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Ritual Madness

by Martin Skews

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‘Ritual Madness’ - is the second song from my project Shadowplay.

This tune is about the feelings of losing oneself in the aftermath of loss - the self destructive paths one can take, the fracturing, the self medicating and dangerous wild abandon. Ritualistically losing oneself in a kind of madness. A facet of grief many of us may experience.

I hope you enjoy this funky, freaky, carnivalesque piece.

A massive thank you to the musicians who lent their talents to this track:

Steven Frazier-Roberts (saxophones)
Kath Buckler (cello)

This music video was made by the incredible animator and filmmaker Matthew Stewart-Tribe of Figment Animations. I cannot thank him enough for his excellent work on this project.

www.figmentanimations.com

All music and lyrics written by myself. Produced, performed, mixed and mastered by myself.

You can buy this track for whatever price you like at martinskews.bandcamp.com or stream it on your usual streaming services.

Also follow me on Instagram at @martinskews for more of my stuff.

Thank you as ever for your support and your eyes, ears and time. It means the world.

Much love, much peace,
Martin

lyrics

Ritual madness, eating my mind
Kill me like crazy
With honey and wine
Ritual fever
Sexy and sick
Make me an ecstatic
Fanatic lunatic

Ritual possession puppet my bones
Your demented dimensions I’ll call them home
Divine inspiration, drag me to hell
O beautiful horror make me unwell

And I might lose my mind tonight
Commit a crime tonight
I’ll sacrifice tonight
And laugh at the dying light
I’ll lose my mind tonight
My fuse might ignite tonight
But I’ve got nine lives tonight
Light me up and count me down

Ritual ugly, bewitching and cute
I’ll be the rat and you play the flute
Delicious danger
Dare me to dance
O ritual murder
A sad romance

And I might lose my mind tonight
Commit a crime tonight
I’ll sacrifice tonight
And laugh at the dying light
I’ll lose my mind tonight
My fuse might ignite tonight
I’ve got nine lives tonight
Light me up and count me down

THIS IS THE LIGHTER AND THIS IS THE FUSE
The wire winds tighter the wound starts to ooze
The poison the ointment your truth is the bruise
Let ritual madness take good care of you

And I might lose my mind tonight
…Might not survive tonight…

I’ll lose my mind tonight
My fuse might ignite tonight
I’m dynamite tonight

So light me up and…

Count

Me

Down

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released October 3, 2022

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Martin Skews England, UK

Martin Skews is a singer-songwriter, composer, producer and story teller from Cornwall.
His music is often carnivalesque, theatrical and multi-faceted. A melting pot of genres and widespread influences from prog rock and art pop to opera, musical theatre and contemporary classical music.
Often conceptual and programmatic, his music might be best described as 'ear theatre'. ... more

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