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Perfect Storm

by Porcelain Shards

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rabsake Melancholic and catchy at the same time. <3 Favorite track: Tony & The Starship.
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branislavsch An album done with passion, energetic with sombre undertones. Favorite track: Sunlit Charms.
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1.
Put your hand on your heart Is this what you wanted to be Fake politeness, fake forced smiles Heartily greeting those you despise You buy Things you don't need with Money you don't have To impress people you don't like It leaves you sated That's what you want me to be I don’t want to be the same No no [Chorus:] Hey hey hey Time´s running out Hey hey hey I'm ready to fight You sail through your lives Under false colours, under false colours Holden Caulfield says goodbye Live with your horrors, live with your horrors All is greyed out in your head No options left save the one Planted there, approved by Those controlling all of your lives [Chorus:] Funny how the people Who know the least about you Always have the most to say No! I don’t wanna be this way! [Chorus:] You live in a fool’s paradise under false colours!
2.
Life's burning bright for us Hold on to what you feel Shrouded in smoke Covered in clouds, unreal You´re defying all conventions Mischievous and so refreshing I´m the king of misadventures Hand in hand we go all in [Chorus:] Setting our insides on fire Heading for a perfect storm Back to back, look what's left Carnival flags flapping loud Baffled by the radiant lights Our sunglasses fail us Pierce my eyes, tantalize The foolishness of our desires The shadows in your face are growing Your complexion's turning white The moon is your mirror, the night is your alibi Partners in crime, we press on to another dawn Whatever glares can't smother our sparks [Chorus:] 2x
3.
Not a tree without blight In this sombre, solemn avenue Out of sight, still on my mind Poisoned snares have snatched the truth [Chorus:] Emotions for hire All smoke, no fires She can't be seen until it's too late These sheets are vacant The bedroom's all dire She came to shatter my porcelain faith Now explosions of silver are overdue The sky will surely disown you Not a wreck in the ocean's depths Can escape the crippling crunch of rust I believed it was divine The dust I bit was gunpowder [Chorus:] Now explosions of silver are overdue The sky will surely disown you Your mocking comfort is rude and cruel The ground must quickly swallow you We spread this mould called life That fuzzy growth of foul fungi Our fates are intertwined It's desecration, sin's incarnation [Chorus:]
4.
The hole you dug Is it deep enough To hide yourself To shade the stars To wallow in it To drown in it The choice is yours So drain the cup Of agony Your last agony [Chorus:] Claws and talons digging deep into your neck Afraid to look at the abyss that stares back Into the depths of your malicious soul It feels like falling into burning charcoal You've bled out All that venom You call blood Now watch it clot So as you sit And slowly fade Look at the clouds Forever keep That memory Your last memory [Chorus:] Cracked and scattered soul Tattered, black as coal [Chorus:] 2x
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I snorted so much coke that my starship caught on fire Like Tony had in Scarface but a slightly bigger pile Dilated pupils, a dim glow from my eyes I have so much power, electrifying might There's no curse I won't fall under Cast it please, while the music's louder [Chorus:] Once more hands shook with insanity She whispers “You are my only one Release your breath when I count to three" Reality is like a blurred hologram A sharp flash of colours, a heat rush in my chest You do what you can, you say what seems best You can't stop the doomtrain when it's at full speed There only is one way, to survive the fall There's no curse I won't fall under Cast it please, while the music's louder [Chorus:] Beat beat beat goes the heart of an addict Beat beat beat the pounding of the blows Beat beat beat goes the heart of an addict Beat beat beat until it stops! [Chorus:] Beat beat beat goes the heart of an addict One two three and then it stops!
7.
Here I stand, with nothing in my In my hands, oh where can I hide? What is chasing me all this way? Oh what have I done Darkness, darkness [Chorus:] Memories are haunting me Black as death my visions seem No end to my suffering On these foggy fields of eternity My past is trying to choke me With its crooked hands it scratches off my flesh And my body's itching And it burns like a million bugs under my skin [Chorus:] What value has my life What difference if I live or die Is there endless torment Where will I go when I am done with this world Everything's so hollow Who will save me now [Chorus:] 2x
8.
Try too hard Fall apart Into shards and echoes Of past endeavours Don't steal the sunlit charms Don't trigger harsh alarms They'll pierce you with knives And messers, bloody messers To make you feel better Blazing pangs of conscience Drunk vagrant holds his crutch like a gun He aims at you and you feel it Offering telltale bullets of unrest
9.
The velvet embrace of the bat's wings Comforts me, a priceless solace Their tendons and veins like leathery strings Enfold me, a binding promise [Chorus:] Hour of the wolf When sleep is the deepest Hour of the wolf All demons arise Hour of the wolf When night is indecent Hour of the wolf Drains tears from the stars Madness in disguise It feels like surfacing out of deep waters Taking one breath, the only that matters Seconds from drowning I release my coarse cry Echoes far and wide, but my tongue is tied [Chorus:] Five ragged holes in the veil of my courage Aligned like buttons on a dead man's coat [Chorus:] Hour of the wolf I am on the move Hour of the wolf I am not alone!

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The first full album released under my band´s name - Porcelain Shards.
A mix of mostly melodic metal, some punk, some rock and one electronic track. Its sound is decently laced with 80´ spirit. Delivered straight to your gentle eardrums. Download for free.

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released March 7, 2021

All music and lyrics written by Martin Schwarz
Vocals by Martin Schwarz
Instruments of metal songs recorded by Tomáš Raclavský
Instruments of Sunlit Charms recorded by Steffen Prentiss Yazvac
Deirdre's Dance produced by Adam Schwarz
Vocals recorded at Geoff Tyson's place
Mix, master by Dan Friml
Vocal couches: Jana Gariq, Pavla Forest, Michaela Květenská
English couch and backing vocals: Alasdair Bouch
Cover photos: Dominik Szalai
Digipak design: Michaela Fišerová

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Martin Schwarz Czechia

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Browse cheerfully the songs I write after (and sometimes during) work hours to get my mind off things.

It´s mostly metal, mostly melodic.

More music to come.

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