this song is literally amazing!! I’ve had it on repeat for a little bit now haha

The Magnus Archives || Fansongs

This is the demo Megan Nicole Dong and Dominic Bisignano recorded on a guitar that was badly in need of service in an undisclosed office in Hollywood in 2019. 

Thumbnail artwork by Louie Zong.

Centaurworld - Fragile Things (Iphone Demo)

Finally, new song! I've been gone for way too long, I know.
This one was commissioned by terezi-shmerezi for her story. It takes place in a futuristic but steampunk world and centers around a young woman named Rosa who can communicate with ghosts and see the inevitable death of anyone she touches. 
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She walks like no woman that I’ve ever seen before
like dancing on the air instead of dancing on the floor
and each step she takes just fills you with such grace
that you’re always left wanting more.

I’ve heard but some whispers that I cannot quite believe
I’ve heard that she keeps men and women hanging to her sleeve
and begging for some scraps of her voice of golden silk
which they will, gratefully, receive.

But they say, oh they say, that her skin is a spell
and they see, oh they see, the sadness in her eyes when she wishes them farewell

Oh dancing girl, let’s see you twirl, we will watch you through the night
and when you feel us, you will know us, you will see a horrid sight
they tell me you can foretell the doom of every hand within your clutch
and all the mortals will cower before your touch.

She seems to reach the sky with her gloves of woven milk
and every star she touches falls into her palm of silk
and every time she pulls off them off and leaves her fingers cold
her smile turns sad and wise and so old.

But they tell of some darkness that haunts behind her eyes
They say that she hears whispers, they say that she is wise
they say that they have heard her saying in her sleep
that everyone eventually dies.

And she cries, oh she cries, and never answers why
but there are whispers that she knows endings and she knows how we will die.

Oh cursed child, let’s see you smile, at the people you have doomed
and paint the patterns on the floor when you dance across the room
oh young companion, let’s see your gold skin, it is nearly too much
and you will grow up learning to fear your touch.

Touch

06 Rex Marksley

DOWNLOAD ON BANDCAMP: https://therosielord.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-scientists

You know when you spend your whole life fighting for the one you love, only to be left behind and figure out who you are?

This song is dedicated to my favorite space knight, Pearl. It took forever to record but it was worth it. Cover art is by the fabulous artist bao-haus on tumblr. Make sure to check out the rest of her art!
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I used to wonder what my purpose was
what I was meant to do
and then my purpose found a synonym; that synonym was you.
I know I don’t have all the answers yet, but I’m always finding more
and I’ve the answer to just one question:
What am I fighting for?

That which we call a Rose by any other name
would be someone who I’d die for
I know she’d do the same.
And that which I call my heart has forever been claimed
and there will come a time, when I’ll be by your side
and I will finally know my place, I’ll finally know my place

These days I suffer no delusions
I know why I was made
but lately I’ve started to wonder; why must I be what they say?
And so I built a new foundation
and I put you at its core
but now you’re gone and I can’t stop searching
but what am I searching for?

That which we call a Rose by any other name
would be something that I could love
perhaps with time, someday.
And that which I call my home is oft subject to change
but there will come a time, and there will come a day
I’ll finally know my place, I’ll finally know my place

I never wanted to be a mother
I only wanted to be your other half
But in the light of recent changes
I’ve learned that life sometimes rearranges
and maybe what broke your heart could give you a new one
and maybe what broke your heart could give you a new one

That which we call a Rose by any other name
would be made of the one I love
I’ll love them all the same
and that which I call my life
I’ve taken by the reigns
I think that now’s the time, I think today’s the day
I’ve finally found my place, I see it right there in your face

Any Other Name

Theme music to 'The Magnus Archives', featuring viola solo by Elliot Corner.
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"Make your statement, face your fear." A weekly horror fiction podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join Jonathan Sims as he explores the archive, but be be warned, as he looks into its depths something starts to look back… New episodes every Thursday produced by Rusty Quill, featuring guest actors, short stories, serial plots and more.

THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES - main theme

Way Down in Rio - our latest track, recorded and mixed at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore!

Way Down in Rio

Say hello to your new ultimate history jam, folks. Get down to the funky beats with Frederick the Great, king of Prussia.

Special thanks to the amazing Stephanie Guralnick and Declan Ryan for playing violin and piano, respectively.

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When I was young, I tried to run from fate
I ran but I tripped and I fell
and destiny got the best of me
so I took it and I wore it well.
I put down my flute, I picked up my gun
and though i’ve fought more wars than I’ve won
I don’t pick and choose cause if I lose I’ll just come back again
say hello to Silesia!

