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1.
Birth 03:09
I wake up I'm coming through I am colder and new Where is my heart Where is my heart I am in the first breath of my life I'm coming through I am coming out of the dark I'm coming through I'm coming through I wake up And in sound I find it all I am
2.
The sun feels cold inside Until your heart Until your room No sun No sun Under the water I got caught inside your sea And now I can't be the same again All I want is to go to you All I want is all of you and your scent and your sound All I want is to go to you And the sunshine of your size And climb into you When the sun sets I'm yours All I want is you And the stars you command And the stars you own And I pull you in to be mine And the world dissolves And the world dissolves You call And the sound begins And the sound begins
3.
Honey 04:48
On fire The prettiest fire Grooves me babe And a touch from your skin Finds it's way into everything On fire All the stars are shining for you And they do, and they do On fire All the stars are shiny for you So don't forget to Covet my embrace Covet my embrace for you Covet my embrace Covet my embrace for you On fire All the stars are shining for you And they do, and they do On fire All the stars are shining for you So don't forget to (call) Caught in your world Caught in your sky Caught in your touch Caught in your night Caught in your breath Caught in your eyes Caught in your web Caught in your fire On fire All the stars are shining for you And they do, and they do On fire All the stars are shining for you So don't forget to call
4.
The Jackal 04:16
And there's a jackal at the door And it's coming, and it's coming to Take me away into the shadows I go alone A blanket in my hand For I am the mightiest fool And now I'm making my way in the dark Do I call to you Do I follow you home Do I wait for you to come Do I stand here all alone Do I call to you Do I call to you In the ways of the ones that catch you when you fall In the ways of the ones who are nice In the ways of the ones that carry you down I am the one who belongs to you Where is the line that I cross for your love I'm calling for you to come And there's a jackal at the door And it's coming, and it's coming to Take me away into madness I go alone for you Won't you come for me Won't you come for me And now I'm making my way in the dark Do I call for you Do I wait for you to come Do I stand here all alone And I wait in the dark And I wait for you love And I wait for you love In the ways of the ones that catch you when you fall In the ways of the ones who are nice In the ways of the ones that carry you down I am the one who belongs to you
5.
Gravity 02:50
In gravity's hands I'm a doctor there Take a seat in the chair It's lovely there In gravity's land All the Gods are fans At the feet of my stand I can hear the bang Such a dangerous garden Such glorious rain A delirious thunder Calling deep inside the game I'm a warrior flying Over continents gold Under siege in the fire Sanctified by the glow When it touches your skin Like it's nothing but skin (I'm a doctor there) I'm a captain there A divine puppeteer Shooting stars in my hair And a traveller's prayer In gravity's corner In gravity's grace I concede to the order Of the holiest space Letting go of the borders All resistance erased Give it up to the water Surrender to the embrace
6.
Pulse 02:50
In dark be Alone be Unfold me In space be Alive be Unchained be Inside be Inside be Enfold me Inhale me Endure In time be In sound be In life be In life be Embrace me Enslave me Invoke me Invoke me
7.
I am a shadow to see my design See my design, see my design I am a shadow to see my design See my design, see my design I will follow you, shadow you, now I will follow you, shadow you, now I'm in the park, your car, in my side you're caught I'm in the glass, a cry, you are not the one I'm in the dark, the hunt, running for your life I'm in the black of night, longing for the sun I'm in the park, your car, in my side You're in my side, I'm burning always, your star Your heart, in my side I'm in the park, your car, in my side you're caught (wait) I'm in the glass, a cry, you are not the one (wait) I'm in the dark, the hunt, running for your life (wait) I'm in the black of night, longing for the sun (wait) I'm in the park, your car, in my side You're in my side, I'm burning always, your star Your heart, in my side I am a shadow to see my design See my design, see my design I am a shadow to see my design See my design, see my design I will follow you, shadow you, now I will follow you, shadow you, now
8.
Human Things 06:12
When your call comes, calls out When my blood yearns, she's there When night takes me, below the ground Where all light turns, inside out Is it God in the dark of this place To the lore of the night I embrace For the love of the fire I am slain In the light of the God born again When the dark calls me down To the place of my vow Is it God in the dark of this place To the lore of the night I embrace For the love of the fire I am slain In the light of the God born again When your call comes When my blood yearns When night takes me Deep through her sea Down I'm going down She calls me down below I'm down I'm going Where her light burns Where the lines blur Where her song stirs Where her grove bends Down I belong down Beneath the ground I'm going down I'm going Where the dark knows Where the wild grows Palace of bones Here is her home Now, I belong down My home is now Under the ground I'm going down
9.
Captured upon the wave that carries love Swallowed the food So I am caught now And I succumb to you Riding the fire that is burning within Courting the tide to envelop me here Lost in a fever that grows with your spell Rejoice the choir I'm the bride, now proclaimed Queen of Heaven and the Queen of Hell You know the storm in me You caught me dreaming You touch the dark You know too much And you find a way to take me down And keep me in your lair A God of fire In my garden light Leave it all behind For the night
10.
I am ocean I am of the blue With this potion Everything entombed (I travelled a long way Through the maze I have fallen into Watched you watch me break Take my place, inside the dark) It takes time when you're calling and you're falling and you're calling (Sorting through the grain to find a way And the ram, whose fleece had fallen golden Water in a crystal case, for the love that she has promised to bestow) Deathly Harmony come take me home I have wondered for so long Heal my heart, heal my soul Deathly Harmony come take me home I awake from heaviness exhumed In a state of reverie imbued (I travelled a long way Through the game I have fallen into Watched you watch me wake Take my place, inside the dark) It takes time when you're calling and you're falling and you're calling (Looking back now upon the winter's day And the birds, have departed knowing Letting go to find the way As the breath is born again awoken) Deathly Harmony come take me home I have wondered for so long Heal my heart, heal my soul Deathly Harmony come take me home
11.
Dawn 04:46
And now I lie Upon the felt A hungry heart, a broken state And every prayer, my soul's disgrace My onion child Where have you been And all the while my prayers fall hard Among the lost forgotten souls that dwell within my shadow home And no name, no sorry child, will breathe those words again as long as I can cry And at the door I am reminded once again of how we all learned to crawl Help me find an answer Help me understand I can be the one you know You can be my answer I can be the one If we can believe in love A hungry eye The burden belt, thrashes up against the pelt And this wasting war Beats heavy in my heart And I am weary And I am tired Of hanging in from my claws And I am nearing the end of all this burrowing to dawn Your sorry smile, a flash, a burglar in the night, a child still fresh from my womb Weeps upon your hate, your sickly broken yes, the hollow in my heart My onion child, my burglar night, please take me home Help me find an answer Help me understand I can be the one you know You can be my answer I can be the one If we can believe in love All my life
12.
The Spark 05:03
In the dark, wings sweet In the spark, in dream When Night opens, when the flight comes, awakens The heart begins, from Chaos, from the source (A spark, a dream, the night, the sweet The stars, the sea, all love, your name) In the changing form You break open from the egg And you rise up In the dawn, stars breed They birth the vast, cosmic sea Your start, circling, the Gods are mingling Desire begins from Chaos, from your heart (A spark, a dream, the night, the sweet The stars, the sea, all love, your name) In the changing form You break open a new world And you rise up

