♱ HOLY PROVINCE ♱
holy province is the collateral damage of a bubblegum pop album exploring themes of self discovery and jarring truths. teasing at times, magical at others. every track pitched carefully, as a perfect hymn. like a ritual, each sound cherry picked or crafted with virtue. holy province helps blend two worlds of extreme artificial pop with classical influences, creating an array of other forbidden fruits to pick. told like a sacred secret, kept with a machine heart, standing on a holier province than ever before.
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TRACKLIST [1-7]
the diety's sonata (e/b major)
holy province
the silk road
the nobility's sonata
mortified!
sacred place
the diety's sonata (c#/g# major)
[14:12]
every track, was produced, written, recorded and mixed by riley hyland, with the exception of sacred place, which uses the .midi from KOI, originally released by OH, and composed by andres olave
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DIGITAL SONG BOOKLET
the diety's sonata (e/b major) ¹
ri-hy
[1:03]
holy province ²
i go back to the day
that you walked away
and now i am sad again
were you too scared to leave
or too scared to see
that the ground underneath was holy
a holy province
you said you promised
but you have a history of breaking those
so what you want, what you want now
don’t step back on my ground
so what you want, what you want now
i see you at night, i see you when i’m closing my eyes
i see you online, i see you with them you’re on a holier province
[2:37]
the silk road ³
bite marks on my body
apocalypse, they turned into zombies
no time for me
when the clock stops running, it’ll take me
virus in my bloodstream
i can feel it flowing under my skin
fire, i’m burning
maybe i can find a cure on the silk road
uh, don’t take me, yeah
maybe i can find a cure on the silk road
you really show me who you are when you aren’t fed
acid, let it rain
this shit gets out it can’t be contained
yeah, i love you so
maybe i can find a cure on the silk road
yeah, i love you so
what do you want, what do you want with me
you got what you wanted, now set me free
saliva running down your teeth
what do you want, what do you want with me
you got what you wanted, now set me free
don’t want your infection, affection
on the silk road
on the silk road
uh, don’t take me, yeah
maybe i can find a cure on the silk road
[2:31]
the nobilities sonata ⁴
[1:03]
mortified! ⁵
(ri-hy, ri-hy)
(ri-hy)
we’ve been friends for a while
it was time to compile
all my feelings in a bottle
and send them your way
you gave me all the signs
gave me great advice
so i confided and i
told you that i liked you
now you’re mortified
never should’ve told ya (baby)
shouldn’t be surprised
you’ve been acting shitty (lately)
now you’re mortified
never should’ve told ya
“baby, i trust you’ll never tell,
that i like you”
(that i like you)
(that i like you-you-you-you-you)
we’ve been more than just close
everytime you disclose
a little information
or miscommunication
was that was it was instead?
you gave me all the signs
gave me great advice
so i confided and i
told you that i liked you
but...
but now now you’re mortified
(that i like you)
shouldn’t be surprised!
(that i like you-you-you-you-you)
[2:27]
sacred place ⁶
you walked away as fast as you got here
you brought with you all your knowledge, but i wont pass it down
a sacred place is beyond your virtue
but you’re too blind to see, your own insecurity
such a devil with a cross hanging round your neck
such a snake, but you play the part of some magician
evil presence, don’t destroy my virtue
you’re to blind to see, everyday was hurting me
i see you when your eyes go baby blue
to black, why’d you run away so fast
i never got to see you change
for the better
so low, so high, never think you’re coming down (or up)
never think that you’ll come around
for the better
never think i’ll be so sound
as i was before
you think you’re purer than virginity
to the holy trinity
you know deep down in the depths of hell
that you’re sicker than you’ll ever be
stuck in your tranquillity
filled with every deity that fell
[3:05]
the diety's sonata (c#/g# major) ⁷
[1:18]
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a holy province, you said you promised
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