When I was young I loved a boy
and so my father put a bullet through his head.
I had to watch and so I thought, I would learn to love the state instead.
Love the land as long as you own it, 
love the throne as long as long as it’s your throne, it doesn’t matter.
Love the crown as long as it’s upon your head, 

or until you’re dead, dead. Buried in the ground.
six feet under a glittering crown.
Dead, dead, better dig it down.
Down down down.

So you think you can take me? You think you can break me down?
You think you can make me? You think you can take me out?
You think you can beat me? Well, Maria Theresa thought so too.
I’m the soldier son of the soldier king so hey, you wanna go in the ring? Go!

So what am I to you? A crown? A name? 
I did what I could do, you’d do the same.
I fought and I expanded, I taught the empty-handed
To grow a newer world on land that I won
(one) second of you life is all it takes to win to lose to make a mistake
If you wanna do what you can, you gotta make the plans
You gotta do it all, make the tough calls.
There’s a way the world works. Everything is just so
My empire’s empirical and data is a must, so
I read up and I bring it down and
I rose up and I took the crown and
Who’d’ve thought a poet, a quiet child could go it
In the ring as a king, well that’s the thing!

When I am alive, they’ll bow to me
And when I’m dead they’ll bow to my grave.
They’ll never say I didn’t try
And they’ll never say that I wasn’t brave.
They’ll remember me after I’m late, 
There’s a reason why they call me The Great.
Potatoes or politics, take your pick
I got both on my resume. Hey!


Now, I run my nation with justification of my actions and facts to back me up
cause I’m enlightened. Don’t be frightened if I seem a bit unnerving
let me tell you, I’m deserving of my power ‘cause I wield it like a king
class and status ain’t gonna give you brains,
you gotta have what it takes and make your own damn way to the top
I know that I was born into this crown, 
but I am sailing like a ship where other monarchs have drowned.
So you can dirty my name, make me into a god
to cleanse your Germany of vermin, well I guess you forgot
that I read my Voltaire, and I know that nothing national
can ever beat the fact that man is rational.
So if I gotta go down in history, then history is going down with me!

So you think you can take me? You think you can break me down?
You think you can make me? You think you can take me out?
You think you can beat me? Well, Maria Theresa thought so too.
I’m the soldier son of the soldier king so hey, you wanna go in the ring? Go!

The Great

Every Fallen Feather

An original song! Maybe a little bit odd and not everyone's cup of tea but then again that's most of my music I think...

Not a fansong for once so no download right now but enjoy :)

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Lyrics
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I'm kind and I'm clever, I know how to pull out the tab of a coffee cup
I find more pleasure in helping, than hurting, I'm pretty sure that's enough

and as for grown ups I don't wanna be one
and I don't wanna see one again
and I don't want to know what I'm missing out on
or if my hat's on the wrong end

so what if I'm walking home backwards?
I'm still gonna get where I get
Anthony's walked round in circles for years and he hasn't stopped yet

I'm funny and free, with a few good tattoos and permanent crooked grin
I've medals for participation and others for getting the hockey puck in

and as for losers I've certainly been one
and I'll probably be one again
but I don't want to know what I'm getting too old for
so don't put your trash in my bin 

so what my life story's missing a cover,
on sale for just $1.99?
Anthony's written in marker, he's scrawled in the margins of mine 

I'm soft and im silly, my therapist tells me I thoroughly know my own mind
yeah, I'm so self aware she can't help me, I finish her sentences all the time

so as for sanity take it or leave it
don't know where I last put mine down
and I've gained thirty pounds since I lost it
so it probably wont fit me now

so what if my uncertain future
looks nothing at all like my past
Anonthy's outside the confines of spacetime completely 
he's perfectly calm and relaxed

yeah

Anthony's just where I left him
and he can't do a thing on his own
he's never won any trophies or accolades
he's never gonna get home
so I've got a leg up on the boy
that I dreamed about being when I was 13
I'd rather be the real me than the fake Anthony

yeah all in all I'd rather be me than Anthony

Music/Lyrics (c) me/PhemieC

Anthony

Will Roland - Teenage Dirtbag

Redacted [TAZ fansong] - ShortOneGaming

I Drown (An Archivist Fansong)

LYRICS:

JON
Tim, you haven’t seen that box of blank tapes anywhere, have you? Oh, Sasha, could you look into any mention of this book in the records? Martin, for the last time, no hot beverages around the technology!

It isn’t easy
Making sense of all this mess
But I shall simply have to try my best
For now

I’ve tried to digitise
These old, archaic archives
But I’ve been trying
For a lifetime
It seems

TIM
Jon?

