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Once Upon a Tiger

by Don't do it, Neil

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1.
by violence 02:58
they say you can't turn back time nor bring back the dead, the dead but just wait and see i'm a dark magician, baby imma turn space inside out i will tear down mountains and doubts and you will see my miracles will make you believe i will mantle the void, the void grip creation and turn it all to noise i will turn back time again and again reach heaven by pure will reach heaven by violence by violence by violence by violence by violence i will become sharper than swords cut the world into the final shape baby, don't you see i'm the snake in the garden among thee imma carve the cosmos out be the fire leaping out your mouth and you will see my miracles will make you believe i will mantle the void, the void grip creation and turn it all to noise from the dust, i rise again and again reach heaven by pure will reach heaven by violence by violence by violence by violence by violence
2.
not sure how this started only that we parted that night in a fever dreamt you'd always be there i know i was naive i know i was lying to myself, to myself, to myself now i wanna know, is this heaven, is this hell break me like a mirror when you kiss me, can you taste my fear is this the start of something or just the end of nothing i know that i'm naive, yeah i know that i'm lying, yeah to myself, to myself, to myself now i wanna know, is this heaven, is this hell i'm a bad girl when you please pray and eat pussy when i'm on my knees you and me, we sit in trees F-U-C-K-I-N-G but one night you go for the throat and in one fight you started to gloat it's alarming, you're harming our karmic ties are things ending or starting you're like heaven or are you like hell girl, you're like heaven or are you like hell your midnight surprise you love my fuck-me eyes girl, you're hot and cold i'm so dashing and bold but when you bare your teeth i'm coquettish and sweet but if you want the truth it's fucking hell with you it's fucking hell with you if i'm really being real, this fucked me up if i'm really being real, you fucked me up i tricked myself thinking you were my reflection but all we ever did was chase projections affection-starved, i carved out my heart things got dark when i carved out the stars when i carved out my eyes, i saw the truth: heaven's gone, now hell's with you break me like a mirror when you love me, do you love my tears is this the start of something or just the end of nothing i know i'm so naive, yeah i know i'm fucking lying, yeah to myself, to myself, to myself now i wanna know, is this really hell cuz you're like heaven or are you like hell oh girl, you're like heaven or are you like hell your midnight surprise you love my fuck-me eyes girl, you're hot and cold i'm so dashing and bold but when you bare your teeth i'm coquettish and sweet but if you want the truth it's fucking hell with you (your midnight surprise) it's fucking hell with you (you love my fuck-me eyes)
3.
TREASON 03:14
in this life, i've given away my dreams held onto my nightmares to keep you away from me oh my god, i wish i could hurt you but in this life, i'll never be as cruel but in another life you'll meet another me and when we fall in love girl, i'll be your treason and break you to pieces i'll be your treason break you to pieces i'll be your treason i'll be your treason i'll be your treason i'll be your treason i'll be your treason and i'll break your heart to pieces in this life, you treat me like a dog drag me around on a leash while i stumble and fall i don't care if you're sorry next time cuz in this life, you make me want to die maybe i like it baby, i want it maybe i like it but in my next life i'll be a crueler me and when we fall in love girl, i'll be your treason and break you to pieces i'll be your treason break you to pieces i'll be your treason i'll be your treason i'll be your treason and i'll break your heart to pieces
4.
black dress, bleak thoughts red string, hard knots broken mirror, art house glue trap, caught mouse tokyo white girl halfway across the world mistakes, regrets should i have gone, should i have left matt's house, halloween suspiria, death scene west side, upenn not your girlfriend tokyo white girl halfway across the world mistakes, regrets should i have gone, should i have left
5.
headgame 02:38
you're an angel in my sheets but the worst devil to haunt my dreams all these head games they're fucking with my head, babe when i see you tonight we'll try and set this right apologize through sighs you always blow my mind head game you know i love your head game bad bitch with the knife flip psyching out all the psych kids silver watch on my right wrist top in bike stop, damn bitch, that's a dyke tryst yeah, bitch, you know you like this razor lines icing out my right wrist pull up in that uber in that night mist come up to your place, wanna ride this ride this come up to your place, wanna ride this ride this come up to your place, wanna ride this ride this come up to your place, wanna ride this ride this come up to your place, wanna ride this angel, you're so sweet till you cut my throat in my dreams all these head games they're fucking with my head, babe but i'll see you tonight give you my "fuck me" eyes i love the way you ride and let me come inside head game goddamn i love your head game bad bitch with the flight risk past lives, must be cyclic so dark, got me sightless sixth sense, seeing ghosts, bitch call me psychic lied bout that ride or die shit bitch, i was just vibing bitch, i was just vibing but girl, i was lying to you lying to me, lying to you lying to you lying to me, lying to you lying to you lying to me, lying to you saying "bitch, i was just vibing, bitch, i was just vibing" girl, i was lying to you lying to me, lying to you lying to you lying to me, lying to you lying to you lying to me, lying to you saying...
6.
Death Dream 02:56
you were like a death dream like a psychopomp, con artist palm reader we killed it slow-mo like a death scene like suspiria, psychosexual grim reaper cuz you weren't like anybody, anybody else cuz you weren't like anybody, anybody else you were such a drama queen no offense, i mean you were a real scene stealer but you were never really what you seemed ice queen academia, thinker, anti-feeler no, no, cuz you weren't like anybody, anybody else cuz you weren't like anybody, anybody else scene stealer, death dealer academic polemic-writing, fighting overachiever a real teeth-bared-type mess stress-reliever i guess i thought i'd never leave her gotta admit, she was a bad bitch, killer vibe serial polyamorist, she would've buried your girl alive deep dive, the queen type, the bury-you-alive type were sex, lies, mental-flexing conversations worth the hype uh, i guess i don't know i don't know, i don't care i want a white girl with a big derriere a mean-ass girl to play with my hair distract me from my deep despair don't we make quite the pair bare and baring teeth, oh i'm getting scared i terribly love how unfair you dare to be to me while all i do is care oh, she'll hurt me yeah, i know she don't deserve me but you see, she's like a death dream psychopomp-led deep sleep the sweetest dream cuz you weren't like anybody, anybody else cuz you weren't like anybody, anybody else cuz you weren't like anybody, anybody else cuz you weren't like anybody, anybody else cuz you weren't like anybody...
7.
every night i see you in my sleep but come sunrise you're never next to me if i die right here, right now will i come unbound or keep my memories if i die right here, right now could peace at last be found would you yet haunt my dreams that night, i felt something break inside of me that night, i felt something break inside of me break, break inside me, me break, break inside me, me come dance with me even if you're just a dream we can walk on the breeze straighten your legs, just start moving your feet like one two three, one two three, one two three, one see, it's not so hard when we're having fun just one two three, one two three, one two three, one but when the dream ends, it all comes undone but if i die right here, right now if i could still dream that would be just fine if i die right here, right now if you'd dream with me then i'd happily die that night, i felt something break inside of me i felt something break inside of me break, break inside me, me break, break inside me, me one two three, one two three, one two three, one one two three, one two three, one two three, one one two three, one two three, one two three, one one two three, one two three, one two three, one one two three, one two three, one two three, one one two three, one two three, one two three, one one two three, one two three, one two three, one one two three, one two three, one two three, one...

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released October 24, 2023

Produced, written, arranged, and performed by Mabel Harper as Don't do it, Neil. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Mabel Harper in a bedroom in Philadelphia, PA.
Photography by Dominique Chua.

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