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Legacy

by Mike Malone Music

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1.
Where do I Begin? 04:39
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The vampire is still alive. Immortality has vanquished him of spirit, his dreams are dust. He laments time gone by and begins a search for how to tell his story. I shout at the mountains I shout at the sea I shout at the heavens Until I'm finally free Where do I begin? Where do I begin to face my fears? Where do I begin to tell the tale? Where do I begin to sing the song that you wanted to hear? Where do I begin to state the case that history has erased to live in the light and struggle to fight to find out what is real and what is fable I wanted to share all of this all for you I've lived through the ages by turning the pages on lives that I've lived, loved and lost I've scattered the wreckage of broke, lost decades and suffered to pay out the cost And I don't ever want to see the world this way I sing the songs of sorrow Where do I begin? To live the life that will never set me free I wonder aloud will I ever come down or stand on that world all alone I wanted to feel all the love in the world I shout at the mountains I shout at the sea I shout at the angels I shout at the devils I shout at the fallen I'll shout til I'm free I shout at the heaven's I shout at the forest I shout at the angels I shout at the devils I shout at the forest I'll shout til I'm free
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Thank You Dad 03:31
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The vampire was beaten and neglected by his father as a child. These beatings were an underlying cause for his venom and vitriol. Inebriated and slovenly 'Dad' would frequently arrive at his son's door unannounced to steal his money or goods or inflict some pain. I Turned to ghost a man who was not there I turned to a devil a man who has disappeared ...so long ago... Thank you for all that you've done Dad You've given me Scars on my hands I suffer the burden And the weight of your world When it's late at night and the beggar comes And I know I'll never have the strength to run away I frequently forget who I'm supposed to be or that love makes the world go around Because you took and you stole and you've broken everything And I watched as you tore it all down I couldn't love you less All it takes is a little forgiveness Thank you for all that you've done Dad You've given me Scars on my hands I suffer the burden And the weight of your world When it's late at night and the beggar comes And I know I'll never have the strength to run away The trembling and raging The weight that I feel Your hate and your anger Are all that is real
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Face in the Mirror 03:54
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The vampire begins to cavort with the "Three Sisters'. They invite darkness through their witchcraft and a ritualistic series of 'burnings'. Who am I? Who is this? Face in the mirror that I see Who am I? Who is this? Face in the mirror is it me? Dark clouds, swirling Reveal my desperation I don't know Right from wrong It's lost in the translation I don't know why Things aren't what they seem Life goes on A haunting sort of dream Candle burning Heed the warning Darkness falls The endless mourning Spirits calling Tides are turning What, what, why Take me Into the fire The dark illumination Touch me I have no desire The ultimate damnation
4.
On Our Own 04:26
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The Vampire escapes with his true love and bride to be via a schooner bound for Ireland. Darkness build within him, but has not taken over. The light still shines. I feel I hold the answers When i touch your face I feel the warmth of bright light On a sunny day And i can't see anything But the brilliance of your face Holding on by holding you every single day And we'd run unitl darkness fell Cause the couldn't slow us down Finally hiding a world away A world they never found We were young and scared and on our own We were so in love and all alone But you always saw the light That was shinning out for you We were running, loving, it was all that we could do Touching bare skin feel you breathe Guard our secrets Watch you sleep I know that you still Want to dream Picking up the pieces Of the life we feared It doesn't really matter now Because we're here
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Soot 04:38
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The quickening - The human loses himself to the vampire. The breaking point at which his soul is irrevocably blackened. 'See you 'round boy...' How will I love you The colors have gone grey How will I save my soul and make another day Cause I've seen my life come crashing to my feet And I've seen your love Break in front of me How will I see my way through the haze? How will I find my way out of the maze? Breathing it in Breathing it out Breathing it in Breathing it out Holding it only Feeling it only Blackness in my hands How will I live through this I cannot be afraid Cause I've seen my life go up in burning flames Breathing it in Breathing it out Breathing it in Breathing it out Holding it only Feeling it only Blackness in my hands
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Absinthe 03:39
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Darkness and drug fueled rage engulf the vampire. The killing begins. I can't hear you The Absinthe at least Helps me To cope with pain And control my sickness That makes me feel Like my soul is real Or is just Wasted time Where are you Where are you Where are you Where are you Where are you God for now Where are you God for now Where are you God for now I still can feel Like a waste of a flame I still can't take just what I am Passing, spinning, lifetimes lost Angels fear my trembling hands Don't make me do it Don't make me do it Don't make me do it Don't make me do it What have I become The world is mine to wander On and on ...All alone...
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Break These Chains 04:10
