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Inspired by the made-for-television short film Mr. Boogedy (1986). Features additional vocals by Ash Tell Em and additional guitars by Mike Russo.

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Oh, Devil, foul and wicked, heed my fervent plea
In Lucifer Falls where shadows dance so free
You struck a vile accord, a sinister trade
A cloak of magic power, your price was paid
Young Jonathan, your anger still burns so bright
But grasp this, it was Boogedy’s desperate flight
Into the waiting arms of the darkness where he’d fall
For power over unrequited love, he sacrificed it all
And through the windows, I glimpsed the world outside
The Pilgrims remained, like an autumn's endless tide
But none of us would leave from this place so uninvited
While I, a phantom, sat amongst the corpses he ignited
You watched as history unfolded its hand
Just another helpless witness in this haunted promised land
Through the Pequot War, a cruel tempest in the air
As you, dear little Jonathan, were trapped in your despair
Go to hell, Boogedy, hell with Mr. Boogedy
In life you terrorized your whole community
In death you paid the price and in perpetuity too
Mr. Boogedy, boogedy boogedy boo
By the Massachusetts Bay on that moonlit night
In the heart of Boston where Revere took his flight
I was a silent witness as the news spread like fire
The colonies were freed, but I was shackled by that pyre
Throughout King Philip's War, a chapter that was veiled in gloom
November’s shadow kept you sealed inside your spectral tomb
Boogedy returned, a ghost from Hanover’s past, and at last
He kept you captive in his mansion under glass
Then in the Davis house, Mr. Boogedy's presence grew
My eyes bore witness, but there was naught I could do
To end his reign in this eternal night
My flesh has turned to charcoal as the full moons dance on by
With terror closing in, the family felt their foe would yield
From his dance macabre across the cursed field
Valiantly they fought with wits and nerves of steel
To hell they cast him off, his secrets were revealed, so
Go to hell, Boogedy, hell with Mr. Boogedy
In life you terrorized your whole community
In death you paid the price and in perpetuity too
Mr. Boogedy, boogedy boogedy boo

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from 999, released February 9, 2024

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Schaffer the Darklord

Schaffer the Darklord (or STD) is a New York City-based rapper and comedian with material best-suited for brainy and/or drug- addled audiences. With manic energy, verbose vocabulary and cartoonishly commanding stage presence, STD skewers such topics as hedonistic substance abuse, sexual compulsion, urban anxiety and obsessive cat-enthusiasts. ... more

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