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The Ballad Of Ruby Wilder

from Colossus by Everson Poe

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inspired by and containing dialogue from the play “ruby wilder” by brooke allen.

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[are you still in there, girlie?
all dressed up with no place to go but down
you are your own destruction
the consequence will find you out somehow
i can’t wait to tear into you
like a predator stalking its prey
we both know only i can save you
but first you must escape]

[are you still in there, girlie?
let’s get you dolled up, it’s your big debut
oh, we’re gonna dance
hard to run in heels, broken and bruised
i can’t wait to tear into you
i’m the fisherman, you’re the fish
there’s the door if you want to run
but here’s the gun if i want to shoot]

(it was her god damn birthday
she was a kid
don’t try to turn this on me
i know what you did
the door was always open
but i couldn’t step through
you made the monster in me
oh, what did i do?)

[count to twenty, i’m coming back for you]

(i must have counted to twenty a thousand times
i am a killer, on trial for my crimes
you are the monster, you turned me into you
but i’ll walk out the door, silent and confused)

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from Colossus, released March 14, 2013
mae - guitars, bass, drums, growls, screams
norine - vocals

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Everson Poe Chicago, Illinois

Everson Poe is Mae Shults: a trans, queer, multi-instrumentalist from Chicago. Often in collaboration with various vocalists, she balances elements from many diverse genres while maintaining the goal of merging beauty with loudness. She has been releasing music as Everson Poe for over a decade.

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