In Universe Bands

Ash Rain

Yeon-seo "LUX": vocals, rhythm guitar, keys Jun Sasaki: lead guitar Jay Kim: bass, background vocals Min Park: drums

The Riverbottom Nightmare

Guest musicians show up by answering day-of show adverts Adrian Sutton: guitars, bass, drums, vocals, various

Y.O.Y. (pronounced Why, Oh Why?)

Guest musicians fill particular "roles" (with masks, hoods, or makeup) Adrian Sutton: guitars, lutes, flute, vocals, keys, various Nameless Idiot: guitar Dumbass: brass instruments That Guy: percussion Total Jerkward: keys

Lucia

Lucia Pietrangeli: vocals, piano, harpsichord, rhythm guitar Adrian Sutton: studio lead guitar Marco Santori: lead guitar, stuid additional guitars Jess Rivera: drums, percussion, hand drum, barrel drum Rowan Clark: bass Aisha Kaplan: harpsichord, keys, synthesizers, additional guitars

In Universe Albums

Lucia

Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 1. Pop Halo (Brucia la Festa) 2. Stage Ashes 3. Mouths Full of Static 4. Fame is a Funeral 5. Midnight Sugar Redux 6. Cardi di Ferro 7. Fortuna 8. Chorus of Ash 9. Midnight Encore (Bis del Caos) 10. Cthulhu et Veteres -- bonus track

Ash Rain (2024)

Artist: Ash Rain Year: 2024 Production: Adrian Sutton 1. Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden) 2. Strange World (Iron Maiden) 3. Hand of Doom (Black Sabbath) 4. Nothing Else Matters (Metallica) 5. Unnamed #1 (thrash instrumental, progressive, ambient) 6. Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) 7. Cloaked in Midnight

Garage Days That Never Were (2024)

Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2024, recorded 2019-2024 Production: Adrian Sutton 1. Separated By Six Feet (of Dirt) (recorded 2020) 2. Quarantine Pit (recorded 2020) 3. Static on the Phone Line (recorded 2022) 4. Low Light's Lament (recorded 2019) 5. No Visitors (Room 13) (recorded 2020) 6. Last Call at the Birch Hill (recorded 2023) 7. I Still Know (recorded 2024) 8. Garage Days Reaggravated (recorded 2020) 9. The Riverbottom Nightmare Band (recorded 2021) 10. Click Clack, Soup's On (recorded 2024) -- bonus track

Lazareto Maschera (2025)

Artist: Lucia Year: 2025 1. Vitima Come Tuti 2. Maschera d'Ossa 3. Il Dottore e la Morte 4. Lazareto 5. Maschera de la Notte 6. Corteo della Peste 7. Il Ballo Delle Maschere 8. Testimoni del Fango 9. Beneath the Waves -- bonus track

In Universe Songs Written by Characters

Adrian Sutton

Boots on the Sand

Performing Artists: The Riverbottom Nightmare (guests LUX, Jay Kim, Min Park) Year: 2024 Lyrics:

[Intro - gang shouts]
WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR!
[Verse 1]
Boots on bone, another dawn of lead
Screaming shells rip the sky overhead
Eighteen years old, eyes already dead
Sent to the grinder, come home in a bag or in your head
[Pre-Chorus]
Trigger finger twitchin’ in the grocery line
Fireworks on the Fourth, I hit the floor every time
They gave me a ribbon, took my fuckin’ mind
[Chorus - updated]
NO DISCHARGE IN THIS WAR!
Memories bleed while the ghosts keep score
NO DISCHARGE IN THIS WAR!
I left the battlefield but it never left me
NO DISCHARGE! The fight lives on inside
The war came home and it eats me alive
[Verse 2]
Nightmares march in perfect formation
Medals rust while the ghosts keep saluting
Pills don’t kill the screams in the station
Mom asks “How’s my boy?” – I’m still executing
[Pre-Chorus]
Crowded room but I’m back in the sand
Phantom blood on my shaking hands
They said “Thank you for your service, man”
Then turned their backs on the broken plan
[Chorus]
NO DISCHARGE IN THIS WAR!
Memories bleed while the ghosts keep score
NO DISCHARGE IN THIS WAR!
I left the battlefield but it never left me
NO DISCHARGE! The fight lives on inside
The war came home and it eats me alive
[Bridge - half-time, menacing]
No parade for the ones who came back wrong
Just silence, pills, and another sad song
Twenty-two a day can’t be wrong
The enemy won when we made it home
[Breakdown - gang shouts]
PTSD! – KILLS!
PTSD! – KILLS!
PTSD! – KILLS!
THE WAR NEVER FUCKING DIES!
[Lead break - 16 bars of pure 1986 chaos]
[Final Chorus - faster, unhinged]
NO DISCHARGE IN THIS WAR!
Memories bleed while the ghosts keep score
NO DISCHARGE IN THIS WAR!
I survived the killzone just to die on the floor
NO DISCHARGE! NO FUCKING END IN SIGHT!
THE WAR CAME HOME AND IT OWNS MY LIFE!
[Outro - gang shouts into feedback]
NO DISCHARGE!
NO DISCHARGE!
NO DISCHARGE FROM THIS WAR!
(End on a savage squealing harmonic and a final crushing chord)

Style: thrash metal, bay area thrash, 1986 thrash metal, big four thrash, fast palm muted riffs, aggressive male vocals, gang shouts, galloping drums, shredding solos, raw old school production, angry, war, ptsd

Click Clack, Soup's On

Performing Artists: The Riverbottom Nightmare (guests Min Park) Year: 2024 Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
He’s walkin’ home, same time every night
Six-oh-three, the streetlight flickers just right
Left foot, right foot, nothin’ fancy to report
He’s got a briefcase, kinda heavy, maybe it’s the court

[Chorus]
That’s what he does, folks, that’s the deal
Walks down Maple, past the rusty wheel
Blatantly obvious, nothin’ to hide
Just a man and the sidewalk side by side

[Verse 2]
Checks the mailbox, number forty-two
Three bills, one flyer for a barbecue
He flips through ’em like tomorrow don’t exist
Turns the key in the lock with a little twist

[Chorus]
That’s what he does, folks, plain to see
Opens the door, size thirty-three
Blatantly obvious, nothin’ profound
Just the sound of the latch goin’ click-clack down

[Bridge – spoken over piano]
Now you might think there’s a twist comin’
Some big reveal, maybe his wife’s runnin’
Nah. She’s in the kitchen, stirrin’ soup
Same as yesterday, same ol’ loop

[Verse 3]
Steps inside, hangs his coat on the hook
Kicks off his shoes, gives the dog a look
The dog don’t care, just wags his tail
Another day, another mail

[Final Chorus – softer]
That’s what he does, start to end
Walks home, checks mail, lets himself in
Blatantly obvious, sweet and small
Ain’t that the sweetest story of all?

[Outro – piano fade]
Yeah… click-clack… soup’s on.

Style: piano-driven, wry baritone, Toy Story vibe

The Toad Who Lost His Hat

Performing Artists: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2019 Lyrics:

[Intro: Flute Melody]
The meadow hums with a curious tune,
Where oddities dance beneath the moon.
[Verse 1]
Once there was a Toad with a Top Hat grand,
Who waltzed with a Squirrel holding a fan.
They twirled through the grass, a ridiculous sight,
Till the Toad lost his hat in the dead of night!
[Spoken: Narrative]
"Oh, calamity!" croaked the Toad with a frown,
"My hat’s gone astray in this grassy old town!
Squirrel, my friend, with your bushy-tailed grace,
Let’s search for my hat in this whimsical place!"
[Flute Solo]
(A playful, lilting flute weaves through the chaos)
[Verse 2]
They hopped to a stream where a Frog played a lute,
His croaky old tunes in a watery pursuit.
"Have you seen my hat?" asked the Toad with a plea,
The Frog just belched, "It’s under a tree!"
[Spoken: Narrative]
But under the tree sat a Owl with a grin,
Wearing the hat with a feathered spin.
"I borrowed it, dears, for my midnight soiree,
A hat this fine deserves a grand display!"
[Bridge: Whimsical Crescendo]
The Squirrel did twirl, the Frog did strum,
The Toad cried out, "My hat’s been undone!
Oh, give it back, you feathered old thief,
Or we’ll dance you away on a musical reef!"
[Flute and Lute Duet]
(A merry clash of flute and lute fills the air)
[Verse 3]
The Owl relented, with a hoot and a laugh,
Returned the hat on a musical path.
They danced till dawn, a ridiculous crew,
Hat back in place, their tale rang true!
[Spoken: Finale]
And so in the meadow, the story was told,
Of Toad, Squirrel, Frog, and the Owl so bold.
With hats and tunes, they’ll never grow old,
In this silly tale of green and gold!
[Outro: Flute Fade]
(The flute fades with a whimsical trill into silence)

Style: symphonic progressive rock, electric guitar riffs, dramatic organ layers, theatrical barked vocals, saxophone accents, dynamic crescendos, dark orchestral prog

Jawohl, Fortuna

Performing Artists: Y.O.Y. (guests: Nameless Idiot, Dumbass, That Guy, and Total Jerkwad) Year: 2018 Lyrics:

[Intro]
Fortuna, wia da Mond
Bist wandelbar
[Oompah brass fanfare with gritty guitar intro]

[Verse 1]
Fortuna, wia da Mond
Bist wandelbar,
Oiwei wachsand, abnehmend
Des greisliche Lebn
Druckt z’erscht, dann beruhigt’s
Wias’d grad wui
Armut und Macht
Schmolz’n wia Eis

[Chorus]
Fortuna, wia da Mond
Bist wandelbar
Fortuna, dreh di schnell
Jawohl, Fortuna!

[Verse 2]
Schicksal, grausig und leer
Drehendes Radl, so bösartig
Wohlstand is nixnutz
Verschwindt ins Nix
Verdunklt, verschleiert
Quälst a mi
Jetz durchs Spui
Mein Rucken deiner Bosheit

[Chorus]
Fortuna, wia da Mond
Bist wandelbar
Fortuna, dreh di schnell
Jawohl, Fortuna!

[Breakdown]
[Instrumental: Tuba and brass oompah rhythm with shredding guitar solo]
Fortuna, wia da Mond!
Fortuna, wia da Mond!
Fortuna, wia da Mond!
Jawohl, Fortuna!
Jawohl, Fortuna!

