Paladin

from Prologue by The Last Book Club

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lyrics

The heroes rally here
Eyes alight with zeal
Weapons of a cause
With spines of steel
And as a moon among these suns, I'm unsuspected
But it'll be revealed, it'll be revealed
I'm just a plastic shield

A plastic shield shines like steel
And blinds foes with light
But a challenge will reveal a plastic knight
And though I smile as I accept each holy task
They will find me out, I will show my doubt
And they will find me out
Yeah

They're staring
So why can't they see
I can't keep this up
This thing they need from me

Their hopes and their fears, I'll bear them out
I don't need their trust, but I'll take their doubt
I'll take it all upon myself until I break
To crack beneath the weight, my brittle plastic fate
To crack beneath the weight
Wait, wait, please wait

They're staring
But what do they see
I can't keep this up
And one day they'll notice

The daggers of doubting
The demons of don't belong here
Dragons are shouting
"Your first fight will be your last"
They know that I'm no paladin
I'll never be

Revealed
Revealed
Revealed
Cause it'll be revealed
It'll be revealed
It'll be revealed, revealed, revealed, revealed
Revealed, revealed, revealed, revealed
Revealed
I'm just a plastic shield

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from Prologue, released March 10, 2020
Released March 10, 2020

Songs by: Samantha Vick/Mike Sennott/Sela Davis
Produced by: Jav

Vocals: Samantha Vick
Guitar: Mike Sennott
Bass: Samantha Vick
Keyboards: Sela Davis
Drums: Ben Walker

Engineered by: Jav & Shawn Simmons at Studio Litho and End of Saints in Seattle, WA

Mixed by: Jav at End of Saints

Mastered by: Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering
Mastered in Seattle, WA

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The Last Book Club is four game developers whose pent-up fantastical premises have vengefully taken life as high-energy lit rock.

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