The Ballad of No-Face
Owen Pallett * Track #5 On Spectrum, 14th Century
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The Ballad of No-Face by Owen Pallett
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No-Face is the name of a cockatrice in Spectrum, the world Owen Palette created for Spectrum, 14th Century and Heartland. Lewis breaks No-Face’s jaw on the track “Lewis Takes Action” on Heartland. No-Face is also the name of a shapeshifting spirit in the Miyazaki film Spirited Away.
The Ballad of No-Face Lyrics
You say that I'm a bigot. No sir! No sir!
I have lots of swishy friends around, I do, I do-dah-do
But a bunch of those together
Can only do the Devil's work, and it's the Devil's work they do
Finding beauty in ugly things is alright...to a point!
And have you seen that cross-breed of the high-brow and the low?
It's a note tied to a brick that reads:
Freedom, foul freedom, we are free to foul whatever, and we will
Why can't these people see? Theirs is a life of mimicry
They are fathers without sons or daughters
They are bathers at the mouth of a literary delta
It isn't poetry
It's an orchestration, orchestration of our own demise
And you'll call me a bigot, or a dog in the manger
But I've seen them in the commons with their kerchiefs and tattoos
And a bunch of those together
Can only do the Devil's work, and it's the Devil's work they do
The Ballad of No-Face Q&A
Who wrote The Ballad of No-Face's ?
The Ballad of No-Face was written by Owen Pallett.
When did Owen Pallett release The Ballad of No-Face?
Owen Pallett released The Ballad of No-Face on Tue Sep 30 2008.