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The City {X​:​Type}

by Dr. Carmilla

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[ ABØUT ]

Created with kind permission from Unwoman.

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Although this song is only semi-canonical within Dr. Carmilla lore, I hope that it brings you much joy now, and in the future.

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[ LYRICS ]

I've walked all around The City
To the places you and I went.
This is not bittersweet:
It is thoroughly tainted.

I could try to reclaim it
for me and future love,
But my mechanism's broken,
I'll never be clean enough.

I am a fire-cracker disguised as a girl.
I am a self-hating predator,
Yet for every song of trouble that I sing
There are more prey waiting in the wings.

You know I'd choose death if I weren't permanent.
I've never been good at commitment.
I could run away, but I'd never escape
My ID, my needs, this place.

I walked all around The City
to survey the damage I have done.
Broken hearts on every street corner,
but yours is the loudest one.

Still, I'll stay here in the city
If just to assert my right.
I wont give up these willing victims...
Not without a fight.

I am a fire-cracker disguised as a girl.
I am a self-hating predator,
Yet for every song of trouble that I sing
There are more prey waiting in the wings.

You know I'd choose death if I weren't permanent.
I've never been good at commitment.
I could run away, but I'd never escape
My ID, my needs, this place.

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released August 13, 2021
[ CREDITS ]

'The City' (Original)
Lyrics & composition by Unwoman, released 24th September 2010.

'The City {Nex:Type Mix}
Adapted, performed & recorded by Dr. Carmilla, 16th July 2012.

'The City {X:Type}
Remastered by Dr. Carmilla, 13th August 2021, at SIlvana Laboratory.
Art & Design by Maki Yamazaki.

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Maki Yamazaki Glasgow, UK

Artist, Musician, VA & Games Developer, Maki Yamazaki probably spends too much time locked away in her studio, Silvana Laboratory. Geek, oddball and all-round creative person with a penchant for coffee, sci-fi, strong narratives and writing autobiographies in third person. ... more

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