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Un Fois de Plus b​/​w Moonlight Twins Demo

by Royal Holland

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1.
I was pulled out of the water just scrounging for a dime I found my heart was dripping in arsenic and time. They found me face down in the dirt, just like a wise bird said "You'll never see the morning 'til you cover up your head. For the kingdom she's a coming, just like the Devil's Night You only got these three more times around, so you better do it right" I got one eye on the bottle. I got one eye on the grave. A third one in the ether, but I still can't find my way. My candle is the lightning. My pen a crooked claw. My ink is my own holy blood but I don't mind at all "For the kingdom she's a coming, just like a butcher's knife You only got these two more times around, so you better do it right" The Devil he once told me out of his crooked eyes, That I was born to tell the truth and him for telling lies. But, his trap it can't hold me, because a secret kept-- I too fell from heaven and I think they're glad I left. Because when you're in heaven, you never use your mind. You're too busy being perfect, you forget to be alive. So, just one dive in the basin, one more swim through Hel. Out of all my obligations this is one I won't dispel. "For the kingdom she's a coming, just like a serpent's bite You only got this one more time around, so you better do it right."
2.
“The world is heavy and opaque without dreams.” So says Anïas Nïn A heavy world is hard to remember, ‘cause the dream bursts in again The second you walk in Our dream does so much more than make the world, A lighter and more transparent place It puts the world into its place A tiny thing that’s lighter than a feather on a scale to such as us Nothing, and I mean nothing Could ever stop this dream from being wild and free No one, and I mean no one Could ever know the majesty of you and me You silence me with every little thing And every hallowed night, and every sprung that you bring As every star in the sky sang their eternal goodbye The golden moon shined down on you; shined down on me And then we were free

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The sixth single from the forthcoming double concept LP "Royal & Vär vs. the Sky Kingdom"

Un Fois De Plus, or the best french I could figure out for "One More Time" which is what I feel this song speaks to. New chances, old habits, glorious messy beautiful life. It's all in there. This track may be the closest I can get to true self expression lyrically. I really tried to leave it all on the table so to speak.

The b-side is a demo for a new song entitled "Moonlight Twins" which has a lot to do with Vär and love and it's turning out rather pretty I think. Just wanted to give a peek at something coming even later on.

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released March 2, 2023

Written, Performed, Recorded and Mixed by Royal at Dead Starling/Dead Beat Studios and The Moon Room.
Mastered by Abbey Road Robots
Artwork: Midjourney/Royal

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Royal Holland Dayton, Ohio

Dreamy Synth Folk Rock songs about loss and love.

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