Flash Paper Matches

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"**Flash Paper Matches**" is an October Noir song included on their fourth album *Letters to Existence*, released in 2023. The first canto of this song, titled "Blindfold", has an acoustic beginning before getting to doomy and groovy riffs overlaid with rhythmic keyboard tones. The second canto, same as title of this song, has sludgy riff paired with organ, producing melody that has some resemblance to the theme song of the movie *Killer Klowns from Outer Space*.

The first canto is so titled as 'Blindfold' is said eight times, while the second title is so titled as 'Flash paper matches' is said twelve times. In addition 'Flash paper matches' is said twice plus 'Flash paper' after each time in the first canto. The overall lyrics of the song is a pyrographic one compared to other October Noir songs.

## Lyrics

**[Canto I. "Blindfold"]**

Illusions and arcane grins

A black parade where all pretend

Illustrate to use you

Paint your grey on canvas white

Colored truths opaque with lies

Penetrate and use you

Blindfold

Blindfold

Blindfold

Blindfold

Flash paper matches, baby

Flash paper

From your ashes, baby

I'm made whole

It’s an onslaught

Of my love

Yeah, you cry wolf

Then you run home

Counterfeit cold covered cull

By demand it’s not enough

Consummate and use you

Lobotomy to cure despair

Hourglass contention sweats

Dominate and consume you

Blindfold

Blindfold

Blindfold

Blindfold

Flash paper matches, baby

Flash paper

From your ashes, baby

I'm made whole

It’s an onslaught

Of my love

Yeah, you cry wolf

Then you run home

**[Canto II. "Flash Paper Matches"]**

All of joy

and happiness

Meaningless

in the end

wind casts at gravestones

It makes me sick

Combustion of

A spark is quick

Flash paper matches

Flash paper matches

Flash paper matches

Flash paper matches

Outside glow

Mysterious

From the hole

That’s dug in

Six feet plantation

Set below

But on high

We reach the end

Flash paper matches

Flash paper matches

Flash paper matches

Flash paper matches

Flash paper matches

Flash paper matches

Flash paper matches

Flash paper matches

## Personnel

* **Tom Noir** – vocals, bass, writing, engineering, mixing, mastering, production
* Trey Ozinga – guitar, acoustic guitar
* Tyler Fleming – drums
* Doug Lane – keyboards, organ

1. "The Haunting"
2. "Volatile"
3. "Trinity"
4. "Alpha Omega"
5. "Exhume"
6. "Silicon"
7. "Deep Woods"
8. "Vertebra Seraphim"
9. "Feel Heart Love"
10. "Beautifool"

1. "Tombstones"
2. "Burn"
3. "Spellbound"
4. "Little Drummer Boy"
5. "Symmetry"
6. "Black Light"
7. "Lavender"
8. "The Veil"
9. "Her Dark Embrace"
10. "Cauterize"

1. "Fate"
2. "Windows"
3. "Reverence (Make You Love)"
4. "Effigy"
5. "Wine"
6. "Persephone"
7. "Serendipity"
8. "Wanderlust"
9. "Cradle the Monster"
10. "Wisteria"
11. "Sistinas"
12. "Proverbs"
13. "Goodbye Black Bird"
 ***Letters to Existence***1. "Spring"
2. "Endless Lonely"
3. "A Halo Hung from Horns"
4. "Forever Haunt"
5. "Deja View"
6. "Summer to Autumn"
7. "Clench"
8. "Tourniquet"
9. "For Honor"
10. "**Flash Paper Matches**"
11. "She's Gone"
12. "Winter"

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* "Lips Like Sugar"
* "Wicked Game"
* "Race War"
* "Cry Little Sister"
* "Love You to Death"
* "Crimson and Clover"
* "Nights in White Satin"