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Home of the Mad and the Shameless

by Black Eddy

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A very special version of our album "Home of the Mad and the Shameless".

    Contained within The CIA Deluxe Dossier are:

    A copy of the "Home of the Mad and the Shameless" CD (34 minutes of music).
    A foreword from Dr Nugget with your name included (please to tell us what name to add in the "Include a message" section when you order).
    An introduction to the staff at The CIA.
    Patient files for each of the band members.
    A4 lyric sheets. Each song has its own special graphic and a bit of story behind the writing process.
    A hand-stamped certificate of sanity addressed to you. (Please to tell us what name to add in the "Include a message" section when you order).
    2 randomly selected badges.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Home of the Mad and the Shameless via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A glorious digi-pack containing our third and final installment in the "Road Sign Trilogy". A first glimpse at The CIA is on the inside along with our first, true descent into madness. If you can relate, then take solace in knowing that you are not alone.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Home of the Mad and the Shameless via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
I Wanna Die in a Shower of Bullets 05:17
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I wanna die in a shower of bullets If you shot me today I would love it It would prove I was making a change Living my life in a beautiful way It's such a tragic tradition To be subject to assassination Would mean you were preaching love To everybody in every home It would be the highest honour on Earth That you forever remember my words To so inspire the hearts of man That those fuckers would want me dead And all the fans would cry At the brutal end of my life I'd become a symbol of Understanding, peace and love I wanna die in a shower of bullets If you shot me today I would love it It would bring a smile to my face As I watch from beyond the grave Like so many great men before On the cusp of changing the world Have regrettably been taken away 'Cause our leaders were so afraid I'm not sure which side they're on When they turn a person into a god Is it for the love or for the hate That they all are taken away? And on the day I die Such evil will come to light And open up the eyes Of every man, woman and child I want to be so extraordinary That they'll fear the fact I'm legendary Opening up the eyes of so very many To the lies they tell to everybody So they'll look at me and see a threat There won't be another way out of it The only choice they'll ever have is to... ...KILL ME!!! How many more will be murdered With no-one doing anything about it Before we stand up together and shout "Stop taking our heroes away"? Yeah, I'd like to see it happen to me Delusions of grandeur you'll see We need to stand up and rise Screaming "We've had enough And we mean it this time!" I want to meet Kurt Cobain, John Lennon and JFK With a smile on my face Right after I've been blown away x3 I wanna die in a shower of bullets After living my life to its fullest Burnt onto the history pages My story told throughout the ages I wanna die in a shower of bullets
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Trashcan Man 05:17
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He was a fire starter We are the fire starters She's alive and she loves me She's alive and she's hungry She's alive and she's beautiful I love the dancing blaze She's alive and she loves me She's alive and she's hungry She's alive and she's beautiful The fire that burns for days She's the tygress Burning bright Pretty embers Sparks of beauty Stoke the fire The flame shall us all in time Pretty embers Sparks of beauty Stoke the fire The flame shall us all in time With her immortal Hand and eye Do you think it's strange to be In love with this catastrophe? Do you think it's strange to love A beauty I can never touch? I am Prometheus Nature's rage, my bride I will dance with this titan And sleep now in the fire Thank you God for your creation Now this fire will cleanse the world Thank you God for your creation Now sit back and watch it burn Send the world unto the fire It's nature's way. It's...it's nature's choice Throw a stone into a tear Sending ripples of hope and fear She dances, so graceful The anima alive The colours...the heat... The light...so wise... She's dangerous...unstoppable She gives as she takes She's her and now she's gone She burns the sin away Do you think it's strange to be In love with this catastrophe? Do you think it's strange to love A beauty I can never touch? She's alive and she loves me She's alive and she's hungry She's alive and she's beautiful I love the dancing blaze She's alive and she loves me She's alive and she's hungry She's alive and she's beautiful The fire that burns for days She's alive! She's alive! She's alive! She's alive!
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This Game We Play 04:42
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I feel like an alien Trapped in an animal Surrounded by zombies and wolves I once was an angel But turned into a devil How I got here I'll never know I am just a protagonist dreaming I am just a lunatic escaping x2 The madness of this life Is wearing me down No...no sense. No...no love The madness of this life Makes me want to cry Now I just ride the waves Ha ha ha ha! Oh Think I'm going crazy Been crazy a long time Think I'm losing my mind Oh my mind x2 I am just a protagonist dreaming I am just a lunatic escaping x2 No sense I am making Of the lives we are living I ride off into the Sun I'm going crazy Feel alienated I don't know who I can trust What's on the outside Now lives within I observe and so it becomes Yeah
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Cerement 04:59
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We are the family Of self-destructive tendencies We'll never learn. We'll never learn We are the voices Of the internally hated We'll never learn. We'll never learn So... We put on a smile As we march through Hell We won't kill ourselves Well, not just yet x4 We are the depression That rises from inaction We'll never learn. We'll never learn We are the failures Of life's little game We'll never learn. We'll never learn So... We put on a smile As we march through Hell We won't kill ourselves Well, not just yet x4 Do year hear the cheering of the distant crowd? Are you comfortable there beneath your shroud? Do you feel surrounded while you want to hide? Do you feel you can't endure this life? Do you hear the voices screaming? They'll be so pleased when you fail Do you have it all? Or have you thrown it all away? The home of the mad and the shameless 'Though it's not great we will not go The home of the mad and the shameless It's what's inside you cannot know The home of the mad and the shameless 'Though it's not great we will not go Do year hear the cheering of the distant crowd? Are you comfortable there beneath your shroud? Do you feel surrounded while you want to hide? Do you feel you can't endure this life? Do you have dry eyes but want to cry? Are you contemplating suicide? Please know that we are by your side You're not alone You're not alone You're not alone You're not alone!
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Repost 06:13
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I made this meme because I want you to be happy I made this meme because I love you I made this meme because I want you to be happy I made this meme for a better world What would we do without this community? What would we do to pass the night away? What would we do while the Americans are sleeping? What would we do without the OP? Yeah! The people in the comments are here to help you The people in the comments are here to help you The people in the comments are here to help you Some find love as they scroll down The people in the comments are here to help you The people in the comments are here to help you The people in the comments are here to help you Some find love as they scroll down Now, do we use the penguin or do we use Gru? Is it bad-luck Brian or good-guy Greg? I love Drake and all the variations I love that guy with the soap in his hair What would we do without this community? What would we do to pass the night away? What would we do while the Americans are sleeping? What would we do without the OP? Yeah! Yes, you have the right to be offended But we don't need to care Yes, you have the right to your opinions That we don't need to share We may not agree with what you're posting But we're still glad it's there The people in the comments are here to help you The people in the comments are here to help you The people in the comments are here to help you Some find love as they scroll down The people in the comments are here to help you The people in the comments are here to help you The people in the comments are here to help you Some find love as they scroll down Oooooooh There's a gorilla storming Area 51 I said there's a gorilla storming Area 51 I said there's a gorilla storming Area 51 I said there's a gorilla storming Area 51 Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself He was murdered before the trial What was the colour of that dress? Do you remember the thigh gap style? x2 Yes, you have the right to be offended But we don't need to care Yes, you have the right to your opinions That we don't need to share Wait until you see it Wait until the end I'm sorry for the long post Here's a potato for you, friend Do you remember the banana? Do you remember the dick butt? Do you remember? Well, Pepperidge Farm does!
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Writing My Own Eulogy 07:42
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His was a troubled life He tried so hard to be free His mind became a prison They threw away the key He wandered, self-defeated His demons taking the lead Those around him said they loved him But he could never believe What he hell is wrong with me? Writing my own eulogy Does it matter if I try? Does it matter if I cry? What he hell is wrong with me? Writing my own eulogy Does it matter if I try? Does it matter if I die? His life was filled with sadness Upon a river of tears He only saw the pain Such was his disease His demons came alive Four white horses in the sky No matter how hard he tried No matter how long he cried What he hell is wrong with me? Writing my own eulogy Does it matter if I try? Does it matter if I cry? What he hell is wrong with me? Writing my own eulogy Does it matter if I try? Does it matter if I die? We don't understand our own minds Logic thrown upon the fire Reality breaks down the walls Madness claws against the door Knowledge is a dangerous thing For a mind open to it We're scared but calm before the storm Like from a dream, we're waking Does it matter if I die? His life had just begun He threw it all away Put a knife against his arm To see if he could take the pain It is so nice to see So many gathered here today To celebrate his life As short as it may have been What the hell is wrong with me? Writing my own eulogy Does it matter if I try? Does it matter if I die?

