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ANGELIKA DUSK
Beautiful Mess
MUSIC/ALBUMS & EPs
ALBUM · 2018

Beautiful Mess

RELEASED23 February 2018

Track list

12 TRACKS · TAP A SONG FOR THE LYRICS
  1. 01GoldLYRICS
  2. 02CatfightLYRICS
  3. 03How Ya Like It
  4. 04Drown Out The LightLYRICS
  5. 05DirtLYRICS
  6. 06SadnessLYRICS
  7. 07ScreamLYRICS
  8. 08Every KissLYRICS
  9. 09Beautiful MessLYRICS
  10. 10Wake UpLYRICS
  11. 11Bad HabitLYRICS
  12. 12EternalLYRICS
THE STORY

“We come from a dark abyss, we end in a dark abyss, and we call the luminous interval life… As soon as we are born the return begins… we die in every moment. Because of this, many have cried out: the goal of life is death! But as soon as we are born, we begin the struggle to create, to compose, to turn matter into life; we are born in every moment. Because of this, many have cried out: the goal of ephemeral life is immortality! In the temporary living organism, these two streams collide: a) the ascend toward composition, toward life, toward immortality; b) the descent toward decomposition, toward matter, toward death.”

Nikos Kazantzakis – Asketike ©Niki Stavrou

Life is a constant struggle: between pain and happiness, loss of direction and goals, futility and hope. Writing this album has been a two-year journey full of lonely trips to London, walks in the rain, grey train rides to the studio, broken relationships, repeated mistakes, restless nights. But through it all, I was baring my soul and I was making art. It has been a messy journey. But it has been beautiful. Because life is nothing but a Beautiful Mess.

Despite the lonely nights I spent eating French fries by myself in hotel rooms, I have had a big team of wonderful people who helped me in this journey, that I want to give a big THANK YOU to.

All tracks written by: Angelika Dusk, Rupert Christie. With Jonny Lattimer on Catfight, Ya Like It, Drown Out the Light, Wake Up, Bad Habit & Eternal. Ryan Laubscher on Sadness, Every Kiss & Eternal. With Jolyon Thomas on Gold.

