It Must Needs Wither

by The Drood

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	1.	It Must Needs Wither 04:55	lyrics	buy track
	Let me not name it to you You chaste stars It is the cause It is the cause As smooth as monumental Alabaster If thou quench thee Thou flaming minister Put out the light It must needs wither Put out the light And then Put out the light It must needs wither So have I Yet she must die Oh now forever Put out the light As smooth as monumental Alabaster If thou quench thee Thou flaming minister So have I Yet she must die Oh now forever Put out the light Let me not name it to you You chaste stars It is the cause It is the cause Put out the light

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Inspired by Shakespeare's Othello and dedicated to the memory of all those we know who perished in the last couple of years. All parts were initially recorded in Lafayette, CO in September of 2021 as live, improvised takes. Post-production cleanup and punch-ins were added later but the core of this song is a captured ritual.

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released January 25, 2022

Written, performed, and recorded by:
Nathan Jamiel - Synths, Guitars, Vocals
Daniel Watts - Percussion, Synths
Hayden Peltier - Bass Guitar

Music video by Tom Nelsen (Sense from Nonsense):
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www.instagram.com/sense.from.nonsense/

Cover art by Tom Nelsen.
Cover design by Daniel Watts.

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The Drood Denver, Colorado

Fermented in the noise of industrial, The Drood embraces gloomy atmospheres and is willing to take you on a trip to weird places. There is an other-worldliness and intensity to their music, and a fascinating overlap between mysticism and skepticism. The Drood encourages us to dive-in and feel a path to comprehension, rather than drown in the ignorance of our shadow-side. ... more

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