Peaceful as Hell, by Black Dresses (2024)

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(rook)when everything breaks downand we're drowning in bloodeven in the depthsi treasure everything that we've becomeit's like a pearlformed from the pressureof all the bloodin a world of nightmaresit's feeding on loveit's growing strongerand coming aliveit's so scared and confusedbut it still wants to surviveit dreams of a future:impending doomit clings to the hopethat it might pull throughand everyone stares at it with disdainbut it's trying so hardevery single dayall we can do is try againall we can do is try againall we can do is try againall we can do is try again(rook+devi)all we can do is try againall we can do is try againall we can do is try againall we can do is try again(???)try..........again

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(devi)its just rock and roll, it's not that serious.worthless prayingkeep the music playingcan you keep on singing with meas the hours stretch on so evil?hopeless lovingsh*tty beat keeps thumpinglets get one more song inI can't stand the endless silence dragging on(rook)fragile survivalfalling thru the cracks of what's lefteverything endsbut i got 60% leftbattle-damage purgatoryhell-world princesssomehow everything's still unfoldingsomehow we're both still holding on(devi)diedie for realburn in helldie right nowkissed by fire in the nightburn in hellstay alivehell is lifestay...please.please stay.(devi)can u be as safe as u can?(rook)i know its not that easy(devi)can u stay alive if u can?(rook)i know its barely up to us(devi)there's a part of me that wants to keep destroying methere's a part of me that wants to keep destroying methere's a part of me that wants to keep destroying meI'll keep coming back together againI don't wanna be aloneworthless dreamingin a dying worldthat I already love so I can't give it up yet AAAA!!!!(rook)everything endsbut i got 60% leftbattle-damage purgatoryhell-world princesssomehow everything's still unfoldingsomehow we're both still holding on(devi)worthless prayingkeep the music playingcan you keep on singing with meas the hours stretch on so endlesshopeless loving(rook)holding on(devi)beat keeps thumping(rook)just hold on(devi)lets get one more song in(rook)f*ck...(devi)I have one more song and...

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(rook)sticky sticky thoughtsshe thoughtshe could be strongerquickly ticking heartshes nota quick responderpulling crickets out of her mindit kinda wandersbusy busy girlshe knowshow bad u want her deadi know but i dont caretheres feelings in the airi breathei canttake it any longeri just wanna have a good time(devi)I just gotta let it gocover my head in sweet honey, love meI won't fight for air, just love me I won't fight for airI wanna fall apartmy heart is sweet and mushyI never wanted anything or anythingtied up in tangled angels hair(rook)itty-bitty worry a signof something largertryna chill and push it asideits getting harderskyinsideher headquickly getting darkeritchy itchy brainhang ona little longerit feels like the world has lost herdrippy drippy dreamsits allbecoming watercreepy creepy shipinsidea spooky harbordizzy dizzy world insideher dizzy hearther heart just falls apart(devi)I just gotta let it gocover my head in sweet honey, love meI won't fight for air, just love me I won't fight for airI wanna fall apartmy heart is sweet and mushyI never wanted anything or anythingtied up in tangled angels hair(rook)theres a dying world insidetheres a dying world inside my headi cant find a way to get outeverything is falling apartit* alrightalrighttheres a dying world insidetheres a dying world inside my headi cant find a way to get outeverything is falling apartit* alrightalrightalrightumm,

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(rook)i think i'm still alivei'm still recovering but there-so deep insidethere's something slitheringdeeper, deeper, deeper ini knowi know this feelingso once againhere we go againit's all we haveok,(rook+devi)beautiful friendshipburning up in thistiny little moment of timewe will always try our bestto shine bright!!(rook)MELT THE HURT AWAYBEAUTIFUL DECAYTRANSIENT CANT TAKE THISSPARKLING RAINBOWMELT THE HURT AWAYBEAUTIFUL DECAYTRANSIENT CANT TAKE THISSPARKLING RAINBOW(devi)beautiful friendshipburning up in thistiny little moment of timewe gotta do our best toto try to make it lastwe will always do our best to shine bright(rook)future burning brightFUTURE BURNINGfuture burning brightFUTURE BURNING!!(rook+devi)beautiful friendshipburning up in thistiny little moment of timewe will always try our bestto shine brightbeautiful friendshipburning up in thistiny little moment of timewe will always try our bestto shine bright!!

