AESTHETIC PERFECTION – The Dark Half (2013)

Daniel Graves is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the founder and sole consistent member of the electronic music project Aesthetic Perfection. Born on August 10, 1981, Graves grew up in California and initially pursued music with a focus on audio engineering. He studied at the Los Angeles Recording School, which helped him develop the technical skills that became integral to his music production. Graves founded Aesthetic Perfection in 2000, blending genres like industrial, EBM (Electronic Body Music), synthpop, and darkwave.

Follow me to the dark Into the dead of night It’s time to see the truth To meet the other side

I’ll give what you crave I’ll leave you wanting more Cause everything you need Is lurking in the core

You gotta get it Ohh you gotta get it

You gotta cut that hole inside of me You gotta cut deep down below To where the beauty digs its hole You never love and it shows For who I truly am

Why must I be a friend? Why must I be a show? Why can’t I be content? To reap the seeds I’ve sewn?

For all your flattery For all your words of praise

You are only nurturing The side of me I hate

Run from the one In the dark He’ll never let you go