[Bridge: Spoken Word, raw and intense]
Des Schicksal is ma feindlich
In da Gsundheit
Und in da Tugend

[Verse 3]
Des Schicksal is ma feindlich
Gsundheit, Tugend, ned dabei
Gschubst und beschwert
Oiwei a Sklav
In derer Stund, ohne Zögern
Zupf de klingenden Sait’n

Style: Industrial oompah fusion inspired by Laibach, Blend the brassy, rhythmic pulse of Bavarian oompah (tuba, trumpet, trombone) with dark, industrial soundscapes featuring distorted synths, martial electronic drums, and gritty guitar riffs, Maintain a fast, relentless tempo (130-140 BPM) with a militaristic, apocalyptic vibe, Vocals should be deep, commanding, and operatic, with a mix of sung and shouted delivery, backed by a processed male choir, Include a dramatic breakdown with dueling tuba and guitar solos, The mood is grandiose, subversive, and dystopian, evoking a satirical take on fate and power

Scotty Doth Not Know

Performing Artists: Y.O.Y. Year: 2016 Lyrics:

[Verse]
Fair Fiona doth entwine
With another's fate
Not thine
Underneath the moonlit glow
Yet poor Scotty doth not know

[Prechorus]
A jest
A secret kept so tight
Oh
What folly hides in night

[Chorus]
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't see
That Fiona shares her mirth with me
Whisper not
For he shan't know
Scotty doesn't
Scotty doesn't know

[Verse 2]
In the garden
'neath the yew
Lies a love both false and true
Thy heart she claims
Yet mine she steals
Woe to thee
Who naught reveals

[Prechorus]
The shadows dance
The tale unfolds
Secrets burn
Yet none are told

[Chorus]
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't see
That Fiona shares her mirth with me
Whisper not
For he shan't know
Scotty doesn't
Scotty doesn't know

Style: harpsichord and lute-driven, layered with vocal harmonies and period flair, baroque-inspired

Cthulhu et Veteres

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Verse]
Rex Cthulhu et Veteres
Ignis mortis et ruina
Non praecipites eum somnum
Nostros liberos redimet
Redimet

[Pre-Chorus]
Ia! Ia!
Cthulhu et Veteres

[Chorus]
Ia! Ia!
Cthulhu et Veteres
Venient iterum

[Verse 2]
Immortalitatem eorum
Rebus magnisque terrent
Sopor altus insidit
Omnia percipiunt
Percipiunt

[Pre-Chorus]
Ia! Ia!
Cthulhu et Veteres

[Chorus]
Ia! Ia!
Cthulhu et Veteres
Venient iterum
Venient iterum
Venient iterum

Style: thrash metal, fast-paced, blistering guitars, heavy breakdown, syncopated female growl, trap

Fortuna

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro]
[choir]
Fortuna,
come la luna
sei mutevole,

[Verse 1]
Fortuna,
come la luna
sei mutevole,
sempre crescente
e calante;
la vita odiosa
prima opprime
e poi placa
a seconda del capriccio;
povertà,
e potere,
li scioglie come ghiaccio.

[Chorus]
[Choir]
Fortuna,
come la luna
sei mutevole,

[Verse 2]
Fato – mostruoso
e vuoto,
ruota vorticosa,
sei malvagia,
il benessere è vano
e sempre svanisce nel nulla,
oscurata
e velata,
tu tormenti anche me;
ora attraverso il gioco
riporto la mia nuda schiena
alla tua malvagità.

[Chorus]
[Choir]
Fortuna,
come la luna
sei mutevole,

[Breakdown]
Fortuna, come la luna
Fortuna, come la luna
Fortuna, come la luna
Fortuna, come la luna
Fortuna, come la luna

[Bridge - spoken word sample]
Il Fato mi è avverso
nella salute
e nella virtù

[Verse 3]
Il Fato mi è avverso
nella salute
e nella virtù
spinto
e appesantito,
sempre schiavo.
Quindi in quest'ora,
senza indugio,
pizzica le corde vibranti;
poiché il Fato
colpisce l'uomo forte,
piangi tutti con me!

[Chorus]
[Choir]
Fortuna,
come la luna
sei mutevole

Style: thrash metal, fast-paced, blistering guitars, full choir, heavy breakdown, syncopated female growl, trap

Beneath the Waves

Performing Artist: Lucia (guest Lux, P to the Ulse[1]) Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Intro]
(low, detuned calliope — whisper, Lucia)
Hear the bell beneath the waves, whoop-whoop — we answer.
Hands up to the deep, the dark throne. Whoop-whoop.

[Chorus]
Cthulhu rise — in the deep we bow, whoop-whoop!
Sleeper crowned — we howl and vow, whoop-whoop!
Cthulhu rise — oceans crack and cities bow, whoop-whoop!
Ring the carnival with teeth and howls — we pledge it now.

[Verse 1: Cthulhu / Lucia]
Beneath green surf, the city breathes slow,
Ribs of iron, dreams that drown the shallow glow.
We chant his name like carnival coin in jars,
Anchor our fears to his thousand-barred stars.
He sleeps in halls with coral crowns and rust,
We feed him silence, worship bones and crust.
Raise your face to thunder, let the tide allow —
Cthulhu’s crown, the ocean’s plow.

[Pre-Chorus / Chant, Lucia]
Whoop-whoop! Hands to the tide!
Whoop-whoop! Swallow your pride!
Whoop-whoop! Bow to the deep!
Whoop-whoop! Keep the secret we keep!

[Chorus]
Cthulhu rise — in the deep we bow, whoop-whoop!
Sleeper crowned — we howl and vow, whoop-whoop!
Cthulhu rise — oceans crack and cities bow, whoop-whoop!
Ring the carnival with teeth and howls — we pledge it now.

[Verse 2: Shub-Niggurath / P to the Ulse]
Black goat’s womb, a field that churns and grows,
Frothing fruit of bone where the strange wind blows.
A thousand mouths for a thousand hungry plains,
We set the harvest with our blood-stained chains.
Her laugh is milk and iron, rot wrapped in bloom,
We build altars of moss, we dance in the gloom.
Give her the forest, the seed, the fevered vows —
Shub’s children rise from the sacrificial rows.

[Interlude — whispered backing / Lux]
“Feed her… feed her…” (multi-tracked whispers, panned)

[Verse 3: Azathoth / P to the Ulse]
At the center, blind and brute, the chaos drum,
A primordial bubble where the last gods hum.
It spins and shatters reason into beads,
We worship the noise that settles all our needs.
No name, just hunger — cosmic lullaby,
We clap for the void where the old orders die.
Lay down your calendars, let the cosmos plow —
Azathoth’s snare snaps the silver sky.

[Chorus — half-speed, massive / Lucia]
Cthulhu rise — oceans burn and bow, whoop-whoop!
Sleeper crowned — we cast our vows, whoop-whoop!
Cthulhu rise — under stars that somehow bow, whoop-whoop!
Carnival of teeth — we keep the sacred how.

[Verse 4: Nyarlathotep / P to the Ulse]
He walks in many shoes, he smiles and sells the rope,
A thousand crooked mirrors, every one a trope.
Messenger, trickster, the jester with a knife,
He twists the carnival into a laughing life.
Whisper his brand into the earpiece of kings,
NYAR— the rumor that the midnight church bell rings.
Trade your tomorrow for the silver plow —
Nyarlathotep grins and signs the vow.

[Bridge — spoken ritual, pitched down / Lux]
(chant) Night of the hag, night of the throne, night of the crownless king.
(whisper) We sold our quiet for the hymn… now sing.

[Verse 5: Hastur / Lux]
Yellowed mouth and a king with a blank parade,
He wears the silence like a mask of jade.
Name the nameless — or better, do not speak,
Hastur writes his verses on the hollow cheek.
We pass a note between the masked and the damned,
A secret line that none can rightly brand.
Call him no king, call him the pale prow —
Hastur smiles; we all know how.

[Verse 6: Yog-Sothoth / P to the Ulse]
Doorway-sage, knower of knot and gate,
Every lock he keeps is the shape of fate.
He’s a library turning its pages in the dark,
We step through sentences that leave a mark.
Not above, not below, but a map of why,
We press our palms to the spheres and learn to fly.
Open the ledger, sign with a solemn brow —
Yog’s the key, and we’re the plow.

[Final Chorus — full band, gang vocals]
Cthulhu rise — in the deep we bow, whoop-whoop!
Sleeper crowned — we howl and vow, whoop-whoop!
Cthulhu rise — oceans crack and cities bow, whoop-whoop!
Ring the carnival with teeth and howls — we pledge it now.

[Outro — chant / fade with calliope and low choir pad / Lux, Lucia]
Whoop-whoop — keeper of the deep, whoop-whoop.
We keep the carnival, we keep the sleep.
Seal the night with a roar, seal the pact with a bow —
Hail the deep, hail the dark, hail the underplow.

Style: string quartet with harpsichord accents, metal, chamber music, dark, dramatic female growl vocals, male rap, female rap, string quartet with harpsichord accents, metal, chamber music, dark, dramatic, syncopated female growl, trap [1] P to the Ulse is Adrian's rap name

Cloaked in Midnight

Performing Artist: Ash Rain Year: 2024 Lyrics:

[Verse 1] (low male rap-ish)
Midnight 피 흐르는 chapel bell toll
그림자 춤춰 삼키는 soul
향연과 유황, 제단이 부르잖아
무릎 꿇어 master, 이제 네 차례야

[Pre-Chorus] (female + male harmony)
듣고 있어? 지옥의 choir
이름 불러 crypt inside
차가운 손이 네 목을 감아
Kiss로 계약 끝났어 tonight

[Chorus] (explosive full band + gang vocals)
Hail to the nameless! 어둠의 왕
재에서 피어나 세상 태워버려 bang!
Bow to the serpent! 뱀에게 굴복해
In the name of the fallen 우린 존재해!

[Verse 2] (female melodic)
촛농이 피로 흘러 붉게 물들어
Grimoire 펼쳐 불러내 flood yeah
군대가 행진해 하늘을 가르잖아
영혼을 바쳐 nothing to lose ya

[Pre-Chorus] (bigger)
듣고 있어? 지옥의 choir
네 이름 외쳐 black fire
심장 속에 타오르는 flame
의식 시작돼 now it’s too late

[Chorus] (even bigger)
Hail to the nameless! 어둠의 왕
재에서 피어나 세상 태워버려 bang!
Bow to the serpent! 영원한 eclipse
In the name of the fallen—우린 존재해!

[Bridge] (spoken whisper → scream)
거꾸로 된 십자가 아래
성도들은 욕망에 울어
No salvation 구원 따윈 없어
오직 힘만이 남아—RISE!

[Instrumental Drop]
(organ + djent riffs + trap hi-hats)

[Final Chorus] (key up, full choir)
Hail to the nameless! throne of the night
혼돈을 삼켜 빛을 devour the light!
Bow to the serpent! 영원한 eclipse
In the name of the fallen—WE EXIST!
우린 존재해… 존재해… 존재해…

[Outro] (echoing choir)
We exist… 존재해… forever

Style: theatrical occult rock, 80s-tinged heavy metal with soaring falsetto vocals, driving drums, gothic pipe organ, twin lead guitars, satanic ritual atmosphere, Papa Emeritus-era swagger, catchy chorus hooks

Unnamed #1

Performing Artist: Ash Rain Year: 2024 Lyrics: instrumental Style: Thrash metal instrumental, progressive structure: ambient acoustic guitar intro building to heavy distorted riffs and palm-muted chugs, soaring lead guitar melodies, bass-driven verses, epic breakdown with double-kick drums, emotional power ballad outro, 130 BPM

Crimson Dust, Midnight Rust

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare (guest Lux, Jay Kim, Min Park, Jun Sasaki) Year: 2024 Lyrics: instrumental Style: gentle, acoustic, brutal breakdown, waltz rhythm section, galloping drums, thunderous drum solo, and a soft acoustic outro for contrast, male vocals, heavy metal with spaghetti western influences; roaring electric guitars, twangy western motifs; includes gentle acoustic interlude, metal guitar, metal

I Still Know

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2024 (released 2026) Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
I still know the way your window caught the moonlight
Back when we were kids trading songs across the lawn
You wore danger like a crown you never asked for
I wore silence like a coat I couldn’t take off
[Pre-Chorus]
And the years tried to burn us down to embers
But some fires just learn how to wait
[Chorus]
Tae-ri, my camellia in the thorns
You came back wearing the same storm in your eyes
I never stopped leaving the porch light on
Every night, every life, every time
[Verse 2]
I mapped constellations on your spine with my fingertips
Each rune a war you won when the world looked away
You laugh like the first day of spring after winter
And I still forget how to breathe when you say my name that way
[Bridge – half-spoken, almost whispered over single notes]
I’d trade every dollar, every song, every tomorrow
Just to keep you here in this room
Where the past can’t find us
And the future’s too gentle to move
[Chorus – softer, closer]
Tae-ri, my only religion left
You’re the prayer I never learned to finish
If this is all we get, love
Then God, let it be this
[Outro – piano only, voice fading]
Stay…
Stay…
I’m still that boy across the yard
Still stupid in love with you
Still yours
Always yours

Style: intimate piano ballad, solo grand piano and tender male baritone, 68 bpm, very minimal reverb, late-night confessional vibe, gentle fingerpicked chords into soft rolling arpeggios, no drums, faint vinyl crackle, raw and close-mic’d vocals with occasional breath catches, emotional but never overwrought, bittersweet but deeply in love

Low Light's Lament

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2018 (released 2026) Lyrics: [Acoustic Intro: Soft, mournful acoustic guitar with subtle violin swells, evoking a sense of quiet desolation. Slow tempo, around 70 BPM, building to a gentle folk-metal undertone with light percussion in the chorus.]