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The vampire has been vanquished. Beaten and buried alive in a wooden box wrapped in chains to languish. To suffer in an everlasting purgatory. He wonders from afar about his love and whether or not the willingness to remain alive wanes. Day by Day I fight my secret war And night by night I wonder If you're beautiful On and on I sail away Giving back the love you send I never want to leave the world you're in Can't break these chains The screaming silence of worlds gone by awaits Can't break these chains The big black world beyond these walls awaits Prayer go unanswered in here and I wonder why I search for you in the darkness Of my mind And everyday that I look for the sun And I want to reach out for the world above I wander through wonder Daring to wonder But I'm bound to this world Can't break these chains The screaming silence of worlds gone by awaits Can't break these chains The big black world beyond these walls awaits And I cannot see your world from here And I do not see your hopes and fears And I cannot feel your love in here And can't lose you this way
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Autumn Grave 01:48
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The vampire collapses in despair at the grave of his one true love. She has long since left his world as he lay in a decades long certain purgatory. The quiet autumn chill surrounds me Its breeze blowing in my face And the sorrow falls from heaven to The rhythm of the rain I don't know if you can hear me still Or if you even care Can you hear me? Can you see me? Can you lift my heart in your hands? And free me I don't know when the love left me I don't know when my world went numb I don't know when the darkness took me I don't know what I've become So I sit her with my vacancy I sit here all alone I sit here with my emptiness Your life is scrawled out on a stone
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Sin Calls Darkness 04:31
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A prelude to death. The vampire's rage builds as he considers the abuse, pain and suffering inflicted at the hands of his father . The loathing begins a rolling boil as he continues to consider the power of immortality. I've been searching for a feeling That isn't stained with hate I've searching for a memory there That you haven't took away So tonight I fight I'm taking back what is mine Cause your fires are burning tonight For the last time Killing the light in the world that you love And I know that you'll lie And I know that you'll bleed And I know that you'll beg mercy Am I crazy As you bleed Sinner call their darkness And they get what they deserve They bow their heads and they pay their debts To the masters that they serve You're leaving this world with nothing You're leaving this life with nothing You're leaving this world with nothing Cause I'm taking your pride And I'm taking your breath I'm your life and I'm taking your death I'm taking your love And I'm taking control I'm taking your heart and I'm taking your soul I've been searching for a sinner man Who taught me how to hate I've been searching for the monsters here Who took my dreams my way So tonight I fight I'm taking back what has always been mine And the bastard will blacken my night For the last time
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Eye to Eye 04:38
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The thunder cracks and rain falls. The vampire begins to author his story and tragedy in earnest. As he types he blows the dust off of a decades old music box. The music box that was offered as a gift to his long ago lost love. The beautiful tones of the music box quickly give way to flashing memories of seeing his father alive for the last time...when he went to kill him. Feel me coming A train run off the track Feel it squeezing Like a heart attack I do not know what you call the truth And I really do not care I do not wish to shepherd you Or the nightmares that you fear Well you figured it out that I've gone insane And I am only here because you call my name And I will not help you Fight the devil at your door Eye to Eye Well you figured it out that I've gone insane And I am only here because you call my name And I will not help you Fight the devil at your door You cannot run You cannot hide From the final dance To say goodbye Cause I can't hold down All the rising noise and screaming sounds And I can't feel love All you wicked acts will call you home For good Eye to eye we say goodbye I will not fight for you
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Outro 00:51
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I shout at the mountains I shout at the sea I shout at the oceans Until I'm finally free
12.
Epilogue - Outlived Dream 03:37
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The vampire stares into the abyss of immorality and realizes it is a certain purgatory. He has outlived his aspirations, his loved ones and his willingness to live. Hope to die before I wake I pray the lord my soul to take I don't want to be here no more I've rode this world around and round A slave to what? I've never found I don't want to be here no more And my eyes how they're burning and my soul it screams And I will never live without you Because I've Outlived my dreams We hoped to live to see the day When our youth had finally slipped away I will never love none but you The darkness came And took you with my heart And my perfect world began to fall apart And I needed I needed some much more of you I wanted to feel you just one more time

about

Legacy was an indie project I worked on on my home PC with a colleague Michael Larson. He created the framework for the story and all of the music. I, in turn, wrote all of the lyrics and melodies.

It turned out to be a double album and it was a great challenge to try to write lyrics within the context of a larger story.

Some of the music is very dark but also has an underlying sense of vunerability.

It was a homegrown project and we had many challenges sonically. For this reason only excerpts are here, the tracks that are sort of ok for listening. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would say the recording fidelity is somewhere around a 6.

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released October 31, 2007

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