The lyrics

12 SONGS — TAP TO OPEN
01Gold
Take me by the hand Point to all you have Try to hold on to what you got You don’t see when it’s gone Control is to own Every chair is your throne You take what you want You take what you want You can try to buy the world But some things can’t be sold I’ll never be yours ‘cause I’m not gold I’m not your gold I’m not gold I’m not your gold, your gold, your gold You’re walking in a trance This laugh could be your last Cast your spell You’re putting me through hell It won’t be long till I’m gone Control is to own Every chair is your throne You take what you want You take what you want You can try to buy the world But some things can’t be sold I’ll never be yours ‘cause I’m not gold I’m not your gold I’m not gold I’m not your gold, your gold, your gold All you touch turns into stone Although you think you’re holding on to gold Breaking everything around You try to get it right you’re always wrong I’m not gold I’m not your gold I’m not gold I’m not your gold, your gold, your gold You take what you want You take what you want You can try to buy the world But some things can’t be sold I’ll never be yours ‘cause I’m not gold I’m not your gold I’m not gold I’m not your gold, your gold, your gold
02Catfight
Silhouette in the doorway Smell the smoke in the air You walk the room like a runway High heels and long brown hair Don’t you know that I’ve started over Since there was a me and you? What makes you think you can come around here? Saying shit that isn’t true? Cat fight, scratch, bite, wanna take it outside? Gonna make you wish you never messed with me at all Get out the way I’m the queen of this city Shut-up your mouth take your eyes off my crown Get out my face you ain’t even that pretty you better run ‘cause I’m taking you down Get out, out, out, out Get out, out Get out Just get out Used to be intoxicating Now you’re just cheap perfume It’s only your time you’re wasting The way you working the room Cat fight, scratch, bite, wanna take it outside? Gonna make you wish you never messed with me at all Get out the way I’m the queen of this city Shut-up your mouth take your eyes off my crown Get out my face you ain’t even that pretty you better run ‘cause I’m taking you down Get out, out, out, out Get out, out Get out Just get out This town ain’t big enough now For the both of us, for the both of us This town ain’t big enough now For the both of us, for the both of us Don’t you know that I’ve started over Since there was a me and you? What makes you think you can come around here? Saying shit that ain’t Saying shit that ain’t true? Hey Get out the way I’m the queen of this city Shut-up your mouth take your eyes off my crown Get out my face you ain’t even that pretty you better run ‘cause I’m taking you down Get out, out, out, out Get out, out Get out Just get out
03Ya Like It
You’re walking over to get my number 6 feet tall but you’re going under I’m like a whirlwind with legs like thunder I’ll blow you away, I’ll blow you away You’re playing a game of Russian roulette Before you know it you’re dripping cold sweat My tongue’s a bullet I kiss like velvet I’ll blow you away, I’ll blow you away Hi there I’m a total nightmare People point and stare But ya like it Short skirt And you know it’s gonna hurt They’re screaming red alert But ya like it Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Ya like it You think you’re flying, I’ll burst your bubble I’m gonna get you in so much trouble Give all you can and I’ll ask for double I’ll blow you away, I’ll blow you away So come on over and play with fire You’re caught in a web and I’m the spider I’ll say I love you but I’m a liar I’ll blow you away, I’ll blow you away Hi there I’m a total nightmare People point and stare But ya like it Short skirt And you know it’s gonna hurt They’re screaming red alert But ya like it Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Ya like it Hi there I’m a total nightmare People point and stare But ya like it Short skirt And you know it’s gonna hurt They’re screaming red alert But ya like it Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Ya like it Oh oh oh Ya like it
04Drown Out The Light
Caught in a daydream Visions of you haunting every fiber in me Time’s never fading Spins me round in circles and it won’t let me free I try to stop myself From tearing things apart But it’s out of my control Oh, lead me down to the river, carry me in and Hold me under water till I give up, start over again Oh drown out the light, drown out the light Oh drown out the light, drown out the light Drown out the light Over and over I’ve tried to find another way to hide in the dark The dawn’s growing closer I’m getting tired of putting out the sparks There’s nothing I can do To leave the path I know And keep the secret out of sight Oh, lead me down to the river, carry me in and Hold me under water till I give up, start over again Oh drown out the light, drown out the light Oh drown out the light, drown out the light Drown out the light Oh, lead me down to the river, carry me in and Hold me under water till I give up Oh, lead me down to the river, carry me in and Hold me under water till I give up, start over again Oh drown out the light, drown out the light Oh drown out the light, drown out the light Drown out the light Oh drown out the light, drown out the light Oh drown out the light, drown out the light
05Dirt
Black sun in a grey sky Burns a hole in the daylight I've been talking to the mirror Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Shadows dance as I stand still Kicking dust as the wind plays wild I've been singing to my echo Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Locked away in my own world Playing games that I just can't win Or is it my imagination? Oh oh oh Oh oh oh And it feels like Something's got to give but I can't let go And it feels like I'm shot but I can't reload I don't wanna wake up And face the real life Lay me down in the dirt Bury me alive I don't wanna wake up And live the real life This is not forever Just till it feels right Forcing drugs in my bloodstream It’s the only way to come back down Makes me numb to the nightmares Oh oh oh Oh oh oh And it feels like My mind’s a ticking clock, I can’t turn off And it feels like It’s over but the fight won’t stop I don't wanna wake up And face the real life Lay me down in the dirt Bury me alive I don't wanna wake up And live the real life This is not forever Just till it feels right Just till it feels right Just till it feels right Lie in the dirt Bury me alive Just till it feels right Lie in the dirt Bury me alive I don't wanna wake up And face the real life Lay me down in the dirt Bury me alive I don't wanna wake up And live the real life This is not forever Just till it feels right
06Sadness
I’ll wrap my legs around you I’ll be the fog that drowns you Fill the room With my ghost Haunt you inside Be my nightmare My obsession Drain me of life So devastate me Break me to pieces Then pick me up You are the sadness You are the sadness In my eyes I am your sadness You are the sadness In my eyes I wanna crawl into you Inhale Your confusion Complicate you So devastate me Break me to pieces And pick me up You are the sadness You are the sadness In my eyes I am your sadness You are the sadness In my eyes Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh Break me into pieces Keep on tearing me apart Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh Can’t live without this feeling Keep on tearing me apart You are the sadness You are the sadness In my eyes I am your sadness You are the sadness In my eyes You are the sadness You are the sadness In my eyes I am your sadness You are the sadness In my eyes
