1. The Churning Sea (I Dreamed Of Wings)

2. Ejector Seat

3. My Throne

4. The Lighthouse

5. The Night The Plane Went Down

6. Demon Fever

7. The Depths (Swallow Me)

8. Pull The Pin

9. Dead Trees (I Think I Lost You)

10. The Churning Sea (And So I Washed Upon The Shore)

11. The Invisible Man

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Rubber Skulls’ Goth-Rock-Techno-Pop Odyssey Continues…
World Run Red Bleeds Out Into World Burned Black

by Sherri Muroff Kalt

On World Run Red, Jonathan’s first album, we meet a marginalized outsider struggling to navigate a world that doesn’t accept or understand him, ricocheting from defiance to rage to self-loathing. Cautiously accessing his vulnerability, he gradually attempts to make sense of his internal landscape. He vacillates between building and destroying a nascent sense of self. As the album concludes with The Spark of Life, pinpricks of light penetrate the darkness as a potentially restorative relationship develops.

Eventually, though, the outsider’s fraught emotional rollercoaster derails, catapulting him into the desolation of a World Burned Black. Although this second album ventures into new realms, its themes and approaches are analogous to those found on the first album. Jonathan repeatedly references World Run Red’s concepts, characters and circumstances. In this way, the albums are inextricably linked.

A poem softly spoken over haunting instrumental music (The Churning Sea) introduces this next chapter of the outsider’s journey. It forecasts the story’s trajectory -- one that parallels the tale of the mythological Icarus: soaring high over the sea until his wings malfunction, sending him plummeting down into the ocean depths. Jonathan’s instrumental and rhythmic choices evoke the repetitive motion of waves while innovative uses of language and sound create cinematic images of the outsider’s precipitous descent. His ensuing fight for survival becomes a vehicle to explore the existential concepts of “rock bottom,” suffering, and the “value of a life.” What if there is no rock bottom and the outsider is doomed to languish in a watery hell? Is it even possible to transcend this fate?

Ejector Seat’s propulsive rhythms make it clear that the outsider is desperate to escape searing psychic pain; he fantasizes about flying through space (revisiting The Churning Sea images), escaping terrestrial chains.

The bad-ass My Throne highlights self-assertion and extrication from a toxic relationship, recalling World Run Red’s Amethyst. Here, we find a sense of possibility amidst the hopelessness. The defiant lyrics, catchy chorus, rapping, and touches of R&B make this song irresistible -- and reinforce the idea that light can exist within darkness.

The avant-garde The Lighthouse fully fleshes out the psychological themes and instrumental loops of The Churning Sea. The eerie, atonal, solemn music sonically portrays the feelings and experiences of the outsider alone and adrift at sea. Repetitive base thumping establishes a sense of growing tension and the notion of being stuck, floating aimlessly. Suspended in a no-man’s-land of disorientation and fear, the outsider swirls in a sea of inchoate hallucinations. As body and mind deteriorate, it is difficult to separate out fantasy and reality. As he waits in vain for a lighthouse beam to come on, he imagines the lighthouse both at the bottom of the sea and up in the air. If the light came on at the bottom of the sea, would he follow it to his death? Or if it shone in the sky, could he float up to it? Are these questions the musings of a delusional soul teetering on the shaky edge between life and death? Or symbols of a fundamental question of whether he is a man worth saving?

Jonathan then turns the Icarus myth on its head in the funky The Night the Plane Went Down. This time, a couple fly too high, then go down in flames. Jonathan expertly constructs the narrative to work on several levels simultaneously.

Taken literally, the plane crashes, the couple crawl out of the wreckage, find each other, and make love amidst the flames. Their souls ascend and dance in the sky as their bodies are buried. Here is the romantic, hopeful “love conquers death” scenario –not to mention Jonathan’s trademark juxtaposition of beauty and the macabre.

On a metaphoric level, people tend to enter into relationships with high hopes and dreams, only to encounter challenging, contentious issues that make it feel as if the relationship is about to crash and burn. The path forward is treacherous, yet we pick ourselves up out of the rubble time and time again. This is the romantic “spiritual love transcending suffering” scenario.

What an unlikely pairing of destruction, violence, and death with enduring love and hope! The juxtaposition is all the more startling as we are seduced by the delicious Caribbean rhythms.

