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Specters

from FACT by FICTITIOUS

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Beat by Rixe, Lyrics by The Elegant Eccentric

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Hook:
Avian barbarians robbed her of sight
The flesh of mother earth let her see in a new light
Bleached bones and grinning skull
Running from the spirits and the childrens souls

1st Verse

As she slept she resembled a corpse
So the crows turned their heads to her eyes for the main course
Killed the birds and used the earth for eyes
And then saw the silhouettes of all the men who have died

Skeletons feasting while fighting duels
But the tears of a child can't confine the ghouls
Screams as the specters emerge from streams
But she's gotta stay awake has no use for dreams

Vacant eyes stare hard enough to break ribs
Haunted and daunted by the ghastly visions
Family transformed and are now apparitions
Speaking in whispers so the dead will listen


2nd Verse

Malevolence rose up murdered her innocence
A berserk usurper obsessed with dissonance
Claimed the throne with a sardonic grin
Raised a hardened arm 'Let the games begin'

The crows began to laugh as they held their post
As she searched help from the east to the west coast
Constantly pursued by the whispers in the wind
The sisters of ghosts with eyes of sin

Had to keep going she couldn't look back
Every road that she chose turned out to be the wrong track
Searching for a place to hide or go to bed
But you can't outrun the army of the dead


3rd Verse

Eulogies written and used as war chants
Sore hands clutch fresh flesh for a poor chance
Trying to grasp what they used to have
From a scared little girl running through the world in torn pants

Where's the safety, where's the sanctuary
Can't be at home cause now that's a cemetery
Her teddy bear and star spangled back pack
Got torn and strangled and then turned into ash

She braided her hair on the day this all happened
Drew a self portrait with a sketched in caption
Whoever finds this, please send help
I can't save a dead world all by myself.

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from FACT, released March 15, 2010
Beat by Rixe, Lyrics by The Elegant Eccentric

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FICTITIOUS Seattle, Washington

FICTITIOUS does not exist. They make their presence known as an idea. Hailing from all over the country the members joined together as a collective with the goal of planting intelligence and poetry into the hip-hop structure. FICTITIOUS spins narratives centered around characters from all walks of life. By observing and dissecting that which isn't us we define that which is. ... more

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