07Scream
I like to sleep with one eye open I keep a blade across my chest Can't help myself I love the danger Catch me, catch me, c c c catch me Hunt me down Come on hunt me down I want you now So bad I want you now You make me wanna scream You make me wanna scream You make me wanna scream I feel your breath as you move in closer Put your hands around me neck Why am I drawn to things that hurt me? Kill me, kill me, k k k kill me Hunt me down Come on hunt me down You make me wanna scream You make me wanna scream You make me wanna scream I feel your breath as you move in closer Put your hands around my neck Make me scream I want you now So bad I want you now You make me wanna scream You make me wanna scream You make me wanna scream You make me wanna scream You make me wanna scream You make me wanna scream
08Every Kiss
I lie here, injured from this battle I fought for a hundred years I sleep for endless hours Counting the fallen tears You drug is flowing through my veins It never wears out I’m numb, don’t know if I’m still sane I’m addicted Love me, with all your poison Save me, the sweetest pain You heal me, and you kill me With every kiss I know now, I’ve never been a soldier Cut out to go to war This is the time to surrender Nothing worth fighting for You drug is flowing through my veins It never wears out I’m numb, don’t know if I’m still sane I’m addicted Love me, with all your poison Save me, the sweetest pain You heal me, and you kill me With every kiss Flowing through my veins Flowing through my veins Flowing through my veins Flowing through my veins I’m addicted Love me, with all your poison Save me, the sweetest pain You heal me, and you kill me With every kiss Love me, with all your poison Save me, the sweetest pain You heal me, and you kill me With every kiss
09Beautiful Mess
Right now I’m cutting out pieces Throw her face on the bedroom floor These scissors are a weapon in my fingers I’m carving out our story on the wall Every time your shirt goes missing I rip it up all over my sheets These scissors are a weapon in my fingers I’m gonna keep cutting till it bleeds It’s a work, it’s a work, it’s a work of art It’s a work, it’s a work, it’s a work of art What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made We won’t stop, don’t stop, don’t stop Right now you’re looking through my window You even got a piece of my hair Keep on calling me to say you’re watching I know you stole my underwear I’m more than you’re new obsession There’s nothing else you can think about Those scissors are a weapon in your fingers And you’ll keep cutting till my heart comes out It’s a work, it’s a work, it’s a work of art It’s a work, it’s a work, it’s a work of art What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made We won’t stop, don’t stop, don’t stop Short texts, quick stares, sneaking out to meet Oh oh oh Hidden touch and squeeze, playing hide and seek Oh oh oh Late nights where all we do is sweat Oh oh oh oh oh oh Never let it go, never let it go, never let it go, never let it go What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made What a beautiful mess we made We won’t stop, don’t stop, don’t stop What a beautiful mess we made (It’s a work of art) What a beautiful mess we made (It’s a work of art) What a beautiful mess we made (It’s a work of art) What a beautiful mess we made (It’s a work of art) What a beautiful mess we made (It’s a work of art) What a beautiful mess we made (It’s a work of art) We won’t stop, don’t stop, don’t stop
10Wake Up
I’ve been lying here trembling on a surgery bed You cut open all my stitches and you left me for dead Now I’m still hallucinating on the words that you said You said, you said, you said This is over Now I know it I’ll recover Wake up You keep me in a coma You keep me in a coma Wake up Feels like I’m in a coma I’m lying in the dark Wake up Ohh Wake up This table’s getting cold and I am sick to my bones Injected with a drug that turned my mind into stone I wonder does it get you off to watch me alone? Alone, alone, alone This is over Now I know it I’ll recover Wake up You keep me in a coma You keep me in a coma Wake up Feels like I’m in a coma I’m lying in the dark Wake up Ohh Wake up Everything is spinning now Alarms go off and people shout Nurses looking nervous As they wait to hear the verdict Doctor’s pushing on my chest He looks upset This is it I’m out of time My heart flat lines Wake up You keep me in a coma Wake up You keep me in a coma Wake up Feels like I’m in a coma Wake up I’m lying in the dark Wake up Ohh Wake up Wake up You keep me in a coma Wake up You keep me in a coma Wake up Feels like I’m in a coma Wake up I’m lying in the dark Wake up Ohh Wake up
11Bad Habit
I know what you’ll looking for We’ve been down that road before And I know I should slam the door Cause if I don’t you’ll keep coming back for more I’ve been in recovery Trying to sober you out of me Guess maybe the drug’s too weak To help my body fight this chemistry Oh, It’s alright I’ll give what you like And you can load this gun one more time I need my shot tonight Then I’ll be ready to give you up Know that I’ve had too much Can’t really call it love It’s just a bad habit One more fix to make me well One more kiss to break the spell Maybe I’m just kidding myself To get to heaven you got to get out of hell Oh, It’s alright I’ll give what you like And you can load this gun one more time I need my shot tonight Then I’ll be ready to give you up Know that I’ve had too much Can’t really call it love It’s just a bad habit I need my shot tonight I need my shot tonight I need my shot tonight I need my shot I need my shot Oh, It’s alright I’ll give what you like And you can load this gun one more time I need my shot tonight Oh, It’s alright I’ll give what you like And you can load this gun one more time I need my shot tonight Then I’ll be ready to give you up Know that I’ve had too much Can’t really call it love Can’t really call it love Can’t really call it love It’s just a bad habit
12Eternal
I bare a heavy cross Can’t hold it on my own Up these steps I crawl You’re my church I drink holy water from your mouth I bare a heavy cross My hands are bruised and torn I’ll never let it drop Until I’ve been reborn in your arms Crucify me Resurrect me We’re immortal We’re eternal Crucify me Resurrect me We’re immortal We’re eternal Eternal I bare a heavy cross To pay for all my sins Confess my darkest thoughts So we can start again Tie these ropes around my waist You’re my temple You’re my saint Crucify me Resurrect me We’re immortal We’re eternal Crucify me Resurrect me We’re immortal We’re eternal Crucify me Resurrect me We’re immortal We’re eternal Crucify me Resurrect me We’re immortal We’re eternal Forever, Forever I drink holy water from your mouth Forever, Forever I drink holy water from your mouth Forever, Forever, ever

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