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(rook)i just wanna be nicebut everything is freakyeveryone is walking a tightropeso easy-peasyi dont wanna fallbut more than that,i dont want them to see me fallive practiced so hardive tried it all believe me(devi)i just wanna be niceconversations flow like murky waters thru a streameverybody struggles, words get tangledtwisted, sounding meanwhen they don't even meanto be f*cked upbut it could still bereally badly f*cked upbut that's okeveryone makes mistakesunless it's not a mistakeunless it's not a mistakeI just wanna be niceI just wanna be niceI just wanna be nice(rook)im so cute and well-adjustedi know exactly what to sayi hope no one discoversi struggle with it every dayhow the f*ck does language workwhat do people like to hear??i dont wanna be uncool but i needTO GET THE f*ck OUT OF HEREi know u can see my souli know u can see right thru the holei know u can see my souli know u can see right thru the holei just wanna be nicei just wanna be NICEI JUST WANNA BE-(devi)I wanna give people a chancebut they keep letting me downI wanna be wrong againI wanna be wrong about being wrongthis world shouldn't need to feel so lonelyis it because I'm too angry to be around anyone again?ummmm... f*ck THIS sh*t!I'm so cute and well-adjustedI'm so cute and well-adjustedI'm so cute and well-adjustedI'm so cute and well-adjustedI'm so cute and well-adjustedI'm so cute and well-adjustedI'm so cute and well-adjusted

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(devi)it's ok to keep your soul hiddenkeep a secret to yourselfit's ok to be a bad singeryou can sing a special song all by yourselfit's ok if your soul is h...it's okit's umI don't wanna speak a wordcaught in a sunbeam of purityrewarded for my bad behaviorburnt down bridge to recovery(rook)i don't wanna speaki'm caught in sunlightis it right to beburning so many bridgeswhat's right for me?(devi)BLISS AND STUPIDITYIF LIFE IS DEATH THEN I'll just liveIF IT'S REALLY GONNA BE THAT sh*tUHUHIF IT'S REALLY GONNA BE THAT sh*tI'LL WRITE ANOTHER SONGI TIED IT UP IN RIBBONSI PUT THE SPARKLE ONI thought it would be enough but I was wrong(rook+devi)i just wanna beliked by everyonei just wanna seethe stars the moon and the sunand feel at peace with the worldno enemiesbut i'm still falling down(rook)still chasing lucidity(devi)still chasing bliss and stupidity(devi)alright umshe comes in looking kinda scaryI'm looking kinda zoned outThey say "love suffers from a guitar"I say throw the f*cking guitar outbut every day is the sameit's just more of the boring sh*t from beforeI thought it could be something differentbut no it's the same thing only much more(rook)i keep making enemiesout of situationsthat i don't understandi just try to keep it basicbut everything's so(rook+devi)complicatedi get so frustratedtrying to figure it outoutoutoutout(devi)i just wanna be liked by everyone(rook+devi)i just wanna beliked by everyonei just wanna seethe stars the moon and the sunand feel at peace with the worldno enemiesbut i'm still falling downstill chasing bliss and stupidity(devi)i just wanna be(...) by everyonei just wanna seethe stars the moon and the sunand feel at peace with the worldno enemiesbut i'm still falling downstill chasing bliss and stupidity(rook)if life is death theni'll just liveif it's really gonna be that sh*tif it's really gonna be that sh*ti'll write another songanother songi tied it up in ribbonsi put the sparkle onis it enough?it's just a song.(devi)still...yok

