black midi - Magician - Union Transfer 6/8/23

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Lyrics:
When the smoke clears, what's left?
Goodbye, goodbye
You drop a kid in gasoline
And give him a lit match
And slap him on the ass
When he lights himself aflame
Like the man who pays his wife
Two hundred pounds to have sex
Because it's the only way he can come
Like the girl, born a princess
Too early or too late
Who waits and waits and knows she'll never be queen
What's left?
The senile cat's incessant meow
The children's favouritе canned cow
The soundtrack of an unkept housе
The soundtrack of an abandoned spouse
What's left?
The whirring cogs of futile despair
The anguish of unanswered prayers
The writhing mass of moaning torment
What's left?
You lure a fly to a blazing lamp
Shut the lid tight
And watch it dance about
'Til it dies
Like Sirin's chimp
Who, when given a pen
Draws only the bars of his cage
Like the gown unworn
Like the lawn unmowed/overgrown
Like the car, all rust
Like the lungs, black with tar
Like the bones, black with dust
Like the heart, black with shame
Like the eyes, black with age
Like the stillborns living in his formaldehyde grave
Like his mouth open, crying out to be saved
What is left?
What is left?
What is left?
What is left?
And I'm hiding from the government
And my fictional wife
From my dreams and from my memories
I am running from my life
I'm hiding from you, I'm hiding from you
I'm hiding from you
I'm hiding from my mistress
And her dream sextets
I’m hiding from my family
I’m hiding from the explanations
Of all I’ve been doing wrong
I'm running from your lips
I'm running from your mouth
I’m hiding from your room
I’m hiding from doubt
I’m hiding from living
I’m hiding from everything
I'm hiding from you
When did I meet you?
Maybe two years ago
So much has happened since
You were a million fears ago
So many since have taken your place
A million more things to keep me awake
I don't sleep any more
I just rest my eyes
I'm running from your lips
I'm running from your cries
Your convulsions that crack
The crust of the earth
Your pantomime moans
So forced, so rehearsed
Your little tongue
That moves mountains
That moves man to madness
Your little tongue
That deceives and administers lies/life
Your little tongue in the ocean
The iceberg that kills
Your little tongue in my mouth
Your little blade in my side (?)
You're the first I call
I hate the sound of your voice
I hate the words you use
The phrases you think so choice
But I'd kiss you a thousand times
If you'd only turn your head
But you never your head
Because just like me, you're not alive, you're dead
In the German black forest of which I know nothing
I dream you ride a black horse
Back and forth
Back and forth
Back and forth
With no compass to follow
Or landmark to reach
You perambulate aimlessly through nondescript trees
In the nondescript forest
Of which I know nothing
And can't visualise at all
Save your faint silhouette
And I clutch and it evades
I wake from the dream
No, no, none of it’s true
I don’t sleep, I don’t sleep!
I wander through cowardice, thought
And regret
Through nothingness, through sagas
That never took place
Your kiss, never given
Your touch, never felt
Your words, never spoken
Your gift, never dealt
Your lies, all around
Your deceit, infinite
I’m hiding from your never ending torrent of shit
Like the spouse happily married
Who still dies alone
Like the world famous actor
Who's still completely unknown
Like the German black forest
Of you I know nothing
I know not your eyes, your skin, your stench, your sins, your arms, your hold, your heart, your folds, your nails, your grip, your grin, your tics, your sex, your shame
I know only your name
And what’s left of the lover
Who doesn’t exist?
Who knows not how many fantasies
Involve her kiss?
And what’s left of the dreamer
Who dreams, and dreams, and dreams and dreams…
And who thinks he isn’t dreaming
But thinks that he is free
And what of the endless, heedless, needless are we
And what of the endless, heedless, needless are we
And what of the endless, heedless, needless are we
Will it end
Will it ever let me be?
No, When the smoke clears, it rains, it pours
When it rains, it pours
When it rains, your name
When the smoke clears, what's left?

[@griffinmace]

for the betterment of us all, I held my right arm up for almost 10 minutes, as still as I could, to get this recording. Not accepting donations, but I am accepting over aggrandizing compliments and thanks for my work.

[@goingupandupandup]

You filmed the best performance of this song yet. TBE

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[@albertfish69]

the right arm held up, that did not look easy. sounds amazing.

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[@megatron4466]

your parents must love you!

[@davidmcnamara3220]

Geordie this better be on the solo record. Rip black midi

[@sunburner_ray]

it needs the same instrumentation from the other two, won’t be the same. if they release the magician and nothing else i’ll be happy

[@snipz6866]

Wait it might be true…

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[@Samkonia4728]

​@sunburner_ray it's been confirmed, Magician will be on his solo record just with a The in the title

[@SmallvillenerdTwo]

​@@sunburner_rayits a shame its released.on a solo record. This song needs Morgan drumming.

[@griffinmace]

RIP black midi

[@sunburner_ray]

found out black midi broke up and had to search this song up again, but despite LITERALLY BEING HERE i’ve never seen this until now. thank you

[@0nlyaBunny]

I already miss black midi, the new iterations of this song just don't hit the same without Morgan on the drums. R.I.P black midi

[@itinerantnyc]

I NEED NEW BLACK MIDI PLEASE DONT BREAK UP

[@shutt398]

God this song is so beautiful, thanks for recording

[@griffinmace]

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[@jyefrancis4980]

one of the greatest songs I've ever heard live. of all the KZbin versions i've found, your one seems the best. vocals are especially clear but video is admittedly flawless as well. fucking astounding to watch Geordie closely during this performance with how evocative and chilling his movement/delivery is. album 4 gonna be one for the ages

[@griffinmace]

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[@barkdog]

thank u for getting arguably the best recording of this song!!! so incredible it floored me to tears the first time i heard that bit that ends in "i know only your name" thank u BM

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[@samuelsharp1389]

The old fruitmarket recording is better 😏

[@leonardodisavino6166]

365 greepin' that

[@scottmcintyre7980]

This song, this performance, is truly special. Thank you for recording and sharing. RIP black midi

[@VawdaOnline]

Can’t believe I’m only finding this now. I went to this show, my favorite I’ve ever been to. Beautiful hearing this live ❤️

[@griffinmace]

It was my favorite show I’ve ever been to. $5

[@sunburner_ray]

@@griffinmaceyou spent 5$ on a ticket?? i spent 123 LOL

[@Kite_FL]

Such an amazing song. one of their best maybe, its impressive how they keep getting better and better with each release

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[@tannersundwall12]

his vocals at 3:43 are the best ive heard from him. hopefully he does them similarly on the solo album

[@shaneskelly3805]

Yo I think I was standing right next to u I was dying to ask what this song was called cuz u knew the words… thanks for recording!

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[@paolobenmore3504]

Thank you for the upload, you kept your arms quite still and captured a great moment.

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[@connormahonelol]

Thanks for the best video (and audio) of this song!! Perhaps my favorite of theirs after hearing it live:)

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[@aniruddhagowda8072]

I clicked on the description and noticed the lyrics! So helpful! *Do I get extra?*

[@griffinmace]

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[@s4mmylk]

I prefer the blondie performance they had here in Santiago, but this one is good too! So nice of you to record this for us to enjoy, hope you are doing well :)

[@griffinmace]

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I just saw them in Maine and the mix sucked…and I’m sad that there’s no sax on tour

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@@griffinmace Also, 🫡 to holding your arm up for that long, and listening to Black Midi. You truly are a person who has good taste

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@@davidginn6551 Bless you

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[@DavisStoneGraham]

shout out to the homie Pearson Whaley, currently of the band helios, for showing me this song. Wonderful stuff indeed very cool.

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