Life, After [Sulk Rooms Mix]

by The Royal Ritual

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"Life, After" interpreted and manipulated by SULK ROOMS - a live analogue dronescape.

SULK ROOMS is a guise of Thomas Ragsdale, a Yorkshire based composer who has a rich history of creating music for films, as well as releasing music as Ffion, Two Way Mirrors, and also under his birth-name.

lyrics

It never really took me.
It never really crossed my mind
To ever think about the consequence
Of leaving everything we've ever known
Behind.

It never really struck me
That when we're gone we could go on
(We could go on).

This flesh and bone,
It's not a throne.
It's not the only way to stay around.

It's the closest think we'll have
To an afterlife.

It's the only way to avoid the inevitability
Of leaving everything we've known
Behind.

But still it didn't take me,
At least, I didn't give it time.
And even after this epiphany,
I can't make up my mind.

And still it didn't shake me.
I think that maybe I was blind.
But even so, it goes to show,
We're clearly not aligned,
And maybe won't be.

It's the closest think we'll have
To an afterlife.

It's the only way to avoid the inevitability
Of leaving everything we've known
Behind.

So why won't I?

credits

released November 4, 2022
"Life, After" originally written, arranged, engineered, performed, programmed, and produced by David Lawrie.

Remix produced and performed live by Thomas Ragsdale.

Artwork by HARUKO

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The Royal Ritual England, UK

The Royal Ritual is the dark/industrial project by U.K. born David Lawrie

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Pleasure Hides Your Needs Listening Party

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Aug 9

Sidney & Matilda

Sheffield, UK
Aug 10

Aatma

Manchester, UK
Aug 11

Golden Lion

Todmorden, UK
Aug 23

St Georges Hall, Bradford

Bradford, UK

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