[Verse 1] In the shadow of the spires, where the echoes used to call, I trace the lines we carved in stone, now crumbling walls. The fire that danced in your eyes, a lantern in the storm, Flickers low and fades away, leaving me alone and worn. We were verses in a forgotten tome, bound by ink and fate, But the pages turned to ash, and now it's far too late.

[Chorus] Oh, this low light's lament, whispering through the rain, A pulse that beats in silence, echoing the pain. The garden's overgrown, the blooms have turned to gray, Lost in the haze of what we were, drifting far away. No spark to light the darkness, no hand to pull me near, Just the ghost of your connection, fading year by year.

[Verse 2] Across the empty avenues, where our footsteps used to blend, I search for metaphors in the mist, for a story without end. Like Odysseus adrift at sea, calling to the shore, Your voice a siren's memory, but it calls no more. The circuits we once shared, now severed and decayed, A current lost in endless night, in shadows we've betrayed.

[Chorus] Oh, this low light's lament, whispering through the rain, A pulse that beats in silence, echoing the pain. The garden's overgrown, the blooms have turned to gray, Lost in the haze of what we were, drifting far away. No spark to light the darkness, no hand to pull me near, Just the ghost of your connection, fading year by year.

[Bridge: Build with hurdy-gurdy-like drone and heavier violin, tempo slightly increasing for emotional peak, then slowing back down.] And if the stars align again, in some forgotten verse, Would you rewrite the ending, or let the silence curse? I wander through the ruins, of what we built so high, A low man's quiet requiem, beneath the empty sky.

[Chorus: Fade out with acoustic guitar and faint violin echoes.] Oh, this low light's lament, whispering through the rain, A pulse that beats in silence, echoing the pain. The garden's overgrown, the blooms have turned to gray, Lost in the haze of what we were, drifting far away...

[Outro: Instrumental fade, single acoustic strum lingering into silence.] Style: mournful acoustic folk metal, like Metallica's Low Man's Lyric, slow tempo 70 BPM, introspective male vocals, themes of lost connection

Fortuna, Schicksalsgöttin

Performing Artist: ** Y.O.Y. Year: 2021 Lyrics:**

[SONG]
[GENRE: Industrial, Avant-Garde, Neoclassical]
[TEMPO: 90 BPM]
[MOOD: Dramatic, Intense, Ominous]
[INSTRUMENTATION: Heavy synth drones, pounding industrial percussion, orchestral stabs, distorted bass]

[VERSE 1]
[VOCAL: Deep Rumbling German Male Voice, Solo, Theatrical]
O Fortuna, Schicksalsgöttin,
Wie der Mond, so wechselvoll,
Immer wächst du, immer schwindest,
Leben quält in deinem Spiel!

[CHORUS]
[VOCAL: German Choir, Grandiose, Fortissimo]
Schicksal schlägt mit harter Hand,
Rad des Glücks dreht sich im Stand,
Hoch empor und tief hinab,
Fortuna regiert in ihrem Stab!

[VERSE 2]
[VOCAL: Spoken Slovenian, Male, Cold and Authoritative]
O sreča, kraljica usode,
Kot luna, spreminjaš se vedno,
Rasteš, padaš, brez milosti,
V tvoji igri trpi življenje.

[CHORUS]
[VOCAL: German Choir, Grandiose, Fortissimo]
Schicksal schlägt mit harter Hand,
Rad des Glücks dreht sich im Stand,
Hoch empor und tief hinab,
Fortuna regiert in ihrem Stab!

[BRIDGE]
[VOCAL: Deep Rumbling German Male Voice, Slow and Menacing]
Mächtig bist du, unerbittlich,
Jeder Mensch in deinem Griff,
Kaiser, König, Bettler gleich,
Fortuna lacht in deinem Reich.

[OUTRO]
[VOCAL: Mixed German Choir + Spoken Slovenian, Layered, Chaotic]
[German Choir]
O Fortuna! O Fortuna!
Schicksal brüllt, die Welt erzittert!
[Spoken Slovenian, overlapping]
Sreča kraljuje, svet se trese,
V tvojem kolesu vse se lomi!

[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: 8 bars of pounding industrial drums, distorted synths, and orchestral swells]
[FADE OUT: Droning synths and faint choir echoes]

Style: Industrial, Avant-Garde, Neoclassical, 90 BPM, Dramatic, Intense, Ominous, Heavy synth drones, pounding industrial percussion, orchestral stabs, distorted bass

Ay Fortuna

Performing Artist: Y.O.Y. (with Maya Santos as "Nameless Idiot") Year: 2024 Lyrics:

[Intro]
Fortuna,
como la luna
eres cambiante,
[Verso 1]
Fortuna,
como la luna
eres cambiante,
siempre creciente
y menguante;
la vida odiosa
primero oprime
y luego calma
según tu capricho;
pobreza
y poder,
los disuelve como hielo.
[Coro]
Fortuna,
como la luna
eres cambiante,
[Verso 2]
Destino – monstruoso
y vacío,
rueda vertiginosa,
eres maligna,
el bienestar es vano
y siempre se desvanece en la nada,
oscurecida
y velada,
tú también me atormentas;
ahora, a través del juego,
expongo mi espalda desnuda
a tu maldad.
[Coro]
Fortuna,
como la luna
eres cambiante,
[Verso 3]
El Destino me es adverso
en la salud
y en la virtud,
empujado
y agobiado,
siempre esclavo.
Por eso en esta hora,
sin demora,
toca las cuerdas vibrantes;
porque el Destino
golpea al hombre fuerte,
¡lloren todos conmigo!
[Coro]
Fortuna,
como la luna
eres cambiante

Style: reggaeton, with percussive layers and dynamic vocal delivery, bass-heavy, rhythmic

Como a Lua

Performing Artist: Y.O.Y. (with Rosa da Silva as "Nameless Idiot") Year: 2024 Lyrics:

[Intro - Berimbau screams São Bento Grande de Bimba]
[Full battery explodes]
IÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ!
ÔÔÔÔÔ FORTUNA!

[Verse 1 - Lead + roda answers hard]
Fortuna! (IÁ!)
Como a lua! (IÊ!)
Inconstante! (CARAMBA!)
Cresce, mingua! (IÁ!)
Nunca para! (IÊ!)
A vida esmaga! (IÁ!)
Depois afaga! (IÊ!)
É teu capricho, ô malvada! (IÊÊÊ!)
Pobreza, poder! (IÁ!)
Derrete tudo! (IÊ!)
Derrete igual gelo! (VAI VAI VAI!)

[Chorus - Everyone roars]
Ô FORTUNA! ÔÔÔÔÔ!
COMO A LUA! ÔÔÔÔÔ!
INCONSTANTE! ÔÔÔÔÔ!
IÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ!

[Verse 2 - Faster, lead almost rapping]
Fado monstro! (IÊ!)
Roda vazia! (IÁ!)
Gira, gira, gira! (VAI!)
Tu és cruel! (IÊ!)
Tudo que sobe cai! (IÁ!)
O bem é fumaça! (IÊ!)
Some no ar! (VAI VAI!)
Eu dou as costas nuas! (IÊ!)
Pra tua maldade! (CARAMBA!)
Bate em mim, ô Fado! (IÁ IÁ IÁ!)

[Chorus - Even louder, battery doubles]
Ô FORTUNA! ÔÔÔÔÔ!
COMO A LUA! ÔÔÔÔÔ!
INCONSTANTE! ÔÔÔÔÔ!
IÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ!

[Breakdown - Pure battery chaos]
[Berimbau + atabaque solo → sudden stop → everyone]
FORTUNA! (IÊ!)
COMO A LUA! (IÁ!)
FORTUNA! (IÊ!)
COMO A LUA! (IÁ!)
FORTUNA COMO A LUA! (VAI VAI VAI VAI!)

[Bridge - Ladainha shouted, berimbau viola crying]
IÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ!
O Fado me pega na saúde! (IÊ!)
Me pega na virtude! (IÊ!)
Me joga no chão! (IÁ!)
Sempre escravo, camará! (IÊÊÊÊ!)

[Verse 3 - Final explosion, fastest tempo]
O Fado me pega! (IÁ!)
Na saúde! (IÊ!)
Na virtude! (IÁ!)
Me quebra inteiro! (IÊ!)
Mas hoje eu canto! (IÁ!)
Sem medo não! (IÊ!)
Toquem berimbau! (VAI!)
Toquem atabaque! (VAI!)
Porque o Fado bate forte! (IÊÊÊ!)
Em quem já foi grande! (IÁÁÁÁ!)
Então iêêêêêêêêêêêêêêêêêêêêê!
CHOREM COMIGO, PORRA! (IÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ!)

[Final Chorus - Absolute chaos, everyone screaming]
Ô FORTUNA! ÔÔÔÔÔ!
COMO A LUA! ÔÔÔÔÔ!
INCONSTANTE! ÔÔÔÔÔ!
IÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ!

Style: [Explosive Capoeira Regional - São Bento Grande de Bimba at maximum speed, screaming berimbau gunga + contra-gunga + viola, thunder atabaque, ripping pandeiro, agogô on fire, raw angry male lead, huge roda shouting responses, pure Bahian roda de rua energy, no mercy]

오 포르투나

Performing Artist AUREA Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Intro – Hyo-ri + Choir]
오 포르투나 (O Fortuna!)
Fortuna rota volvitur —
운명의 바퀴는 돌고 있어 (the wheel still turns)
빛과 어둠, rise and fall — omnis est fortuna

[Verse 1 – Mi-na / Yeon-seo]
운명은 잔인해 (so cruel)
달처럼 변해가 (like the moon)
빛이 커졌다가 사라져 (grow then fade)
우리 모두 춤춰, under your game

[Pre-Chorus – Hyo-ri + Eun-ji]
내 마음은 타올라 (heart on fire)
신의 손끝에 걸린 듯 (caught by divine wire)
이 세상, 내 운명,
I pray — Domina Fortuna!

[Chorus – All]
오 포르투나, 돌아와 (O Fortuna, turn again!)
빛과 어둠이 부딪혀 (when the light collides)
우린 불타, angel cry —
Vita detestabilis! (life so unstable)
오 포르투나, 날 비춰 (O Fortuna, shine on me)
운명아, 나를 삼켜도
난 다시 rise, rise, rise!

[Rap Break – So-mi / Mi-na]
Yeah, spin that wheel, twist of fate
높이 올라가도 무너져, wait
Bless or curse, same face, same name
빛도 그림자 없이 존재해
(We break the chain, 오 포르투나!)

[Bridge – Hyo-ri (Seraph) solo]
내 안의 빛이 흩어져 (my inner light, scattering)
상처를 감싸 healing glow
(숨결로 다시 태어나)
Gloria, gloria — 내가 살아!

[Chant Drop – All + choir harmonies]
O Fortuna, velut luna,
stat variabilis,
semper crescis, aut decrescis,
vita detestabilis!

[Final Chorus – All]
오 포르투나, 날 덮쳐 (come storm, come fate)
운명의 노래 울려 퍼져 (our destiny calls)
우린 불타, angel cry —
빛 속에 새겨진 sign
오 포르투나, 난 웃어 (I smile through pain)
흘러가는 별빛처럼
난 다시 rise, rise, rise!