References to songs and thematic elements from both albums permeate Demon Fever. Once again, Jonathan cleverly uses his lyrics to convey several possible interpretations. So we wonder: does the character have an actual sickness? Is he being overtaken by a demon of the Creeper Man variety with a seed sprouting into a vine that creeps up his spine? Did he plant the seed in himself to see what would happen, recklessly tempting fate á la Icarus? His fertile mind/barren heart split recalls the Pretty Mind (World Run Red) dichotomy. Disconnected from his soul, he struggles to find purpose and meaning. Yet, he dares the vines to run wild until he can no longer disentangle himself from them. However, all of this psychological meaning is embedded in propulsive club music that is so addictive, all we want to do is jump up and down and chant, “I got the demon fever!”

We return to The Churning Sea poem and The Lighthouse setting in The Depths. Here, Jonathan re-arranges earlier musical ideas and peppers the story with mythological references. Hypnotic lyrics and a disturbing aural landscape draw us back in to the outsider’s exhausting struggle in the dark, stormy sea. Deep ambivalence and nihilistic impulses infuse his fight to survive. Lost in a dream-like state, he is simultaneously pulled in opposite directions: while looking to the “face of God,” his heart is dragging him down to the monster lurking below. Worn out, he longs for relief; should he give in to despair or hang on to a sliver of hope and resist being “swallowed down?” Feelings of unworthiness and a curiosity about the dark side tempt him to let go and finally be at peace.

This impulse intensifies in Pull the Pin as the outsider finds himself in the darkest place he’s ever been. Jonathan utilizes a songwriting technique in which he cites a litany of dark places -- in this case, psychic – that the outsider has experienced to underscore the severity of his present despair. Pull the Pin reminds us of The Day I Blacked Out All My Dreams (World Run Red) -- but now the yearning for death is dire -- and explicit. Jonathan employs a number of musical and lyrical approaches to amplify the outsider’s distress: the final verse is whispered, leading to an explosion of instruments…repetitive phrases…embellishing certain instrumental ideas. Jonathan often constructs his songs in such a way that the opening verse repeats at the end, overlapping with the final chorus. In so doing, he symbolically brings together all of the different elements/places/experiences explored in the song.

While Pull the Pin sends us over a cliff, we regain our footing with Dead Trees’ undulating groove. This song illuminates the desperation, obsession, and panic of a man whose lover has disappeared in the dead of night. As he searches through the woods for her, his mind races to figure out what could have happened and how to get her back. At the same time, he methodically catalogs everything he sees in an attempt to stay focused and grounded. He whispers a list of everything he would give up to bring his lover back. Resurrecting the first verse at the end of the song suggests that the mystery remains unsolved -- and the status of the relationship is unresolved.

The final incarnation of The Churning Sea opens with virtually the same instrumental music as the first version, bringing the album full circle. However, the poem isn’t reintroduced until banging chords usher in the second part of the song. The outsider finally surrenders to the waves -- but, rather than drag him to his death, they bring him to the shore. Sprawled on the beach, he has lost the battle. Body and soul are battered, and he is utterly alone. Yet, a beam of light becomes a faint sliver of hope. Gradually, his isolation ignites an unexpected sense of empowerment: he can build his own hideaway -- a sanctuary far away from others – where he can begin to heal and slowly build a sense of self. Ambivalence still remains, manifesting in different ways. But after a long, dark night, he has managed to survive.

The Invisible Man fittingly concludes the album. We are accustomed to regarding aloneness as a bleak, painful existence -- but the outsider has begun to make us re-evaluate this assessment. Perhaps he can survive living an invisible life and be his own best friend. However, Jonathan’s provocative lyrics suggest that the outsider may experience paradoxical feelings. On one hand, he mocks the world for their inability to see the richness of his being when he is right in front of our eyes -- it is our loss. On the other hand, he makes the tragedy of feeling unknown poignantly clear. It is indeed a World Burned Black.

World Burned Black Lyric Book
All songs by Jonathan Riedel, copyright 2020.

