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Crown of Joy (A Sublime Sun Thriving Amongst Suicidal Stars)

by Gaylord

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1.
Lay Down 01:34
Wheel out the guillotine Wheel out the guillotine Get up, lay down, wheel out the guillotine Get up, lay down, wheel out the guillotine Get up, lay down, wheel out the guillotine Get up, lay down, wheel out the guillotine Get up Lay down And wheel out the guillotine Wheel out the guillotine When steel and scream harmonize And fear's locked in their eyes Stand tall girls and boys Embrace love and joy Get up Lay down And wheel out the guillotine Wheel out the guillotine Get up Lay down And wheel out the guillotine Wheel out the guillotine
2.
Ghost Me 02:52
Doves fly Above me Beyond sky Beyond sea Get ready to move I'll be watching as the doves ghost me Down here in a Hell so dirty But I guess that's what they call poetry Crumbling sky and draining sea Doves or vultures, all the same They both end up in the grave Rain burns hot like blackened flame Beauty melts away within the blaze Ghost me again and again my friend Ghost me until the end Ghost me over and over my friend Ghost me until the bitter end Doves fly Above me Beyond sky Beyond sea I'll be watching as the doves ghost me Down here in a Hell so dirty But I guess that's what they call poetry Crumbling sky and draining sea Doves or vultures, all the same They both end up in the grave Rain burns hot like blackened flame Beauty melts away within the blaze Ghost me again and again my friend Ghost me until the end Ghost me over and over my friend Ghost me until the bitter end
3.
Dread 03:01
Ice cold winter blues Don't know what to even do Gotta get away from you Fading hues Wicked words warp my soul Goodbye to the gleaming gold All that shines turns into coal I'm so cold Their voice spirals above me Deep within a cosmic sea Crushing everything I see My heart bleeds Agony runs up my spine Forces itself through my mind My emotions all unwind Now I'm blind Dread in my soul Dread in my heart Dread in my mind Oh it tears me apart Dread when I see their face Dread when they say my name Dread when I feel their stare Dread haunts me everywhere Dread when I see their face Dread when they say my name Dread when I feel their stare Dread haunts me everywhere I remember their face Even though I don't want to Their eyes stare into me Deep in my soul My heart strains Pumping cold blood As eyes from space Burn into my soul Dread when I see their face Dread when they say my name Dread when I feel their stare Dread haunts me everywhere Dread when I see their face Dread when they say my name Dread when I feel their stare Dread haunts me everywhere
4.
I remember where I came from A scene that needs to be destroyed Rebuilt in the shadow of the rainbow A queer king rules the centre of the void Miss me with that lame shit Panda bear make up D&D cosplay Hit the bass and don't quit Lean in my cup Black metal ist gay Not afraid to shatter the grain While the posers all sound the same Won't accept the conformity I will bend this music to me Shit scene Shit bands Shit scene and shit bands I know where you came from A scene that you've conformed to It's always the same old riffs And the same old make up too A kingdom of clowns Rides spin around Carnival crew Circus of fools Merry go round All 'bout the town Same old displays So fucking lame Not afraid to shatter the grain While the posers all sound the same Won't accept the conformity I will bend this music to me Shit scene Shit bands Shit scene and shit bands
5.
Don't gaslight your partner Don't gaslight your friends Don't gaslight your family Don't even pretend White night gaslight
6.
Nothing makes me afraid anymore No one can, so turn back Nothing makes me laugh anymore No one will, no more thrills And I've abandoned you To a silent tomb I have forgotten you You vanish in the gloom Come coward stand and fight me I am so high and mighty Craven bastard down on your knees I am so high and mighty Wretched weakling cold and evil You are so low and feeble Stand and fight me or turn and flee I am so high and mighty I am so high and mighty I am so high and mighty No one makes me afraid anymore Nothing can, so go back No one makes me laugh anymore Nothing will, the light's ill And I have condemned you To a musty tomb I have forsaken you You fade away in the doom Come coward stand and fight me I am so high and mighty Craven bastard down on your knees I am so high and mighty Wretched weakling cold and evil You are so low and feeble Stand and fight me or turn and flee I am so high and mighty I'm not so high and mighty I'm not so high and mighty
7.
Grey Rainbow 03:17
The rage of red fades to grey And orange melts away Yellow's joy turns muted Green has become diluted The blue sky dims to black Indigo is never coming back And violet turns to dust The rainbow cursed by the grey of rust Grey rainbow What a sight No more blacks No more whites Grey rainbow Pale imitation Everything in between The saddest thing I've ever seen Grey rainbow Grey rainbow What a sight No more blacks No more whites Grey rainbow Pale imitation Everything in between The saddest thing I've ever seen Grey rainbow
8.
Coiled in dust like a snake skin Down and out read me a sweet hymn Cannot comprehend the sorrow Don't want to think about tomorrow Last in line for all of time Cannot keep it up and so I dredge the waters for rhymes Drag the swamps for the words father Do not want to stress it so I do not even bother Coiled in filth like a worm thing Crucified in shit like a false king Page after page I search for me Rage burns for the all the names I see Hubris stings like a dagger My so called self-confessed swagger stutters and I stagger Self-inflicted backstab I thrust And I choose to lay down in the shadows coiled in dust
9.
You open your mouth and all the lies come tumbling out You open your mouth and all the lies come tumbling out You open your mouth and all the lies come tumbling out You open your mouth and all the lies come tumbling out I can't believe what you are saying But I know the game that you're playing I've been here time and again Thought I had broken the chains On my knees in the land of lies Imprisoned here, no one dies Shapes twist up and down the walls Ghosts wail within these broken halls I know that these words are lies Crystal clear the filth inside Love to hate the things you say Hate to love you every day Lice breed deep in my mind Can't believe the gore I find Fleas chew, eat, and suck me dry Please god I want to die Obfuscation of intent Obfuscation of intent Obfuscation of intent Obfuscation of intent
10.
Just like a supernova The voice of anarchy screams Burning bright high in the sky Incredible image invading your dreams Just like a tidal wave Crashing down with hate and rage Fury engulfs stream and mountain We turn the page to a brand new age Blood red skies Burning sighs Howl out loud Insane crowds Ten wing angel Voice of war Ten wing angel Raining gore Oh how it kills Waves of blood Ten wing angel Crimson flood War is just a tool for the rich A plague to murder the poor Scapegoats sent to die for oil All in the name of a patriot's war A wave of bodies crash on the rocks Limp dead soldiers dashed on their shores Ugly destiny awaiting their souls Open graves swallowing murdered scores Blood red skies Burning sighs Howl out loud Insane crowds Ten wing angel Voice of war Ten wing angel Raining gore Oh how it kills Waves of blood Ten wing angel Crimson flood
