Dark Ballads

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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Saved In Your Slavery

I would run through blackening Badlands & sail Seven Seas to finally appear on your horizon. I would sing a new song about an old hero who drives you insane and out of your mind & body. I would bless you with horny prayers about a sword in your scabbard & how deep I will dug into your secret tunnel... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 18, 2008

ForePlay: Credo In Unum Deum Omnipotentem

My oldest memory in this life: A summer evening. I am seven. My poor mother sits by my bed in the last light of a day that only brought darkness and death. Night falls through the window of the silent attic when she sings, no when she sighs slow and sadly this madly talking blues. And now I ask you... Sign in to see full entry.

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'A ballad is usually set to music; thus, it often is a story told in a song. Any myth form may be told as a ballad, such as historical accounts or fairy tales in verse form,' Wikipedia says. So, at first, there were this MEMOIRS OF LORD HALLOWEEN. Then, there was SHELL SHOCKED ISABEL SHRAPNEL. And now, there is YOUR FAVORITE GHOSTWRITER CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE II! Enjoy!

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