Grim Darkness of the Future (song)

"**Grim Darkness of the Future**" is a song by American rock band Flex Girls. It is part of a concept album and musical that tells the story of the Durmont sisters and their nemesis Carmilla.

## Recording Fragments

Grim's first part.

Ellen's first part.

Melody's first part.

## Lyrics

*[Grim, verse 1]*

You

You are

Alive

And I’m sure you would rather

Stay that way

I

I am

DEATH

And you shouldn’t chase this goal

That’s what I say

Carmilla

She has taken control of the strings of fate

And my

My role in the grand design has abated

It is done

The circle of life’s no longer what it was

What it was

What it is

Is but a sliver of what once was

So many dead

But yet DEATH does not rule the land

For DEATH is at an end

When DEATH is not the end

Stay your hand

Stay away

Swear off your vengeance and leave today

This land is not safe

For any who crave

To remain

Alive

*[Ellen, verse 2]*

Foul specter, how dare you

To order us around?

What’s dead should stay silent

To your realm be bound

Our vow is most sacred

For our vengeance is just

And once one’s avowed

Continue one must!

From her tomb she sprung

Carmilla, the bitch

She wants a taste of living? Well,

My sword will scratch that itch!

A life she has taken

And a life I will claim

DEATH herself won’t stop me

I swear by our name

*[Melody, hook]*

My sister speaks harshly, but there is no lie

In true Durmont fashion we shall have her die

A queen of the dead should not be protected

If DEATH herself’s enslaved it should be objected

*[Grim, verse 3]*

You

You are

Foolish

You will never succeed in this fight

You shan’t make her die

For here and now I shall claim your lives

The Reaper

I shall cut through your strings of fate

And my

My role is thus again fulfilled

By guiding your souls

Beyond the veil

Though this time I must use fooorce

*[Ellen]*

I’ll use fooorce

*[Melody]*

Please don’t use force

*[the battle commences]*

*[Grim, speaking]*

Do you truly believe you can kill DEATH?

*[Melody, speaking]*

Not kill.

*[Ellen, speaking]*

Exorcise!

*[Ellen holds up a holy symbol and utters a spell, Grim falls to her knees]*

*[Grim, speaking]*

What have you done? Without DEATH, what is living?

*[Ellen, speaking]*

We don’t need you to guide our souls. We will guide them ourselves. We do need you to stop supporting Carmilla, so that we can end her vile existence.

*[Ellen, verse 4]*

Oh, if you can’t join us

Then we’ll seize the chance

To take you and her down

End this fucking dance

I have grown tired

So if that’s all you’ve got

Begone from existence

And in DEATH you rot

Thot

*[Grim, verse 5]*

Not

You shall not

You forgot

That I am DEATH herself

I do not rot

But I

I agree

This struggle’s at an end

I’ll lay down my scythe

No longer enemies

Though not yet friends

So many dead

But yet DEATH does not rule the land

For DEATH is at an end

When DEATH is not the end

Stay your hand

Take my hand

And know

DEATH is not the end

When Carmilla is your friend

When Carmilla bites your friend

She may rise again

*[Melody]*

Our sister?

*[Grim]*

She may rise again

*[Ellen]*

Alive?

*[Grim]*

Not quite alive

But not quite dead

A weakness of silver

But not of lead

I am fading away…

Seek out the witch

If you want your sister to stay

Alive

*[Ellen]*

Alive?

*[Grim]*

Not quite alive…

## Personnel

* Grim - vocals
* Ellen Drummond - vocals
* Melody Goldman - vocals
* Bobby Ostenberg - guitar
* Gwendolyn du Lac - bass
* Verve (civilian name classified) - keyboard
* Seth Winters - drums