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Dystopian Wonders

from The Lecher's Waltz by Rasp Thorne & the Briars

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The debut studio album from London guttersnipes. Includes 16 page booklet with lyrics, artwork and photos.

    Recorded and mixed by Alex McGowan at Space Eko Studios, London, England, 2012.

    Mastered by Harvey BIrrel at Southern Studios, London, England, 2012.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Lecher's Waltz via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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lyrics

Dystopian Wonders


If you try to mow over the misused flora of nite,
Don’t be caught slack-jawed when you encounter
Other entities devouring the light.

For there’s gloryholes in the palms of most martyrs,
Dionysus flirts by biting off your tongue,
As for Isis, well, don’t even bother,
Lest you’re craving a curse from an immortal cunt.

But you must best know every creature cast in our immortal show,
(with their wax drenched pouts and purple stitched knees)
Wouldn't harbour such longevity had they not had the foresight to know
that'd they'd never die, that'd they'd shine forever in their prime . . .

Bellona was bashed in a car crash,
Was it her fault or another’s - don't matter at all,
Her donations counts much more than the scrapped steel,
For her testament outlasts her tragic downfall.

Witness Tora, a doll with bones scrapped from roadkill
And patched together with an embryontic spine,
Was it a witches curse that wrought her asunder?
Or a blessing that chopped her down in her prime?

But you must best know any creature cast in our immortal show,
(with their wax drenched pouts and purple stitched knees)
Wouldn't harbour such longevity had they not had the foresight to know
that'd they'd never die, that'd they'd shine forever in their prime . . .

So if you still wanna come over,
If you want to divulge our sacred rite,
You can be a priceless catalyst, a dystopian wonder,
Past analysis and the watchdogs of time...

In the age of the wretched, Beauty is burnt,
But in the cult of Dystopia, Glamour’s assured.
So rise up Tora! Twist your torso Bellona
come and writhe about in the glory of the wax.

Praise the glory of the wax!

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from The Lecher's Waltz, released July 8, 2012

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Rasp Thorne Berlin, Germany

Rasp Thorne is a writer, musician and performer based in Berlin.

Current musical projects: DRUCKS, CHAGRIN, Silk Rut (Berlin)
Previous bands include: Rasp Thorne & the Briars, LaZY SHaRKS (London) Ryder Pales, and SPAR HORNET (NYC)

Along with solo songs he has also recorded poetry extensively.

'Etched in the Ether', a collection of lyrics, is available now through CHAGRIN PRESS ... more

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