NUR EIN
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House of Cards
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Starfinger

Entry from House of Cards in Nur Ein XIX.

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house of cards

starfinger

the window is closed
the table is steady
i can go like this for a while

building it up
against all odds
mocking the gods

but then the truth starts taking its toll
the cracks they start to form
And the shifting sands
Exert demands

And the house it starts to fall

knock it down
knock it down
it's doomed any way
knock it down

i got a construction
i need of correction
a sorry erection
in need of direction

Don't touch the table
It's not very stable
The cards lie
When they need to stand
Are not able

And the house it starts to fall

knock it down
knock it down
it's doomed any way
knock it down

its gonna fall down
knock it down
knock it down

Reviews

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frankie big face

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This is the first song (listening in alphabetical order) that really engaged me from start to finish. The chorus and verses are nicely contrasted and the palette of sounds is well-chosen. I don't think this is a long I like exactly, but it's the best of the bunch in terms of it's construction and presentation.

HeuristicsInc

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very cool sounds, a little messy. You are full of destruction this nur ein! Love the echoey stuff. Great. Sometimes the vocals are a little lost in the massive sounds.

Siebass

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Man, you really got the dirty bassline thing down, I get Les Claypool vibes. Great groove, great emotive vocal take. Bass guitar and bass synths make for super thick bass. I enjoyed the selection of synths and arps in this too; the shift to double-time percussion in the chorus and bridge work well too to differentiate it from the verse, plenty of space to breathe in the verse relative to the instrumentals and chorus. What can I say, I think I must just be a Starfinger stan at this point.
Lyrically, assonance, rhythmically, and word choice is on point. In terms of finding constructive criticism to give on this one, I'd say the lyrics in this are actually very literal; while last round it was very literal as well but also the silly connection to an emotional love of crushing things, this time around, to me at least, I don't sense an emotional core in this song, and it's really ripe for the metaphor from closed window, getting unstable, cards lie; I think maybe a bridge or something to link that all up to something real about the narrator/singer would have elevated it for me. Just for your consideration, anyhow. I still really dug the tune.

furrypedro

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The brooding atmosphere in this one is awesome. That gritty bassline is the shit and the synths add this oppressive dystopian feel which reminds me a lot of Futureworld/Redline-era Trans Am. I think I'm probably in a minority here, but I'm not totally in to your vocal stylings/lyrics. I appreciate the exhuberance and swagger. I would love to get an instrumental mix of this though. Bonus points for keeping it tight and to the point.

Starfinger - House of Cards | Nur Ein