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Emperess
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Punchy, melodic prog rock with a bitter-sweet twist.
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Eclectic, intelligent rock-driven tunes with big guitars and more than a hint of electronica give us a sound unlike any other band.
The Strang Quartet formed (officially) in Cambridge UK in 2003, consisting of long-time friends Martin (guitars and vocals) and Julian (drums, keyboards, guitars and production). Our mission statement: to make deep, meaningful, noisy sounds for the delectation of ourselves and others.
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Genre
Rock • Progressive Rock
Charts
Peak #439
Peak in subgenre #42
Author
Harrigan/Gold
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Strang Quartet
Uploaded
April 03, 2005
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MP3 7.3 MB • 128 kbps • 7:58
Story behind the song
This is a song about pettiness; those who choose to put personal aspiration before everything and everyone else, and how hollow a life that becomes - succeed or fail.
Lyrics
I saw you in Infra Red All yellows blues and greens I thought that you might be dead Frozen in a laser beam Emperess you are so vain Wearing nought but radiation Emperess you have no shame The First Lady of annihilation So welcome to our empire (Emperess of Emptiness) King and Queen of nothing at all The sky is dying The sea is crying The throne must fall, the throne will fall I saw you in Radio Waves Sharp little spike on my white chart Just a distant little pulsar Just a shudder in my heart Emperess you hurt me sweetly All butterfly kisses and butterfly knives Emperess you cut me deeply Emperess you drip-feed me life So welcome to our empire (Emperess of Emptiness) King and Queen of nothing at all The sky is dying The sea is crying The throne must fall, the throne will fall I saw you in X-Ray vision Transparent motives see-though schemes You could not prevent transmission could not hide those tainted dreams Emperess of emptiness The ghost of empathy long banished Emperess of emptiness The trace sympathy that vanished So welcome to our empire (Emperess of Emptiness) King and Queen of nothing at all The sky is dying The sea is crying The throne must fall, the throne will fall I see hate in UVA Feel the burn from all around Here I hide in welcome shade Here I won't take my shields down
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