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Living Death

from Mystra - Songs From Byzantium by Esbe

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Written with some sympathy for the poor vampire, Dracula, gripped by his all-encompassing desires. Based on Vlad the Impaler, he's largely fictional, but the roots of the myth would surely have originated during the Byzantine era. I'd just returned from travelling around Transylvania with its looming castles and beautiful rustic churches. The days are filled with expansive skies and lush green hills. It's only at night when there's a hint of menace beneath the moon.

lyrics

I am thin, I am delicate within,
I am wan, I am frail, so anaemic and so pale,
I am cool, I am cold, and I need someone to hold.
I am skin, I am bone, and my heart is slowly turning to stone.

But I believe in love, all night long.

I am white ‘cause I only sleep at night,
When I creep from my crypt when the moon is fully lit.
Living death with this curse and an overwhelming thirst,
As I drain to sustain, feel the ecstasy beyond the pain.

‘Cause I believe in love, all night long.

You are strong, you are warm, you are braver than the storm,
I am weak, I deceive to fulfil primeval greed,
I am tied to my fate – you alone can drive the stake in my heart.

But I believe in love, all night long.

I will kill for the thrill, I’ll manipulate your will,
I will tease and enchant ‘til your senses are enhanced,
As these lips, fully red, like a vein that’s newly bled,
Grant your need to be free, as you come to immortality.

‘Cause I believe in love, all night long.

credits

from Mystra - Songs From Byzantium, released September 20, 2018
Composed and produced by Esbe
Vocals and programming - Esbe

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Esbe UK London, UK

Esbe is a Royal Academy of Music graduate, a composer, producer, and vocalist from London. Her music is an eclectic blend of many influences, from her pure classical roots, but uniquely drawing on contemporary, world music and film scoring. Esbe’s writing has been partly inspired by her North African and Eastern European heritage. This eclectic blend makes for a unique and distinctive sound. ... more

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