Pray to the Knife (single)

by Black Bouquet

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a hand in the dark, moving too fast for me
i can feel all your doom. it’s all i can see
if i lay myself out, would you still hunt for me?
would you come to my side? would you take out my teeth?

i knew, i do

now some hands may be kind, but they’re too fast for me.
i can’t breathe in this room. the dark is all i see
i might pray to the knife for the first time in weeks
if i get myself first, then you’ll never get to hurt me.

it hits me. i don’t know what’s wrong. it’s still your victory, you’ll still make the end of me.
you said they’d take me, all of your armies, but i don’t think they’d believe
anything you speak.
i stare blankly. nothing’s in front of me. i can’t hear them calling, trying to retrieve me.
no more little light coming through the blinds. it would only blind me.

the big god wouldn’t want us to

at night i wake
to flinch from dreams
you move too quickly
i’m living it again

credits

released February 9, 2024
Instruments engineered by John Agnello at Fallen Trees Recording Studio, with assistance by Chad Barnard
Vocals engineered by John Agnello at Dark Pines Studio
Additional instrumental and vocal engineering by Michael Rumple in his home studio.
Mixed by Michael Rumple
Mastered by Max Gowan
Cover Art by RF Pangborn

Violet O - Lead vocals, Harmony vocals
Ian Jones - 4 string bass, 8 string bass, Pedal board, Paper bag,
Hunter Corrin - Guitar, Acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, Extra violin on Run and Hide
Dan Irving - Synthesizer (Novation Peak, Roland JV-2080, Roland V Synth, VC-1, Roland JD-Xi, Yamaha MX61), Hammond organ, Chimes, Harmony vocals
Laura Mooney - 5 string electric violin, Acoustic viola, Acoustic violin, Harmony vocals
Michael Rumple - Drums, Percussion, Programming, Samples, Harmony vocals
Choir vocals performed by Black Bouquet

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Black Bouquet Raleigh, North Carolina

Black Bouquet is a six-piece band from Raleigh, North Carolina consisting of viola, guitar, synths, drums, bass and vocals. The band formed in 2017 and has developed a unique sound that fuses 80’s goth, early 2000’s indie rock and the dynamic, baroque arrangements of modern art rock. ... more

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