Knives of Silence

by Jay Wires

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October 21, 2025

my song "knives of silence" comes out at midnight tonight, and i can't say im excited about it. it spotlights several harmful textbook narcissist behaviors i experienced in a past relationship - reactive abuse, blame-shifting / victim-playing, the silent treatment / ghosting, and more. i put off releasing it because it's a painful reminder of a bad time, but im over it, and felt it might help others. at the very least, it will immortalize the robot voice of my 1979 roland vp-330 mk1 vocoder plus. the final chorus features 9 layers of this precious vintage synthesizer which was meticulously refurbished by @tonetweakers. ive come a long way since singing funkytown through a fan as a child.

ps in case the lyrics cause any confusion, the pushing back / self defensive act I was referring to was verbally defending myself against my abuser. im not a violent guy. one of my mottos is give hugs, not slugs.

xox
JW

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KNIVES OF SILENCE

pushed me in a corner
til I had to push you back
what you called abusive
was a self-defensive act

played the victim
once again
disappeared and
cut me dead

slashed me with your knives of silence
master of emotional violence
slashed me with your knives of silence

bet you showed your friends
all the crazy texts I sent
had me in a headlock
but that isn't what you said

out of context evidence
threw me under
no regrets

slashed me with your knives of silence
master of emotional violence
slashed me with your knives of silence
master of emotional violence
slashed me with your knives of silence

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released October 22, 2025
Written, performed & produced by Jay Wires
Recorded at The Synth Sanctuary
Mixed and mastered by Gosteffects

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Jay Wires New York, New York

NYC-based synthesist Jay Wires dials up catchy electro songs infused with human emotion - synthpop art with a human heart.

With a long history of dealing vintage synths to world-renowned musicians, Jay Wires will finally start releasing music of his own from his debut EP, β€˜Kaboom!’, in August 2022 through Yes Trigger Music.
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