Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cursive
Performer
Tim Kasher
Vocals
Megan Siebe
Cello
Ted Stevens
Electric Guitar
Matt Maginn
Bass Guitar
Patrick Newbery
Keyboards
Clint Schnase
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tim Kasher
Songwriter
Megan Siebe
Songwriter
Ted Stevens
Songwriter
Matt Maginn
Songwriter
Patrick Newbery
Songwriter
Clint Schnase
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cursive
Producer
Marc Jacob Hudson
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I know it's wrong, I sure don't need your scorn
Born under a black hole rising
I feel the pull, an urgent undertow
Good or bad, who's to say
I mean, God is dead and the world's in flames, so…
[Chorus]
Dark star hangs over the ocean
Dark star demands your devotion
Culling you into the night
[Verse 2]
You say it's wrong as if it's black and white
Get off your hellbent high horse
Just say your prayers and I'll do what I like
I feel the undertow, feel it in my bones
Yeah, it feels so close now
[Chorus]
Dark star hangs over the chapel
Dark star glistens on an apple
Tell me you don't want a bite
[Bridge]
I am the snake, I am the shame, I am the grand seduction
I am the blood that pools and bruises, I am the poison
I am the tug, I am the urge, the beads of sweat on your brow
I am the hex, I am the curse your god warned you about
I am the wretch, I am the sex, I'm the darkened corner
I am the breath upon your neck — yeah, a little closer
The deadbeat father, bastard son, the unholy spirit
I am the threatening, reckoning ultra-violence
[Bridge]
I am the snake, I am the shame, I am the grand seduction
I am the reason you vehemently believe in nothing
I am the star inside your heart you've been taught to confine
There is no antichrist, god on high, only human kind
My kind
[Outro]
Dark star twinkles in your iris
Dark star dances on your fingertips
Written by: Clint Schnase, Matt Maginn, Megan Siebe, Patrick Newbery, Ted Stevens, Tim Kasher