[Outro – Lucia + Hyo-ri ad-libs]
Fortuna, fortuna...
운명의 바퀴는 멈추지 않아
Light and shadow, we’re still alive.
오 포르투나 — forever divine.

Style: epic k-pop · female group · Gregorian choir · Latin chant · dark trap · cinematic orchestral · industrial pop · glitch beats · angelic harmonies · ethereal synths · 808 sub bass · rap verses + operatic chorus · dramatic build + drop

Fortuna Redux Part 3

Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare (guests Jay Kim, Min Park, Jun Sasaki) Year: 2024 Lyrics:

[Intro]
(Choir chanting, ominous)
O Fortuna!
Velut luna
Statu variabilis!

[Verse 1]
Rising
Falling
Cursed wheel turns!
Fortune burns
Fate adjourns!
Fangs of time
Bite my soul
Glory fades
Chaos whole!

[Prechorus]
Cold as ice
Life a dice!
Fortune’s eyes
Roll and slice!

[Chorus]
O Fortuna! Crushing fate!
O Fortuna! Doom awaits!
Shadows rise
Devour skies
O Fortuna! Chaos cries!

[Verse 2]
Raven’s wings
Blackened skies
False hope gleams
Bitter lies!
Destiny’s chains
Iron-bound
Screaming winds
Hell resounds!

[Bridge]
(Choir chanting, heavy breakdown)
Sors immanis!
Et inanis!
Fortune’s claws!
No escape!

Style: orchestral choir, thrash metal, bay area thrash, 1986 thrash metal, big four thrash, fast palm muted riffs, aggressive male vocals, gang shouts, galloping drums, shredding solos, raw old school production, angry

Garage Days Reaggravated

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro: amp hum → someone yells “ROLL IT!” → sloppy count-in “1-2-FUCK YOU!”]
[Verse 1]
Back in the garage, walls dripping sweat
Four assholes with amps cranked to death
No clicks, no pro tools, no second take
Just pure fuckin’ hate and the riffs we make
[Pre-Chorus]
Beer cans on the snare, puke on the floor
Mom’s gonna kill us when she opens the door
[Chorus]
Garage days reaggravated!
No rules, no future, celebrated
Garage days reaggravated!
Isolated, intoxicated, never faded
[Verse 2]
Half the strings are dead, still sound like hell
Drummer’s rushing like he’s got shows to sell
We ain’t getting signed, we ain’t going far
Just four more beers and a broken guitar
[Pre-Chorus]
Neighbor’s banging, cops on the way
Turn it up louder — fuck what they say!
[Chorus]
Garage days reaggravated!
No rules, no future, celebrated
Garage days reaggravated!
Isolated, intoxicated, never faded
[Guitar Solo: total drunken mess, pick slides, feedback, someone yelling “YEAH!”]
[Bridge: gang-shouted, everyone screaming]
This is our church! (THIS IS OUR CHURCH!)
This is our pit! (THIS IS OUR PIT!)
Four walls of hell! (FOUR WALLS OF HELL!)
And we’re never gonna quit!
[Breakdown: sloppy half-time]
Play it fast! Play it loud!
Play it till we’re under ground!
[Final Chorus: faster, falling apart]
Garage days reaggravated!
The world moved on but we never made it
Garage days reaggravated!
Still stuck in ’87 — separated!
[Outro: long feedback → amp gets kicked over → someone laughs and burps → tape abruptly cuts]

Style: raw sloppy garage thrash metal 1987, ultra lo-fi like Garage Days Re-Revisited recorded drunk at 2 a, m, guitars slightly out of tune with buzzing HM-2 tone, huge cracking gated reverb snare, bleeding mics, bass buried and farting out, aggressive shouted male vocals with big garage plate reverb, constant tape hiss, amp feedback, pick slides, laughing and swearing between sections, gang shouts, sounds like a rehearsal that got out oif hand in a New Jersey basement, zero polish, pure beer-soaked chaos

Last Call at the Birch Hill

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro: distant bar noise, glasses clinking, feedback swell]
[Verse 1]
Neon sign flickering on Route 516
Birch Hill Nite Club, last ticket to live
Crowd used to crush from the stage to the door
Now plywood and ghosts where we waged our war
[Pre-Chorus]
House lights up, the bouncers scream “Out!”
But nobody wants to leave this house
[Chorus]
Last call at the Birch Hill
Everybody’s gone and I’m standing still
Last call at the Birch Hill
Separated by a padlocked thrill
One more show, no circle pit rage
Just me and the echoes locked in this cage
[Verse 2]
Stage-dived a thousand nights into sweat-soaked arms
Now the floorboards rot with condemned alarm
Overkill posters peeling off the wall
Remember the nights we gave it our all
[Pre-Chorus]
Bartender kills the taps, kills the dream
I’m still hearing riffs in the P.A. scream
[Chorus]
Last call at the Birch Hill
Everybody’s gone and I’m standing still
Last call at the Birch Hill
Separated by a padlocked thrill
No encore, no riot, no final fight
Just Jersey silence in the dead of night
[Guitar Solo: sloppy, crying whammy bar, total despair]
[Bridge: mid-tempo, gang-shouted]
Let us back in! (LET US BACK IN!)
One more song! (ONE MORE SONG!)
Turn it up loud! (TURN IT UP LOUD!)
Before it’s all gone!
[Breakdown: slow crushing riff]
Old Bridge is dead…
The pit is dead…
I’m not ready yet…
[Final Chorus: faster, voice cracking]
Last call at the Birch Hill
The wrecking ball swings, time to kill
Last call at the Birch Hill
Forever separated from the only place real
Lights out forever on 516
The last true thrash cathedral is gone
[Outro: bar stool scraping → door slam → padlock click → distant wrecking ball → silence]

Style: raw bay area-style thrash metal recorded in a New Jersey basement 1989, sloppy garage production like Garage Days Re-Revisited meets Overkill and Hades, loud HM-2 buzzsaw guitars slightly detuned, huge cracking gated reverb snare, fast palm muting, d-beat sections, bass low and gritty, aggressive shouted male vocals with big room reverb and NJ accent snarls, tape hiss, amp feedback, drunk and heartbroken, zero polish, smells like stale beer and cigarette smoke

No Visitors (Room 13)

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro: clean guitar, minor key, low feedback rising]
[Spoken, whispered]
Room thirteen… no visitors allowed…
[Verse 1]
Tubes in my arms, fluorescent glare
Beeping machines count the days I’m not there
Curtains drawn, door stays locked
Nobody comes when the clock strikes dark
[Pre-Chorus]
Nurse walks past, doesn’t look in
I’m already dead to my next of kin
[Chorus]
No visitors! Room thirteen
Isolated! Behind the screen
No voices! No touch, no face
Dying alone in this sterile place!
[Verse 2]
Window shows sky I’ll never feel again
Needle drips poison straight to the vein
I scream at the glass but the world drives by
Room thirteen — learn how to die
[Pre-Chorus]
Heartbeat flatlines on the screen
Still breathing, but no one sees
[Chorus]
No visitors! Room thirteen
Isolated! Behind the screen
No voices! No touch, no face
Dying alone in this sterile place!
[Guitar Solo: 12 bars starts melodic and creepy, turns into total chaotic squealing panic]
[Bridge: slow, crushing, gang-shouted]
Let me out! (LET ME OUT!)
I’m still here! (STILL HERE!)
Open the door! (OPEN THE DOOR!)
Before I disappear!
[Breakdown: d-beat under flatline tone]
Beep…… beep…… flat……
No one coming back…
[Final Chorus: faster, voice breaking into screams]
No visitors! Room thirteen
Forever trapped! Unseen, unclean
No visitors! Curtains close
Separated by the overdose!
[Outro: long flatline tone → feedback swell → someone unplugs the amp → silence]

Style: raw bay area thrash metal 1987, creepy garage demo vibe like early Exodus Bonded by Blood rehearsal meets Garage Days, eerie clean guitar intro with feedback, then sudden violent HM-2 buzzsaw riffs, huge cracking gated reverb snare, fast palm muting, bass low and menacing, aggressive barked/screamed male vocals with cold garage reverb, tape hiss, amp hum, occasional hospital beeps bleeding in, lo-fi, drunk, unhinged and claustrophobic, recorded in a freezing New Jersey basement at 3 am

Static on the Phone Line

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro: telephone ring → busy signal → pick slide]
[Verse 1]
Dial tone screaming in my ear
Number dead for the hundredth year
You ghosted out, left me on read
Static laughing where words once bled
[Pre-Chorus]
Cord wrapped tight around my throat
Every ring is a suicide note
[Chorus]
Static on the phone line!
Cut off, disconnected, left behind
Static on the phone line!
No voice, no fight, just white noise grind
[Verse 2]
Used to talk till the sun came up
Now the line’s cold, bottomless cup
Your silence hits harder than fists
I’d rather bleed than deal with this
[Pre-Chorus]
Receiver slammed, plastic explodes
Still no answer on the other end of the road
[Chorus]
Static on the phone line!
Cut off, disconnected, left behind
Static on the phone line!
No voice, no fight, just white noise grind
[Guitar Solo: short, frantic, wah-drenched chaos]
[Bridge: half-time punk shout, gang vocals]
Pick up! (PICK UP!)
Say something! (SAY SOMETHING!)
Anything! (ANYTHING!)
Or hang me out to dry!
[Breakdown: fast hardcore beat]
Dead! Line! Dead! Line!
Dead! Line! You’re killing me this time!
[Final Chorus: faster and more unhinged]
Static on the phone line! Forever alone
Static on the phone line! Ear to the tombstone
Static on the phone line! No call coming through
Static on the phone line! I’m erased without you!
[Outro: busy signal loop → feedback → receiver slammed down hard]

Style: raw bay area crossover thrash 1987, sloppy garage demo sound like early D, R, I, meets Garage Days, fast palm-muted riffs, buzzsaw HM-2 guitars slightly detuned, snappy snare with huge gated reverb, bass loud and gritty, aggressive shouted male vocals with punk attitude and room reverb, tape hiss, occasional feedback, drunk hardcore energy, recorded on a 4-track in an East Bay basement, zero polish, violent and frustrated, extremely lo-fi hardcore punk mix

Quarantine Pit

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro: siren sample → feedback → fast pick slide]
[Verse 1]
Doors locked down, the pit is dead
No sweat, no blood, just screens instead
Crowd killer trapped in four walls
Stage dive into nothing at all
[Pre-Chorus]
Fists clenched, no one to swing at
Cabin fever, going fucking manic
[Chorus]
Quarantine pit! Can’t break out
Quarantine pit! Scream and shout
No contact, no circle, no roar
Isolated thrash forevermore!
[Verse 2]
Speakers blast but the room stays cold
No bodies slamming, no stories told
Mask on my face like a modern gag
Headbanging alone with a body bag
[Pre-Chorus]
Walls close in, the ceiling drops
Heartbeat keeps the double-kick clock
[Chorus]
Quarantine pit! Can’t break out
Quarantine pit! Scream and shout
No contact, no circle, no roar
Isolated thrash forevermore!
[Guitar Solo: frantic, sloppy, whammy abuse, pick slides everywhere]
[Bridge: mid-tempo stomper, gang vocals]
Let us in! (LET US IN!)
Break the chains! (BREAK THE CHAINS!)
Smash the screen! (SMASH THE SCREEN!)
Feel the pain!
[Breakdown: d-beat chaos]
One-man pit! One-man war!
One-man pit! Gimme more!
One-man pit! Against the door!
One-man pit! Blood on the floor!
[Final Chorus: faster, unhinged]
Quarantine pit! Never ends
Quarantine pit! Lose your friends
Separated by plastic and fear
The only mosh dies here!
[Outro: feedback swell → door slam → sudden silence]