1. THE CHURNING SEA (I DREAMED OF WINGS)

I dreamed of wings aloft on summer winds

I soared my way with loops and joyful spins

Into a sky so beautifully rare

My father, friends, and children were there

But something caught between my wings

A stitch, a cancer, a wounding sting

And all the wind and all the will

Could not keep my flight fulfilled

And so I fell…

They say you’ll turn your life around

When you hit rock bottom

They say there’s nothing farther down

Or firmer to rebound from

But they don’t know of oceans

The vast and deepest oceans

That can draw you down and roll you around forever

2. EJECTOR SEAT

In my ejector seat

I could flip a switch

And sail across the sea

I could leave this wreck in a ditch

I could pierce the clouds

And clear the atmosphere

I could pass the giants

and watch this sad,

blue world disappear

I’m ready to go beyond

I’m ready to break this bond

I’m ready to run somewhere

That I can’t feel the cold or the grief or despair

And I’m ready to hold that hope

I’m ready to breathe that dope

I’m ready to fly right into the sun

To believe, to believe, to believe

In my ejector seat

I can feel the rush

I can hear the quiet

I can melt down deep in the plush

...sweet plush...

This world is half-asleep

How can we live like this

Somebody wake this dream

Somebody rescue me with a kiss

I’ve got a dying lover

I’ve got a hungry child

I’ve got an angry mother

I’ve got a creeping demon inside

I’m heading to meet the gods

I’m betting to beat the odds

I’m threading the needle’s eye

I’m revving the gas and I’m rolling the dice

And I’m ready to test my mettle

I’m ready to press that pedal

I’m ready to ride through the black of space

And to race, and to raze, and erase

In my ejector seat

I don’t have to strain

I can close my eyes

And wait ‘til all this pain fades away

…far away...

I’m down in the dirty streets

I’m drowning in sweaty sheets

I’m spiraling in mistakes

that I can’t unmake, that I can’t escape

And I’m drawing myself apart

I’m quartering up my heart

I’m opening up my bloodshot eyes

to the light, to the light, to the light

Somebody crank the spring

Somebody plug me in

Somebody pull the trigger

Somebody light the fuse to begin

My fingers cannot reach

My wings are clipped and tied

I’m stranded on this beach

I’m on my back, face up to the sky

In my ejector seat

I could leave tonight

And when the rockets flare

I will set this dead world alight

…go!

3. MY THRONE

Why do you treat me mean

Why do you cause a scene

Why do you fork your tongue

And spit your gasoline

You call me bitter names

You riddle me with shame

Your daggers leave a scar

Your venom leaves a stain

I used to crave your touch

Now all I feel are flames

I’m gonna take my throne

I’m gonna go on home

I don’t like how you play

I’m better off alone

I’m gonna fly so fast

You’ll never catch my chrome

I’m gonna take my throne

And go home

Why do you run so hot

Why do you fire that shot

You throw me in your web

And tighten every knot

I’m like some junk you tossed

Some pig you double-crossed

I’ve got to break this chain

I’ve got to pay the cost

I’ve got to save my soul

Before my soul is lost

I’m gonna take my throne

I’m gonna go on home

You wanna kick this dog

And feed him shit and bones

I’m gonna pack my toys

And every blade I own

I’m gonna take my throne

And go home

Why do you break my heart

I loved you from the start

You sink your hooks in deep-

And rip my flesh apart

We’ve got the house and kids

We can’t go on the skids

We never said goodbye

We never called it quits

But if you hit me ‘gain

I’m gonna say we did

I’m gonna take my throne

I’m gonna go on home

You want a world burned black

You want a fallout zone

You want a tower of glass

And yet you cast these stones

You swing your hammer high

You throw your punches low

You wanna gnash and bite

Your teeth are just for show

You wanna sting the Queen

You better arm your drones

This is tyrannicide

This is the fall of Rome

I’m gonna take my throne

And go home

Why do you suffer now

Why do you look so down

I want no more from you

Just a final bow

And then I’m breaking free

And then I’ll flee this scene

And then I’ll pierce the sky

And then I’ll cross the sea

And if you know what’s good

You’re gonna leave me be

And if you try to hunt

You’ll never find me

I’m gonna take my throne

I’m gonna go on home

You won’t apologize

You’ll never change your tone

You built your house of cards

and now the wind has blown

Pick up your goddamn mess…oh!

