The Chauffeur

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I covered Duran Duran's "The Chauffeur" amplified the unsettling vibe that makes it my favorite song of theirs.
This tune features a guest appearance by Kristin Kunz lending haunting vocalizations that just felt like the cherry on top of this scenery; and a glorious ocarina performance by Derek Crane

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Out on the tar plains, the glides are moving
All looking for a new place to drive
You sit beside me so newly charming
Sweating dewdrops glisten freshing your side

And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
The front of your dress, all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time
With your beating heart

Way down the lane away, living for another day
The aphids swarm up in the drifting haze
Swim seagull in the sky towards that hollow western isle
My envied lady holds you fast in her gaze

And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
The front of your dress, all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time
With your beating heart

And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
The front of your dress, all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time
With your beating heart

Sing blue silver

And watching lovers part, I feel you smiling
What glass splinters lie so deep in your mind
To tear out from your eyes, with a thought to stiffen brooding lies
And I'll only watch you leave me further behind

And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
The front of your dress, all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time
With your beating heart

And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind
The front of your dress, all shadowy lined
And the droning engine throbs in time
With your beating heart

Sing blue silver
Sing, sing, blue silver

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released May 17, 2023
Kristin Kunz (haunting female vocal sections)
Derek Crane (Ocarina)

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Forsaken Garden Kearny, New Jersey

Fusing darkwave, industrial, synthwave, metal, orchestral sections to create evocative paintings of dystopic social commentary, irreverence and personal reflection.

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