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Elegies and Effigies

by Serene Fiend

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Unto Myself 04:07
I'm not afraid to die, I'm just afraid of loss My strength means nothing if I'm not tough enough I am an effigy - new possibility I must be decimated to be built back up And I will die unto myself And I will try to heal myself All for you Sacrosanct as our romance, I will keep what I am But the bee hive swarming in my head will be calm instead I'll come as you want me, I'll be everything The heart wants what it wants and I want to make me better (to make us better) And I will die unto myself And I will try to heal myself And I will live all for you I will die unto myself All for you And when it all comes crashing down I just want to lose myself in you And I will die unto myself And I will try to heal myself And I will live all for you I will die unto myself All for you The heart wants what it wants and I want to make me better
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Times like these were not meant for me I have started to observe the past Expectation taunts your apathy You cannot break Do you understand? Don’t be afraid when I tell you this It is a truth I have long denied Something must change deep inside I don’t want to die But I’m tired of living I’m tired of everything Everything will be ok once I manage to come to grips Lend me your ears as I tell you this thought that is still developing Yes, I confess I don’t want to die but I’m tired of living, I’m tired of living I don’t want to die But I’m tired of living This is my demise (hello and goodbye) I don’t want to die But I’m tired of living I’m tired of everything It all comes crashing down
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There Is No 06:21
Suffering just to show your worth Never admitting that death ends in dirt Pushing and pushing deep inside No one can know all the filth you hide

 Now I know Now I know There is no Now I know Now I know There is no Sweeping away all the platitudes you thought would help Stripping back all the lies you told yourself Your beliefs got you in this mess in the first place It’s time to look inside for a change Now I know Now I know There is no Now I know Now I know There is no living without death
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I am an effigy and I can’t let me be I am an effigy and I can’t let me be
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It might not be the right time I might not be the right one But there’s something about us I want to say Because there’s something between us anyway I might not be the right one It might not be the right time But there’s something about us I’ve got to do Some kind of secret I will share with you 

I need you more than anything in my life I want you more than anything in my life
 I’ll miss you more than anyone in my life 
I love you more than anyone in my life It might not be the right time I might not be the right one But there’s something about us I want to say Because there’s something between us anyway I need you more than anything in my life I want you more than anything in my life
 I’ll miss you more than anyone in my life
 I love you more than anyone in my life
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Grief is nothing but a somber anxiety A mirrored lens, perspective new Am I me? Are you you? What does it even matter now? Are you happy to be here? Are you happy to be with me? Are you happy to be here? Are you happy to be? Sand to glass, metal to rust What have I become? Grief is nothing but an epitaph that will never do this just Gracious words set in stone that can’t possibly say enough Does it even matter now? Are you happy to be here? Are you happy to be with me? Are you happy to be here? Are you happy to be? Sand to glass, metal to rust What have I be…

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Serene Fiend's long overdue first full-length album, Elegies and Effigies exists on a continuum ranging from industrial to pop with sprinkles of death metal and glam mixed in - "industrial death pop" for short.

The track list explores topics of introspection, self-destruction, grief, resilience, and self-betterment. Over its course, the album references itself melodically and lyrically through motifs and evolving context, benefiting repeat listens and granular focus. It is a bleak album, but centers around a thread of hope and optimism.

Simply put, it is a fabulously depressing ride.

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released August 25, 2022

Written, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Joel Bonner

Synthesizer solo on "Unto Myself" written and performed by Daniel Glascock

Guitar solo on "Don't Want To Die" written and performed by Sam Piper

"Something About Us" originally written and recorded by
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

Artwork by Joel Bonner

Physical merchandise designed by Nicholas Stahl of Quiet Vessel

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Serene Fiend Lawrence, Kansas

Serene Fiend is an artist from Lawrence, KS whose sounds focus on industrial and pop but dabble in heavy metal, ambient, and minimalist sub-genres.

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