{Who is Mystique} Raven? Magneto? Azazel? Legion? Lady Deathstrike? Juggernaut? Beast? White Tiger? Jean Grey? The Silver Surfer? Belasco? Logan? High Evolutionary? Emma Frost? Kang the Conqueror? The emblematic shape-shifting mutant hero leading the liberation movement? A möbius strip of infinite possibilities? So many aspire for a changed world. Mimicry.. stretch, evolve, shift, move, overcome, adapt, captivate, reshape, be.

An ominous storm approaches.. and worse.. Uranos, Galactus and Entropy are Earth-bound. We can gather forces but do know the light fails; a black hole Olympus Mons in size will form. All will be siphoned. While we await this looming demise with no real contingency plan, there's still time for one last well-considered circus a’praise.

Listeners spend a day with their host in her ancillary forms. From ever-morphing blues to metallic silver hues; witness the gorgeous tapestry. First the scales fall from your ears and then thine eyes. This contends as laminated mineral waxwork featuring tandem guest appearances from timekeepers, true jongleurs and apex writers.

Presenting.. mystique, a lo-fi masterpiece.
The official prelude to Vault Release ㅷ

(Lyrics)

They long to see that,
but wouldn't wanna be thah'
marvelling at my mutation.. (but really)
preferring homogeneous presence,
saw petition for a moving prison,
yellow eyes — skull crushing oblivion,
prophetic destiny,
change the course of history

I'm always around,
Shapeshifter (yeah)

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Skin rather omniscient,
absence of possessions,
woke up — feeling magnetic,
warping reality,
you can say I'm splintered, a Legion,
see the mark of an all-seer absorbed,
memories — ATproximity,
lost in the shuffle,
shaping causeways,
far too close to the Nephilims,
Gadreel incarnation,
from an incantation,
telepathic neurosis,
vile visitations,
see Bishop for the timelines,
branded pain in my helmet,
migraines in the cast,
moving bridges yeah,
tired of a secret war,
herald beyond the stonewall,
a necklace for my celestry,
lost Anya and my overbear,
living as a widow (damn)
manic misanthropy,
retribution won't bring ease,
turning Jericho Drumm,
— a hounghan marker

(the bum. section)

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Been collecting since the advent,
borderline messenger,
balancing the universe,
serving one, I am not the destroyer,
sensed billions after Thanos, the MO,
watched it all turn to sand in Apocalypse' hand,
searching for the spare land,
Zenn-La! genesis of Shalla-Bal,
split the sun..
made a silvershade of dark days,
bear witness to the will of Newhaven,
true feelings — heavy burden,
Galactus not one for reasoning,
should of never let me on the board,
I can always get a sense of her heart source,
patchwork pixie and a cosmic recluse,
surf laureate, exiled with parables,
astrally-converting matter into energy,
emissions of a chrome platter,
moving superliminal, infinity fractals,
looking to restore the power chain to satiate,
world-eaters, fulfilling advanced seekers,
Doctor Doom copying consciousness to holograms,
spectral, saw grief over the Nova star,
recharged, resurrected to pure form,
society oxidized I ionize metallic rings,
saw Phoenix beyond the tenenbaums,
encased, already stopped the Knull brigade,
Void Knight I shed the bind, composed,
here's some ego death at light speed,
united they stand still an illusion,
the new order needs aura-reform,
lady of all sorrows warned violence would scorn,
freeze frame, afraid we're now warm,
we'll be trapped in a black hole,
crushed from the pressure zone,
Uranus, Galactus, Entropy are coming..
griever at the end of all things,
still little time for the circus,
hosted by Mystique (yeah)

Don't feed the illusion,
the ends' in range

(Space-travel segment)
(Rey Morado section)

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(Sample)-dual
you know why.. 'cause I'm a lady

Always exempt, ensure angst in the genesis,
when I drop then exile they get withdrawals,
stone dialect through shrine doors,
was never endorsed,
'though I imparted wisdom,
shadow dreams..
just wait 'til the adamantium leak,
frequencies 'nother nuanced scarred mind,
the decline watched it wither while the blade gathered colour,
hard to restore honor after fallen utopic dimensions,
every day another year goes by,
we were never designed to survive the sacrifice,
the astute plan in solitude,
in Osaka with the shogun asking the right questions,
we're only as good as the feed,
you see I never play on Shenehneh,
Lady Deathstrike, Logan forfeit the fight,
but soon the violence caught up,
counter-marvel of a day,
talkin' cells in negative zone prisons,
they're gene splicing in prisms,
Weapon H's and all that!
consciousness uploaded to be hosted,
the languish of these space cults,
they hacked Cerebro to find my soul,
I escaped with Deadpool,
it was a funeral! (I said)
they hacked Cerebro to find my soul,
I escaped with Deadpool,
it was a funeral! (like this)

