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Phantoms

by The Cult Sounds

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This was a song we started writing and demoing just days after we finished our record, "Death of a Star," and we immediately wished we could've put it on the album with how much we loved it. We put that record out and played a big show with the band Arkangela, who we became fast friends with during and soon after. Impressed with our set and our material, Arkangela's vocalist/producer, Ryan Beck, approached us about collaborating and producing music with us and we immediately knew THIS was the song to do.

We entered the studio with Ryan on Black Friday and worked on hashing out arrangements, tracking, working on auxiliary instruments, and mixing/mastering over the holiday season. Ryan helped us achieve a depth and power the song deserved and made us sound better for it, while pushing us to try new things that we wouldn't have thought to do.

As always, we appreciate anyone who spends any time with our music and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did creating it.

-Spread the word. Join the Cult-

lyrics

I've heard the ghosts come telling stories
They're telling lies
I've seen these vampires in the sunlight
A thousand times
Just watch them try, let's lend an ear to
Their helpless cries
They want to get theirs, let them come
And try to take one thing that's mine

I'm building a new world
I'm building empires on this new religious ground
I'm waiting on your call
Sell now - you'll never be worth any more than you are today

With the moon in your eye, love never will be found
Till the shadows return where they belong

I'll drain the Earth for what it's worth
And trust me when I say it's worth a fortune
Let it bleed, let it flow

Maybe somewhere out there there's a name for people like you
But it sure as hell ain't mine because I sure as hell ain't like you
Maybe somewhere out there there's a place for people like you
But it sure as shit ain't here because we sure as shit don't like you

Maybe there's an answer in a book that we burned
But if they hadn't found it now then what the fuck have they earned

With the moon in your eye, love never will be found
Till the shadows return where they belong
When the reach of our excess exceeds what we can grasp
Then to hell with all the phantoms
To hell with all the rest

The ones that die alone
The ones that die alone deserve their death

With the moon in your eye, love never will be found
Till the shadows return where they belong
When the reach of our excess exceeds what we can grasp
Then to hell with all the phantoms
To hell with all the rest

credits

released July 15, 2022
Bennett Huntley - Vocals
Ryan McBride - Lead Guitars
Jordan Hageman - Rhythm Guitars & Keys
Ryan Beck - Programming, Bass, & Keys

Produced by Ryan Beck

Music by The Cult Sounds and Ryan Beck
Lyrics by Bennett Huntley

Single art by Hide Tepes and Jordan Hageman

Special Recognition to Chris Jones for his contributions to bass

The Cult Sounds is:

Bennett Huntley
Ryan McBride
Jordan Hageman
Josef Kanak
Ty Schejbal

The Cult Sounds Would Like To Thank: Ryan Beck, Hide Tepes, Chris Jones, 314 Punk, The Record Label, The Record Space, Bastard Squad, Arkangela, Wes Hoffman and Friends, Bellhead, Gary Robert & Community, Blood Oath, Jake's Mistakes, Darkness Calling, Cave Dweller Music, Polterguts, Reaver, Fight Back Mountain, and Destroy the Brain

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The Cult Sounds St. Louis, Missouri

A place to hide in the darkest times.
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Vocals - Bennett Huntley
Lead Guitars - Ryan McBride
Rhythm Guitars/Keys and Programming - Jordan Hageman
Bass - Josef Kanak
Drums - Ty Schejbal
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