Vinyl pressing of 'Incubi and Succubi'. This edition had to drop the instrumental track for space reasons, but on the other hand you do get a nice big print of Amber William's cover artwork.
Includes unlimited streaming of Incubi and Succubi
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 5 days
Purchasable with gift card
£8GBPor more
about
'Born With Wings'. This is a rather sad song, inspired by Amber Williams' webcomic, when it became apparent how badly magical creatures could be treated by the more numerous, non-magical population. It was the second song to be written for the album, and the third to be recorded. The ending is slightly more upbeat than the desperation of the first few verses, and this was a deliberate decision because I wanted something poignant, but not miserable enough to prevent people wanting to listen to it or have the listeners attempting suicide afterwards. I think I got the balance about right.
lyrics
You were born
Yes, you were born with wings
And no-one's on your side
And now you'll have to hide
From all the spears and slings,
'Cause you were born with wings
You are on
Yes, you are on the run
And if you stop you're dead
'Cause they'll cut off your head
No matter what you've done
And so you're on the run
So many of our kind will try to hide
Try to hide, just pretending that they're
just some normal guy
We cannot let our neighbours
See the incubus inside,
Yes, for safety's sake
We're force to live a lie
They're afraid
Yes, they're afraid of you
Because the power you hold
Could let you steal their soul
Something you'd never do
They're still afraid of you
You can change
Yes, you can change your form
You have the power to hide,
Protect the You inside
And shelter from the storm
'Cause you can change your form
So many aeons past, our kind were cruel,
They were cruel, they'd deceive and kill
And oftentimes rampage
But wars have come, we paid our price
And know that we were fools
Still, so many people won't believe we've changed
"Don't get me wrong, I have no love for the little shifterthings. But this guy was harmless. Had a wife, two kids, no crime record. Bad times..."
There's a school
A school where you can go
They'll keep you safe from harm
They'll teach you what you are
And all you need to know
You only need to go
supported by 5 fans who also own “Born With Wings”
"There is lambswool under my naked feet..." - those words always come to my mind while listening to the first bars of "Wide Of The Mark". There's undoubtedly quite some "Genesis" heritage to be found in the music on this album. However, the band that is most closely related to "The ID" is certainly "IQ", which is among the favorite bands and artists named by both Peter Albrektsen (gtr, kbd) and Tim Pepper (v, kbd). So the similarity of the names "ID" vs. "IQ" is obviously not purely coincidental. Being a long-time admirer of the creative output of "IQ", this album inevitably reaches my heart. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
The hard-hitting, genre-agnostic songs on the latest from Dan Webb were inspired by conversations he had with a wide range of musicians. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 18, 2023