11.
Nailed Deity 05:17
She was hunting for another fight Almost happy in the dimming light A girl who always wanted more A pack of smokes from the corner store She moved like melting ice Through the black of my mind Her time was up like that She left behind a tabby cat Plastic Christ upon the wall Here inside this empty hall Damp from the caress of time Floorboards creak a musty sigh "No funeral" was what she said Although I never thought I'd see her dead I felt she'd outlive us all Sure as mountains crumble in the fall She sang like broken glass A little flat and always fast She left a shadow when she went Two days of shopping and a month back rent Wooden cross upon the wall Here inside this silent hall Dark from the caress of night Windows grey with candle light Crucified figure on the wall Here inside this sullen hall I'll always praise all she could be I beg to God someone remembers me
12.
Hammer hold white knuckle tight Mountains shift under my might Oceans rise within the strain Skies erupt in azure flame Strength Power Might Courage I'll come back Again and again Even when I fuck up Again and again I'll fight back Again and again Even when I stumble Again and again Tearing stars down from the sky Raising glaciers where they lie Stealing sun rays for myself I'll climb out of this internal Hell Strength Power Might Courage I'll come back Again and again Even when I fuck up Again and again I'll fight back Again and again Even when I stumble Again and again Strength Power Might Courage I'll come back Even when I fuck up I'll fight back Even when I stumble
13.
The year is 1982 AIDS reaches Canada The Falklands War Sega releases Zaxxon Nicki Minage is born Randy Rhoads dies Madonna drops her debut And Earth continues spiraling into the void Mankind's failures And a slowly dying Earth The wretched hasten the end A legacy devoid of worth Blue becomes black Oceans swell with plastic Trees fade to dust A legacy so fucking sick The wheel of time Struggles to continue on Rusty gears shriek Into a lifeless dawn No one hears the screeching This Earth a rotting corpse The abyss opens wide And swallows all we're worth None Nothing Nowhere No one Humanity's errors Bring an end to life Green buries green All I see are dimming lights Flesh becomes ash Memories blow on the wind Earth burns blood red Into the void we spin And this is all you see The sky melting into the sea Mountains split, lava will not quit The ground sundered, a smoking pit Oceans bubble toxic steam While forests burst at the seams A wretched fate opens the gates The hungry jaws of destiny can not and will not wait None Nothing Nowhere No one
14.
Judgement and justice both go hand in hand Just like the lost and yes just like the damned Terror and horror both walk side by side Just like the envy and just like the pride Cannot keep up with all of the truths and lies Never rest again until all of the flesh has died Storm clouds groan loud high up in the air And down pours the rain and utter despair A dim and dying light holds onto such cold white Against the total black it strains and fights The scent of rainfall as the skies bawl Mountains stand tall but are simply still walls Hey little lady please don't cry for me And for the love of god please don't die for me I give it my all every single fucking day Even though I'm stalked by fury and rage Swing the hammer down, oh I love the sound As the brute force quakes and shakes the feeble ground A dim and dying light explodes in total beauty And the golden rays burn away the hate inside me Judgement and justice both go hand in hand Just like the lost and yes just like the damned Terror and horror both walk side by side Just like the envy and yes just like the pride Hey little lady please don't cry for me And for the love of god please don't die for me I give it my all every single fucking day Even though I'm stalked by fury and rage Swing the hammer down, oh I love the sound As the brute force quakes and shakes the feeble ground A dim and dying light explodes in total beauty And the golden rays burn away the hate inside me Judgement and justice both go hand in hand Just like the lost and yes just like the damned Terror and horror both walk side by side Just like the envy and yes just like the pride
15.
Hanging from the rafters I hear the ghouls I'm after Chattering of their teeth I grip my knives far beneath Down they dive like hawks Blood curdling squeals and squawks Talons flash in the black Falling down to stab my back Then they feel my blades Rending through their flesh Hacking with my steel Slicing until nothing's left Slitting their throats On their own blood they choke Splitting their skulls Slashing till my knives are dull Slitting their throats Gagging on the lies they've spoke Stabbing their hearts Ripping all their lives apart Laying dead on the floor The creatures I came for All of them, utterly dead I'm here to collect their heads Grisly trophies for my deeds Decapitation fills my needs Display them for all to see Their families will never forget me Slash and stab away All around me demons lay No graves for the dead I hold aloft their severed heads Slitting their throats On their own blood they choke Splitting their skulls Slashing till my knives are dull Slitting their throats Gagging on the lies they've spoke Stabbing their hearts Ripping all their lives apart
16.
Mom it's my turn on the Xbox Gamertag: Burzum666 - What a joke Gotta catch the new ep of Vikings You're not a berserker, you're just some dude from York Kvlt Kvlt Kvlt after school Xbox kommando Kvlt after school Xbox kommando Can't believe it's now 2021 And there are still dorks out there like this Living at home and rent free Alleged pagans that follow Christian rules Kvlt Kvlt Kvlt after school Xbox kommando Kvlt after school Xbox kommando Fuck NSBM Stop supporting racist bands
17.
I don't care all that much for the Summer The burning heat makes my mind spin A vortex churning deep inside of my head Swirling my soul on towards the dead But I know that others love it so much So who am I to steal away their joy Never had many friends anyway So I hope they enjoy the heat today Beauty comes in many forms Rays of gold and Autumn storms Sunshine bathing all I see And yet I know this beauty is not for me Sublime sunshine I always preferred the Fall and Winter Bundling up against the cold wind The changing leaves upon the old trees Soon to drift and float down all around me I know that other people hate it so much The chill of December descending on their homes They always come out for the gold of the sun But they also come to take away my Autumn And joy comes in many forms But so does torment and scorn The sun shines down all around me But they blind my eyes to the beauty Sublime sunshine Clouds above so soft and white Kissing the blue of the sky Up above where angels soar Out here where the cold winds roar The sun is just out of grasp Fingers strain and grab at last Here where all the ospreys cry Up here where the eagles fly White in the black Cannot turn back Gold in my eyes As my spirit dies Sublime sunshine The Earth below me grey like slate Oceans bubble pain and rage Down where all the devils lie And where all the strangers cry My fingers coiling white and hot I remember every time I've fought The heat burns my mind to ash As I kiss the sun so vast White in my heart Eternity starts Gold in my soul Burning away the cold and coal Sublime sunshine

