Dave Eggar and I have coined the term "Chamber Rap" to describe the fusing of Classical music with Hip Hop. "Death and the Maiden" was originally composed by Franz Schubert in the year 1824, and is also known as "String Quartet No. 14". It was an honor to collaborate with Dave Eggar on this song, alongside a team of very talented musicians and artists.
lyrics
Hold me, don't take me away
We on the edge, only one step away
Hold me, don't take me away
We on the edge, only one step away
Death of the innocence, looking into the abyss
Leave me alone, I must exist
Life is a pleasure and it's not to miss
Touched by your fingerprints
Living in fear? Who does it benefit?
Can I be immortal?
No avoiding this void it's a portal
Bleak fate can't beat fate
But you might end up with a clean slate
Only my heart beat could defeat me
But here you are, waiting to greet me
Calling but who's really hearin' ya?
Displaced, like refugees fleeing from Syria
No one's inferior only delusion could turn us imperial
Evil is killing you, catch it on video
Physical material, disappearing into the ethereal
As time pass and it's beautiful
Earth quakes and the earth shakes
Didn't have control in the first place
Drive me away from my birthplace
Feed me your potion, it's the worst taste
Show up in the shadow's with a cursed face
Please spare my from despair
But you tell me to beware but it's got to be fair cuz I ought to be here
But death is a brutal cry, the drought when the well runs dry
The answers we don't find, when we choose to ask why
Take my hand, your not my enemy
Be brave cuz you better be
I'm your friend you see
On the other side rest eternally
And I wake up feeling faithful
Surrounded by people, I'm grateful
Always thought that you were so hateful
But those thoughts became so painful
You can have me today
We can do this dance all the way
As I disappear into the sunset and become another ray
And I'm living on your edge
And I balance on the fray
And you chase me with your karma
So I vanish after the drama
Hold me, don't take me away
We on the edge, only one step away
Hold me, don't take me away
We on the edge, only one step away
Hold me, don't take me away
We on the edge, only one step away
Hold me, don't take me away
We on the edge, only one step away
credits
from Millennial Sound,
released May 18, 2018
Produced by Dave Eggar and Jackson Whalan
Featuring Lily Fangz on vocals
Dave Eggar on cello
Katie Jacoby on violin
Drum programming by Sean C.
Ryan Hommel on bass and guitar
Ian Petillo on piano
Ian Stewart on trumpet
Mixed by Brendan Muldowney
Mastered by Robert Macchiochi (Subvert)
Arrangement of a public domain composition Death and the Maiden/String Quartet No. 14 by Franz Schubert