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(rook)tell me i can be anythingtell me i can be what u wanttell me i just have to try hard enoughhard enoughtell me i can be anythingtell me i can be what u wanttell me i just have to try hard enoughhard enough(devi)a ghost-like shape(rook)is this everything i am?is this everything i am?(devi)a paper doll(rook)can i be anything more than this?(devi)a shadow-soul(rook)is this everything i am?is this everything i am?(devi)your mirror girl(rook)can i be anything else?CAN I BE ANYTHING ELSE??tell me im just f*cking confusedshow me all the things ive donetell me i can clearly doanything i wantcant u see the look in my eyes...?cant u see the look in my eyes??cant u see THE LOOK IN MY EYESCANT U SEE THE LOOK IN MY EYES(devi)just like TV(rook)is this everything i am?is this everything i am?(devi)not real at all(rook)can i be anything MORE THAN THIS??(devi)the image blurs(rook)is this everything i am?is this everything i am?(devi)your mirror girl(rook)can i be anything else?CAN I BE ANYTHING ELSE??(devi)a ghostlike shape(rook)can i be anything else?can i be anything else?(devi)a paper doll(rook)can i be anything else?can i be anything else?(devi)a shadow-soul(rook)can i be anything else?can i be anything else?(devi)your mirror girl(rook)AM I TRYING HARD ENOUGH?!??

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(rook)can you believe thatwe're still here and not in hell?or maybe this issome other world after it fell?somewhere far away thatjust could not be saved andall their dreams came crashing downcan you believe thatwe still believe we can be saved?but we just try to make the bestof the time that's lefttry to care for the oneswho are special to usdrowning in blooddrowning in lovethe tiny worlds that we've becomeand we just try to make the bestof the time that's lefttry to care for the oneswho are special to usdrowning in blooddrowning in lovethe tiny worlds that we've become

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(devi)scared to death, deathscared to death, deathbloody worm goddessyou look so pretty when you're scared to deathit'll never changeburning bright with fear and hopelessnesstearing thru me againtearing thru me againtrapped in amber again(rook+devi)scared to death of the holescared to death of the whole worldit's all true it's all truescared to death of the dreamscared to death of the seamsthat you try to ignoreit's all trueit's all true(devi)IT'S ALL TRUE!!!(rook)trapped inside it againi don't sleep anymorei don't have any dreamsi don't have a true form(rook+devi)trapped inside it againi don't sleep anymorei don't have any dreamsi don't have a true form(devi)we're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be aboutwe're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be about(devi+rook) we're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be about(rook)we're gonna see its true formtrue form true form(devi)we're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be about(devi+rook) we're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be aboutwe're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be aboutwe're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be about(rook)we're gonna see its true formtrue form true form(devi)i always hope for the best in people(rook)find out find outfind out true form true formfind outfind outtrue form true form true form(devi)we're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be aboutwe're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be aboutwe're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be abouti always hope for the best in people(rook)true formTRUE FORMwhat its gonna be abouttrue formTRUE FORMTRUE FORMfind out what itsTRUE FORMwhat its gonna(devi)we're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be aboutwe're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be aboutwe're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be abouti always hoped for the best in peoplewe're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be aboutwe're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be aboutwe're gonna find outwhat it's gonna be abouti always hoped for the best in people

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(devi)}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}///in hell where all the church bells singdemons take wingcan't feel anything(rook)how do we getto the world inside our heads?how do we getto the world inside our heads?can we go there yet?(devi)come with me, haven't you healed your wounds already?don't you get what you need? why are you still weak?is it ok for me to be happy?is it really ok for me to happy?is it ok for me to be happy?turn up the radio play us a happiness songis it ok to be happy?is it really ok for me to happy?is it ok for me to be happy?hand me the aux let me play you a happiness songlike confetti to a hurricanethru pain, i tried but things still stay the samein hell where all the church bells singdemons take wing(rook)how do we gethow do we getto the world inside our head?come on girl, haven't you learnedhow to express yourself?why is it so hardto get you out of your shell?is it ok for me to be messy?is it really ok for me to be messy?is it ok for me to be messy?i don't know how to let it goi don't knowis it really ok to be messy?is it really ok to be messy?is it ok for me to be messy?i don't know how to let it gohow to let it

