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Fall of the Cards

by Pyrophoria

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1.
Hearts 04:01
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The Queen screams off with your head Where do dreams go when they're dead This is not my strife, the Jailer said I am the victim who was framed instead All the Queen's people are bled Paint it black, don't paint it red She walked around with a heart on her sleeve There was no card up there to give reprieve I was the Queen in a life long ago I do not think I was in the right one, though I was a wildfire they set to overthrow They put me face up in the row She's the one with the debt to owe In my story, there's nothing else to know She walked around with a heart on her sleeve There was no card up there to give reprieve
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Black-Hearted 04:09
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Kerosene Queen with a heart charred Immunity, her get-out-of-jail-free card She was keyed but there was no guard Do not pass go, my life is already barred My getaway car was in the junkyard Being at large was surprisingly hard I killed my jailer and no rival remains Over scorched earth the feared Queen reigns I painted black over the bloodstains A brief nod to you for your pains I'm the Jailer but I'm trapped in my head When did my heart turn black from red I seduced satan on my deathbed High-stakes for the girl hanging by a thread Life was made you this way, the voice said I laughed and shot the messenger dead I killed my jailer and no rival remains Over scorched earth the feared Queen reigns I painted black over the bloodstains A brief nod to you for your pains
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Suicide King 03:37
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My house was once glass, but the ceiling cracked They threw stones, and their's broke on impact The walls against me have been stacked I fear I am a queen in a suicide pact The revolver cylinder spins Lucky number 7 sins But down from 6 is where it begins It's your turn, and the house always wins I swore on my own grave that I had dug I swore on my life after I'd sold it with a shrug Sweep the bleeding under the rug Lady Luck is a lethal drug The revolver cylinder spins Lucky number 7 sins But down from 6 is where it begins It's your turn, and the house always wins I was the caged bird that never sang I felt a spin and heard a bang
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Suicide Queen 03:06
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One-eyed royals turn a blind eye The rules in this house do not apply She said to 21 do-or-die .22 Pistol Queen is one too high The black-hearted Queen is blood red This isn't a game anymore, she said She held the revolver against her head The bipolar face card inked black It wasn't in me to keep holding back I went in knowing I would crack There's a dead man's hand for every stack The black-hearted Queen is blood red This isn't a game anymore, she said She held the revolver against her head My third eye is no good when I'm tongue tied I counted all the cards and they lied I am living life from the outside I pulled the dagger out of me and died
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Blackjack 02:43
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Tilt like they said you would Black sheep in a red hood Black Jack the master of no-good He swung as hard as he could Hit me, hit me, the room went black When life's a bitch, you shoot right back The suit of Hearts had painted their Jack Black, from the heart of the attack Black money in the red Jack can just see it instead .22 Pistol Queen is dead Off with, but I'm off my head Hit me, hit me, the room went black When life's a bitch, you shoot right back The suit of Hearts had painted their Jack Black, from the heart of the attack I'm about to go out of my god damn mind I counted 22 sheep and went blind If you find a dream, leave it behind Lady Luck was mainlined You lose, but it's not that you don't find The fall of the cards is often unkind
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Jack 04:48
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All my life I followed the train track Not a ringer, just a sheep born black Thought I was a Queen, but I'm really just a Jack I am the master of nothing but a knack I am a nobody in the stack They picked me up and put me back I think I'll be a beggar soon I tried my hand and shot for the moon I wrote my sadness a tune I would cry but I had become immune All my life I fight for my own right But everything is wrong in the right light Came out swinging in an unfair fight I killed the thief that came in the night I'll see you and raise, I said outright They shot me down on sight I think I'll be a beggar soon I tried my hand and shot for the moon I wrote my sadness a tune I would cry but I had become immune A Suicide King without a face or a heart I am a wild card, and that sets me apart All you had was a head start I am the Suicide Queen, and war is an art It takes an underdog to outsmart It takes an underdog to outsmart
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Royal Flush 02:39
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I'm seeing all hearts, but we're missing the Queen She had been off her head from last I've seen She watched her own garden turn green Red and black, no in between I am the Queen who cannot win I am a suicidal kingpin Lady Luck is a whore She fucks like she's uncared-for She wants you to ask for more She smiles at me and is out the door I am the Queen who cannot win I am a suicidal kingpin I don't want to keep playing this game I bet my soul and feel the same My peculiar face was to blame Kerosene Queen puts out the flame Scorched earth is what I became All the Black-hearted grew tame Together we lose in fame The winning hand was just a shame The winning hand was just a shame
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Queen of Spades 02:36
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You can't get rid of me because you picked me up It really was just a 'fuck you' from ugly Lady Luck I guess you and I are stuck The Heartless Monarch and the enemy fucked Each Queen's army meanwhile amuck Star crossed lovers unforeseen Where's your king if you're the Bedpost Queen It takes one to know a whore Royalty in the streets, filthy on the floor You hide your smile at me, what for We are nobodies without a war You want to fall back, but I want more Star crossed lovers unforeseen Where's your king if you're the Bedpost Queen I've loved the enemy all along So much that it can't fit in a song The fall of the cards was all wrong May the best suit win and march on
