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i think we've all known at least one distortionist in life, am i right? i for one am NOT a fan of being blamed for others mistreating me. of course distortionists will say that about themselves too, which sucks, but the most you can do is be the better person, trust that others will see the true reflection for themselves, and. maybe. write a song about it. oops
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The Distortionist is a song featuring YOHIOloid by GHOST. The song is about a man (Name confirmed by GHOST to be Christopher Pierre) who controls mirrors to reflect him as a good person. The mirrors, however, become self-aware, starting to reflect his true self. When a mirror "betrays" him, he smashes it with a metal bat and either blames the mirror for breaking or says he can't control himself, so he isn't to blame either.

Eventually, the mirrors work together, reflecting spotlight on Christopher, burning off his skin and revealing the true person they tried to reflect the entire time. Christopher secludes himself in his own private little world, looking at his reflection and denying he ever has done anything wrong.

Lyrics

"You'd best stay away from them."
"They've hurt me badly..."
"One could even say they're abusive."
"I hate them."
"Care to join me?"

"Something doesn't quite line up."

Tears laced with cyanide flow through the cracks of a
Mirror shattered long ago

And, sure, I’m the one who swung the metal bat
But, hey, I can’t control the urge!
Nobody’s gonna blame me for that

Impossible, impossible

Twist ‘n turn it right around
The details never safe or sound
The truth projected through a lense
With nothing proving otherwise

Now take the time to realize
Despite what you believe
The victim of a massacre
Was none other than poor me

Surely you can see the problem
I don’t wanna lose my own reflection
A deplorable perception of me
Was none other than an image of you

You’re making a wreck of broken glass
And leaving me a f▬kin' mess
Bending light in a way that shows
Exactly how the story goes

Whimsical, dear, your lies are clear
Now who the hell would’ve ever guessed?
Play my games and abide my ways
There’s no way you can compensate

A monster, monster, monster, monster
Now run away, run away, run away
I’m a monster, monster, monster, monster
Now run away, run away, run away
Now you’re the monster

A glimmer of betrayal changes my mind
The odds against your favor
Forever
Ignorant atrocities and
Colorless apologies
This isn’t what it looks to be
I’m not as cruel as you see me

Take the time to realize
Despite what you may see
The mirrors cracked themselves
And I was cut on the broken shards

And how I bled

Stuck in a spotlight brighter than
The smile no one ever saw
Bending light in a way that shows
The truth that left our friends in awe

Whimsical, dear, your lies are clear
Now who the hell would’ve ever guessed?
Play my games and abide my ways
There’s no way you can compensate

Madness, it’s madness
Oh, it’s sickening
It’s sickening
You know
It’s unfair, it’s unfair
How you distorted my reflection
In all this madness

It’s madness
Oh, it’s sickening
It’s sickening
You know
It’s unfair, it’s unfair
How you distorted my reflection
You know it’s too late

Seog yrots eht woh yltcaxe
Swohs taht yaw a ni thgil gnidneb
Ssem ’nikcuf a em gnivael dna
Ssalg nekorb fo kcerw a gnikam er’uoy

Seog yrots eht woh yltcaxe
Swohs taht yaw a ni thgil gnidneb
Ssem ’nikcuf a em gnivael dna
Ssalg nekorb fo kcerw a gnikam er’uoy

You’re lost in a world of funhouse mirrors
Twisted for eternity
Bending light in a way that shows
Refraction of hypocrisy

Whimsical, dear, your lies are clear
Now who the hell would’ve ever guessed?
Play my games and abide my ways
There’s no way you can compensate

Tears laced with cyanide flow through the cracks of a
Mirror shattered long ago

And, sure, I’m the one who swung the metal bat
But, hey, I can’t control the urge!
Nobody’s gonna blame me for that

Derivatives

Kai's German cover ft. YOHIOloid
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Featuring
Producers
Kai is a platypus (cover, lyrics), GHOST (VSQx), Banshee-Strikes (thumbnail art)
Categories VOCALOID cover, Alternative language
Yin/Yang-P's cover ft. Peiton
YouTube logo
[yt]
Featuring
Producers
Yin/Yang-P (cover), Charlieisn'tthere (VSQx)
Categories UTAU cover
Mina Moonrise's cover ft. Xiao Meihua
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Featuring
Xiao Meihua; Shi Wei Migi (backwards singing)
Producers
Mina Moonrise (cover), NEUTROGIC (UST), cakesdown (illust), DIVINITY (video)
Categories UTAU cover

Other media appearances

Discography

This song was featured in the following albums:

Gallery

Trivia

  • The backwards voices heard during the middle of the song was really Ghost reading off of the Wikipedia page "Reflection (physics)".
  • The design of the character in the PV is actually based off of a dream they had when they were little.
  • Amongst the fandom, the Distortionist is known as "Crispy Boy" (Derived from his name being pronounced as "crispy" when the first syllables of his first and last name are removed, the result being Chris P) or "Twisty Boy".

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