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Grim Confections

by Cindergarden

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1.
Has Arrived 00:33
Instrumental/Intro
2.
All the things you see like candles on a cake Will melt, go out All the things you know will never be the same Blow out blow out All wrapped up shiny and new Weaving a web full of promise Pop the balloons The eyes begin to glaze Haunting songs you'll sing of broken toys Imaginary fun All these things you'll touch And pin the tail on... Ice cream blood will run Rocking horses Madness in the clown Devious musical chairs A dangerous game in the air Blindfold dizzy Foaming at the mouth Coming apart, beware Dangerous games in the air
3.
Hex 05:01
Vision into fate A poison in the mind Now the devil's way Future is designed You're under a spell, a spell You don't see it right now You will Invisible cords pull you along The ways are contrived The frequency is wrong Reveal reveal reveal Behind the picturesque Mark you with a stain Numb you for a price Signal sending bane Trance to help entice Yes it's coming in clear You must discharge the energy A potion will do the trick This vial will make you see The ways are contrived The frequency is wrong Don't know who you are Or where you belong Accepting transmission, confusion Violent pieces broadcast static Channeling wash the brain New data in the soul Hahahahaha Ahahahahaha
4.
Sheep 03:56
You are lost Damaged beyond repair The dead soul department All my dears, I've lost you and I know you can't survive The world is big and full of fright You haven't got half the mind There's no hope for you It's the end... "Leave 'em alone and they'll come home and bring their tails behind them" You are lost you are lost You poor things have gone astray I know that you are blind Following a naughty road Domino suicide It's pathetic don't pretend... "Leave 'em alone and they'll come home and bring their tails behind them" I surrender You are not mine to mend One day you'll wash ashore Lifeless on forgotten sand All is wasted Dig your grave "Leave 'em alone and they'll come home and bring their tails behind them" The dead soul department You are lost
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They grow in the dark It's poison, you know It takes you further into... A dream of endless falling The beat inside is calling They spread through my limbs Veins of the earth A little blood shared A little rebirth Compass of the heart I know I've gone wrong Teach me how to move again Make me strong Come out to play It's waiting for you Lurking all around by the light of the moon Turn another key Go in deeper The soul gets stranger La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La "Boys and girls come out to play The moon doth shine as bright as day Leave your home leave your sleep Join your playmates in the street Up the ladder and down the wall There's enough to serve us all"
6.
Gingerbread 04:15
Looking outside Through the frosty window We know something's behind gingerbread houses The lie the game that holds us until The ones that hide are done making candy coffins Abusing the condition Abusing the gingerbread Dig rape slice kill This will destroy Hunt take violate And we all fall down Get the cherry on top Watching from a tower All of the King's men Taking all the gumdrops Blood in candy land Sorrow icing covers the trail Brittle bones screaming It's a game of pretend Dig rape slice kill This will destroy Hunt take violate And we all fall down
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Pop Up 05:18
Illuminate Glow worms light the way Into the strange Violet dusk of cellophane Popping up popping up popping up Popping up popping up popping up Fiber-optic display Vines of Paper Mache Ever growing in shape Over peaks that radiate Popping up popping up popping up Popping up popping up popping up Tripping on a swirl It's a trap Get out get out get out! What's there in the distance? Snap out of the paralysis Ooh ooh ooh ooh Wonders to distract you Keep you from the horizon Uncover this twilight Crackle appear Velvet meadows near Stepping into the queer Bound for eclipse Popping up popping up popping up Popping up popping up popping up
8.
Playthings 04:59
Grim confections Pull string meat Only playthings For God to eat Grim confections Pull string meat Crimson playthings Bittersweet What's wrong inside the toy factory? A sinister glow lights up the sky The stuffed animals became cannibals (I know it sounds absurd but they weren't made of stuffing...) Funny how demented bunnies are all the rage Grim Confections Wind up treat Morbid playthings For God to eat Grim confections Bittersweet Only playthings Only meat "There's a land that I heard of..."
9.
Mesmerize 04:14
Secret damage Misdirection Sugar and Spice Layers of empty fluff Sweet tooth rotting Art of deception It's all part of the show We'll spin your head around Give you a triple dose We are moth and flame And we are getting close Funhouse mirror Power of suggestion Crystal plumage Art of deception
10.
One more drop and I am small I am in this too part of it all Through the fabric of the mind To the darkest void I can find All around begins to rise The dream awake cuts you down to size One more drop and I am small... One more drop and I am lost I will name this trail My Damage Cost
11.
Innocent eyes Bloody hands Death can't hide at Rainbow's End Neon roses on the grave Sweetest dreams never made Hidden toy surprise inside One more perfect little lie Evil in a fun disguise Sugar painted in the skies Precious kill Glitter tears Murdered colors disappear Heart of darkness, it can grow Pull it out watch it glow Nothing was what it seemed Tricky smiles secret doom Blinded by the brightest gloom Through the tunnel access gained Feel the sparkle in decay

about

"For anyone who's a fan of dark Electronica the name CINDERGARDEN should be indelibly imprinted on your brain. If it's not, it's likely to be because you haven't yet heard the groundbreaking machinations of one Jaymie Valentine, the brains and brawn behind the whole concept, who, as well as turning out some of the most startlingly original and innovative music also turns out to be a very interesting lady. (Grim Confections) is a very brave album, being well produced, well performed and thoughtfully composed. The vocals are absolutely beautiful and it never once misses its mark being a real pleasure for anyone who likes their music eerie, dark, sinister and cleverly conceived."

----Reflections of Darkness, written by Maddi Isaacs

Garnished with intricate layers of beats and saturated with millions of tiny luxurious details, electronic producer and vocalist Jaymie Valentine projects her 2010 vision through a candy-coated lens a continuously shifting and demented playland where mean and thrilling beats give way to lovely icy melodies. Ritualistic towering cakes set the scenes of destruction and nothing is what it appears to be...

"Grim Confections is an amalgamation of genre influences from all spheres of electronica, with poison sprinkles and a pop surrealist cherry on top. This album is full of imagery and stories supporting the album’s theme that 'things are not as they appear to be,' and the lyrics of tracks like 'Gingerbread' tell a chilling allegorical tale of Candyland gone mad. As a composer, [Valentine] utilizes sounds and stylistic aspects from IDM, dubstep, glitch, and breakcore, avoiding the played out goth-industrial sounds and structure. Welcome to the new age of darkness; a bright, seductive, neon darkness." -- Flash Flood Media

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released February 14, 2010

Produced, Recorded, Performed, Written by Jaymie Valentine aka Cindergarden

Mixed and Mastered by Lee McCartney
Album Artwork by Allison Meireding


Common misspells: "Cinder Garden" "Jamie Valentine"

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Cindergarden Los Angeles, California

Jaymie Valentine is the musical artist Cindergarden on label Looking Glass Records

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