By psithurist oscillatrix Bandcamp psithurist SoundCloud.
Cover art by Josefin B. konansgirlfriend Tumblr (lines) and Andi DiSpirito allegro-designs Tumblr (coloring).
Released 8/27/2017.
Duration: 4:44.

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Tracks that Black Heart, Green Dress references:

• Amen, Brother by The Winstons
• Limelight by psithurist
• Temporal Shenanigans by Rachel Rose Mitchell
• English by Toby Fox

Tracks that reference Black Heart, Green Dress:

From Fandom:

• Black Heart, Green Dress (Instrumental) by psithurist
• Caliborn's Lament by Grace Medley

Lyrics:

i'd like to introduce myself
although i'm sure you know me well
i am the shadow
of tomorrow
and it's time for my next spell

with only seconds to spare you're dead
wiped out with nothing to be said
for your existence
before resistance
can find a thread

by his dread hand i come
from out behind the pendulum
when there's work to be done
so why let woe begone
it's part of the experience
it's half of the fun

i'm only moments away at any time
before you know it my light turns lime
i cross the threshold
and the air goes cold
no ghost left behind

so ready or not, here it goes again
how many times now has it been
[wait, lemme check]
(you see a thousand of me, and)
i won't ever stop, because

every puppet has it's strings

when he lines up the shot
i put that special spin on it
and wait for the drop
so why not feed the flame
it's written in the basecode, yeah
in the rules of the game

i promise you, this won't take a second
there's no need to fear
so listen now, there ain't no use in running
cuz i'm already here

Artist commentary:

psithurist:

From the Handmaid's perspective as she wreaks havoc on Altertnia. This was made a few months after my other track, Leftovers, so I'm a little more confident with my voice here. There's a brief sample from Temporal Shenanigans by Rachel Rose Mitchell.

Josefin B.:

I wanted to do a Handmaid piece since the album started, but never really got the chance. Then psi swooped in with this track, and I jumped on it. I had actually another design in mind but ultimately the song was too aggressive for that. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time for colour so when the lineart was done, I outsourced it to Andi, who did an absolutely stsellar job. The majykks crackle is all theirs.