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Kingdom Of One

by death's dynamic shroud.wmv

NUWRLD Mixtape Club exclusive
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The light on the bed, A bowl of cereal. The green, blue, and red A quiet miracle. And although sometimes the empty towns Result in a loneliness, There’s no one depending on the crown In a kingdom of one A girl I once loved Is now a distant star. Where once there was blood Now there is only tar. And all of the space and time we shared Has broken my ribs apart And pulled every vein out of my skin And poisoned my lungs and heart. And sometimes the memories are so pure, I wonder how we can be so sure…? But there’s no room for two upon the throne In a kingdom of one. The light on the bed, A pallid indigo. And reading ahead, Another miracle. And sometimes the silence drags me down, And sometimes it’s deafening, But no one depends upon my crown In a kingdom of one
2.
My garden's not my own I leave it up to you That's what I always do You plant the seeds They'll grow for you
3.
What’s done is done, believe me now I wanna try but I don’t know how There’s no one here to talk it out My heart is locked In a kingdom of one A kingdom of one Been silent for a thousand years My voices sing but nothing hears There’s no one left to interfere And save me from A kingdom of There’s no room for two upon the throne In a kingdom of one There’s no room for two upon the throne In a kingdom of one There’s no room for two upon the throne In a kingdom of one There’s no room for two upon the throne In a kingdom of one
4.
I am going to do what I want I am going to do what I want I am going to do what I want I am going to do what I want What I want What I want What I want I am going to do what I want I am going to do what I want I am going to do what I want I am going to do what I want
5.
To be little and free And sleep under a mushroom cap To be little and free And flutter with the ladybugs To be little and free And drink from a dewdrop on a leaf To be little and free And wriggle away in the dirt I wanna know Oh I wanna know I wanna know Oh I wanna know To be little and free And nap in a mossy lee To be little and free
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Kissing girls Kissing girls Kissing girls Kissing girls
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The Castle 03:32
8.
Why don't you just take a walk? Why don't you just take a walk? Get in the car, go for a drive Get in the car, go for a drive Why don't you make something for dinner? Why don't you make something for dinner? Just get in the car, go for a drive Just get in the car, go for a drive I'm sorry, I can't make myself do that I'm sorry, I can't make myself do that I can't make myself do that Why don't you just take a walk? Why don't you just take a walk? I can't make myself do that I'm sorry, I can't make myself do that I can't make myself do that Just get in the car Just get in the car Just take a walk Just take a walk I'm sorry, I can't make myself do that I'm sorry, I can't make myself do that I can't make myself do that I'm sorry, I can't make myself do that
9.
You appeared You appeared in a dream As if nothing had changed And you shuffled through a hallway And looked up And I thought, “Oh my god…what have we done?” And that’s when you said “Wouldn’t it be sad If we never saw Each other again? Everything we shared, All we left unsaid, Disappeared like that… Wouldn’t it be sad?”
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I try my best Try to express But it’s a strain It’s my own brain We both know sincerity’s not my game So it always goes without saying It’s embedded in irony And fragile masculinity It’s always here preventing me From saying what I really mean Oh no, oh no, oh no… The sincere is not my domain So it always goes without saying But when I die Please recognize That I have tried To tell and to show That you mean more to me than you know. In a kingdom of one If I have you I’m not alone.
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Chimney 22 03:14
Why don’t you have seat? Can I offer you some water? We’ve got some bad news for you. We’ve acquired your lyric sheets And we’ve taken all your music And we used it in some focus groups. And the voting was discreet But the committee is submitting That they just cannot allow you through. No they said your songs they just won’t do. And I’m sorry Tech, But there’s nothing more for you That we can do. And it’s clear this is the end, So you can gather up your files And take them down to Chimney 22, As the advisors recommend For you to burn away your music, And incinerate your memories too, But they’ll let you keep the ash as proof. And I’m sure that you’d be forgiven If you need a moment or two To decide that’s what you wanna do But I can assure you That there is nothing more for you In this pursuit. All the words and melodies are long gone, All those harmonies you worked toward, All the chord progressions you might have been known for - They’re no more. Your legacy’s a stillborn. And you could’ve been good. You could’ve been so good. You know you could’ve been good.

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"It Goes Without Saying" is dedicated to my best friend James

Kingdom Of One has multiple endings -
"And The Award Goes To..." is the good ending
"Chimney 22" is the bad ending

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released April 2, 2022

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