about

Our first full-length album and the final statement in the "Road Sign Trilogy". This is our biggest, best and most ambitious release of the three and comes with its own lore, introducing our audience to The Coop Insane Asylum. 34 minutes of our most diverse offerings await, so join us!

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released June 25, 2022

Patient 129 815 3891 - Ramblings of a madman.
Patient 228 131 5891 - Distorted cries of torment / unhinged howls.
Patient 328 114 6891 - Low, anguished mutterings / speech impediments.
Patient 427 198 7891 - Banging on his cell door, sobbing.

The voices of reason on tracks 1-5:
Laura Catlow, Ligzig, Chris Newton, Dave Swan, Zowie Swan, Natalie Webster and Joel Winters
Injection of 6-string supplements on tracks 1, 2, 5 and 6:
James Routh and Joel Winters
Jingling and turning of the ivory keys to The CIA on tracks 5 and 6:
Joel Winters
Administration of choral elixir on track 6:
Laura Catlow and Natalie Webster

Recorded, mixed and produced by James Routh at Starstuff Music.
Recorded at Rock Hard Studios, Blackpool.
Mastered by Katie Tavini at Weird Jungle.
Front cover produced in the Arts and Recreation room of The CIA by Patient 129 815 3891.
All photos taken by Patient 129 815 3891 and Patient 228 131 5891 when Dr Wing and Dr Satay took them for a walk.
Coat of Arms of the Town and Independent State of Black Eddy crafted and brought to life by Carolyn Wilkinson.

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Black Eddy Blackpool, UK

Punky, grungy, prog-fuelled madness from Blackpool in the UK. We formed in 2012 and examine the darker sides of life and the human mind. It's okay to be strange. You are not alone.

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