about

Gaylord returns with their third album, the explosively experimental CROWN OF JOY (A SUBLIME SUN THRIVING AMONGST SUICIDAL STARS). The album touches on an extensive amount of genres including R&B, trap, opera, hyper pop and more. Crown of Joy features 15 guest musicians across its 17 impossibly unique tracks.

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released September 30, 2021

Gaylord is Richard Alan Weeks - Vocals, guitars, bass, synths, percussion, music, lyrics

Additional vocals on Ghost Me: Sally
Additional vocals on Dread: Alena Yashkina
Guitar solo on Dread: Metal Fakir
Dialog on Shit Scene, Shit Bands: thetrashyourmomthrewout
Vocals on White Night Gaslight: Sevlier
Additional vocals on Grey Rainbow: Olga Nuit
Additional vocals on Obfuscation of Intent: Kieran Scott
Additional vocals on Ten Wing Angel: Ember O'Woody
Additional vocals on Again and Again: Karl Willetts
Dialog on None / Nothing: Aaron Marko
Guitar solo on None / Nothing: Rodrigo C. Giacon
Additional vocals on Slitting Their Throats: Nate Lewis
Additional vocals on Slitting Their Throats: Amara Wears
Additional vocals on Kvlt After School Xbox Kommando: Marc Hood
Additional vocals on Kvlt After School Xbox Kommando: Baradiel

Cover art: Underworld Art Gallery

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