Jack Stauber - OPAL - Mirror Man (Extended)

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lyrics

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My income will depend entirely on my declining mental health
Whether I can force myself to write is what determines all my wealth
And so I'll write a simple song and you can sing along
It's boring but it's catchy, it may suck but God it's catchy

So I'll sacrifice my skills in order to pay off my bills
The algorithm hates hard work and I don't blame them
The work that takes me hours, just sits until it sours
You can't afford to take too long when you're a sensation
So cater to your sponsor which is instant gratification
I'll sacrifice my skills in order to pay off my bills
The algorithm hates hard work and I don't blame them
The work that takes me hours, just sits until it sours
My self-worth has diminished past all possible returning
And I just have to pray that I don't end up crashing and burning

If I decide to take a break from social media, I'm dead
Because the industry has kindly put a gun against my head
And so I'll post a catchy song and you can sing along
All of my self-confidence comes down to likes and comments, so

I'll sacrifice my skills in order to pay off my bills
The algorithm hates hard work and I don't blame them
The work that takes me hours, just sits until it sours
You can't afford to take too long when you're a sensation
So cater to your sponsor which is instant gratification
My self-worth has diminished past all possible returning
And I just have to pray that I don't end up crashing and burning

And so I'll write a simple song
That's how it goes, that's how I sell
Can't help but feel like something's wrong
With this dark hole in which I fell
I'm pretty trapped within this loop
So wish me well

So I'll sacrifice my skills in order to pay off my bills
The algorithm hates hard work and I don't blame them
The work that takes me hours, just sits until it sours
You can't afford to take too long when you're a sensation
So cater to your sponsor which is instant gratification
My self-worth has diminished past all possible returning
And I just have to hope that I don't end up crashing and burning

A Simple Song - Sushi Soucy

Lyrics by Mel Hornyak, music by Elliot Valentine, book by Mel Hornyak and Elliot Valentine.

Find Mel Hornyak and Elliot Valentine on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Tumblr @melliotwrites.

JÓZEF:
IN A ROOM WITHOUT A LOCK
IN A HOUSE BUT NOT A HOME
WHERE THE LANDLORD DOESN’T KNOCK
WHERE THE LAND IS NOT OUR OWN

HOW CAN WE SPEND ALL OUR YEARS
JUMPING AT EACH CREAK AND SIGH
THERE'S A PLACE WITH FEWER FEARS
AND THAT BRIGHT MONTANA SKY

YES, NOWHERE IS SAFE
WHY NOT RISK IT THERE?
ONE BED ALL OUR OWN
ONE CAT, ONE BIG CHAIR
IF I CAN’T KISS YOU HERE
THEN JUST TELL ME WHERE.
DARLING, DON'T DIE WONDERING

I CAME HERE FOR MY PIECE OF LAND
TO OWN THE PRODUCTS OF MY SWEAT
BUT ALL I OWN IS YOUR HAND
THAT IS ALL I NEED TO GET

DON’T SEE THIS AS A SEASON
I SEE THE MIDDLE AND THE END
DON’T SURRENDER WITHOUT REASON
IT IS OUR LIFE TO DEFEND

YES, WE ARE NOT SAFE
BUT WE CAN’T HELP BUT TRY
PICTURE WINDOWS WITH CURTAINS
SEE BOCIANY IN THE SKY
AND IF WE MUST STAY
THEN JUST TELL ME WHY
DARLING, DON’T DIE WONDERING

(HAO joins the dance with JÓZEF)

I USED TO BE SCARED TO GET OLDER
NO WIFE AND NO CHILDREN, ALONE
MY HEART AND MY HEARTH WOULD GET COLDER
NO FAT BETWEEN WINTER AND BONE

(JÓZEF tilts HAO’s face up towards his)

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE A MAN
WEATHERED AND BEATEN
NO YOUTH AND NO PLAN
WHOSE DAYS YOU WOULD SWEETEN
LIKE TEA. 
GETTING OLDER

HAO:
MAKING DINNERS, WASHING TIES
GETTING OLDER

JÓZEF:
NO ONE WITHERS, NO ONE DIES
GETTING OLDER

HAO:
WAISTS AND GARDENS GROWING FAST
GETTING OLDER

JÓZEF:
SOME PERFECT THINGS ARE MEANT TO LAST

HAO:
SOME PERFECT THINGS ARE MEANT TO LAST

HAO/JÓZEF:
FOREVER

IN A ROOM ABOVE A SHOP
FOUR THIN WALLS, ONE SOLID DOOR
WHERE THE NEIGHBORS NEVER MIND
WE WON’T LISTEN ANYMORE
FOR THE JINGLE OF THE KEYS
AND THE OPEN OF THE GATE
FOR THE CALLING OF THE CROWS
WHEN WE'VE WOKEN UP TOO LATE
AND WHAT ALMOST MADE UP
FOR THE SAFETY WE LACK...

