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House of Gregory, Chapter 1

by DiGregorio

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millaze immediately pull me in in the first 3 seconds, so powerful. love this. Favorite track: Writing on the Wall.
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1.
You Know Me 06:30
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Starting my day Waiting for the train Deep freeze invades my soul Volcanic heat melts my core A wave of shock Steals from me All my strength Scared and wounded I crawl home Drained of life I sleep the sleep of the dead Awakened by the cold of a mid-winter freeze Watch in stunned disbelief, my covers slip away “My child, I mean you no harm I have only come to warn Come with me and do not fear Come with me across the years” “I am not A banshee calling I am not A devil in disguise You know me You know me.” An hour maybe 2 How long I never knew Consciousness had gone Winter chill again had come Am I asleep? Or awake? Who are you? Will you tell me whence you came? For the third and final time I slip away My spirit took flight over land and sea Visions of bygone days concealed by London fog “I shall soon fade away I have shown what you must do You must carry on You must carry on.”
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Mystery and Mayhem 04:33
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Man & Mansion Mystery & Mayhem Legends once born never die History seeks but cannot define Mystery & Mayhem Called him back, “How did she die?” “She was old, it was just her time. Fading in and out that morning, She told me of an ancient mansion She told me of Mystery & Mayhem.” Family lore, so many tales Legends, lies, fact & fiction meld Did he move onto an island Where it's said he sold his soul? Traded immortality for gold. Was it a traitor bent on revenge? Did he drown the rat, was her death avenged? Skull and bones on a field of black Hung upon the center mast Treasure in the hold below Kidnapped crew – enslaved in chains Feel the whip, feel the pain Which tales are true? Demons by the light eschewed Shrieking to come through Living are not welcome here Death encroach; drawing near Demons feed upon our fear
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Not Myself 06:35
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New day dawning The sun shines Can’t clear the clouds from my mind A puppet Someone pulls the lines Disconnected By design All that I do seems hollow Voice, body Someone else in my mind I hear you Laugh and jeer Can’t see you I know you’re here Must be going crazy Voices in my head Turned my back on salvation Put myself through hell I am not myself Stole my memory Want it back Run for sanctuary Invisible Hands hold me back Finally arrive Steps of redemption Shapeless shades Hungry wolves with no shame Howling and growling Grabbing ahold of me
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Dark as Night (Album Version) 05:57
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I am finally free But deflated like a balloon I wonder how this could be A spiritual fault line Earthly Angels comfort me Composure has been regained Slowly I begin my tale One just stares - in pure denial The other speaks knowingly “Take with you this blessed vial” Chorus “Days as dark as night await But you must go forth Days as dark as night await You must confront the past Days as dark as night await Be the torch shining bright Days as dark as night await” Crawl back home once more Draw the drapes To block this world I Try to sleep I toss and turn Another ghost then comes She showed me A forest dark and deep Unseen menace Hunting me Tried to hide It would always find Lurking in my mind There stands a mansion But the door does not yield Continue on To a dock where The open sea appeals
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Dust in the Attic 04:11
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Never thought About the careless words Can’t explain But I’m glad you’re here I am glad you’re here Here we stand False security Outnumbered Day to end, days we leave End of days we leave Dust in the attic We seek the answer Dust in the attic Salvation evermore Dust in the attic Key to the mystery’s door We’re loaded up Nervous chattering Truth untold Want to tell you everything Want to say everything Almost there Across the bay The island sits No one dares where we go No one dares to go Out on the sea Motor growling Waves splashing Hit the land and breathe Overgrown path Destiny at last Detour in the way I’ve seen this place Doubt my sanity Doubt my reality
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Writing on the Wall 06:47