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Death Card 02:38
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Soul as black as the Ace of Spades In this life, the red often fades There is no Jack of all trades There is the jackknife of all blades I am the master of the Knaves I am the master of digging graves On my helmet there's the feared Spade I am death when the first card is played I know a fake when I see one played You'll be killed like my Queen who betrayed The Black-Hearted Queen had overstayed The Black Widow no longer the Old Maid War is black and white for the great Spade And I am the master of the trade On my helmet there's the feared Spade I am death when the first card is playe
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Queen of Diamonds 02:42
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Diamonds are a girl's best friend But she does not care to amend A Queen with a message to send Diamond cut diamond to what end She's a Red Diamond in the rough The Supreme Karat Queen never has to bluff She will shine and blind again one day She's not pretty in a sitting pretty way She's got a pretty penny, but they'll still pay She's not just a pretty face, she likes to play She's a Red Diamond in the rough The Supreme Karat Queen never has to bluff The laughing boy points at her fade Wear is how a Queen is made You're a Jack, I'm your upgrade I killed a Heart, a Club, and a Spade They can't cut me 'cause I'm the better blade I am a crown jewel unafraid You can't cut me 'cause I'm the better blade You can't cut me 'cause I'm the better blade
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Four of Clubs 02:53
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Woke up tied to the Devil's bedpost I can't decide which of us is the host Three sixes but a four, the same almost If life is a game, I overdosed All hail the Queen, they said in the toast A bad beat for the girl with black tattoos Heart black, blood blue like a bruise Well I've been putting together two twos And there was really nothing left to lose I am followed by a demon of bad luck I was hit by a bus that rolled off a tow truck I was drowning when lightening struck I walk and talk like a sitting duck Such is life, and I guess I'm fucked A bad beat for the girl with black tattoos Heart black, blood blue like a bruise Well I've been putting together two twos And there was really nothing left to lose In a field of clovers, counting to four I get so mad I can't sleep anymore There are 52 ways with a revolving door There's a loaded revolver in the drawer
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Joker 02:26
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Joker the Old Maid is drawn She's a wild gal to stumble upon Carte Blanche and the Queen is gone It put out the blaze he was betting on I was once a Queen, but I was no royal spawn I can be your ace in the hole, your black-painted swan Not a card short of the deck, don't forget A screw or two loose, you best bet The Jester laughs and dances a lone minuet It's the fall of the cards, and you get what you get Use me, use to me to death, she pleads I am a fool for all of your needs The debtor delivers and the kitty feeds What do you call a man who bleeds What do you get when he never concedes She giggled, a dead man of deeds Not a card short of the deck, don't forget A screw or two loose, you best bet The Jester laughs and dances a lone minuet It's the fall of the cards, and you get what you get
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Card Shark 03:22
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Tattooed girl with the gun had them controlled Blank face for the winning cards I hold The man I once knifed said fold I held all the aces and I sold You have a tell and you told Pay up, fucker, and over he rolled I held a gun to his head and I never bluff I don't play dirty, but I do play rough .22 pistol queen is no longer taking bets She says her opponent gets what he gets She smiles and smokes a pack of cigarettes Card Shark sees a man with bad debts She asked him if he had any regrets They said take it outside, and she said let's I held a gun to his head and I never bluff I don't play dirty, but I do play rough
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Trickster 03:41
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Pick a card, any, I've got the stack I killed a man for the pack I see you are a heart burned black You can start the wager with a jack Is this your card? Says the cheat with a grin I was an imposter caught breaking in Blind shuffling is how I move on Pretending there was a different card drawn Thought I was a Queen but I'm really just a pawn I kept searching my soul for a black painted swan Is this your card? Says the cheat with a grin I was an imposter caught breaking in For my final trick, I will disappear Can I please get a volunteer I'm never coming back, my dear A sleight of hand is what got me here
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Hustle 02:42
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The black-hearted Queen has a bad rap All my Hearts, the flush, a trap The trump card is who we'll kidnap I dealt your cards from the bottom of the deck From the bottom of my black heart, you're kept in check She cuts the cards with a knife Shuffle again, this is not my strife These are not my cards, not my life I dealt your cards from the bottom of the deck From the bottom of my black heart, you're kept in check The fall of the cards left me no bet It might have been the worst game yet But I reign almighty, you mustn't forget However you spin it, it's Russian Roulette When all else fails, I light a cigarette And let them win, but make them regret

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This tells the story of the Blackhearted Queen and her Black Hearts in the deck of cards. She is the Suicide Queen because the King of Hearts is widely called the Suicide King. 1-5 are about the Black Hearts. In my opinion, this is my best rock album.

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released December 1, 2020

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