWEET ESCAPE

Stream “NEW KING!”: 

https://open.spotify.com/track/3Xb9MHpSgHfD3YK1kaYqpo?si=znfEAO7AShms2e-vm5L0Bg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4ppZMhZgddzsxus5cdwbup

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/stefanoark/new-king-2/

Track Credits:

Vocals: Stefano Ark, Finley Thompson
Producers: Stefano Ark, Brandon Panks
Songwriters: Stefano Ark
Mixing Engineer: Stefano Ark
Mastering Engineer: Stefano Ark

NEW KINGS, NEW QUEENS! (The New Earth) (ft. Finley Thompson)

🎃 It's time to Spook 👻

🦇 The Spooky month is here! And we are very excited 🙃 Halloween is our favourite Holiday, so it seemed only fitting that we release some songs to mark the occasion - so we wrote a whole new album "Happy Halloween" coming out on...well, Halloween!

💙 That said though, we wanted to announce it at the start of the month 📆 using this sneaky wee single - that's also 🪄 A SPELL 🧝‍♂️ "Toogras" is an old Swedish spell to find your true love, or generally invite goodness into your life. Simply write "Toogras" on your hand before dawn...and see what happens! 🫢

The second track "游魂野鬼" (Wandering Ghost) gives you a step into the Spooky month, and hints to our latest album 'Happy Halloween', releasing on...Halloween!

Toogras

Written & Produced by Dan Olsen
Mixed & Mastered by Fernando Reyes

Dan Olsen - Thrill Of It

Lyrics

I cant get you out of my out of my head
But I got no feelings left 
And I’m filled with eternal dread 
When will I wake up

I can feel you watching stalking 
Tell me are you listening 
I can feel it when I’m with him
Tell me do you feel the same

Now I’m stuck here tryna figure it out 
Can’t remember the last time 
That I cried and let it out 
I hope you get the message 

I want you to change my mind 
Say this happens all the time 
Even though I know it’s a lie 
Say you’ll be different this time 
I want you to change my mind 
Say this happens all the time 
Even though I know it’s a lie 
Say you’ll be different this time 

And now everywhere I go I know
You’ll find a way to come along 
In my head
Don’t you wanna know who’s sleeping in my bed
Ill act like it’s my biggest regret
While I’m yearning in secret
Maybe I’ll tell someone I just met 
Wonder if you feel it yet 
I can’t remember how to smile
My paranoias driving me wild 
Hide under blankets like a child
I’m trying not to make a sound

I want you to change my mind 
Say this happens all the time 
Even though I know it’s a lie 
Say you’ll be different this time 
I want you to change my mind 
Say this happens all the time 
Even though I know it’s a lie 
Say you’ll be different this time 

I want you to change my mind 
Change my mind

change my mind (prod. fantom)

“She Goes” draws you into the pull of the unknown — hypnotic repetition and haunting melodies create a dreamy, emotional atmosphere that lingers long after the last note.

She Goes

Bandcamp

Murmurs

Before and After

what the cinnamon toast fuck is this (wave mix)

[Verse 1]
There’s a man on the corner with a jacket too big,
Counting the cracks like they’re notes on a grid.
He talks to the air like it’s something he trusts,
And the silence replies with a layer of dust.
“I’m not crazy, I’d rather be dead,”
The man said sternly to the voice in his head.
But the words fall flat, like a song out of tune,
While the sky hums softly with a paper-thin moon.

[Chorus]
And I just watch him fade into the streetlight glow,
Carrying a secret only he could know.
If he’s lost, then he hides it in the fold of his smile,
Walking with the madness like a friend for a while.

[Verse 2]
He folds paper birds out of receipts in his hands,
Lets them all fly where the lamppost stands.
The world keeps spinning, but he stands still,
Wrapped in a blanket that the night can’t fill.
And when he laughs, it’s a fragile sound,
Like glass in the wind, falling down, down, down.
But he catches himself with a shake of his head,
Repeats that same phrase he already said.

[Chorus 2]
And I just watch him fade into the streetlight glow,
Carrying a secret only he could know.
If he’s lost, then he hides in the hum of the night,
Holding hands with madness till the morning light.

[Bridge]
Maybe he’s broken, maybe he’s free,
Maybe he’s something I wish I could be.
Dancing with shadows, refusing the cure,
He says he’s not crazy—
But I’m not so sure.

[Final Chorus] 
And I just watch him fade into the streetlight glow,
Carrying a secret only he could know.
If he’s gone, then he’s found in a world of his own,
Building quiet kingdoms where he’s never alone.

Paper Birds (feat. Nostalgia Boy)

BD1-4U (prod. myss)

Shadow Queen

I'm all about your shade tonight
i like ur tattoss
its excites me to the point of trembling

Mascara smears when you cries — but you laughs like you knew that would happen
I just like looking at your, even if you is silent and looks away
(that's you)
I like being your accessory, something you can use, throw away, put on again - I don't mind
I adore those black eyes, not because they are dark,
but because pain dissolves so beautifully in them

I'm all about your shade tonight
i like ur tattoss shade tonight
its excites me to the point of trembling

When your voice shatters in whispers,
I want to hold every broken piece in my chest,
let it cut me open, let it bleed out slow,
so you can see how devotion looks when it finally hurts enough.
Your lipstick tastes like rust,
but it burns sweeter than sugar when it cuts across my mouth.
(bleed into me, breathe into me)
I wanna your nails, I wanna your scars
I wanna the bruise where love pretends to hurt
i wanna ur eyes like collapsing stars
i wanna ur all cuz this only be mine

I'm all about your shade tonight
i like ur tattoss shade tonight
its excites me to the point of trembling
hu-uh





mascara  (on spotify)

A hazy trip blurring drifting synths, restless voices, and sleepless nights.

(When I Hear That) White Noise

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Ocean Eyes

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