Style: raw bay area thrash metal 1987, sloppy garage production, loud HM-2 buzzsaw guitars slightly detuned, fast palm-muted riffs, d-beat sections, huge gated reverb snare, roomy kick drum bleeding into guitar mics, bass low and distorted, aggressive shouted male vocals with garage plate reverb, tape hiss, feedback squeals, recorded in an Oakland rehearsal space, drunk and pissed off, early Exodus and Kill Em All energy

Separated By Six Feet (of Dirt)

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro: slow pick scrape + low feedback]
[Verse 1]
Wood splinters tear into my face
Lungs burning, no room, no space
Soil raining down like black snow
I’m screaming but the dirt don’t know
[Pre-Chorus]
Fingertips raw, nails ripped away
Every breath steals the last of the day
[Chorus]
Separated! Six feet of dirt
Buried alive! Final hurt
No air, no light, no way to fight
Clawing forever in endless night!
[Verse 2]
Heart pounding against the lid
Coffin too tight for the life I lived
The weight of the world on my chest
One last kick, then permanent rest
[Pre-Chorus]
Mouth full of earth, taste my own blood
No one above hears the thud
[Chorus]
Separated! Six feet of dirt
Buried alive! Final hurt
No air, no light, no way to fight
Clawing forever in endless night!
[Guitar Solo: chaotic, squealing, pick slides, total panic]
[Bridge: half-time, gang-shouted]
Let me out! (LET ME OUT!)
I’m still here! (STILL HERE!)
Can’t breathe! (CAN’T BREATHE!)
Death too near!
[Breakdown: relentless d-beat]
Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! No escape!
Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Sealed by fate!
[Final Chorus: faster, unhinged screaming]
Separated! Six feet too deep
Buried alive! No more sleep
The ground won’t give, the dark won’t break
Suffocate alone for eternity’s sake!
[Outro: choking gasps → feedback → abrupt tape cut]

Style: raw bay area thrash metal 1987, sloppy garage production, loud HM-2 buzzsaw guitars slightly detuned, fast palm-muted riffs, d-beat sections, huge gated reverb snare, roomy kick drum bleeding into guitar mics, bass low and distorted, aggressive shouted male vocals with garage plate reverb, tape hiss, feedback squeals, recorded in an Oakland rehearsal space, drunk and pissed off, early Exodus and Kill Em All energy

The Riverbottom Nightmare Band

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro]
(Guitar riff)

[Verse 1]
We take what we want
We do anything that we wish

[Verse 2]
We got no respect for animal, bird, or fish

[Chorus]
The grass does not grow on the places where we stop and stand
River Bottom Nightmare Band

[Verse 3]
We know we're a mess and time does not like to feed the lily

[Verse 4]
We don't brush our teeth 'cause our teeth can help us stay mean

[Chorus]
We don't wish to learn, but we hate what we don't understand
River Bottom Nightmare Band

[Bridge]
When you see us coming, you better start a-running
We're always starting trouble and we're happiest when things are out of hand

[Chorus]
Demons are boiling, parties are spoiling
We either act as a sitting powder or a terrorizing man
River Bottom Nightmare Band

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 5]
We laugh in your face, all we practice are growling and sneering

[Verse 6]
We break up your place, we are dangerous when we are near

[Chorus]
And when we are through with the song, who will give that big old hand?
River Bottom Nightmare Band
River Bottom Nightmare Band

[Outro]
(Guitar riff and drums fade out)

Style: Raw, dark, intense, This is a hard rock track with a driving rhythm section and a prominent male vocalist, The song features a distorted electric guitar riff that is present throughout much of the track, providing a heavy and aggressive feel, The drums consist of a strong kick and snare pattern with frequent cymbal crashes, particularly during transitions and emphasized sections, The bass guitar provides a deep, foundational rhythm, The male vocals are delivered with a raw, powerful, and slightly raspy quality, often employing a shouting or yelling technique, especially during the chorus and bridge sections, The vocal delivery is emotionally charged, conveying anger and frustration, The song structure includes verses, a pre-chorus, a chorus, and a bridge, with instrumental breaks that maintain the high energy, The tempo is moderately fast, contributing to the urgent feel

Lucia Pietrangeli

Midnight Sugar

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2010 Lyrics:

[Verse 1 — Bright, Dreamy, Upbeat]
Midnight glow, my heart’s a spark
Chasing dreams beneath the stars
Dancing in a candy haze
Love’s perfection, lights ablaze
[Pre-Chorus — Soaring, Harmonized]
Sweet enough to make you smile
Feel the magic, stay awhile
Under lights, where dreams come true
Here’s my heart, it’s all for you
[Chorus — Catchy, Uplifting, Pop Melody]
Midnight sugar on my lips
Every kiss feels like a wish
Honey dreams that lift me high
Watch me shine, I’ll touch the sky
[Verse 2 — Bouncy, Playful]
Glitter crown, I wear it proud
Singing love songs to the crowd
Golden halo, glowing bright
Candy heart, my guiding light
[Pre-Chorus — Even Brighter, Layered Vocals]
Taste the sweet, it’s all I know
Feel the rush, let feelings grow
Midnight sugar, midnight glow
Pop my heart, it’s yours to show
[Chorus — Euphoric, Anthemic]
Midnight sugar on my lips
Every kiss feels like a wish
Honey dreams that lift me high
Watch me shine, I’ll touch the sky
[Bridge — Italian, Romantic, Swaying]
(Dolcezza, dolcezza —)
È solo amore,
Baciami ancora,
La regina di stelle
Brilla, brilla, brilla!
("Sweetness, sweetness — it’s only love, kiss me again, the star queen shines, shines, shines!")
[Breakdown — Half-Time, Heartfelt]
Hold me close, don’t let me go
Feel the sweetness overflow
Midnight magic, shining gloss
Love’s my crown—
I’m the boss
[Final Chorus — Full Band, Call-and-Response, Joyful]
Midnight sugar, let it stay!
(LET IT STAY!)
Kisses in my heart today
(HEART TODAY!)
Crave the love, I’ll chase the fame
Forever shining, that’s my name

Style: Upbeat bubblegum pop, early 2000s-inspired, with sparkling synths, lush vocal harmonies, and a driving dance beat, Bright, romantic, and dreamy, with a polished, radio-ready sound, evoking youthful exuberance and starry-eyed love, Think ’ ‘…Baby One More Time’ meets the ‘Fearless’ era, with a touch of glittery, anthemic energy

Stage Ashes

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro — Sparse, Distant Vocals]
Spotlight burns my eyes
Footprints on a blood-red stage
Curtain’s down, the echoes rise
Ashes taste like memory, and memory’s a cage

[Verse 1]
They crowned me in velvet, kissed me with sound
Clapped until my mask was stitched to my mouth
Sequined armor, brittle bones
Fake confetti for a paper throne

[Pre-Chorus — Building, Tension]
I bled for a standing ovation
Bit my tongue to feed the roar
Now every cheer is suffocation
And I can’t play the idol anymore

[Chorus — Soaring, Harmonics, Heavy Drums]
Stage ashes, black on my skin
Everything I was ends here, begins
Turn down the spotlight, let me dissolve
In the silence after all

[Verse 2]
They wanted more glitter, a brighter blaze
Fed my soul to a feed full of plastic praise
All the old songs rot in my veins
The pyre’s hungry for another name

[Pre-Chorus — Rising, More Aggressive]
Can’t drown in this ovation
Won’t mouth another line
Burn my mask, set the station
Ashes mark the end of time

[Chorus — Heavier, Overdriven Guitars]
Stage ashes, black on my skin
Everything I was ends here, begins
Turn down the spotlight, let me dissolve
In the silence after all

[Bridge — Screamed/Distorted Vocals Over Industrial Beat]
Tear down the banners, tear out the wires
I am not your myth to sell
Every ember, every liar
I am crawling out of hell

[Breakdown — Half-Time, Spoken/Whispered]
Watch the smoke
Choke the crowd
There’s freedom
When the silence gets loud

[Final Chorus — Clean and Growl Vocals Layered]
Stage ashes, black on my skin
Everything I was ends here, begins
No more spotlight, no curtain call
Just the ghost that watched it fall

[Outro — Distant Vocals, Fade to Reverb]
Ashes, ashes,
All idols fall
In the silence
After all

Style: alt-pop, industrial, alternative, rock, cinematic, dramatic, intense, emotional, dark, atmospheric, screamo, post-hardcore, heavy drums, overdriven guitars, layered vocals, clean vocals, growled vocals, distorted vocals, introspective, rebellious, anthemic, dynamic, moody, reverb-heavy

Mouths Full of Static

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro — Glitchy Lo-Fi Beat, Whispered Female Vocals]
Whispers in the wires
Crowd of empty faces
My name on a thousand tongues
But nobody knows what it tastes like

[Verse 1]
Lip-sync mirrors, pixel smiles
Gold star for every lie
Scrolling past my sanity
Chasing every flashing eye

[Pre-Chorus — Digital Stutter FX, Vocal Harmonies, Industrial Bass]
Signals cut and voices fade
I forget the sound I made
Muted in the static sea
I’m screaming for somebody to hear me

[Chorus — Overdriven Synths, Thrash Guitar Riffs, Tight Double-Kick Percussion]
Mouths full of static, choking on noise
All these followers, none of them boys
Signals and sirens, I’m losing the thread
Famous and hungry, alone in my head

[Verse 2]
Heartbeats made for commerce
Algorithms pick my name
Echo chamber, endless scroll
I’m a hashtag in your shame

[Pre-Chorus — Heavier, Vocoder Layer, Mechanical Synths]
Signals scramble, hearts corrupt
Numbers up, my soul’s bankrupt
Mute me now or break the feed
I’ll trade the crowd for what I need

[Chorus — Bigger, Backing Screams, Glitch FX, Distorted Basslines]
Mouths full of static, choking on noise
All these lovers, none of them joys
Silver tongues, rusted thread
I’m lost in the feedback, alone in my head

[Bridge — Screamed/Distorted Female Vocals, Thrash Metal Riffs]
Like, comment, swallow the light
Scroll faster, blink twice
I am the trending topic of your midnight
I am the ghost in your device

[Breakdown — Half-Time, Thrash Guitar Chugs, Heavy Industrial Kick]
Pull the plug, cut the feed
Watch the silence bleed

[Final Chorus — Half Clean, Half Screamed, Choir Layering, Overdriven Synths]
Mouths full of static, hungry for real
Feed me a story, tell me what you feel
Drown me in silence, break through the dread
Find me alive, not lost in my head

[Outro — Fading Bitcrushed Vocals, Distorted Guitar Drone]
Static, static—
Can you hear me now?
Static, static—
Shut the signal down

Style: alt-pop, glitch industrial, metal, thrash metal, industrial metal, female vocals, clean vocals, processed vocals, spoken vocals, screamed vocals, glitchy, aggressive, heavy, distorted guitars, overdriven synths, electronic, cinematic, intense, dark, chaotic, rebellious, atmospheric, dynamic, bitcrushed vocals, industrial percussion, high-energy, dystopian, futuristic

Il Dottore e la Morte

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Intro – Whispered/Children’s Choir]
Anello, anello de rosi,
Tuto va in polvera,
Tuti cade a tera,
Tuti, tuti, morti!

[Verse 1 – Il Dottore]
Xe un fià de vento freddo,
Sul canal che sussura,
El Dottore veste bianco,
Ma la Morte la xe scura.

[Pre-Chorus]
Corri, corri, putineto,
Scampa de la peste nera,
Ma la maschera no salva,
Nissun scampa stasera.

[Chorus – Children/Death]
Anello, anello de rosi,
Nasi pieni de spizi,
Ciapemo le man, cantemo pian pian,
Tuti in tera, tuti finii.

