Emotionally very challenging song about the joint drug use as a method of escapism from harsh reality and troubles associated with everyday life. The initial title of this track was “The Golden Shot” which is a reference to the best know but rare method to commit suicide by the intake of drugs. However, it is not always easy to figure out if the golden shot was just an accidental intoxication or a real suicide (without a farewell letter left behind). Anyway, I lost a few good friends to drug abuse, and the entire Grunge Movement collapsed largely because of the drug addiction of its leaders. Somehow, deep inside, I felt obliged to write a song like this one… My drug of choice is gothism. Enjoy!

Kamil Walczak - ESCAPISM ON DEMAND (Alt.)

This is a special song that I wrote and addressed to my wife to celebrate our Silver Wedding Anniversary. 25 years of marriage is quite a long time! To be honest, my wife is not fully satisfied with this serenade of a gothic vibe, because its lyrics is related solely to the darkest side of our long-term relationship, which obviously went through many different phases (most of them much happier than this song would ever be able to express). But I said: “honey, let’s get it straight, you are married to a Goth and a darkly inclined individual who has been glorifying dark romanticism for 25 years of our journey together. So, buckle up, and enjoy the ride!”

Kamil Walczak - MIDNIGHT SERENADE (Alt.)

Em & Double-U - THE DARKEST HOUR

Em & Double-U - MEANINGLESS

Em & Double-U - A DARKWAVE RESIDUE

Em & Double-U - BREAKUP

Hanging Graveyard - POST-WAR RETRIBUTION SONG

Hanging Graveyard - CYBERSPATIAL PERMITTIVITY

Shattered Into Becoming

[Verse 1] 
Oh, cavemen in suits, beating your chests, 
Pretending you’re leaders, claiming you’re best. 
You wield your power like clubs in the night, 
But your vision’s as dim as firelight.

[Verse 2] 
Brick and stone, your legacy’s clear, 
Roads and cities, the same every year. 
You call it progress, you call it wise, 
But it’s just the Stone Age in a corporate disguise.

[Pre-Chorus] 
Expansion, collapse, migration, and war, 
The cycles repeat, the same as before. 
You cling to the biosphere, doomed to decay, 
Too blind to see there’s another way.

[Chorus] 
Wake up, cavemen, your thinking’s a joke, 
Your primitive systems are bound to choke. 
Step into the space age, evolve and create, 
Or watch humanity crumble under its weight.

[Verse 3] 
You sit in your towers, smug and fat, 
Selling the planet while ignoring the fact— 
That orbital space is the key to ascend, 
A future eternal, a cycle to end.

[Verse 4] 
You cling to your politics, your economic games, 
But it’s just the Stone Age, dressed up in names. 
You fight for dirt, you fight for gold, 
While the biosphere dies, and the future grows cold.

[Pre-Chorus] 
You beat your chests, you howl at the moon, 
But your ignorance seals humanity’s doom. 
The cycles repeat, the biosphere breaks, 
While orbital progress patiently waits.

[Chorus] 
Wake up, cavemen, your thinking’s a joke, 
Your primitive systems are bound to choke. 
Step into the space age, evolve and create, 
Or watch humanity crumble under its weight.

[Bridge 1] 
Imagine habitats spinning with grace, 
Centrifugal gravity creating the space. 
No wars, no collapse, no biosphere strain, 
Just endless creation without the pain.

[Verse 5] 
You laugh at visionaries, call them insane, 
While your own ideas rot in the mundane. 
You cling to the past, to theories outdated, 
Ignoring the future that’s long been created.

[Verse 6] 
Stone Age economics, politics of fear, 
But orbital progress is already here. 
One generation, that’s all it takes, 
To shatter your ignorance and raise the stakes.

[Pre-Chorus] 
You beat your chests, you howl at the moon, 
But your ignorance seals humanity’s doom. 
The cycles repeat, the biosphere breaks, 
While orbital progress patiently waits.

[Chorus] 
Wake up, cavemen, your thinking’s a joke, 
Your primitive systems are bound to choke. 
Step into the space age, evolve and create, 
Or watch humanity crumble under its weight.

[Bridge 2] 
The purpose of progress isn’t your game, 
It’s building a future where all can claim— 
A life of meaning, a world of care, 
Where progress is shared, beyond compare.

[Verse 7] 
Directors of power, wake up and rise, 
Stop staring at dirt with ignorant eyes. 
The cosmos is calling, the logic is clear, 
But you’re too blind to see it’s already here.

[Final Chorus] 
Wake up, cavemen, your thinking’s a joke, 
Your primitive systems are bound to choke. 
Step into the space age, evolve and create, 
Or watch humanity crumble under its weight.

[Outro] 
So here’s your roast, take it to heart, 
Your stupidity’s tearing the future apart. 
Wake up, evolve, or 


Oh, cavemen in suits!

Hypocrite

Em & Double-U is a Polish-American darkwave band, formed online in 2019 by two childhood friends: Wojciech Makowski [a.k.a. Em] (vocals, synthesizers, samplers, programming) and Kamil Walczak [a.k.a. Double-U] (guitars, bass, drums, vocals, programming). In 1992-93, they were co-founders of the Polish coldwave band, A Herd Of The Rushing Vises, which broke up after recording a demo tape “The Bad Place” (1993). Since then, their musical paths have diverged to merge again during the Covid-19 pandemic due to their unwavering friendship and their intact passion for music. Since the very beginning, the band has been associated with the Metronome School of Music and Recording Studio in New York City. So far, they have released 4 full-length studio albums: "A Lethal Dose Of Sadness" (2002), "Beacon Of Hope" (2003), "Phantoms" (2004), and "Stolen Dreams" (2025). Presently, they are working intensively on their 5th album "Silent Suffering" (with original material from 2003). Wojciech Makowski is a prolific creator of piano and ambient music, while Kamil Walczak is an enthusiastic creator of gothic music.

Em & Double-U - MEANINGLESS

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