The Distortionist

==Background==
"The Distortionist" is a song featuring YOHIOloid by GHOST. The song is about a man (Name confirmed by GHOST to be Christopher Pierre) who controls mirrors to reflect him as a good person. The mirrors, however, become self-aware, starting to reflect his true self. When a mirror "betrays" him, he smashes it with a metal bat and either blames the mirror for breaking or says he can't control himself, so he isn't to blame either.
Eventually, the mirrors work together, reflecting spotlight on Christopher, burning off his skin and revealing the true person they tried to reflect the entire time. Christopher secludes himself in his own private little world, looking at his reflection and denying he ever has done anything wrong.
==Lyrics==
"You'd best stay away from them."
"They've hurt me badly..."
"One could even say they're abusive."
"I hate them."
"Care to join me?"
"Something doesn't quite line up."
Tears laced with cyanide flow through the cracks of a
Mirror shattered long ago
And, sure, I’m the one who swung the metal bat
But, hey, I can’t control the urge!
Nobody’s gonna blame me for that
Impossible, impossible
Twist ‘n turn it right around
The details never safe or sound
The truth projected through a lense
With nothing proving otherwise
Now take the time to realize
Despite what you believe
The victim of a massacre
Was none other than poor me
Surely you can see the problem
I don’t wanna lose my own reflection
A deplorable perception of me
Was none other than an image of you
You’re making a wreck of broken glass
And leaving me a f▬kin' mess
Bending light in a way that shows
Exactly how the story goes
Whimsical, dear, your lies are clear
Now who the hell would’ve ever guessed?
Play my games and abide my ways
There’s no way you can compensate
A monster, monster, monster, monster
Now run away, run away, run away
I’m a monster, monster, monster, monster
Now run away, run away, run away
Now you’re the monster
A glimmer of betrayal changes my mind
The odds against your favor
Forever
Ignorant atrocities and
Colorless apologies
This isn’t what it looks to be
I’m not as cruel as you see me
Take the time to realize
Despite what you may see
The mirrors cracked themselves
And I was cut on the broken shards
And how I bled
Stuck in a spotlight brighter than
The smile no one ever saw
Bending light in a way that shows
The truth that left our friends in awe
Whimsical, dear, your lies are clear
Now who the hell would’ve ever guessed?
Play my games and abide my ways
There’s no way you can compensate
Madness, it’s madness
Oh, it’s sickening
It’s sickening
You know
It’s unfair, it’s unfair
How you distorted my reflection
In all this madness
It’s madness
Oh, it’s sickening
It’s sickening
You know
It’s unfair, it’s unfair
How you distorted my reflection
You know it’s too late
Seog yrots eht woh yltcaxe
Swohs taht yaw a ni thgil gnidneb
Ssem ’nik▬f a em gnivael dna
Ssalg nekorb fo kcerw a gnikam er’uoy
Seog yrots eht woh yltcaxe
Swohs taht yaw a ni thgil gnidneb
Ssem ’nik▬f a em gnivael dna
Ssalg nekorb fo kcerw a gnikam er’uoy
You’re lost in a world of funhouse mirrors
Twisted for eternity
Bending light in a way that shows
Refraction of hypocrisy
Whimsical, dear, your lies are clear
Now who the hell would’ve ever guessed?
Play my games and abide my ways
There’s no way you can compensate
Tears laced with cyanide flow through the cracks of a
Mirror shattered long ago
And, sure, I’m the one who swung the metal bat
But, hey, I can’t control the urge!
Nobody’s gonna blame me for that
==Derivatives==
==Other media appearances==
===Discography===
This song was featured in the following albums:
* The Distortionist (single)
* Thanks to You Song That I Don't Understand How People Like It I'm Forced to Listen to This S​*​*​t Everyday Cause My F​*​*​*​ing Sister Plays This Every Time Without Getting Bored of Listening to It Thanks Ghost for This Piece of S​*​*​t You Introduced Into My Life
==Gallery==
Ghost-the-distortionist.JPG|Art from the PV
ghost-the-distortionist-album.jpg|Cover art for the bandcamp single
GHOST charms first run.jpg|Charms for The Distortionist, Appetite of a People-Pleaser, and Happy Days
GHOST charms rerelease.jpg|Second release of charms
==Trivia==
* The backwards voices heard during the middle of the song was really Ghost reading off of the Wikipedia page "".
* The design of the character in the PV is actually based off of a dream they had when they were little.
* Amongst the fandom, the Distortionist is known as "Crispy Boy" (Derived from his name being pronounced as "crispy" when the first syllables of his first and last name are removed, the result being Chris P) or "Twisty Boy".
==External links==
===Official===
===Unofficial===
Category:Original songs
Category:English songs
Category:Songs featuring YOHIOloid
Category:Songs featuring Human vocals and voices