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(the bum. section)

(Dex)
Hourglass,
for what it's worth I'm older than the universe,
in this form nobody try me,
I can break souls (damn)
feel the unstoppable sound bending nominal,
wrapped in urns..
nickel-and-dime shook off every curse,
Professor X's last breath —
was never glean into this mind of mine,
it's merciless the mercenary no mercy,
you even hide in prisons,
I laugh.. there's no bounds to find,
crimson-gems,
queue up the oxford no amends,
that's never been my strong suit,
Gambit drew a reading tried to burn my sins
(uh) the string of pearls,
hang off mantel side curls,
they're out for justice simply off instrumental,
do meditate then pilgrimage over a year,
haunted by violence,
the Juggernaut nightmare,
off in these mountains,
hoping for twenty years,
don't reach for this gate,
won't open keep your fare,
the places in my mind eternity was right inside,
and to my right a helmet no magnetic sight,
and if I have to trace it,
you can bet that hell is on,
I've been exonerated,
don't tempt the warpath,
it's colossal Colossus can vouch that

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Pola night (watch it all)
crash-crash (brand new)

I played the cards I was dealt,
don't meet your deathwish,
I'm deckless nothing to lose real derelict,
infinite light with no apprentice,
unlisted they called me master for the locket,
horcruxes in the logs all evaporated,
swords scattered in nine dimensions,
timeworn sorcerer mind racing!
such phantasmagoria oh the lore of 'ya,
Illiana knows the lovecraft stone alchemy,
descent into the pyres of the coal fleet,
synths in a new spell since Dex been engrailed,
casted to rule the limbo right (right)
the creed of my past life (life)
set to watch it all die (die)
world within worlds..
tunnels are desert twirls,
a theme park in a perfect storm,
so pompous is this kind of magic,
Ghost Rider knows the wheel,
black arts and elder seals,
who can really right my wrongs,
Belasco in song form,
the cost was Florence mercury,
nocturnal nostalgia

I can't believe my shadow (repeated)

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High, here for evolution (repeated)

Classified as the Manchester deity (who me)
nothing but raw material, the filament,
evolution seismic process huhhh,
I compound each experiment,
not quite an activist,
flair with the Scarlet Witch,
mountain headquarters..
unlocking new forms and abilities,
paradise follows a lotus dream,
Phaeder secrets from the conference,
they say the great one..

Evo-lution-ary — ways,
all within a breadth of wake,
diamond mine in O'Hara,
feeling a haze celestia,
study never ends each day,
technology decoding,
hyper-evolved advancement!
it's madnessss it's madnesssss

Even preservation loses its grip,
extinction 'nother myth again,
fortified cranium replicate the wrath,
reconfigure evil for a redefined world,
still looking to extract diverging paths,
the allure cosmic museum,
immortal findings in the abode,
voices shake in the colony of source code,
million years written in the Darkhold,
old magic levy the growth..
considering vanquishing this very skin,
all sentients hold visions of perfection,
end of the beginning now beginning to end,
mapped in the flickering,
realm beyond divinity,
studying goD particle,
experimental zOnes,
things scientist never condone,
if they wanna keep light places in their heart,
never follow these imprints (never)

Evo-lution-ary — ways!
all within a breadth of wake,
diamond mine in O'Hara,
feeling a haze celestia,
study never ends each day,
technology decoding,
hyper-evolved advancement!
it's madnessss it's madnesssss

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Only if the tiger approves,
marble the way these tones blend,
it's a given they're tracking trends,
but I — del toro! (echo)
still more panther privy the stealth with me,
significance unknown lost in the jade,
(ah) swerving bullets like the one wheel,
I ate spoke to the world's lulls (do try)
wouldn't you like to know emerald,
amulet I must admit I'm sought after,
Omega Red still humdrum mind-mapping,
still reigning now..
counting rain drops out-on-the-town,
everyones acting, the cities staged'
Jigsaw laying a puzzle pieces of slaw,
I've sparred the rot left with the same claws,
gladiators roam looking for (one) flaw,
they feel my aura through park laws,
effective street-talk draw decoded-cause,
retract on any yeah them shoppers mauled,
more case law generous offering spirits,
them ain't livations it's soulbriety,
missing the essence the-hearts-agiven,
for the record more like —
event-level extinction, grim dungarees'
hero to villain the depths do cross seas,
as wun can see since eyes arrived,
all bets are off better deceased hypocrisy,
heart rate-heart placed right in the font,
they focus on skintight,
turns all in these curves,
more navigation,
'more than that board earlier,
heal quicker with the factor do gather the,
clan with Elektra and Black Widow,
my other radicals — feathered stars,
still wouldn't believe my favourite colour,
asking 'bout my mystique dropping ethereal,
markings seen from afar real pensive,
it's a heart shaped herb lot,
evidence comes in delayed,
look to the sky on the thirteenth day,
high evolution Dr. Wyndham bartering,
intelligence for fever dreams,
he concurs to the mass appeal,
the easy truth is much to bare,
the wear rather nothing there,
(glitch) eyes lead to gander,
stone the study mirror

