DRAMA, by I Ya Toyah

DRAMA

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Photos and art by award winning European artist Krzysztof Babiracki.

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1.	Afterlight 04:54	lyrics
Welcome to my underground Welcome to the other side Take my hand, I'll walk you through Show you where the world turns blue Let me be your satellite Walk you through the afterlight All that you see is real, what you feel is real Breath it in take it in Will you be my best friend If you stay a while Will you be my best friend Just stay a while This is the moment we leave darkness behind Now is the time Your shadow, my shadow, they unite Never lose the fight Listen just listen, open your heart Open your heart Never let go of the afterlight, afterlight Thorn makes the rose It's how it goes Tears turn the days into nights Hope’s rising high On the somber sky Flash of the afterlight Welcome to my underground Welcome to the hollow side Where all my demons come to crash Clean of daily camouflage Will you be my best friend If you stay a while Will you be my best friend Just stay a while This is the moment we leave darkness behind Now is the time Your shadow, my shadow, they unite Never lose the fight Listen just listen, open your heart Open your heart Never let go of the afterlight, afterlight Thorn makes the rose It's how it goes Tears turn the days into nights Hope’s rising high On the somber sky Flash of the afterlight This is the moment we leave darkness behind Your shadow, my shadow, they unite Listen just listen, open your heart Never let go of the afterlight, afterlight Thorn makes the rose It's how it goes Tears turn the days into nights Hope’s rising high On the somber sky Flash of the afterlight
2.	Panic Room 04:47	lyrics
Panic Room! Panic Room! Panic! Room! Here she comes my way I thought I’d never see her again Every time she’d stay She’d ring the bell, bring me hell again Why haunt my mind Take it slow I’m an open book You’re in control Give me your hand give me your hand she says Give me your heart give me your heart she says Give me your pain give me your pain, give your pain She takes it all until I have nothing left Again I’m feeling closer, I’m closer to death, Panic Room! Panic Room! Panic! And I am closer, I’m closer to death Panic Room! Panic Room! Panic! Room! How does she find the way To crawl inside me on my strongest day Rain, rain, rain, but it's ok Rain, rain all over again Give me your hand give me your hand she says Give me your heart give me your heart she says Give me your pain give me your pain, give your pain She takes it all until I have nothing left Again I’m feeling closer, I’m closer to death, Panic Room! Panic Room! Panic! And I am closer, I’m closer to death Panic Room! Panic Room! Panic! Room! Here she comes my way again again again! I thought I’d never see her again! Every time she’d stay She’d ring the bell bring me hell again again again again again I’m feeling closer, I’m closer to death, Panic Room! Panic Room! Panic! And I am closer, I’m closer to death Panic Room! Panic Room! Panic! Room! Panic Room! Panic Room! Panic! Panic Room! Panic Room! Panic Room!
3.	Dream not to Dream 04:13	lyrics
Don't go away Just say a word Say you'd stay Hello Are You there Just say A word Don't go away But you left You left You left You left Forever I dream not to feel you I dream not to miss you I dream not to dream I dream not to wish you were here I dream not to feel you I dream not to miss you I dream not to dream I dream not to wish you were here With me again Don't go away (Hey hey) Loneliness is my name I am the prey Of my sense of nonsense Hey, are you there Whisper the sadness away Loneliness is my name I dream not to feel you I dream not to miss you I dream not to dream I dream not to wish you were here I dream not to feel you I dream not to miss you I dream not to dream I dream not to wish you were here With me again But you left You left You left You left Forever I dream not to feel you I dream not to miss you I dream not to dream I dream not to wish you were here I dream not to feel you I dream not to miss you I dream not to dream I dream not to wish you were here With me again
4.	Drama 03:18	lyrics
It's a wonder hit show Now watch me blow it all watch me blow it all watch me blow it all watch me blow it all watch me blow it all watch me blow it all watch me blow it all watch me blow it all watch me blow it all away I have troubles Breathing And the lower The ceiling The harder it is for me to keep on fighting I could use concealing And chemicalize this feeling it overwhelms me it suffocates me I just wanna cut that cord Pressuring me To see the worst in the world How do I run how do I run From myself How do I find a place to hide From myself Cause all the way inside It’s a chaos on the loop How do I run how do I run From myself And everyone around knows better I'm not a drama, I'm a theater It's a wonder hit show Now watch me blow it all away I have troubles Breathing and the stronger the feeling The harder it is for me to keep on fighting I could use distraction Just a little fraction Of calming wave of consolation I just wanna cut that cord Pressuring me To see the worst in the world How do I run how do I run From myself How do I find a place to hide From myself Cause all the way inside It’s a chaos on the loop How do I run how do I run From myself From myself And everyone around knows better I'm not a drama, I'm a theater It's a wonder hit show Now watch me blow it all away
5.	Denial 04:38	lyrics
Broken Damaged Liar Savage Pointed Fingers Verdict Lingers Isolation Point of nation Your illusion Pure confusion Fake it Take it Bleed it Feed it See it Steal it Kill it Mean it Would you let me in Will you share the thrill Denial, Denial, Denial We live in we breathe in denial Denial, Denial, Denial You can go so far in denial Denial Consent Violence Strangled Silence Induced Outrage Human Garbage Fake it Take it Bleed it Feed it See it Steal it Kill it Mean it Denial, Denial, Denial We live in we breathe in denial Denial, Denial, Denial You can go so far in denial Denial Denial, Denial, Denial We live in we breathe in denial Denial, Denial, Denial You can go so far in denial Denial Would you let me in Will you share the thrill