You wear an angel’s crown

But now your horns are shown

You breathe a righteous fire

And spread your ash below

You’re like a creeping weed

When all your seeds are sown

You’ll never steal this fire

You’ll never steal this show

You had your whipping boy

But now this boy is grown

You locked me in your cage

But now the beast will roam

You tied me to your glove

But now this eagle’s flown

I’m gonna stretch my wings

Out of this hell I’ve known

I’m gonna take my throne

And go home

I’m gonna take my throne

And go home

I’m gonna take my throne

And go home

4. THE LIGHTHOUSE

There’s a lighthouse

On an empty beach

It’s been dark now

For a long time

And I’m out here

In the churning sea

In the cold waves

and the riptides

And the stars fade

But there is no sun

Just the storm clouds

and the black night

But the lighthouse

Should it ever shine

It will guide me

To the shoreline

Every corner of the sky

Is filled with fog and rain

The chambers of my heart

Are filled with haunt and pain

The pieces of my mind

Are glitching, breaking, fading

But my lungs keep me afloat

And the shock keeps me alive

And my eyes are wide and waiting

There’s a lighthouse

On the ocean floor

Like an old god

From another time

If I sink down

through the crushing deep

Will it save me

Will the sharks bite

There’s a lighthouse

On the edge of space

High above me

Like a satellite

If I float up

If I fly astray

Will it catch me

Will I burn alive

In the midday of my life

I was shipwrecked and forsaken

Can I find the will to fight

When my body won’t stop shaking

The pieces of my mind

Are glitching, breaking, fading

Have I told you this before

Can’t keep track of what I’m saying

All my memories are unclear

And my dreams are full of lies

And my veins are full of rust

And my stomach’s full of flies

And I’ve got no sense of touch

And I’ve got no sense of time

Am I still a man worth saving

There’s a lighthouse

On an empty beach

It’s been dark now

For a long time

But the lighthouse

Should it ever shine

It’ll guide me

To the shoreline

It’ll guide me

To the shoreline

It’ll guide me

To the shoreline

5. THE NIGHT THE PLANE WENT DOWN

My love

My life

The future stretched out in front of us

We hit

the heights

The past was gone, it had turned to dust

We packed

Our bags

And set a course for the blue horizon

Dreams

And plans

Were dancing off of our tongues

We had it made the everything got hard

The cabin shook and we took a dive and we jumped the shark

Our pretty plane could not sustain the shock

We fought

And our little trip fell apart

And then a flash of light

And then a flare of heat

It was an awesome sight

From 30,000 feet

But when the skies got rough

We fell like Man and Eve

There was an awful sound

Our bodies hit the ground

The night the plane went down

The bang

The crash

The wreckage stretched out in front of us

We clawed

We thrashed

We pushed our way through debris and dust

Our arms

Our eyes

reached to the the sky for the red horizon

Torn

And broke

We shambled off to the sun

We staggered on like two zombies to the prom

the mess behind us exploded like an atom bomb

We felt the kick and everything went numb

So dumb

My god, what had we become

And then a flash of light

And then a flare of heat

It was a gruesome sight

A burning field of dreams

And as the flames encroached

We buckled at the knees

There was an awful sound

Our bodies hit the ground

The night the plane when down

I touched your hair

It was like the breath god

My eyes they captured your face

With every cone and rod

Through mist we kissed and our lips

Were burning hot

So hot

We melted right to the spot

And then a flash of light

And then a flare of heat

It was a shocking sight

Our love for all to see

And when the cops showed up

We’d no apologies

There was an awful sound

They peeled us off the ground

The night the plane when down

My love

it’s true

I’m holding onto you

The night the plane went down

My life

it’s true

We lost the world we knew

The night the plane went down

My love

it’s true

I’m falling into you

The night the plane went down

My life

It’s true

The world began anew

The night the plane went down

We floated up through the air into the clouds

We shuddered once and we dipped

and then we spun around

We shook off all of our demons

Like a shroud

So loud

We knew that heaven was found

And then a flash of light

And then a flare of heat

It was an gorgeous sight

Like on a silver screen

with sirens all around

We slid into the deep

There was a calm profound

There was a hushed surround

There were the stars so bright

There were the scars so white

And then that awful sound

Them packing down the ground

The night the plane went down

6. DEMON FEVER

I’ve got a demon seed

And some turpentine

I’m got a barren heart

But a fertile mind

I’m gonna push the seed

Deep into the mud

I’m gonna feed the seed

Cigarettes and blood

I’m gonna play with fire

I’m gonna fly too high

I’m gonna open up

And see what comes inside

It’s got these sticky fingers

It’s got these tricky vines

I can’t tell what’s the demon

I can’t tell what is mine

I’ve got the demon fever

I’ve got a demon seed

Buried in my back

Growing like a weed

Creeping through the cracks

It’s crawling up my spine

It’s touching every nerve

It’s crossing every line

It’s twisting every word

I had a pretty face

I had a pretty mind

I had a pretty life

Now I’m going blind

My visions turning black

My hands are getting hot

My legs are going slack

My head’s about to rot

I’ve got the demon fever

Don’t wanna hurt nobody

Don’t wanna hurt myself

Just wanna let the demon

Tear apart itself

I didn’t want this demon

I didn’t want this fate

Is there a doctor for me

Who can operate?