JON
Yes, what is it?

TIM
Were you planning on labelling any of the tapes you record?

JON
Just play the first few seconds, it’ll be evident which statements they are by the introductions.

TIM
Right, it’s just that you’ve then got to rewind them with a pencil and it’s all a bit time consuming—

JON
Not now!

TIM
Alright, boss.

It makes my skin crawl
The way he speaks to us all
He may be stressed
But it’s depressing
That’s not what I need

JON
Sasha, did you find anything?

SASHA
I’m afraid not.

JON
Yes, I thought as much. Another baseless story.

SASHA
I did meet this very strange man, though. He had hands like claws—

JON
Not now, Sasha.

SASHA
And there was this man just covered in worms—

JON
Not now!

SASHA
But — wait — Jon!

Lately I’ve not been myself
I’ve felt like I’ve been someone else
This job is so degrading
I have a degree

JON
Martin.

MARTIN
What is it now? What have I done wrong now?

JON
I… Just wanted to ask if you were making tea.

MARTIN
Oh.

I just wish that I
Could make them all see eye to eye
I’m tired, sick of all the tension in the air

Jon, Sasha, Tim and I
Are doing mostly fine
But still I sometimes fear
That something else is living here

/ OVERLAPPING VOICES:

SASHA
Lately I’ve not been myself
I’ve felt like I’ve been someone else
This job is so degrading

MARTIN
I just wish that I
Could make them all see eye to eye
But it’s proving very difficult so far

TIM
The way he speaks to us all
He may be stressed but it’s depressing

JON
I’ve been trying for a lifetime it seems

TIM
That’s not what I need

SASHA
I have a degree!

/

TIM
Pub tonight?

SASHA
Yeah, go on. Martin?

MARTIN
I’m there.

ELIAS
Hello, Jon. How’s work? I’ve been keeping an eye on you. I just want to ensure you’re settling in to your new position. With any luck, you’ll soon come to see yourself as the essential part of the archives that you are. Sincerely, your boss, Elias Bouchard.

P.S take some time to absorb everything. It can be quite overwhelming, but I’m sure, with time, and a little supervision, you’ll find that you're truly in your element here.

/ OVERLAPPING VOICES:

SASHA
Trying to survive
In the Archive x3

MARTIN
How the hell can I
Make them all see eye to eye

JON
I am so damn tired!

TIM
Fuck the Archive!

MARTIN
He’s stubborn, he’s a joker
And she’s too good to be here

JON/MARTIN
I’m so damn tired/You look so tired

JON
Why did it have to be me?

TIM
Or me!

SASHA
Or me!

MARTIN
Why me?

Eye To Eye - The Magnus Archives: The Musical

Threadbare Web (A Martin K. Blackwood Fansong)

I wrote this song before s5 came out but I have a feeling it's only going to get more relevant...  👀
If you like this version, check out the acoustic rendition on my youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc_9lKAc0KY

LYRICS
The world I thought I knew is starting to change
things that once were normal now are frightening and strange
I don't know who I can trust if I can trust at all
there's no way of telling who's been captured by the thrall

All this paranoia seems to grip me like a vice
but after all that I've seen I can't help but think I'm right
I can feel the walls close in with how the silence drones
but I still can't shake the feeling that I'm not alone

I can feel you watching me

I can see with my eyes closed but the visions are terrifying
I hear voices that echo with the truths that they are denying
I can feel it in my head but where does it start and where do I end
I've had to cheat and hide and lie
is there still a human soul behind my eyes

Everybody seems to know what's wrong and what's right
but what's for the greater good and what will tear me up inside
I can hear the darkness call each day more and more
but is straying from the light what it'll take to win this war
this war

I keep on stealing words right out of your mouth
doesn't matter if I mean to cos the questions just come out
maybe if I save the world I'll finally be free
but I don't know if that's possible with everything I've seen

I can feel you watching me

I can see with my eyes closed but the visions are terrifying
I hear voices that echo with the truths that they are denying
I can feel it in my head but where does it start and where do I end
I've had to cheat and hide and lie
is there still a human soul behind my eyes

I've left the realm of reality
I'm against a force that's greater than me 
and all that I know could be lost
but no matter the cost
after the bridges I've crossed
it's too late to retreat

I can see with my eyes closed but the visions are terrifying
I hear voices that echo with the truths that they are denying
I can feel it in my head but where does it start and where do I end
I've had to cheat and hide and lie
is there still a human soul

So many friends have lost their lives
is there still a human soul behind
my eyes

Within Her Web (An Annabelle Cane Fansong)

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