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Music to Raise the Dead and Calm the Lost Souls

by Gerald "GothiCello" Nicks

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Lyrics to "She Haunts the Movie House": She left it all behind Flying like a moth to a flame She heard the siren’s song Promising fortune and fame They fed on her innocence Like blood thirsty vampires Building up her hopes Of dressing in diamonds and furs CHORUS: She haunts the movie house Her emotions are black and white She haunts the movie house She’s playing there every night On the night of her big premier She thought she was gonna go far How could she have known She was just a falling star Hollywood killed her dreams Left them on the cutting room floor They promised her everything Then treated her like a whore CHORUS: She haunts the movie house Her emotions are black and white She haunts the movie house She’s playing there every night She had one claim to fame To appease her burning desire She took her life and theirs Cleansing them all with fire CHORUS: She haunts the movie house Her emotions are black and white She haunts the movie house She’s playing there every night
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Forgive 05:36
Lyrics to "Forgive": Your soul’s trapped here, whatcha gonna do now? You went and killed yourself, nobody gonna help you now Yeah you killed yo’self, not going anywhere anyhow! Forgive yourself, for what you’ve done Forgive others, for what they’ve done to you Forgive yourself, for what you’ve done to them Forgive others, for what they’ve done to you You must forgive yourself, to set yourself free You must forgive yourself, or walk the earth for eternity You must forgive yourself, and let your soul be free Forgive yourself, for what you’ve done Forgive others, for what they’ve done to you Forgive yourself, for what you’ve done to them Forgive others, for what they’ve done to you Now you’re at the crossroads, don’t know what to do Take a path unspoken, or one that’s tried and true? You have to bless yourself, and then you’ll know what to do! Forgive yourself, for what you’ve done Forgive others, for what they’ve done to you Forgive yourself, for what you’ve done to them Forgive others, for what they’ve done to you You’re ready to pass on, the door is in front of you A ray of hope, at last some proof for you Have a fine journey, you have found the truth! Forgive yourself, for what you’ve done Forgive others, for what they’ve done to you Forgive yourself, for what you’ve done to them Forgive others, for what they’ve done to you
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Reanimate 03:20
Lyrics to "Reanimate": Reduce - Reuse - Reanimate!
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Monkey Mind 05:48
Lyrics to "Monkey Mind": Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Breathin’ (keep on breathin’) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Healin’ (keep on dealin’ with the pain) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Dreamin’ (keep the dream alive) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Breathin’ (breathin’, breathin’ through the pain) My co-worker killed himself today, We’ve got a lot of bills to pay, Seems there’s something bad every day, It gets me down but then I need to say … Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Breathin’ (keep on breathin’) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Healin’ (keep on dealin’ with the pain) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Dreamin’ (keep the dream alive) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Breathin’ (breathin’, breathin’ through the pain) Lost my job, Lost my Dad, Buried so many people, it makes me sad, Losin’ my life, losin’ my mind, There’s one little thing, to help me find … MonkeyMind, I’m Breathin’ (keep on breathin’) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Healin’ (keep on dealin’ with the pain) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Dreamin’ (keep the dream alive) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Breathin’ (breathin’, breathin’ through the pain) Thoughts are swimmin’ ‘round my head, Wishing I was somewhere else, wishing I was dead, Things that never have and been, What I should have done, what I should have said … Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Breathin’ (keep on breathin’) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Healin’ (keep on dealin’ with the pain) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Dreamin’ (keep the dream alive) Oh MonkeyMind, I’m Breathin’ (breathin’, breathin’ through the pain)
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Lyrics to "Girl From Transylvania": Faint and gaunt and dead and ghostly The girl from Transylvania goes haunting And when she passes, each one she passes dies, too When she skulks, she’s like a shadow That slinks so low and terrorizes That when she passes, each one she passes dies, too Ooh, but I know she’s so deadly How do I show her I love her Yes she could take my heart gladly But each night she returns to the grave She stares straight ahead, though I wave Faint and gaunt and dead and ghostly The girl from Transylvania goes haunting And when she passes, I die – but she doesn’t care (doesn’t care)
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Bittersweet 03:34
Lyrics to "Bittersweet": I thought I heard a plaintive cry Outside my bedroom window late last night It sounded so sad and mournful Like a poor lost soul from light It was soft and it broke my heart So I went outside to check I stood upon the grass in my bare feet Then I felt a fire within my neck And I went down hard onto the ground Like a train slammed into me A shadow blocked out the moon And that was all that I could see It whispered in a foreign voice Words I could not comprehend It meant for me to understand That this was not the end The panic subsided as its teeth went in And I felt a soothing peace As I was drawn beyond this world To a land of sweet release Now I walk among the nights Casting wide my net And I’ll call to you in dulcet tones Until my hunger’s met Bittersweet .. . . . Virgin Meat. . .. .
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Lyrics to "He Leaves Roses": The man of my dreams, rides a dark horse, across barren fields, under a blackened sky. He leaves roses, on my grave. They smell so sweet, even through layers of dirt. I know he's there, standing above me, with the moon at his back, and shadow across his face.
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Lyrics to "Mechanical Heart": There is a ghost within this shell Hidden beneath the wires There is a heart inside a plastic wall It knows not of its desires Would flesh and blood be alive If not for the stainless steel Can a computer feign obsession If the soul cannot feel What is it to be human Will we ever know Is it what we see or internally That drives this man-made show What more exists under a metal frame Than the essential parts To this end I reveal to you Confessions of a mechanical heart

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Gerald “GothiCello” Nicks - "Music to raise the dead, and calm the lost souls"

I’m a Gothic Singer-Songwriter of Dark Electronica with roots based in Jazz, Lounge, Rock, Folk and Americana. My purpose is to create "Music to raise the dead, and calm the lost souls". The recurring themes are dark, but hopeful, based on life experiences, and cautionary tales of lessons to be learned in this life and the next. I chose the stage name GothiCello several years ago due to my primary interest in the cello, and while it is still used in my music, the emphasis has now turned to singing and performing live over tracks I’ve created with my 5-string electric cello, electronic percussion, and laptop. Some of my most notable influences are Dead Can Dance, Fields of the Nephilim, Lycia, The Cult, Batlord, Type O Negative, Voltaire, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Thelonius Monk, and The Doors. Thanks to Aetherial Images for their collaboration to re-invent my musical persona, I portray a grave-digging crooner, with a spade shovel microphone stand, ready to dig up undead followers and throw them in the back of his big white hearse!

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released July 2, 2012

Music by Gerald "GothiCello" Nicks (vocals, 5-string electric cello, electonic percussion, guitar, looping/DAW tracks)

Lyrics by Gerald "GothiCello" Nicks on "Forgive", "Monkey Mind", and "Reanimate"

Lyrics by Viola Frigg on "She Haunts the Movie House", "Girl From Transylvania", "Bittersweet", "He leaves Roses", "Mechanical Heart"

Guest vocals by Viola Frigg on "He leaves Roses"

Mastered by Kevin Byrne of Catacomb Laboratories

Audio Engineering by Charles Russo of the Skylark Cafe on "Mechanical Heart"

Photography by Aetherial Images, www.AetherialImages.com

WebSite: www.GothiCello.com

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"Music to raise the dead, and calm the lost souls"

Gothic Singer-Songwriter of Dark Electronica with roots based in Jazz, Lounge, Rock, Folk and Americana

Thanks for taking the time to listen to my music. I hope my music has made a difference in your life, because life is worth living; always keep being creative and have fun!
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