6.	Hello, Hello? 04:55	lyrics
I hear the knock on the door I feel your presence From behind the wall I'm not gonna let you in Every time I do you win I feel your whisper I hear your say This time around You're here to stay It's too late to run away I never told this To anyone This fear of landing Has got me high I send my hopes away I'll never be the same again Hello Hello Hello darkness from within It's been a while Hello Hello Hello Hello I had good times without you I'm not gonna lie Hello Hello It's getting harder to breathe It's getting harder to keep up With the voices in my head Telling me to just give up It's getting harder to breathe Hello hello hello hello hello I stare at the hourglass But time It needs time to pass I fought, I really tried Somehow you made it inside Hello Hello Hello darkness from within It's been a while Hello Hello Hello Hello I had good times without you I'm not gonna lie Hello Hello It's getting harder to breathe It's getting harder to keep up With the voices in my head Telling me to just give up It's getting harder to breathe Hello hello hello hello hello
7.	I am the Fire 03:19	lyrics
The sky has broken The air had turned Into the fire The rain has faded Faded away And I'm the fire Burn, burn, burn Tears are flooding my face Burning my skin But it's the just the rain The water of pain Can I remember Forever The taste The way I got To this place The cravings for vengeance remain It will never rain again The sky has broken The air had turned Into the fire The rain has faded Faded away And I'm the fire Burn, burn, burn These feelings aren't temporary They taken their time Reached the peak of maturity Like the blood red wine Can I remember Forever The taste The way I got To this place The cravings for vengeance remain It will never rain again The sky has broken The air had turned Into the fire The rain has faded Faded away And I'm the fire Burn, burn, burn I’m the fire Burn, burn, burn
8.	Caves 04:07	lyrics
The air froze All is still Crystal halls I touch them, they are real Corridors like glass Walls of solid ice Are leading my way Into tomorrow I just wanna stop and Obsess about yesterday I'm not ready To be born again All of my feelings Caves know the meanings I hide them well so you can't tell How real it gets when I'm there Why don't you see me You look right through me And deep inside I bleed the cut Outside I still play my part Go deeper than the cut Further than a dream Nothing is real Nothingness Blood into snow Melting The fear of unknown Corridors like glass Walls of solid ice Are leading my way leading my way All of my feelings Caves know the meanings I hide them well so you can't tell How real it gets when I'm there Why don't you see me You look right through me And deep inside I bleed the cut Outside I still play my part I just wanna stop and Obsess about yesterday I'm not ready To be born again I just wanna stop and Obsess about yesterday I'm not ready To be born again I just wanna stop and Obsess about yesterday I'm not ready To be born again
9.	Fraud 03:58	lyrics
There are days when nothing makes sense anymore I pick up the pieces and shelter my mind to stay whole You expect so much of me but I can’t promise to feed your void I’ve always felt like such a fraud Cause deep inside me There’s a ticking disaster It can accelerate As it ticks faster and faster I feel it close I feel it breaking inside Twist in my heart that I always denied Now when I lost it all It finally takes control It’s dark Isn’t there nothing more I can do To stay whole one more night One more night! In your mind it's premature death In my life It is all I ever had Cause I don't know much from when I was born But I'll know who I was when I am gone Cause deep inside me There’s a ticking disaster It can accelerate As it ticks faster and faster and faster I feel it close I feel it breaking inside Twist in my heart that I always denied Now when I lost it all it finally takes control It’s dark Isn’t there nothing more I can do To stay whole one more night One more night! One more night! One more night! One more night! I’m such a fraud! I’m such a fraud!
10.	Crashing Comet 03:59	lyrics
What an empty place Wrapped in cosmic lace Things we'll never know Fears we never show All I want is to rise above all this But I feel like I'm losing grip on things And I know we're just the dust in space Only here for the time we can't replace I'm falling falling Until I'm nothing Even just for a moment I'll be a crashing comet Falling falling Until I'm nothing And just for a moment I'm a crashing comet Crashing comet What a lonely day Wrapped in disarray Wounds that I can't heal Moments I cannot steal All I want is to kill the void inside silence the noise of my broken mind Watch the ashes of my own restraints hit the ground, disappear Make me feel like it's just a bad dream I'm falling falling Until I'm nothing Even just for a moment I'll be a crashing comet Falling falling Until I'm nothing And just for a moment I'm a crashing comet Crashing comet

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released October 4, 2024

Recorded at Studio 333 Creative Hub
Written and composed by I Ya Toyah
Produced with Walter Flakus (Stabbing Westward)
Mixed by Walter Flakus (Stabbing Westward)
Mastered by Howie Weinberg
Artwork by Krzysztof Babiracki

© ℗ I Ya Toyah / Femme Fatale Records 2024
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I Ya Toyah Chicago, Illinois

I Ya Toyah is not a musical act, she’s a movement. This Chicago area phenom has released several critically acclaimed recordings, created multiple award-winning music videos, and toured the US multiple times.
I Ya Toyah blends elements of industrial, pop, electro rock and darkwave into a unique aural tapestry- the perfect backdrop for her intensely personal lyrics and powerful vocals. ... more

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Essigfabrik

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Feb 24

Petit Bain

Paris, France
Feb 26

Gaswerk

Winterthur, Switzerland
Feb 27

Legend Club

Milan, Italy
Mar 11

Slaktkyrkan

Stockholm, Sweden

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