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The Taxidermist

from The Taxidermist by Scarlet Season

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a rather sinister track. it's a story of a person who has retreated from the world, and can't function normally socially. she has resorted to collecting and preserving things (animals in this case) to surround herself with in an effort to drive out the loneliness. and she's now set her eyes on bigger prey in the form of a human to be her perfect companion, preserved forever. read John Fowles' The Collector and you'll find the basic premise for this song. :)

lyrics

i am a taxidermist
i am a collector
i'll set a trap to catch you
i've assembled quite a gallery
like nothing you've ever seen
it's a thing of beauty

i'm not alone
but it's so quiet
i am surrounded by a
thousand staring eyes
i'm not alone
but it's so quiet
like i like it

i am an artist with a gun
i never leave a mark
don't be afraid you're in good hands
you talk too much
but i've just the thing
to shut you up
you'll look so pretty on my wall

here in my room
you'll be
perfect forever
here in my room
you'll be
with me forever
here in my room
you'll be
perfect forever
here in my room
you'll be
with me forever

with me forever
you are my favorite trophy

i'm not alone but it's so quiet
i am surrounded by a
thousand staring eyes
i'm not a lone but it's so quiet
like i like it

i'm not alone
i'm not alone
i'm not alone

credits

from The Taxidermist, released May 24, 2011
Aileen Paron: keys, vocals, programming

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"Seattle’s Scarlet Season is a one-woman show.... From Tori Amos-like piano balladry to chattering electronics and wounded animal cries that recall Bjork, the record runs a musical and emotional gauntlet likely to appeal to fans of Florence and The Machine and Bat For Lashes among others."
- Craig Dodge Lile, My Old Kentucky Blog ... more

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