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Prior to working on Black Dime Cabaret, I had written a short musical in which I developed a new style of writing lyrics and music at the same time. For all of the Act I songs, music and lyrics were completely independent — I wrote the music and melodies, and then handed them off to Dayle to complete the lyrics. However, The Great Manipulator was the one exception to this process. Opting for a more theatrical “villain song” vibe, The Great Manipulator was written as a piece of theatre with a flowing structure and a focus on character motivations and story development. It has gone through many changes over the years and was a bit of a fan favourite in the early days. I feel that we didn’t get it right in the end. This is partly my vocal performance, partly production, but all-in-all, I wish we had done better. Needless to say, it functions best in the context of the album.
Music & Lyrics by Brandon Young
THE GREAT MANIPULATOR. places, people / hands grasp the papers on the stand / they sing, “what a tragic circumstance we’re in” / despite reports of a witch in the wings, i’m led to believe it’s politically tinged / poor man found dead with a noose around his neck / poor man found dead and it’s getting out of hand / poor man found dead with a noose around his neck / poor man found dead, dead, dead, dead, dead / there’s a nefarious scheme to murder witches but look at them all, imagine this: / that some are far worse / colluding, extorting and hiding behind a raven mask / oh, will they be laughing when it’s burning to the ground? / will they laugh when the rats and the vermin escape and midnight’s just moments away? / hide the body, drink the wine / there’s a nefarious scheme to murder witches but look at them all, imagine this: / destruction of france, famine, infection, distrust in the name of a mad, wicked man / oh, will they be laughing when it’s burning to the ground? / will they laugh when the rats and the vermin escape and midnight’s just moments away? / dear raven man, take this letter, remember a tyrant was born in the gutter / oh, tonight she will be blind as the ballroom comes alive