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    Featuring illustrations by the following artists:
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    Ellia Bisker
    Dame Darcy
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    Camilla Finlay
    Omer Gal
    Devon Greig
    Bob Howard
    A. Nancy Koutsouflakis
    Erich S. Lehman
    Thos. Little
    Madame Onça
    Jeff Morris
    Carolyn Raship
    Logan Riley
    Jeff Ritchie
    Susan Saas
    Charles Schneider
    Ben Shafer
    Jacquelyn Marie Shannon
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lyrics

The ritual’s the same
Almost every night
You strap me to the board
And pull the blindfold tight
I know you’re there
So I know it’s gonna be all right
As I start to spin
I feel my heart ignite

I weigh the heavy blades
Before I let them fly
They find their mark like homing pigeons
Winging through the sky
And when we’re on the stage
You are the apple of my eye
My loveliest of lovely assistants
When I throw the knives

No one lives forever
In this spinning carnival
Most don't live at all
If we stay together
We can save us from ourselves
Or else we're bound to fall

I know sometimes the blades
Will gently brush your side
The audience will gasp
And their eyes go wide
Without this touch
I know I cannot survive
A kiss from me to you
When the air's electrified

Lying on my back
I look into the sky
Is that a shooting star
Or a lonely satellite
Or is the earth moving
Beneath the night
As it starts to spin
I feel my heart ignite

We both know the secret
There is no greater thrill
Than chasing a close call
If we stay together
We can keep each other safe
When we risk it all

As I start to spin
I feel my heart ignite

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from Love, Crime & Other Trouble, released February 22, 2015
Ellia Bisker: vocals & ukulele
Mike Brown: double bass
Heather Cole: violin
Jeff Morris: vocals & guitar

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Charming Disaster Brooklyn, New York

Charming Disaster is a goth-folk duo based in Brooklyn, NY, formed in 2012 by Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris. Inspired by the macabre humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret, they write songs that tell stories about death, crime, myth, magic, folklore, and the occult. ... more

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