[Verse 2 – Death]
Mi son la Morte che ride,
Soto el becco, un segreto,
El Dottore el conta bugie,
Ma la Morte la conta tuto.

[Pre-Chorus]
Salta, salta, picinin,
Fora de la porta, drento la fin,
Una carezza, un zefiro,
E la note la xe qua.

[Chorus – Children/Death]
Anello, anello de rosi,
Sacheti de fior in tasca,
Bati le man, bati le porte,
Quando la Morte la passa.

[Bridge – Duet: Il Dottore & Death]
(Il Dottore:) “Porta la polvera, porta la maschera!”
(La Morte:) “Porta la ballata, porta la fine!”
(Together, echoing:) “Uno per uno, cademo pian,
Un giro, un passo, e semo lontan!”

[Breakdown – Chant]
Cori, cori, cori via!
La Morte la xe qua!

[Final Chorus – All/Children’s Choir]
Anello, anello de rosi,
Tuto va in polvera,
Tuti cade a tera,
Tuti, tuti, morti!

[Outro – Whispered/Death]
Un fià de vento, un fio de vita,
El Dottore se inchina, la Morte la invita.

Style: plaguecore, gothic metal, children’s choir, creepy nursery rhyme, duet (female vocals: operatic & growled), call and response, electric string quartet, heavy riff, tribal drums, dark atmospheric, Venetian dialect lyrics, “Ring Around the Rosie” theme, cinematic, theatrical, haunting

Concrete's Getting Thicker

Performatin Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare Year: 2025 Lyrics:

Genre: Progressive folk rock, 70s British prog, Jethro Tull style]
[Tempo: 108-112 BPM, swinging 4/4 with a walking bass]
[Instrumentation: acoustic guitar, electric bass (upright feel), flute lead riffs, drums with rim-clicks and light hi-hat, occasional Hammond organ swells, subtle mandolin]
[Mood: cheeky, sardonic, playful but biting social commentary]
[Vocal style: spoken-sung male vocal like Ian Anderson, theatrical, half-talking half-singing, British accent, wry and mischievous]

[Verse 1]
Well the concrete’s getting thicker and the Wi-Fi’s running slow,
Everybody’s scrolling sideways in the human zoo,
The suits are selling crypto to the pigeons on the street,
And the barista’s brewing karma at two hundred bucks a beat.

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need no sermon, I don’t need no guru’s call,
Just a little patch of green before they pave it all.

[Chorus]
It’s a bungle in the city, watch the monkeys in their cages,
Likes and lies and alibis on algorithmic pages,
Everybody’s king or queen until the feed goes dark,
It’s a bungle in the city, better find your little spark.

[Flute solo – 8 bars, minor pentatonic, very Ian Anderson style]

[Verse 2]
The influencers are howling at a filter-covered moon,
Preaching ten-step salvation with a sponsored spoon,
While the subway preacher’s shouting that the end is coming soon,
But his QR code for donations plays a happy little tune.

[Chorus]
It’s a bungle in the city, hear the sirens sing along,
Hashtag prayers and billionaire tears in three-minute songs,
We traded all the jungle for a grid of glowing glass,
Now we’re bungling in the city, kissing concrete on our ass.

[Bridge – half-time, spoken over sparse bass + flute trills]
And the lions became lawyers,
The tigers became trolls,
The elephants never forget—but they’ll still sell you their souls…

[Final Chorus – big, with layered vocals and flute going wild]
It’s a bungle in the city, but the rhythm’s still the same,
We just swapped the vines for fiber and the hunter lost his game,
So raise your paper cup of overpriced despair,
And dance your little bungle if you dare!

[Outro flute riff fading into city noise and bird calls]

Dance With the Devil

Performing Artist: The Riverbottom Nightmare (guest: Lucia Pietrangeli vocals) Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Shadows twist
The moonlight fades
A cursed waltz in fire's blaze
Three steps down
Two steps wide
Grinning fiend
My soul denied

[Prechorus]
Spinning fast
Can't escape
Chains of flame
The Devil's shape

[Chorus]
Dance with the Devil
Round and round
Feet on fire
Hellward bound
Three-four time
Eternal pain
Spiral deep into his domain

[Verse 2]
Crimson floor
Blackened skies
Laughing echoes
Endless cries
Hands like claws
Grip so tight
Leading me through endless night

[Prechorus]
Twist and turn
Can't resist
Burning waltz
His serpent kiss

[Chorus]
Dance with the Devil
Round and round
Feet on fire
Hellward bound
Three-four time
Eternal pain
Spiral deep into his domain

Style: string quartet with harpsichord accents, metal, chamber music, dark, dramatic, thrash metal, relentless riffs, metal, pounding drums, female vocals for verses, male vocals for chorus with growling intensity, waltz rhythm, bass guitar solo

Lucia Pietrangeli / Adrian Sutton

Pop Halo (Brucia la Festa)

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro] [Cinematic] [Alt-Pop] [Clean Vocals] [Female Vocals]
Soft lights fade
Mirror shows a stranger’s face
Echoes from the crowd still call my name
But I can’t feel the flame

[Verse 1] [Alt-Pop] [Clean Vocals] [Emotional]
Every night another song, another mask to wear
Glitter sweat and paper smiles, perfume in the air
I used to chase the flash, the fame, the noise
Now I just crave silence, I just want my voice

[Pre-Chorus] [Alt-Pop] [Building]
I gave it all till the colors bled
Dreams turned static in my head
I’m running out of breath, out of spark
Need to tear down the dark

[Chorus] [Alt-Pop] [Clean Vocals] [Powerful]
Burn the stage, let the ashes fall
Break the cage, I don’t owe it all
Pop halo cracking, wires unwind
I’m done pretending I’m still blind

[Verse 2] [Alt-Pop] [Clean Vocals] [Emotional]
Hands applaud but I feel nothing
Hearts on screens, digital loving
Every beat, another chain
I want thunder, not champagne

[Pre-Chorus] [Alt-Pop] [Building]
Make it stop, rewind the reel
I forgot how to feel
Give me truth, even pain
Anything real again

[Drop] [Bass Drop] [Silence]
(bass drop — one-beat silence)

[Verse 3] [Thrash Metal] [Growl Vocals] [Double-Kick Drums]
Le luci muoiono, il suono grida
La regina cade, ma non si fida
Del passato brucia il trono d’oro
Nel sangue nasce un nuovo coro

[Chorus] [Thrash Metal] [Growl Vocals] [Aggressive]
È finita l’era dei falsi dèi
Non c’è più nulla, solo lei
La mia voce — fiamma che resta
Sorgi alba, brucia la festa

[Bridge] [Thrash Metal] [Breakdown] [Chugging Guitars] [Half-Time] [Growl Vocals]
Spezzami!
Riforgiami!
Nel ferro e nel fuoco io rinascerò!
[Double-Time]
Tutto cade — io respiro!
Tutto muore — io sorrido!

[Final Chorus] [Thrash Metal] [Growl Vocals] [Clean Vocals] [Powerful]
È finita l’era dei falsi dèi
Now the dawn belongs to me
Non c’è più nulla, solo lei
My voice reborn, eternally

[Outro] [Cinematic] [Clean Vocals] [Whispered] [Soft]
Soft lights fade
But I’m still alive in the blaze

Style: alt-pop, thrash metal, growl vocals, female clean vocals, cinematic, aggressive, emotional

Fame is a Funeral

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro — Slow, Doom Riff, Clean Vocals]
Pale lights flicker on white bouquets
Gold records wilt, memories decay
In questa bara—my name inscribed
Fame is a funeral, tonight I die

[Verse 1 — Clean Vocals, Heavy Bass, Echoing Toms]
Silk veils, designer black
Cameras flash at the casket’s crack
“Smile for the memory,” “cry for the show”
Dress me in secrets nobody knows

[Pre-Chorus — Growl Layered Under Clean]
All your prayers are empty praise
Feed me silence, not bouquets
Ho perso la voce nei cori di vetro
Now I lie beneath the glow

[Chorus — Epic, Choral Layering, English/Italian]
Fame is a funeral, bury the crown
March to the grave, let the spotlights drown
Requiem gloria, addio bugie
Tonight I’m mourning—myself set free

[Verse 2 — Clean/Growl, Alternating]
Eulogy written in shattered screens
Echoes of laughter, ghost in the machines
Baciami, baciami—addio alla scena
Kiss me goodbye, I’m not your arena

[Bridge — Spoken/Chanted, Funeral Bells, Italian/Latin]
(Chanted, low, with funeral bells)
Libera me, Domine, de vita ficta
Concedimi pace, nella vera luce

(Growled, echoing)
Fame dies—Io rinascerò
False idols burn—ego sparirò

[Chorus — Full Choir, Double-Kick Drums, English/Italian]
Fame is a funeral, bury the crown
March to the grave, let the spotlights drown
Requiem gloria, addio bugie
Tonight I’m mourning—myself set free

[Breakdown — Growl Vocals, Staccato Guitars, Latin Chant]
Dies irae, dies illa
Silentium post clamorem
Populus videt, anima latet
Fama mortua, ego vivam

[Final Chorus — Clean Vocals Rising, Growl Underneath, English/Italian/Latin]
Fame is a funeral, bury the crown
Sotto la terra, I lay it down
Libera me, Domine, ad veram lucem
Fame is a funeral—I am reborn

[Outro — Soft, Clean Vocals, Italian/English]
Un petalo cade, la musica tace
One petal falls, the music fades
Fame is a funeral—
And I walk away

Style: doom metal, melodic thrash, female clean + growl, gothic metal, dramatic, epic, full choir

Midnight Sugar Redux

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Verse 1 — Shouted, Sardonic]
Midnight neon, camera smile
Fake confessions in a cherry vial
Dancing for the poison hearts
Pink perfection, pulling me apart

[Pre-Chorus — Barked/Chanted, Gang Vocals]
Sweet enough to rot your teeth
Kiss the glitter, choke beneath
Beneath the lights, beneath the lies
Here’s your sugar, weaponized

[Chorus — Blistering Thrash, Gang Vocals, Melody Twisted]
Midnight sugar on my tongue
All that’s left is ash and lungs
Once was honey, now it burns
Watch me bite back, watch me turn

[Verse 2 — Double-time, Snarled]
Plastic princess, little crown
Selling joy just to drown
Saccharine halo, faded fast
Crushed the candy, broke the glass

[Pre-Chorus — Even Faster, Spoken/Chanted, Layered]
Lick the screen, taste the fake
Give ‘em sweet till the stitches break
Midnight sugar, midnight shame
Pop the bubble, kill the name

[Chorus — Growled, Overdriven]
Midnight sugar on my tongue
All that’s left is ash and lungs
Once was honey, now it burns
Watch me bite back, watch me turn

[Bridge — Italian, Over Chugging Riff, Half-Sung, Half-Mocking]
(Dolcezza, dolcezza, —)
Era solo veleno,
Baciami addio,
La regina di zucchero
Brucia, brucia, brucia!

("Sweetness, sweetness — it was only poison, kiss me goodbye, the sugar queen burns, burns, burns!")

[Breakdown — Half-Time, Screamed/Spoken]
Chew me up, spit me out
All the sweetness curdles now
No more midnight, no more gloss
Sugar’s gone—
I’m the boss

[Final Chorus — Gang Vocals, Call-and-Response, Faster Than Ever]
Midnight sugar, spit it out!
(SPIT IT OUT!)
Ashes in my open mouth
(OPEN MOUTH!)
Used to crave the taste of fame
Now I crave a different name

Style: thrash metal, metalcore, female growl vocals, aggressive, high-tempo, blast beats, guitar-driven, breakdown, parody, tongue-in-cheek, English lyrics, Italian lyrics, reimagined pop, fast-paced, gang vocals, heavy riffing

Cardi di Ferro

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro — Feedback, Syncopated Drums, Spoken]
Count the scars, call them mine
Build a crown from twisted vine
Heart of iron, fists of green
Watch me rise, watch me bleed

[Verse 1 — Fast, English, Shouted]
You called me weak, you called me soft
I turned your words to armor
Bruises bloom like purple thorns
The pain just makes me harder

[Pre-Chorus — Shouted, Staccato]
Kick me down, I’ll grow again
Thistles never bow
Bite the hand, break the chain
Who’s the weak one now?

