Elixir

Cults - Most Wanted

Hope Sandoval & Warm Invention - Suzanne

Footsteps fading into nothing,
Falling back where you once stood.
Words unspoken choke the silence,
Cut in dust and splintered wood.

I don’t speak your name, I bury
Every sound before it breaks.
Shadows crawl beneath the doorway,
You were gone before you came.

You were the ruin, I was the ground,
You let it crumble, never turned around.
If you stayed, would it feel the same?
Or was it lost before you came?

Love, love love...
This hopeless love...

Hands in pockets, cold in summer,
Trains still hum a fractured tune.
I pretend I never wonder,
But the night still sings of you.

You were the ruin, I was the ground,
You let it crumble, never turned around.
If you stayed, would it feel the same?
Or was it lost before you came?

Stone and silence, steel and sighs,
Every ending feels like a lie.
Would you know me now, at all?
Or just the ghost against the wall?

It's time to tell truths.

It's time to tell.

You were the ruin, 
I don’t speak your name,  
And then I bury every sound before it breaks.
No one stays, no one stays,
You were the ruin anyway.

Credits:

Nayeli Astra: Vox, Guitar, Synths, & Dreams
Brad Astra: Guitars, Bass, Percussion, & Soundscapes

Special Thanks:
To the ravens who guided our melodies, the universe for its endless inspiration, and to everyone who has been part of this journey. This music collection is dedicated to those who dream with their eyes open.

In Loving Memory:
To Rio, who always listened.

Recorded at:
Nude Studio, Calgary, Alberta

Artwork by: Brad Astra
Photography by: Brad Astra

Released under Painful Records Ltd.

© 2025 The Miracle Syndicate. All rights reserved.

Produced by Brad Astra

You Were The Ruin

A4 - Wisp

A1 - Manufacture observation

A5 - Red mercury

A3 - Because of your dream

A2 - Patient zero

A6 - Closer

A cover of the beautiful song "Cupid de Locke" by The Smashing Pumpkins.

New VfDB album coming in 2016.

Cupid de Locke (The Smashing Pumpkins)

Mazzy Star - Lay Myself Down

First Love - The Maccabees (Freshly Squeezed Version)

Widowspeak cover Neil Young's "Harvest Moon". Catch them in Europe. Dates below, tix here: http://www.toutpartout.be/Artists/Widowspeak

11/14 - Amsterdam, NL - Sugarfactory
11/15 - Utrecht, NL - Db’s
11/17 - Birmingham, UK - Actress & Bishop
11/18 - Glasgow, UK - Nice n Sleazy
11/20 - London, UK - Oslo
11/21 - Brighton, UK - The Hope
11/23 - Rotterdam, NL - Rotown
11/26 - Berlin, DE - Volksbühne
11/27 - Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang
11/28 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega
11/29 - Stockholm, SWE - Obaren
11/30 - Oslo, NO - Revolver
12/01 - Gothenburg, SWE - Oceanen
12/02 - Lund, SWE - Mejeriet

Widowspeak // Harvest Moon (Neil Young Cover)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra's sophomore album, II. Out February 5, 2013 on Jagjaguwar. 


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Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)" (Official Audio)

Day Dreams

One Day - Sharon Van Etten

A6 - Closer

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