I need a human touch

I need the intimate

I need a god connection

I need the infinite

I’ve got a need to dance

Like tomorrow’s gone

I’ve got a need to scream

And run until the dawn

I’ve got the demon fever

I’ve got to sweat it out

I’m sick and so contagious

I’m burning through and through

I’ll never see the sun

I’ve got the demon fever

7. THE DEPTHS (Swallow Me)

I was soaring over the churning sea

I was chest to chest with the crests of the waves

I was racing my way to the face of god

When the sky opened up and the lightning was thrown

And the light caught a glimpse of a monster below

And my heart pulled me down to the depths

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

I was caught in the arms of the watery beast

She was drawing me into the warmth of her mouth

I was turning my head to the face of god

When her tentacles slid to my eyes and my throat

And she whispered of peace and surrendering hope

And my heart pulled me down to the depths

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

(I’m not dead tonight)

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

(I can still fight)

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

(I can see the light)

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

(I’m not dead tonight)

Wait. Wait.

Don’t swallow me, swallow me down

8. PULL THE PIN

I’ve been in cells

I’ve been in padded rooms

I’ve been in wrecks

I’ve been in sunken tombs

I’ve been in pits

I’ve been to mountains high

I’ve seen the moon

I’ve seen the burning sky

I’ve been in dives

I’ve been in seedy bars

I’ve been in towers

And seen the falling stars

This is the darkest place I’ve ever been

It’s like a sea of tar I’m sinking in

The sky’s a bomb with clouds of paraffin

And I just want to pull the pin

Pull the Pin

I’ve been in dumps

I’ve been on barren ground

I’ve been in haunts

And to abandoned towns

I’ve seen a corpse

I’ve seen a pile of dead

I’ve seen a stroke

And cancer in the head

I’ve been in caves

Right as they crumbled in

I’ve run a race

That I can never win

This is the darkest place I’ve ever been

It’s like the sun and moon are growing dim

I’m growing weak and blind and sick and thin

And I just want to pull the pin

Pull the pin

There is no room to breathe

There is no room to grow

There is no light so

Count to three and watch me blow

This is no way to live

This is no way to go

There is no hope so

Count to three and watch me blow

I’ve seen space

I’ve seen the great beyond

I’ve seen depths

Deeper than devils’ ponds

I’ve been tested

And shuttled to the brink

I’ve been drugged

And programmed how to think

I’ve been used

I’ve been blamed

This is the darkest place I’ve ever been

It’s like a sea of tar I’m sinking in

The sky’s a bomb with clouds of paraffin

And I just want to pull the pin

Pull the pin

This is the darkest place I’ve ever been

And I just want to pull the pin

I cannot keep the wild and wicked in

And I just want to pull the pin

Pull the pin

I’ve felt the pulse

Fade from the holy flesh

I’ve felt the zeal

Take over common sense

I’ve felt the mark

made by an angel’s kiss

I’ve felt the pull

of devils through the mist

I’ve been a part

of heaven glorious

I’ve been refused

and ground into the dust

It’s not that I wanna leave

It’s just that I cannot stay

My mind is in a war

And my heart is a grenade

There is no room to breathe

There is no room to grow

There is no light so

Count to three and watch me blow

This is no way to live

This is no way to go

There is no hope so

Count to three and watch me blow

This is the darkest place I’ve ever been

It’s like a sea of tar I’m sinking in

The sky’s a bomb with clouds of paraffin

And I just want to pull the pin

Pull the pin

This is the darkest place I’ve ever been

And I just want to pull the pin

I cannot keep the wild and wicked in

And I just want to pull the pin

Pull the pin

9. DEAD TREES (I Think I Lost You)

All my cash

and bank accounts

all my stash

every ounce

all my food

all my friends

my job

I’ll give it all away

All the crimes

All the games

All the guilt

All the blame

All the fights

and the bites

and broken lights

I’ll take it all on

Dead trees

white snow

Grey skies

Black crows

Long search

Long fight

Long days

Long nights

Ooh, you were suddenly gone

There was ice in my heart

And a chill in the air

I cried out loud

I ran through the house

There was nobody there

I think I lost you

And if I lost you

What’ll it cost to

Get you back?

