a letter of wistful foreboding from a researcher who has seen and learned more than they should have

dear friend i write to you swiftly
with scarlet ink and a woe
my note will be fleeting
but promise while reading
to hang on to every word

all the days are forgetting
they told me i was alone
but leafing through pages
does nothing for aged
fingers that work to the bone

through the archway
where the bookspines fold
they will show you the way

this study cramped and musty
a coffin to call my abode
each cold glance i've earned
passing through me i've learned
not to trust those that make it a home

i met a ghost that tended a garden
they showed me their most prized marrow
tendons and teeth
amongst pale meadowsweet
seeds of doubt are beginning to grow

through the archway
footprints cremated to smoke
they will show you the way

a letter from a notable source

this is the song i wrote from the perspective of daedalus, icarus' father, that got popular on tik tok :3 thank u so so much for all the love you guys gave me i really hope this recording doesn't disappoint!

zoe 

Icarus (my tiktok song)

Track 5 of "Mic Check, Please!", a "Check, Please!" inspired EP!

Fun fact: the overall vibe of this song is inspired by “Absolutely Smitten” by Dodie!

Song art by https://zimboniiiiii.tumblr.com/ 
Mixing/backing vocals by https://soundcloud.com/alecferris
Read the comic this was inspired by here!: www.checkpleasecomic.com/comic/01-01-01

Mic Check, Please!

sweet tooth

pretend

My 'Promise You Won't Scream' (EP) is out now → https://linktr.ee/madilynmei

'Promise You Won't Scream' Merch incl. a Kleptomaniacrow Crew, Tote & Sticker! → https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/madilyn-mei

Catch me on TOUR 👉 www.madilynmei.com/tour-dates

written and composed by madilyn mei
produced and mixed by scrawny
mastered by joe hutchinson
artwork by kris putter

www.madilynmei.com
www.instagram.com/madilynmei/
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Lyrics:
Kleptomaniacrow
Following me wherever I go
Hoping I’ll drop something so
He can add to his collection
He likes the shiniest things
Dangling trinkets
Coins and beads
Offered up some crumbs to eat
But he didn’t seem interested

Kleptomaniacrow
Why follow I?
I’ve not much stowed away
In my pockets today
You have an eye on my necklace

You start a strange charade, a dance,
A’beckon me to follow
So like you always do I follow you this time
You lead me far away
Didn’t take you for a tour guide
You and I, parading by,
Deep into the wood

Oh Kleptomaniacrow
Leading me somewhere I don’t know
And to my horror you led
Me to a body at rest and
There I stood shocked by your side
For to my surprise the body was mine
Did that mean I was a ghost?
I don’t remember dying

And as I stood there crying
Over my own lifeless body
You felt the time was right to snatch
The locket you'd been eyeing
To my demise I realized too late
And with the pull 
The corpse had disappeared
And off you flew holding my soul

“Finders Keepers"
Written in chicken scratch
On my tombstone
Nice touch, thanks for that
Guess that grim reaper
Knew I’d never grow old
Awful funny sendin’ birds to do your work though

“Finders Keepers"
Well you finally have my soul
But little do you know
That necklace is
That necklace is

“Finders Keepers"
Written in chicken scratch
On my tombstone
Gonna pay for that
Couldn't know better
Who knew death would come
With feathers
Who knew he'd send a greedy beak
A’peckin at my feet, oh 

“Finders Keepers"
Well you finally have my soul
But, word to your crow,  though
That necklace is fools gold

Kleptomaniacrow

Listen

Perhaps by nardine sanderson.wav

cus some people get triggered by yelling. so here's the same song but with no I STILL EXIST bit

ghost song (ooOOooOoo)

Not mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7dA1OsbDeA just couldn't find it on Soundcloud.

Passing Papers- Egg

deep breaths

i forgot to upload this to soundcloud but this is my new(ish) song called cat serenade!! i hope u enjoy it  :)))

lyrics:

i've never been the kind to fall in love
it's just me and a couple of fleas and that's all i want
cos i've got my back and my backs got me
and i'm good as good can be

is what i thought
until i met you

as branches swayed in the autumn breeze
our amber eyes met between the leaves
and somehow every sound around me
had broken into harmony

i'd never heard a sweeter melody

and i've been thinking for some time
how to spend all these nine lives
i guess maybe i could spend one on you

i don't know why i feel the way i do
my heads a little fuzzy and my feelings are all askew
but one thing i know is true is that
i'd go black and blue

to see you through
mmmm

let's run away, with our muddy paws
in the rain and watch the clouds part ways
and as the stars beam down upon us
a sombre shadow moves again

i never want this precious time to end

and i've been thinking for some time
how to spend all these nine lives
i suppose i could use another one or two

[instrumental]

and in the moons pale gaze
i ponder all those days i spent alone
mmm
but now it's me and you
and there's nothing that we can't do
and now you are around
we'll catch all the mice in town

and as we lay in the warm sunrise
becoming freshly baked sunshine pies
i'll purr as sweet as a choir of angels
and louder than a symphony

cos there's no place i'd rather be

and i've been thinking for some time 
how to spend all these nine lives
i guess just maybe i could spend one on you

ohhh just maybe one or two

i think i'd like to spend them on you

cat serenade

escapist tendency machine go brrrrr

more of my music on my bandcamp! 
ratwyfe.bandcamp.com

isle of the lotus eaters

hi!! my name is auri, im a singer sngwriter from the uk and i make videos/songs and stream and stuff, u can find me on youtube !!!

a letter from a notable source

beetlebug