(Through the list, they realize their affection for the house, and Józef reaches for HAO's hand.)

HAO:
DARLING 

JÓZEF:
DARLING
WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK

Don't Die Wondering (GHOST STORY demo by Mel Hornyak and Elliot Valentine)

don't be weepy, sleepy puppies
slip your slippers on your footies
in the morning, you'll get goodies
puppy hats and puppy hoodies
no stripes or polka-dots
heather grey and feather soft
baby pink or baby blue
all the draw strings you can chew

sleepy puppies - rebecca sugar (cover)

(14) Друг другу

A song I wrote to Mae Borowski's monologue in the indie game Night in the Woods.

Mastering Engineer: Cain German (@cainkong)
Artwork: Jorge Amunatigui

I Want It to Hurt (Lyrics by Mae Borowski)

Runs In the Family

spoilers for MAG101! a song for Michael Shelley. me entertaining the idea of a more self-aware michaeldistortion or a thought process of  michael shelley turnin' into michaeldistortion....idk. a compilation of Michael Shelley thoughts.

inspired by The Magnus Archives by Rusty Quill!

LYRICS
I started working for her when I was still young
Thought that place could answer things I didn’t know how to ask
I’d chased answers for years something to quiet my mind
And I knew she had the knowledge I sought to find

I had a flaw you lack and that flaw was trust
I wish I'd kicked it out in time and ground it to dust
Things are more than they appear, doors and people too
The veil between faith and folly is easy to fall through 

Now I can’t see my own limbs; they fade in and out
And there’s bones where there shouldn’t be
My voice is always being mocked back at me
Except for the times when it speaks before I speak

I don’t have all of who I was, maybe I was a fool
full of so much care for others it twisted me from man to tool
Now I’m just some tragedy that hurts your eyes to perceive
Won’t you come through my door, keep me company?





She was forgetful yet had so much behind her eyes 
Knowledge barely contained within her frail frame
I couldn’t tell what it was, but there was a density there
Indiscernible things always crowding her air

I had the feeling if she told me I could not begin to understand
There were times I’d feel ignorant and useless
Feeling she was seeing the world with an added dimension
All I could do was give her all my trust and attention

Now I can’t see my own limbs; they fade in and out
And there’s bones where there shouldn’t be
My voice is always being mocked back at me
Except for the times when it speaks before I speak

I don’t have all of who I was, maybe I was a fool
full of so much care for others it twisted me from man to tool
Now I’m just some tragedy that hurts your eyes to perceive
Won’t you come through my door, keep me company?

We traveled north for a little business trip
To a place with a name that was fake
We shared a glimpse of hallucination or evidence
She gave me a map that made no sense

She said I could stop a great evil
It was the something I’ve become one with
With the map in hand, I stepped into the maze 
Of ever-changing colors and no nights or days

Now I can’t see my own limbs; they fade in and out
And there’s bones where there shouldn’t be
My voice is always being mocked back at me
Except for the times when it speaks before I speak

I don’t have all of who I was, maybe I was a fool
full of so much care for others it twisted me from man to tool
Now I’m just some tragedy that hurts your eyes to perceive
Won’t you come through my door, keep me company?


I met the monster and I made it my own
Made these hallways I wandered my new home
Am I too sharp to look at, am I something unknown?
Would you still call your hand a hand if it had so much bone?

Now I can’t see my own limbs; they fade in and out
And there’s bones where there shouldn’t be
My voice is always being mocked back at me
Except for the times when it speaks before I speak

I don’t have all of who I was, maybe I was a fool
full of so much care for others it twisted me from man to tool
Now I’m just some tragedy that hurts your eyes to perceive
Won’t you come through my door, keep me company?
Won’t you come through my door, keep me company?

sleepy puppies - rebecca sugar (cover)

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