I guess I lost you

I think I lost you

And if I lost you

What’ll it cost to

Get you back?

No moon

No sun

No light

No one

Can’t pray

Can’t dream

Can’t curse

Can’t scream

Ooh, and I’m a desperate man

I don’t have fire

Don’t have a plan

I’m doing what I can

I ‘m crawling through the dark

But I just can’t find you…

I think I lost you

And if I lost you

What’ll it cost to

get you back?

I guess I lost you

I think I lost you

That bridge is crossed

Now what’ll it cost

To get you back?

All my fingers

(All my joy)

All my skin

(All my hope)

All my guts

(All my memories)

Let me in

(All my jokes)

Both my legs

Both my arms

Both my eyes

I’m falling apart

Cold ground

Cold rain

Cold heart

Cold pain

Walk on

Look sharp

Don’t crack

Play smart

And as the night rolls on

There’s a figure up ahead there

I think it’s you

It’s hard to see

There’s a blizzard coming down

Through the flurries

It’s hard to prove

But there’s another one there

Another on the skyline

Holding your hand

Is that a dark mirage

A ghost or an angel

Or another man?

I think I lost you

And if I lost you

What’ll it cost to

To get you back?

I guess I lost you

I think I lost you

The ship is tossed

Now what’ll it cost to

To get you back?

What’ll it cost

to get you back?

All my cash

(All my fingers)

and bank accounts

(All my skin)

all my stash

(All my guts)

every ounce

(Let me in)

all my clothes

all my friends

my job

I’m nothing without you

I think I lost you

And what’ll it cost to get you back?

10. THE CHURNING SEA (And so I Washed Upon the Shore)

And so I washed upon the shore

Without the strength to paddle

I simply let the waves crash in

I simply lost the battle

And from the depths

of blackest space

The sun reached out to kiss my face

And dry my hair and heart

and skin once more

Perhaps it’s time

to walk upon the shore

Limping as my bones

and flesh are sore

And build a castle

high against the storm

Climb the tower

and lay there where it is warm

And find my way back to life again

But never back

among the world of men

11. THE INVISIBLE MAN

When the world’s so blind

How can I be seen

When the the world’s so bound

How can I be free

It’s like I wear a veil

On my ugly face

Like I’m camouflaged

And put in my place

No one even glances

It’s criminal

I guess I’m born to be

Invisible

One day I dared to scream

And someone dared to look

They pointed claws at me

They laughed until they shook

It’s like I’ve got these horns

And these scars to match

It’s like I’ve got this hump

Growing out my back

Every shameful mark is

Indelible

I’ve got to keep this freak

Invisible

I am invisible

And so I poured a drink

A tonic for the times

Right underneath the sink

I found a holy wine

I’m gonna knock it back

And disappear

I’m gonna crawl inside

And get out of here

You’ll never hear a peep

I’m subliminal

You’ll never see me cry

I’m invisible

Invisible

Oh, Invisible

Uh, Invisible

See me now

Then I’m gone

Right here

Invisible

See me now

Then I’m gone

Right here

Invisible

You’ll never see me laugh

(No, no)

You’ll never see my cry

(No, no)

You’ll never see my live

(No, no)

You’ll never see me die

I’m invisible

I might as well not be

Here at all

I fade into these streets

And these padded walls

I’m just a mix of flesh

And chemicals

That’s what it takes to be…

I paid a pretty price

Just to be me

I had to bleach my heart

Just to get clean

Don’t even say my name

it’s pitiful

There are no words for me

Just…invisible

Only angel eyes

Can see a ghost

You never had my back

When it mattered most

And how can I be saved when

Your plate is full

I guess I’m born to be…(invisible)

The only thing that’s left is

Oblivion

I turn my eyes to see

The setting sun

I never had the strength for

The trigger pull

And so I walk this earth

Invisible

I am invisible

You’ll never see me cry

I am invisible

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Rubber Skulls’ Goth-Rock-Techno-Pop Odyssey Continues…
World Run Red Bleeds Out Into World Burned Black

by Sherri Muroff Kalt

World Burned Black Lyric Book
All songs by Jonathan Riedel, copyright 2020.