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(rook)i got a haloi got a haloi got a haloi got a halo(???)i'm an angel(rook)i'm spinning, burning, holyplease do not say you know meonly angels truly know meonly angels truly slow me downso brightso coolso friendly and so niceso chillso fun n_nso sharpblood.(devi)games and destruction of life,what do you know about it?what do you know about it?what do you know...I just wannaHIDE WHERE GOD CAN NEVER FIND MEall my prayers arefrom the depthsfrom the darknessFROM THE WOODSCRYING PRAYING WISHINGfor something better than this(rook)i got a haloi got a haloi got a haloi got a halo(???)i'm an-i'm an angel(devi)angel I hear youno need to scream so loudreach out and touch my handI'm going to pull you downdoes it get any better than this?it doesn't get any better than thisit d-it doesn't get any better than thisdoes it get any better than this?(???)I DONT KNOW(rook)spinningburningburningspinninghalohalohalohalo

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(devi)many bodies form a strange creaturelooks like faces blooming into natureeverything bleeds into everything elseI just wanna liveI just wanna be whatever I amthe impossible dream of having a skineverything crawls on, everything soaks inI'll be eaten by ants but I won't feel that badI just wanna have my body to my Self while I still Amand I don't wanna be polluted byall the violence that already twisted me up the impossible dream of having a skineverything crawls on, everything goes in

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(devi)you could say anything that you wantyou could say anything that you want toyou could say anything that you wantyou get to choosechoose what matters to youyou could say anything that you wantI could say anything that I want toyou could say anything that you wantit's up to youto choose what's important to you(rook)but don't be weird, don't be meanyou're on my computer screenit's my world, it's my lifei'm a personplease be nice(devi)I thought it was easybut everyone killed meI'm dead in the ground(rook)i don't even know who you are(devi)I breathe in so deeplythe spring breeze kissing all my wounds(rook)please be nice it's really not that hardthe sun is rising over my grave againi promise you'll be okayif i'm not your friendyou can say anything you wantyou can say anything you want toit doesn't mean you're badbut sometimes love is holding back(rook+devi)you canyou can say anything you wantyou canyou can say anything you want to(rook)it doesn't mean that you're bad(devi)that you're good(rook)but(rook+devi)but sometimes love is holding BACK(rook+devi)but don't be weird, don't be meanyou're on my computer screenit's my world, it's my life(devi)she's my world, she's my life(rook)i'm a personplease be nice(devi)I THOUGHT IT WAS EASYBUT EVERYONE KILLED MEI'M DEAD IN THE GROUND(rook)i don't even know who you are(devi)I BREATHE IN SO DEEPLYTHE SPRING BREEZE KISSING ALL MY WOUNDS(rook)please be nice it's really not that hard

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(rook)what do you know about my world?am i just a normal girl?am i something to be treasuredor destroyedor pushed aside?what is the reason that you stare?do i make you feel scared?i'm a building that's condemnedwith only bugs living inside(devi+rook)do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?(devi)hiding in spiderwebshaunted dolls will turn their headsand look at you and wonderwhat it's like outsideempty windows shine so strangelike there's someone behind the painof glass...that's my idea of a joke, did it make you laugh =_=(rook)and in the wind and pouring raini'm so full of empty spaceand the water drips and rotsmy boards and shingles all awayand in the rain and howling windi think i feel my body sinkinto the mud and slime...will i ever truly feel alive?(devi+rook)do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u outoutdo i creep u out?do ioutdo i creepooooooutoutdooutdaoi creepaaa aoutcccdo i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?do i creep u out?

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(devi)even in hellsound spirals downalone in our torment our songs can reach to each other(rook)even in the voidwords bounce aroundechoes compound into another worldthat we can escape to(devi)that we can escape toat least i hope there's somewhere left to goand that we can all make it thrumy heart always ached for a thing and I never even knew what it wasmy broken heartmy broken soulmy broken songspeople made fun of the songs but...(rook+devi)and its true we're broken(rook)but we blend in with all of this debrisso as long as were togetherhell's the safest place on earth for us to be(rook)thats all i got so far(devi)[coughing] sorry its pretty good... its ok(rook)i kinda like it...(devi)i meani dunno...(rook)hmm...(devi)maybe,maybe we could fix it later(rook)yeah...sounds good