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Scratched, slapped and stung By hands invisible Air too heavy to breathe A thousand bodies crushing me At the cusp of giving up We seem to break free Something stares at us Evil Unseen Pull of a thousand souls Ride a wave of fear No sooner comes than goes Cleared atmosphere Stale air assaults Something lurks just out of sight Demons stirring in the night No one there Nowhere to hide Writing on the wall In plain sight Writing on the wall Warning of the night Voice of the living Shattering our silence Halting, nervous laughter It’s time we end our tour Heading for the door But it will not yield Try to break it down The door remains sealed I pick up an axe Thrown through the window Climb through the hole Bleeding as we go Back the way we came Away from the insane As we ran, it stalked We feared getting caught Solace in numbers Rejoin the others Decrepit old shack Reeks of decaying flesh Chains of rust and blood Souls of the tortured Strength leaving us As they try to arise Seeking refuge No place to hide Nothing lurking Brief respite
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Something Behind Me 03:35
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Sun set - exploration Set up camp - snuggle in Light from the starkness Light - there should be darkness Split into groups Climb the stairs Dancing figurines, whispers in between, nothing in view Something behind me Mocking every step I take Hear every sound it makes Something unseen behind me A scream - forced to cease Something not at peace Walk the edge of a knife And run for our lives We see you there Worse for wear Breathing and alive, Death’s dance you’ve survived - one vicious scare Reach the summit No sign of battle Then I hear the voice Cloaked within white noise
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Vice and Valor 05:24
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Debris strewn on the floor No random act Someone telling lore Ancient artifact Loud crack shows it’s age Pulled up a chair Became so engaged Noticed no-one there. Allusions Questions answered in riddles Illusions Riddles written in symbols “Commotion all around Sit in darkness and silence Orders coming down Sit in quiet defiance The better part of vice and valor The better part of vice and valor” Writing on the wall Blood once innocent Fell under its thrall Quite unpenitent Clue after clue revealed Mystery holds fast Did I see crimes concealed Hear voices from the past? Long ago More were here Where they went I’ve yet to hear Rumors fly Yet answers hide
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We Search 05:02
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Rooster crows - Before dawn Cup of coffee - Make it strong Pages turn - Without a hand Turn to see them flip again When they stop - start to read Dusty pages - ancient history Secret passage - hidden there Cryptic code - know not where Beckoning She comes again Enlightening What we cannot see We can only feel For the mystery For the hidden key We search, we search “Top of the stair - gates of hell Passage long - Dark despair I must hide - lest it sees Evil dwells - Hunting me” Red Herring - To deceive ‘Nother turn - Nothing here At the end - Secret revealed Open Door - portal unsealed She floats above the floor We do not understand Message coming through What does she point to?
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Dark as Night 06:05
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I am finally free But deflated like a balloon I wonder how this could be A spiritual fault line Earthly Angels comfort me Composure has been regained Slowly I begin my tale One just stares - in pure denial The other speaks knowingly “Take with you this blessed vial” “Days as dark as night await But you must go forth Days as dark as night await You must confront the past Days as dark as night await Be the torch shining bright Days as dark as night await” Crawl back home once more Draw the drapes To block this world I Try to sleep I toss and turn Another ghost then comes She showed me A forest dark and deep Unseen menace Hunting me Tried to hide It would always find Lurking in my mind There stands a mansion But the door does not yield Continue on To a dock where The open sea appeals
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Mystery and Mayhem (Instrumental) 04:41
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credits

released October 30, 2020

Suzanne DeCree - all songwriting (except “Pandemic”), all guitars, bass on “Mystery and Mayhem”, “Not Myself” and “Dark as Night”
Jeremy Papay - Drums
Bob Horwatt - Keyboards
Melisa Jimenez - Vocals
Nico Ricci - Bass on everything else
Millaze - Wrote “Pandemic”, Vocals and Piano on “Pandemic”, kind words and much wisdom
Aaron Griffith - bass on “Pandemic”
Katie Simone - Vocals on “Dark as Night” single

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DiGregorio Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Descend the spiral staircase in front of you. Further, deeper, darker. Voices surround without source, some near, some far. Something moves in the darkness up ahead - is it human? Breathing halts. You cannot move. Hands pull at your arms and legs - but in this kind of darkness, you can’t see a thing.

DiGregorio was born from such a nightmare.

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