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The Liar and The Knife


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RazorsKiss

 Genre: Heavy Metal

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This is track 4 from act one of The Razor's Kiss-- A Metal Opera, and between you an me, my favorite song in act one. it has it all, enjoy!
Again, thanks to Chris Cihon for a stellar performance on this song. his solos outshine mine by light years!
you're the best, dude...
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Lyrics

The Liar and The Knife
* Please note, this song is sung in both persons. Her point of view, and his. *

{Him}
Why? Why. Why?
Your love is a broken rib tearing at my side.
Our pain is a shared existence. Only you know why. I thought I could be enough for you. I thought I could tame your madness.
I though our love would shelter you and bring you back from the edge.
I wanted to be the one. I wanted to be strong.
But all my wants are meaningless when all your hope is gone.

I am a liar. I am incomplete.
The knife you bear is like a fire burning me.
I am a liar. I am all alone. The cross you bear is breaking your back and killing me.

{Her}
Why? Why. Why?
I don’t deserve you cleaning up my life.
Your pain is a solitary cell.
Against the wall in your private little hell.
{Him}
I thought my sentence commuted. I thought we were finally free.
I thought that we could run away, and the black would disappear.
{Her}
I hoped I could stop feeling this way; I thought wrong
But all my thoughts are black now that my hope is gone.

{Her}
If I don’t walk away, I will drag you down
If I don’t end this rage, I will take you with me
Please believe I love you more than the air I breathe
Please believe I will cherish you forever
I am a liar. I am incomplete.
The knife I bear is like a fire burning me.
I am a liar. I am all alone. The cross I bear is breaking my back and killing me.
I am the liar. You are the knife. I curse the day I met you, and always love you.
As I take my life.

Song Stats
Hits: 512
Comments: 7
Fans: 7
Plays: 28
Downloads: 42
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Uploaded: Sep 25, 2008 - 06:34:18 PM
Last Updated: Sep 25, 2008 - 06:34:18 PM Last Played: Oct 29, 2009 - 12:51:38 AM
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Hardware:
Imac, m-audio firewire interface, line6 podxt for all guitars electric, rogue bass, m-audio keystation49e keyboard, mxl990 vocal mic
Software:
GB3, Drums on Demand loops, Apple symphony orchestra tones
Comments
regulus said 427 days ago (September 25th, 2008)
Great
mix of overall production. Kill drum loop manipulation.

This has the real thing alllll over it. The symphonics take your work to an other dimension. So when's the tour start ???
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RazorsKiss said 427 days ago (September 25th, 2008)
heh.
the reason i did this project solo was the fact i could not find players to do it with live. i am looking, tho, and on the hunt for great players in the Sacramento Ca, area...
as to the orchestration; i love doing it. i am not a keyboard player at all, but i love string quartets and the ability to get harmonies and off tones to gel.... thanks for the listen
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Check out my latest song called Heart of Hearts
PickQuickRecords said 392 days ago (October 30th, 2008)
Head boppin'!
Right out of the gate. This tune ROCKS! I always dig your orchestrations. They fit so well in every tune you put them in.

Impressive writing and performances. All the dynamic transitions of this piece really work well together.

Thanks for letting me be a part of this. I really enjoyed writing this solo. It gave me a chance to pullout my arpeggios and go nuts on them.






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lank81 said 384 days ago (November 7th, 2008)
Shredfest
This is definitely a nice body of work. It has just about everything you could want and damn is that solo sweet. Just some nice fast rhythm and some great shreddin. All the drum loops from that pack fit the metal genre perfectly. Great Stuff.
Check out my latest song called Life's a Story
His_Boy_Sherman said 105 days ago (August 13th, 2009)
Wow
Love that guitar work. Not just the lead, but the rumbling rhythm. Solid performance all around. Your vocals are fantastic, too. Great job!
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Pete_NB said 98 days ago (August 20th, 2009)
How does this have so few listens?
Pro sounding stuff the whole way, with great performances gifted composition skills.
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crissew said 98 days ago (August 20th, 2009)
more downloads than listens
lol. I can see why. This song rocks. Well done. Love the guitar tone. Retro metal kind of in the vein of Dio but with a more modern guitar and bass tone. Enjoyed it.
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The Razor’s Kiss is a three-act concept piece, written in the form of an operatic, melodic metal symphony. Act one was a eight-song demo I finished late in 2007. At that time, I left it in a way that completed the story in one act. The premise ... [see more]

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