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Enigma 4

Stain

The supplied cover artwork for Stain, from the Enigma 4 song-page master.

The cover plate is published from the song-page master. The master also paints a play badge onto the corner of the cover; it is left as supplied rather than retouched, and the real play control below is disabled with its reason.

Not available. There is no audio file anywhere in the supplied material — not one, in any archive or in this site — so there is nothing for this control to play. It is shown because the artwork paints it, and it is disabled because playing nothing while appearing to play something would be a lie.

Lyrics

Reproduced exactly as the supplied lyric document has it, including the document’s own title, author and date lines, its line order, its capitalisation and its repetitions. Nothing is completed, corrected, paraphrased or added.

StainBy: Rick Lofton10/25/2018

[Intro][filtered electric guitar riff, vinyl crackle](Ooh, ooh, ooh)

[Chorus][full percussion, layered vocal harmonies]You left a stainImprinted on my heartYou left an after-tasteA lingering presenceI’ve been cut by JadeI’ll never be the same,Never be the sameYou left a, you left a stainOn my heart,You tore it apartLeft an aftertaste a lingering presenceYou left a stainImprinted on my heartYou left an after-tasteA lingering presence

[Verse 1]Living day to dayIn between the greyOnce betrayedOnce Jade sinks her fangsYou’ll never be the sameCuz cupid’s blades cut deepBut my feelings run deeperMy angers a creeperI’ll be your Mona LisaI’ll be your Queen,Contribute to the teamJust stay loyal to meI’ll cover your needProvide things you didn’t know you need … NeedPut you first, I’ll split the workWhen it’s cold, I’ll keep you warmJust stay loyal to meI’ll cover every need

[Pre-Hook][drums drop out, filtered piano and atmospheric pads]Provide things you didn’t know you need … needJust stay loyal to meI’ll cover every needProvide things you didn’t know you need … need

[Chorus][full percussion, layered vocal harmonies]You left a stainImprinted on my heartYou left an after-tasteA lingering presenceI’ve been cut by JadeI’ll never be the same,Never be the sameYou left a, you left a stainOn my heart,You tore it apartLeft an aftertaste a lingering presenceYou left a stainImprinted on my heartYou left an after-tasteA lingering presence

I choose to play your gameThough I hate to sayI was complicitEvery red flag, I missed itChoose to forgiveOverlooked what you didYou wore the pants,I was the beltWithout me, without my helpWhere would you beIf I could only seeWhat’s in front of meCatch the lies right from your teethUnderstand intent,Know what’s underneathRecognize the energy you bringKnow you’d never provideWhat I want, what I need

[Pre-Hook][drums drop out, filtered piano and atmospheric pads]Just stay loyal to meI’ll cover every needProvide things you didn’t know you needJust stay loyal to meI’ll cover every needProvide things you didn’t know you need

[Chorus][full percussion, layered vocal harmonies]You left a stainImprinted on my heartYou left an after-tasteA lingering presenceI’ve been cut by JadeI’ll never be the same,Never be the sameYou left a, you left a stainOn my heart,You tore it apartLeft an aftertaste a lingering presenceYou left a stainImprinted on my heartYou left an after-tasteA lingering presence

[Outro][heavy vocal layering and ad-libs]Stain, stain, stain, stain, stainStain, stain, stain, stain, stainYou left a stainYou left a stain (hey)You left a stainYou left a stain (hey)Stain, stain, stain, stain, stainStain, stain, stain, stain, stain[guitar riff fades out]

Lyric document: Subpages/Lyric Catalog Subpage/Enigma 4 Lyrics/Stain.docx

Credits as the supplied pack states them

Only the fields the supplied pack manifest actually carries are printed. Anything it does not state is absent rather than filled in.

Artist
Enigma 4
Artist page
Enigma 4
Track number on the supplied pack
17

What this page states, and what it does not

  • Duration. The masters paint a transport readout and a running time; no source confirms either.
  • Genre. The masters paint genre chips; no source confirms a genre for any song.
  • Release date, track number and track count.
  • Writer, producer, performer and featured credits beyond what the supplied pack manifest states.
  • Registration, ownership, distribution, licensing and territory.
  • Streaming, chart, award, listener and sales figures of every kind.