This track is a result of my highly valued and close collaboration with Wojciech Makowski, who is still my dearest friend since elementary school. It started with a few lines of text in which Wojciech described his loneliness, sitting for hours in an empty room. This feeling reminded me of my childhood trauma and several drastic scenes that I experienced as a victim of domestic violence from my father, all of which happened behind the closed door of an empty room (although there were unwritten neighborhood agreements and social consent for this type of practices). We somehow put these things together and this sad song came out smoothly as some sort of mash-up. Enjoy!

Kamil Walczak (feat. Wojciech Makowski) - EMPTY ROOM (Alt.)

Em & Double-U - MEANINGLESS

Em & Double-U - UNCERTAIN OF THE DAWN

Em & Double-U - IRRESPONSIVE

Em & Double-U - LAST CELEBRATION (Korek Cover)

"In The Hanging Graveyard" is the sixth and final track of the A-side studio album "Bloody Rituals" released in June of 2025 by Hanging Graveyard (duo of two brothers: Michael Walczak and Kamil Walczak). Their music is described as gothic metal, while guitar-driven compositions are carried by instrumental parts blended with lyrical essentialism. The lyrics of this song refer to a vision of the hanging graveyard, where emotional turmoil and existential suffering can find an end in a ritual act of suicide: "In the hanging graveyard / Bloody rituals… / In the hanging graveyard / Creepy animals…".

Hanging Graveyard - IN THE HANGING GRAVEYARD

The Spirit Of The Forest

The Sound Of Heaven

Makowski Solo - THE SOUND OF HEAVEN (Melodic Piano Song)

Honesty

Makowski Solo - HONESTY (Melodic Piano Song)

Shatter the Silence 3

Fall Fight Rise

[Verse 1]
Oh, you weigh my every word
Listening but not heard
Like a prosecutor thirsting for a flaw
No context, no intent
You smile when I'm silent
Twisted when I speak
Every time I try to care
You frame it as deceit

[Pre-Chorus]
Try to meet you halfway
You just moved the line
Try to make things better
You redrew the crime
Prove that I wasn't guilty
You said let it go
But the next time you needed a villain
You staged me as the show

[Chorus]
I'm the devil in your eyes
The scapegoat for your pain
You rewrite the past just to make me wear the blame
No matter what I give
You see a hidden price
You never wanted truth, just someone to sacrifice
I'm done with the silence, the guilt, the disguise
I see it now
I'm just the devil in your eyes

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
You kept a ledger of offenses that only ever point one way
Didn't matter what I offered, you just kept saying that I betrayed
I watched you bend every memory to suit a new complaint
When I wouldn't play your version, you'd repay me with restraint

[Pre-Chorus]
I kept receipts, kept calm
You kept sharpening your blade
To myself, you just misunderstood
While you were busy digging my grave
Now I see the pattern
It's not confusion, it's a role
You needed someone to carry the weight so you didn't have to feel it all

[Chorus]
I'm the devil in your eyes, the one who's always wrong
You build your case with silence, then scream it loud and long
You say you want connection, but only on your terms
While you act like the one who's wounded, but I'm the one who burns
I tried, but I won't beg or apologize
I won't keep living as the devil in your eyes

Devil of your eyes Extended Verson

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 - UNCERTAIN OF THE DAWN

Em & Double-U

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