First song from an upcoming EP
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My baby is all Summer then she's all Winter 
She don't celebrate the Fall 
She don't tolerate no Evil to be found 
She's the sweetest thing, she's my girl 

My baby is cool silver and stately black 
She can operate my gun 
She don't contemplate no evil against her man 
She's the Sweetest Thing she's my girl 

I don't dream sweet dreams about her 
I can't sleep sweet sleep without her 
I can't tease apart the day 
She's the sweet sweet sweetest thing 
So pretty as she lies 
Nothing beautiful is true
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Recorded by Henry Wilson

Sweetest Thing

From an upcoming EP
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Have you seen my baby 
walkin side of the road? 
if you see my baby lord she ain't 
got no place to go 

who's gonna shoe her little feet? 
who's gonna glove her hands? 
who's gonna kiss her red red lips? 
who's gonna be her man? 

who's gonna be her man? 

she's a cold infinite wave 
discretely symbolized 
she is not what she is 
soul not of a man 

Psyche walk beside me 
dark end of the road 
can't find no hearts to bind no 
place like home 

brightness of midnight 
is ever around her 
loneliness and death-rattle 
stillness go beside her 

who's gonna be her man?
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Ryan Back - guitar & backup vox 
Jake Langknecht - drums & percussion & backup vox & synth 
Henry Wilson - bass & vox & synth 
Recorded by Henry Wilson

Psyche

I've been travelling
across the desert
they call me
the passing breeze
brothers and sisters
I have plenty
they don't know me
I'm from the open road

I'm gonna go someplace
warm and dark and lovely
I'm gonna seat all of my children
round the table

Mom and dad
I can't stay here
I've gotta leave
leave my old home
lord I'm going
land of plenty
milk and honey
wear my brand new clothes

I'm gonna strip my mind
of flesh and bone and body
I'm gonna see all of my friends
that I have missed
missed,,,

Calamity Jane
what's the matter with you?
why don't you love me
like you used to do?
You know my hair
is still curly
and my eyes, lord, my eyes
are still blue
ah!

Why don't you love me?
why don't you love me?

Calamity Jane

Fourth and final track off the EP *The Violent Bear It Away*

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Trials, troubles, tribulations
such as never been before
when the sun don't shine his light
and the moon all die of fright
fire come down from heaven
the blood shall fill the sea

I've been chosen and anointed
i am come at the dawn of time
so like lightning strike the east
flash far out into the west
i am death
there is no fullness without me

The mark must be upon your forehead
these worldly goods you then can buy
depart from me i never knew you
i hear my blessed savior cry
no second sight no soft wind blows
no hope for rest

Depart from me i never knew you
i hear my blessed savior cry
i am death
there is no fullness without me

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Henry Wilson - bass & vox
Ryan Back - guitars & vox
Jake Langknecht - drums

Recorded by Henry Wilson

Tribulations

Going Down

recorded 2018–2019 in cincinnati, ohio
from an upcoming album to be released July 2019

written by henry wilson, arranged & performed by pop empire
henry wilson - vocals & bass & organs
katrina eresman - guitars
jake langknecht - drums & percussion & synth
recorded & mixed by henry wilson

i am a child of earth and starry sky
i was born—born to die
lay me in the water, lay me to drown
wake me up from the lake of memory

i'll go down—down to hell and meet 'em
i'll go down and nevermore go there
it was late in the night, they were both sleeping,
little Maggie appeared, standing by the bed

sayin' How do you like your snow white pillow?
and how do you like your soft white sheet?
how do you like that sweet thing lying in your arms—
lyin' in your arms—arms asleep?

well my friend, i believe you're dying
i tried to take you with me, tried to bring you back
it was all in your mind—all in your mind

i am a child of earth and starry sky
i was born—born to die
lay me in the water—lay me to drown
wake me up—lake of memory

For Maggie

Long before the world began  
she had me in the palm of her hand—  
she shook my wrist like the will-o-the-wisp  
and darkness hovers over the deep.

Sister Chaos—  
that's what she does that's what she do—  
that's my old friend, I know her by her ways.

I can't afford to drive in my car—  
how am I gonna get where you are?  
Shrouds of fathomless nothingness   
surround me and I'm bound to your star.

*(refrain)*

I feel so low to the ground  
I could fall in a puddle and drown.  
The moon's down there with her long dark hair,  
black habit, and her red shoes on.

Here she come, my shadow, Sister Chaos—  
bye bye baby, by and by—  
that's my old friend, I know her by her ways—  
my old friend, I know her by her ways.

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