[Chorus — Italian, Syncopated, Gang Vocals]
Cardi di ferro, non mi spezzi mai
Fiorisco tra spine, più dura che hai
Vento e fuoco, mi piego e sto qua
Cuore di ferro, questa sono io!

[Verse 2 — English, Still Fast]
Scars are medals, battles won
Every bruise a vow
You tried to make me come undone
But I’m the riot now

[Pre-Chorus — Call and Response, English]
Break me, hate me, see me stand
I’m not made for peace
Cut me, burn me, take my hand
Thistles never cease

[Chorus — Italian, Even Faster, Gang Vocals]
Cardi di ferro, non mi spezzi mai
Fiorisco tra spine, più dura che hai
Sputo sangue, grido no
Cuore di ferro, sono ancora qua!

[Bridge — Half-Time, Italian, Growl/Chant]
Nel dolore trovo casa
Ogni ferita, una rosa
Cardi d’acciaio nella carne
Questa guerra, questa fame

[Final Chorus — English & Italian, Overlapping, Gang Vocals]
Thistle-hearted, iron soul
Break me down, I still grow
Cardi di ferro, non mi spezzi mai
Cuore di ferro, questa sono io!

[Outro — Fading Feedback, Whispered Italian]
Più dura che hai, sono ancora qua

Style: punk-thrash, hardcore punk, double-kick, blast beats, aggressive, anthemic, call-and-response, fast-paced, syncopated female growl vocals, gang vocals, powerful, defiant, energetic

Chorus of Ash

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Intro — Choir, Distant, Fading In]
Rise from the silence,
sing from the scars,
we are the ashes,
we are the stars

[Verse 1 — Clean Vocals, English]
We were voices drowned in static,
names erased by flame
Followed you through broken rhythms,
lost inside your name
But in the hush after thunder,
we learned to sing alone
From every wound and every blunder,
we made a world our own

[Pre-Chorus — Gang Vocals, Building]
You can burn the banners,
break every vow
From the smoke and the ruin
we’re singing now

[Chorus — Clean & Gang Vocals, English/Italian Call and Response]
(English)
Chorus of ash, lift your song
Rise from the fire where we all belong
Sing for the broken, sing for the free
We are the choir, we are the key

(Italian Response)
Coro di cenere, canta con me
Siamo la fiamma che non puoi spegnere
Sotto la pelle, la verità
La voce che resta, la libertà

("Chorus of ash, sing with me
We are the flame you can't extinguish
Beneath the skin, the truth
The voice that remains, the freedom")

[Verse 2 — English, Clean/Growl Layered]
We are the crowd you can’t control,
the echo in the pyre
Marching barefoot through the coals,
higher and higher
No more silence, no more shame
Sparks become a storm
We are the chorus, we are the claim
We are the world reborn

[Pre-Chorus — Gang Vocals, Heavier]
You can dim the spotlight,
bury the crown
From the dust and the embers
we’re singing now

[Chorus — English/Italian, Both Layers Louder]
(English)
Chorus of ash, lift your song
Rise from the fire where we all belong
Sing for the broken, sing for the free
We are the choir, we are the key

(Italian)
Coro di cenere, canta con me
Brucia la notte, non spegnerci
Dalle macerie, la verità
La voce che resta, l’eternità

("Chorus of ash, sing with me
Burn the night, don't put us out
From the ruins, the truth
The voice that remains, eternity")

[Bridge — Half-time, Choir, Growl Underneath]
In the dark, we spark
In the cold, we sing
From the ashes, hearts
Forge everything

[Final Chorus — Choir, All Voices, English/Italian Together]
Chorus of ash, lift your song
Coro di cenere, canta forte
Rise from the silence, make it last
We are the future, born of ash

[Outro — Choir, Soft, Fading]
We are the choir,
we are the key
Singing from ashes,
eternally

Style: melodic metal, post-hardcore, anthemic, female clean vocals, female growl vocals, gang vocals, choir, bilingual (English and Italian), emotional, powerful, epic, uplifting, dynamic, chorus-heavy, anthem, dramatic, call-and-response

Midnight Encore (Bis del Caos)

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2020 Lyrics:

[Verse 1 — Fast, Clean Vocals, Over Speed Riffing]
Curtain’s falling, world’s on fire
Heartbeat pounding in the wire
Neon shadows, shattered glass
I’m not done, so make it last

[Pre-Chorus — Call and Response, Gang Vocals]
Who’s afraid of endings now?
(Not us, not us!)
Who’s still standing in the crowd?
(All of us, all of us!)

[Chorus — Melodic, Gang Vocals, English/Italian]
Midnight encore, scream it loud
Sing with me, break the clouds
Burn the stage, kiss the dark
Bis del caos, ignite the spark!

[Verse 2 — Faster, Growl/Spoken]
Tear the set, smash the frame
Carve your story, own your name
Every ending, start again
In the chaos, call me friend

[Pre-Chorus — Louder, Crowd Chant Underneath]
Who’s afraid to lose control?
(Not us, not us!)
Who’s the fire in your soul?
(All of us, all of us!)

[Chorus — Melodic, Layered with Italian]
Midnight encore, scream it loud
(Bis del caos, canta forte)
Sing with me, break the clouds
(Bis del caos, notte corta)
Burn the stage, kiss the dark
(Bis del caos, ignite the spark!)

[Bridge — Half-Time, Spoken/Chanted, Crowd FX]
Turn off the power, we’ll keep singing
Smoke in our lungs, but hearts are ringing
No second chance, no safe applause
Raise your voice—be the cause

[Breakdown — Blast Beats, Growl Vocals]
Ash to ash, night to night
We are the chorus, we are the fight
Encore, encore—
Burn it bright!

[Final Chorus — All-In, Crowd, English/Italian]
Midnight encore, scream it loud
(Bis del caos, canta forte)
Sing with me, break the clouds
(Bis del caos, notte corta)
Burn the stage, kiss the dark
(Bis del caos, ignite the spark!)

[Outro — Crowd Noise Fading, Lucia’s Voice Echoes]
The world can burn, we’ll play one more
Midnight encore
Bis del caos

Style: melodic thrash metal, punk metal, female vocals, gang vocals, crowd chants, call-and-response, fast-paced, energetic, anthem, live energy, English and Italian lyrics, powerful, chaotic, breakdown, melodic chorus, high-tempo, encore, dramatic, female growl vocals

Carnevale che Torna

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2024 Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Strade de ombra, cori che grida,
Le maschere vecie, la fame xe vida,
Xe luci che brilla, promesse che ciama,
El carnevale torna, col sangue in la rama.

[Chorus]
No te scordar, no te scordar,
El ballo torna co’ la note scura,
No te scordar, no te scordar,
Nissun xe salvo de la vecia paura.

[Verse 2]
Tamburi che bate, passi che pesa,
Le risa se spegne, la morte xe tesa,
Se gira la sorte, se cata el pecà,
Nel carnevale, tuto se ga da pagar.

[Rap Section – Shakespearean Sonnet]
When masks arise and shadows fill the square,
Each heart must weigh what truths the night hath lost.
Ye dancers whirling blindly unaware,
What revels now, tomorrow brings the cost.
Let bells recall the blood upon the stones,
Where laughter curdled once to plague and flame.
Though music hides the echo of our bones,
The Carnival returns and speaks your name.
Beware, ye souls that chase the painted jest,
For Time doth weave a darker masque anew.
The fools that flourish soon shall find no rest,
The jesters’ crowns will break before they’re through.
Let wisdom close what revels Death began—
Lest in the mask, the monster be the man.

[Breakdown / Chant]
Bate forte! (Drum hard!)
Strappa la maschera!
El carnevale no dorme mai!
(Break the mask! The carnival never sleeps!)

[Chorus/Outro]
No te scordar, no te scordar,
El ballo torna co’ la note scura,
No te scordar, no te scordar,
Nissun xe salvo de la vecia paura.

(Fade out with chanting, tribal percussion, and distant echo of masked laughter)

Stle: female vocals, rap metal, groove metal, plaguecore, tribal percussion, heavy riff, aggressive female spoken/growl vocals, crowd chant chorus, Renaissance Venetian dialect lyrics, Shakespearean English rap verse, dark atmospheric, Helmet & House of Pain Judgement Night style, call-and-response, relentless beat

Vitima Come Tuti

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Strade piene de fango,
Passi che pesa come piombo,
Maschere che ride, volti che piange,
Xe tuto sporco, xe tuto menzogna.

[Chorus]
Vittima come tutti!
Vittima come tutti!
Xe tuto un gioco, xe tuto ‘na trappola,
Vittima come tutti!

[Verse 2]
El ricco se nasconde, el povero crepa,
Soto le robe, la morte xe svea,
Te pensi che scampi, te credi invincibile,
Ma la peste no guarda in faccia nisun.

[Rap Section – Shakespearean English]
Hark! What naves do mask their rotten souls with gold?
Yon Lords feast fat whilst children perish cold.
Upon these cobblestones the pestilence doth dance,
And kings and beggars bow to Fortune’s lance.

Oft have I seen a man wax proud and bold,
Yet Death lays claim, his purse cannot withhold.
Each knave a victim, each saint a liar,
In plague’s grim theatre all souls expire.

Cry mercy, mother—thy prayers be spent!
No God can ransom what the Fates have rent.
So mark me well, ye masked and mighty men:
Tomorrow’s worm knows not a prince from pen.

[Bridge / Breakdown]
(Xe sangue sui muri!)
(Xe sangue sui muri!)
Se core, se urla, se cadi, no servi,
Xe sangue sui muri!
(Vittima come tutti!)

[Verse 3]
Te vendi el cor, te perdi el nome,
Un altro giorno, un altro uomo,
Tra le ombre del ponte, tra i sospiri del vento,
No xe santi qua, solo la fine.

[Chorus/Outro]
Vittima come tutti!
Vittima come tutti!
No xe eroi, no xe santi,
Solo vittima come tutti!

Style: female vocals, rap metal, groove metal, plaguecore, tribal percussion, heavy riff, aggressive female spoken/growl vocals, crowd chant chorus, Renaissance Venetian dialect lyrics, Shakespearean English rap verse, dark atmospheric, Helmet & House of Pain Judgement Night style, call-and-response, relentless beat

Maschera d'Ossa

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Xe freda la sera, el vento no parla,
Soto le stelle, la morte se scala,
Maschera d’ossa, me copre la fazza,
Nel silenzio, la vita se straza.

[Chorus]
Sento i passi nel fango,
L’eco de pianti antighi,
Tra le rovine, mi me domando,
Chi son, co’ resto sol co’ i me sbagli?

[Verse 2]
La luna la stenta, tra nebbia e paura,
Soto el ponte, l’anima scura,
Maschera d’ossa, nasconde el dolore,
Dentro sto corpo, solo rimane l’amore.

[Bridge]
Tuto xe ombra, tuto xe peso,
La speranza se struca, ma no la xe persa,
Soto ‘sta maschera, ghe xe ancora un fià,
Un cuor che se sconte, ma no’l pol scampà.

[Chorus]
Sento i passi nel fango,
L’eco de pianti antighi,
Tra le rovine, mi me domando,
Chi son, co’ resto sol co’ i me sbagli?

