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Cynthia

by Qyburn

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moonstoneskull Some super great tracks here with a wide array of emotions. Something about She Breathes, Loose Lips, Ruby Red and Cynthia send chills down my spine. Super great work. Favorite track: Loose Lips.
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Paul Strader It was hard to pick a favorite as every song was great. A well done album on every level. Favorite track: She Breathes.
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1.
She Breathes 06:23
Your letter, your letter traveled far Beneath the glow of stars Delivered in the dark And we never, we never skipped a beat Like children, you and me You made me feel complete And time, time does as foretold The years no longer slow And suddenly we're old And we're dying, while living in the past And memories don't last It's all just fading fast And I read, read every word you wrote In your sacred note From you to me And you want me, just as you did before But this time you want more It's hard to believe And darling, seems like you're all alone Shut in your manor home In the country And I'm coming Soon I'll be on my way There's no more time to waste I'm ready I'm ready
2.
Cynthia 05:41
Late at night another vision of a girl Drenched in moonbeams, something from another world Scarlet secrets pouring out from mouth to ear Bring me closer to remembering you here Maybe it's just me No place to put the blame Worst of all the truths I can't recall her name Your face is still inside It's never left my eyes You beckon from the grave Buried in my mind And it takes me to a place Another age in time Before we came apart Before we said goodbye And I'm forever changed I can admit that now I wish that I could tell you I wish that I knew how I wish that I knew how And now I've traveled farther than I've gone before All this time has brought me to your door Through all these years you kept some shade of me alive This weathered husk of me somehow survived Survived I remember better days Twinkling lights, blanket of snow We still had so much time We still had rock and roll Now my skin is paper thin I'm having racing thoughts Trying not to let them in Seems trying's not enough I remember simpler times Innocence and Mother Earth I was only just a boy You were only just a girl And Cynthia, my bride When you left I fucking died I'm so outside Now please open your eyes
3.
Loose Lips 03:51
You're a stranger in my home Where's the person that I know? Are they just beneath the surface? Are they hiding down below? Come touch me with your hands Feel my body and my skin We've lost so many years now Can't think where to begin Can't you see I'm now a man? We can finally let go Release me from this curse now It hurts more than you know But there's still time to try Only halfway through this life I can hear your heartbeat racing And it's getting me high You get me high And this feeling that we've found Married on the playground This can't be all for nothing Has to mean something now And I remember your eyes And how they looked back into mine And the feeling that it gave me Freezing chills down my spine Come take me as I am Let me feel your cloying pain Let me be the place you bury Your deepest guilt and shame And I'm sick from this distance I want it just like before Press your lips against mine And you won't hurt anymore You won't hurt anymore
4.
Ruby Red 05:32
The bearer of souls is guided by flame Traversing the darkness, compelled to reclaim Some life in this wasteland, and cast out this pain A burden he carries 'till the end of his days Now a messenger comes from a place that has bled And the things that he whispers, it's all ruby red You'll wish you were elsewhere, you'll wish you were dead But the flame must burn on, must lead all the rest... the rest
5.
Succubus 04:02
An image of pain with fire through my veins A whisper of time and grey like the rain I'm clinging to you more than ever before You're not who you used to be anymore Encouraged by night I become something else The insect that lives inside of myself Death on the wind as you breathe by my side It's too late to change, it's too late to try Yeah, it's too late to try
6.
It was all such a blur... Once we were playing in the rain And life never had more meaning I'll forever chase that feeling I thought we'd stay the same And we'll never be so bold Cool as ice, fifteen years old Running down our crazy dreams Just wasn't meant to be And that's how the story goes I still can see you there Summer nights, wind through your hair You're in your basement room I'm coming over soon There's magic in the air But I'm living with your ghost And at night I need you close And I thought I heard you calling Lost to sleep I'm falling Please stay, don't ever go...
7.
Letting Go 03:51
You're dying to touch me So won't you give in? Is Heaven above you? Or here on my skin? And you say you've found Your way around This lonely world all by yourself Never needed someone else now There's a wind in my soul And it blows me to you We're conjoined at the heart Preordained to be two You can't keep me away There's nothing that you can do So dear, you might as well stay I've become part of you—of you
8.
He Died 03:30
He died tonight He met with Death Without pain or fright He drew his last breath Within his mind He saw his end A dream combined But no way to mend Where does he fit? Is he part of it? Does he have a place? Is this as tough as it gets? Is hope his friend? He clings to his will A means to an end And time won't stand still He walked the line As he passed you by As he told himself, "I'll be just fine." And this too is a lie...
9.
Mythic Dawn 10:06
Is it summer where you are? On some distant dying star Light buried in the dark Effervescent glowing spark I'm screaming where I am I'm slipping silently beneath A story I began With no ending, no relief No relief And such is life, you'll see On it goes infinitely We mourn a dying dream Wrapped in amber, caught between Another time and now A far off lonely sea Ethereal and loud Water crashing over me This is what I see This is what I believe The feeling never goes Sickly sourness, honey sweet The way it ebbs and flows Degradation, atrophy It's tearing me apart Yearning for some company You're burning in my heart I need you to set me free To set me free To set me free This is what I believe And paradise is real It's something you can feel It's not a living place Or the look upon your face Revealing what you hold Secrets lost that time foretold And worth your weight in gold Unto me your soul is sold Your soul is sold

about

This is the fifth grimoire of phantasmal vibrations by Qyburn. Having wanted for a long time to make a concept album in the vein of my prog heroes, I finally committed to the idea with CYNTHIA. I don't want to give too much of the story away, as I'd like my listeners to build their own story around the words and music—however, I'll share a bit of a set up.

A man is called to the manor home of a long lost love, and travels out into the country to meet her. It has been some time since he's heard from his beloved, and he wonders if their connection will remain the same after all these years. Upon arrival, he feels the connection—now stronger than ever. But something's different. She's not what she always appeared to be.

I hope I can take you to this place, and tell the tragic, spectral tale of these characters. As always, spread the dark word.

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released November 12, 2023

All music and lyrics by Qyburn

Vocals, Synths, Programming - Qyburn
Guitar - David Labovitch
Saxophone - Brandon Wilkins

Cover art by Simone Nieves

Produced and mastered by Qyburn

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Qyburn Los Angeles, California

Qyburn is a master necromancer who only recently emerged from his castle tower in order to release his sonic sorcery upon the denizens of Los Angeles. He occasionally partakes in live summonings with the aid of several other death mages from his court. Hear his haunting vibrations here. ... more

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