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Carisa Bianca Mellado’s latest record, Kore, follows the story of a Sirian Dolphin Princess who goes through the underworld journey of being born on Earth as a human girl. The album title, which means ‘girl’ or ‘maiden’ is also another name for the Greek Goddess Persephone and the album explores themes of birth, sex, death, desire, intoxication, the shadow self, love, rebirth and surrender through the mythic stories of Persephone, Inanna, Psyche and the cosmic creation myth of Eros.

Set to music that marries diverse influences, such as Cocteau Twins and Cyndi Lauper, Kore is at once catchy and challenging, presenting an atmosphere unique to the record yet instantly definable: a dreamy shoegaze pink goth pop space opera that seamlessly transcends into sultry swaying death jazz.

Kore features artwork by Los Angeles artist Astral Eyes, who was named “The Psychedelic Icon Maker” by LA Weekly, as well as photography by Los Angeles artist Kaliisa Conlon.

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released January 7, 2015

Written, Recorded, Produced & Performed by Carisa Bianca Mellado
Mastered by John Golden
All guitar performed by Seth Styles
Guitar for “Pulse” and “Dawn” written by Seth Styles
Guitar for “The Twice Born” co-written by Carisa Bianca Mellado & Seth Styles
Album art by Astral Eyes
Photos of Carisa Bianca Mellado by Kaliisa Conlon and make-up by Nathalie Fratti
Special thanks to Nora Keyes, James Powell, Rita Mery and collaborators Seth Styles, Astral Eyes, Kaliisa Conlon and Nathalie Fratti

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