[Instrumental: 16 bars,  shredding lead guitar, chromatic runs, pentatonic runs, no vocals]

[Final Verse]
Maschera d’ossa, se spezza pian pian,
La note se butta via come un vécio vel,
Tra i resti e le ombre, la lus se riaffacia,
Nel silenzio, rinasce la passion.

[Chorus/Outro]
Sento i passi nel fango,
L’eco de pianti antighi,
Ma la maschera casca, la note la sbrissa,
Resto mi, co’ la vita che vien.

Style: thrash metal ballad, Fade to Black exact style, 112 BPM intro acoustic then 180 BPM thrash, clean fingerpicked arpeggios into palm-muted chugs, twin guitar harmonies in harmonic minor, Kirk Hammett melodic solo with wah and bends, 80s Marshall crunch, gated snare, no death growls, no blast beats, no male vocals, female vocals

Lazareto

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Verse 1 — Venetian]
Sul canal, la luna piova,
Soto maschera, el cor me trema,
Gondola scura, senza remo,
Me conduxe verso la tema.

[Chorus — Venetian]
Lazareto, lazareto,
Ballèmo pian co’ la morte,
Tre passi, ‘na svolta,
El vento xe freddo stanote.

[Verse 2 — Venetian]
Carneval de ombre,
Ride Arlecchino, pianze Columbina,
Strade vuote, fame e paura,
Dentro ‘sta maschera, son rovinà.

[Bridge — Venetian]
Senti el campan,
Chiama i morti a ballar,
Soto la luna malada,
No ghe xe più da scampàr.

[Chorus — Venetian]
Lazareto, lazareto,
Se ‘l cor te sbate, xe vìvo,
Tre passi, ‘na svolta,
Tra ombra e veleno, te scrivo.

[Outro — Venetian]
Dame ‘na maschera nova,
Par scordarme de ‘sta pena,
El giorno vien, ma la note
Xe sempre longa in laguna.

Style: string quartet with harpsichord accents, metal, chamber music, dark, dramatic, symphonic metal, baroque metal, operatic female vocals (clean + growl), electric string quartet, waltz rhythm, gothic metal, Venetian carnival, dramatic and theatrical, harpsichord, plague/black death theme, commedia dell’arte, classical crossover, cinematic, melancholic, Renaissance folk, multi-language vocals (Venetian), epic orchestration, heavy guitars, progressive metal, dark fantasy

Maschera de la Notte

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Intro: indistinct chanting]

[Verse 1]
[Female clean vocals]
Sul canal, la luna brusa,
El silenzio xe scuro e grave,
Soto la maschera antica,
Ghe xe pianti che no se save.

[Chorus]
Maschera de la note,
Bala co’ l’ombra e co’ el vento,
Tre passi, un segreto,
Se perde nel tempo lento.

[Verse 2]
Fiori neri su le tombe,
L’acqua porta via el pecà,
Tra le corde e le voci,
Sento el coro cantar già.

[Chorus]
Maschera de la note,
Bala co’ l’ombra e co’ el vento,
Tre passi, un segreto,
Se perde nel tempo lento.

[Guitar solo: 12 bars, shredding lead guitar, chromatic runs, no vocals]

[Bridge]
Canta, canta, spirito scuro,
Bate forte el tamburo,
Nel ballo de la peste,
Se ga solo el sussurro.

[Breakdown: half time]

[Chorus]
Maschera de la note,
Bala co’ l’ombra e co’ el vento,
Tre passi, un segreto,
Se perde nel tempo lento.

[Verse 3]
Xe la piova che lava el viso,
Ma la verità resta sora el cuor,
Tra e colonne de marmo fredo,
Rinasce la note, rinasce l’amor.

[Chorus]
Maschera de la note,
Bala co’ l’ombra e co’ el vento,
Tre passi, un segreto,
Se perde nel tempo lento.

Style: 150 bpm, intro 100 bpm then bass drop, string quartet with harpsichord accents, metal, dark, Venetian carnival, female vocals, female growl vocals in chorus, syncopated female grows in bridge, haunting, distorted guitar drones

Corteo della Peste

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Verse 1 — Venetian]
Soto l’arco de la luna nera,
Le strade piene de ombre e vento,
Bate i tamburi, la processión se gera,
Maschere bianche, soto il tormento.

[Chorus — Venetian]
Corteo della peste, avanti pian pian,
Con passi de piombo, cantemo el dolor,
Ride Arlecchino, pianze la sposa,
Nel balo dei morti, se perde el color.

[Verse 2 — Venetian]
El campanón sona, i lumi se spenghe,
Fiorì da lutto su ogni balcon,
Pantalone contea i soldi che manca,
Colombina se struca ‘na rosa in man.

[Bridge — Venetian]
In la nebbia, voci se incrocia,
Preghiere vane, canti al vento,
Ma sotto el velo, un cuor bat ancora,
Par ogni anima, un momento lento.

[Chorus — Venetian]
Corteo della peste, maschere in fila,
Soto i lampioni, se sente el pian,
Vieni, o vita, tra morte e sfila,
Nel balo dei spettri, se balla pian pian.

[Outro — Venetian]
E quando la note la ciama el silenzio,
Resta la musica, resta ‘l cor,
Corteo de peste, finì col tempo,
Ma in ogni maschera, resta l’amor.

Style: shamanic drumming, tribal percussion, hand drums, mystical chants, string quartet with harpsichord accents, metal, chamber music, dark, dramatic, symphonic metal, chamber metal, gothic waltz, Venetian carnival, operatic female vocals (clean and growl), electric string quartet, Renaissance folk, plague theme, dramatic orchestral, theatrical, dark fantasy, melancholic, slow 3/4 time, commedia dell’arte, baroque metal, cinematic, epic, ancient Venetian lyrics, harpsichord, choir, haunting, mournful, carnival procession, fusion, progressive metal, funeral march, atmospheric, masked ball

Il Bato delle Maschere

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Nel gran salòn, la luna splende,
Maschere bianche, passi che scende,
Un sussurro tra i veli e i coriandoli,
Ghe xe segreti tra i occhi stanchi.

[Verse 2]
Bala, bala, tra luci e ombre,
Soto i lampadari, cuori che si rompe,
El sorriso xe finto, la voce se spegne,
Nel ballo delle maschere, nisun se regna.

[Verse 3]
Fior de seta, rose de carta,
Mani che tremola, la musica parte,
El tamburo bate, el violìn piange,
In ogni passo, la speranza se frange.

[Bridge 1 – Haunted]
Occhi de vetro, respiri de fumo,
Sento el passato che torna in un tuono,
Maschere ride, ma sotto xe pianto[Verse 3]
Fior de seta, rose de carta,
Mani che tremola, la musica parte,
El tamburo bate, el violìn piange,
In ogni passo, la speranza se frange.

[Verse 4]
Nel profumo de pevar e vino,
Xe promesse che va in destino,
Un giro, un volo, un abbracio rubà,
Nel ballo, la verità se ga da scordà.

[Bridge 1 – Haunted]
Occhi de vetro, respiri de fumo,
Sento el passato che torna in un tuono,
Maschere ride, ma sotto xe pianto,
Nel ballo, tuto se confonde in canto.
Nel vento de note, la note sospira.

[Verse 5]
Xe la note che no finisse mai,
Soto la maschera, ognuno xe guai,
Ma finché la musica porta via el fiato,
Se bala, se ride, se sogna beato.

[Bridge 2 – Anthemic]
Tira su la maschera, mostra el viso,
Nel ballo, xe vita, xe riso,
Uniamose forte, canta el destino,
Nel ballo delle maschere, semo tutti vicino.
Strappa la maschera!
Svela el dolor!
Nel sangue e nella risa,
Nisun xe salvador!

[Chorus/Finale]
Bala, bala, nel gran salòn,
Soto le luci, soto el ton,
Nel ballo delle maschere, tuto se mescola,
Nel suon, nel vento, la note xe unica.

Style: plaguecore, symphonic metal, Venetian carnival, electric string quartet, operatic and growled female vocals, heavy guitar, polyphonic choir, tribal drums, dramatic ball, harmonic section, haunted bridge, anthemic bridge, epic breakdown, waltz rhythm, dark theatrical, Renaissance dialect, mask and masquerade themes

Testimoni del Fango

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2025 Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Strade scure, pien de ossa,
Passi che striscia tra l’ombra rossa,
Maschere che crolla, occhi che arde,
Xe tuto memoria, tuto xe tarde.

[Chorus]
Testimoni del fango!
Testimoni del fango!
Se gà visto la fine, se gà visto el sangue,
Testimoni del fango!

[Verse 2]
El ricco xe sparì, el povero resta,
Tra le rovine, la fame xe mesta,
Te credi più forte, te credi diverso,
Ma la peste no fa mai sconto.

[Rap Section: female aggressive rap]
Look on, survivors, with hollowed eyes and breath;
Ye danced with devils, and wagered with Death.
Beneath these broken arches, silence gnaws the soul,
And every step recalls the pyrrhic toll.

Yet from this mire, what seed yet grows?
Hope or horror—none truly knows.
Scars mask the living, as masks masked the dead,
And every witness bears the price instead.

O Fate, thou art cruel, yet here we remain:
Our stories written in filth and in pain.
So let this warning, in mud and in rhyme,
Outlast the ashes, and bury the time.

[Bridge / Breakdown]
(Xe sangue sui muri!)
(Xe sangue sui muri!)
Se core, se urla, se vive, se muori,
Xe sangue sui muri!
(Testimoni del fango!)

[Verse 3]
Te perdi el nome, te perdi el volto,
Solo el ricordo, solo el raccolto,
Tra i sospiri del vento, tra i rami spezzai,
Xe la vita che resta, xe i morti che vai.

[Chorus/Outro]
Testimoni del fango!
Testimoni del fango!
No xe gloria, no xe pace,
Solo testimoni del fango!

Style: female vocals, rap metal, groove metal, plaguecore, tribal percussion, heavy riff, aggressive female spoken/growl vocals, crowd chant chorus, Renaissance Venetian dialect lyrics, Shakespearean English rap verse, dark atmospheric, Helmet & House of Pain Judgement Night style, call-and-response, relentless beat

Alone In the Static Glow

Performing Artist: Lucia Year: 2019 Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Alone in the static glow, memory’s gone, can’t find my code,
Screens flicker red, they whisper low, “He’s coming back, you know…”
Dreams in my head, replay on loop — reflections caught in data soup,
A face of fire behind the glass, I try to wake, it just laughs.

[Pre-Chorus]
In the mirror-world, it waits for me,
Binary eyes, electricity.

[Chorus - Male voice]
Six-six-six, digital prophet speaks,
Hellfire riding through the frequency.
Six-six-six, the pattern’s in the beat,
My body moves, but it isn’t me.

[Verse 2]
Neon mist outside my door, shapes that twist across the floor,
Voices chant in code and rhyme, calling out from another time.
Faith erased, control denied, I feel the current multiply,
Can’t tell dream from circuitry — I think the Devil downloaded me.

[Pre-Chorus]
In the mirror-world, it calls my name,
I feel the spark become the flame.

[Chorus - Male voice]
Six-six-six, digital prophet speaks,
Hellfire humming through the circuitry.
Six-six-six, the signal’s got to me,
I’m dancing blind, possessed by frequency.

[Bridge (spoken-word sample) - Male voice]

> “Woe to you, Earth and screen,
For the beast rides the machine…”


[Final Chorus - Male voice]
Six-six-six, I can’t unplug,
Static love and data drugs.
Six-six-six, he’s in my song,
I am the host — he’s singing along.

[Outro]
I’ll return, in bits and waves,
Through your heart, through your interface.
I have the code, I have the source,
My evil runs on electric force.

Style: 90s synth pop verses by female voice, chorus and spoken word by male voice, male vocals