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Time master so appalled,
ink spots on connection,
a target on every arm,
macro-level seeing pawns,
folding through dimensions,
time travel, keepers wait,
unsure of what's at stake,
out this way it's never the same,
soul in a dark-limbo place,
lost one the forgotten one KANG!
dreams get caught in the time storm,
used to gather past selves vivid pastel,
soon to control every aspect of history
(you'll see)
the council stays weary when they disband,
'cause they know power doesn't always reach the right hand,
(I said) council does sound weary when they disband,
'cause they know power doesn't always reach the right hand

Council of Kang.. another day (repeated)

the mysteries, IMMORTUS,
in some kinda blue

(Rey Morado section)

(Outro) -Dex
they wanna know
IMMORTUS (repeated)
juust in time for.. the circus

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Bring everyone you know (everyone)
tickets for the circus show,
last night to celebrate,
one week from today,
before the black hole,
loses control..
we CANNOT win,
'buh we can ascend,
celebrating lifespans,
don't go and quote me yet,
come and see this Gotham set,
marvel attendance DC as well,
no seating arrangements but tickets on sale,
this line up doesn't miss,
Ringmaster, Prowler, Sinister Six,
Ronan, Karnilla, Mister Negative,
Nightcrawler, BANE,
KILLER CROC, Hugo Strange,
Catwoman, Mad Hatter, Dr. Crane,
The Riddler, Mister Freeze and Poison Ivy,
29 acts on the event horizon,
don't make no mystake,
'said don't make no mystake

RUN TIME: 26M 17S 𝄞 | RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2022 | PROMOTIONAL SINGLES | A RETROACTIVE RELEASE | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: D.JULIEN | CREATIVE DIRECTION: D.JULIEN | COVER ART & GRAPHIC DESIGN: D.JULIEN VIA PLAYGROUND AI & MIDJOURNEY FOR ARTWORK BY DEX | SONGWRITERS: D.JULIEN, H.WALKER & E.TUFT | VOCAL ARRANGEMENT: D.JULIEN | SONGS RECORDED, MIXED & MASTERED BY D.JULIEN, H.WALKER & E.TUFT AT THE DISTRICT, NCR & UNDISCLOSED STUDIOS, GEORGIA, USA | PRODUCTION BY SMALL PROFESSOR (1), DIXON HILL (2), KARRIEM RIGGINS (2), MESSIAH MUSIK (3), OVAL (3), MANOFUE WURDZ (1), DUTCHYYY (9), OHBLIV (4,7), A.M. BREAKUPS (5), DJ BRANS (6), MONO EN STEREO (10), ELUDEM (8), STONEY WILLIS (9) & DAMU THE FUDGEMUNK (3) | POST-PRODUCTION SOUND DESIGN: D.JULIEN | BIT RATE: 320 KBPS STEREO | TEST PRESSINGS | RENDER: 96 000 HZ 24 BIT STEREO PCM | INK IN HEADPHONES: AUDIO TECHNICA ATH M50X DS LIMITED EDITION | “MYSTIQUE” CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF “TWELVE GATES” BY SISTER ROSETTA THARPE FROM HER 1960 ALBUM “SISTER ROSETTA THARPE” | “LADY DEATHSTRIKE” CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF “WHEN THE GATE SWINGS OPEN” WITH THE DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS BY THOMAS A. DORSEY FROM HIS 1973 ALBUM “PRECIOUS LORD RECORDINGS” | THE BUM. APPEARS COURTESY OF REIGNCLOUD | REY MORADO APPEARS COURTESY OF REIGNCLOUD | PUBLISHED BY DISTRICT10 & ENCODEX PAIGES | © & ℗ SOME RIGHTS RESERVED