* HEAVENLY

The following prompts are taken from Ethel Cain's 2022 album Preacher's Daughter. All tracks are included except for "August Underground" and "Televangelism" which are instrumental. Feel free to change pronouns and wording as you see fit. Trigger warning: profanity, sexual themes, religious themes, violence, abuse, etc. UPDATED: 04/18/24.

FAMILY TREE - INTRO

forgive these bones i'm hiding from no one successfully.

jesus can always reject his father, but he cannot escape his mother's blood.

the fates already fucked me sideways.

you know i raised you better than this.

AMERICAN TEENAGER

maybe it was his fault.

another red heart taken by the american dream.

and i feel it there, in the middle of the night, when i'm all alone again.

say what you want, but say it like you mean it.

say it like you mean it, with your fists for once.

just give it one more day, then you're done.

i don't need anything from anyone.

it's just not my year.

i'm sorry if i sound off, but i was probably wasted.

jesus, if you're listening, let me handle my liquor.

why do i feel alone in this room with you?

i do it for my daddy.

i do what i want and damn, i'm doing it well.

A HOUSE IN NEBRASKA

sing it to me all day long.

you and me against the world.

we had nothing except each other.

you were my whole world.

you told me even if we died tonight, that i'd die yours.

your mama calls me sometimes to see if i'm doing well.

i'd kill myself to hold you one more time.

it hurts to miss you.

i'm the reason you won't come home.

i cry every day and the bottles make it worse.

you were the only one i was never scared to tell i hurt.

i thought you were so beautiful.

it was love, i guess.

i hope you're doing fine out there.

i pray that you're all right.

i feel so alone.

i feel so alone out here.

i feel so alone out here without you, baby.

WESTERN NIGHTS

i watched him show his love through shades of black and blue.

show me how much i mean to you while i'm lying in these sheets undressed.

i'd hold the gun if you asked me to.

trouble's always gonna find you, baby.

hold me across every state line.

i'm never gonna leave you, baby.

i haven't spoken to my daddy in a long, long time.

i should have known that there's no getting in.

i'll be screaming your name.

please don't love how i need you.

FAMILY TREE

i'm not above violence.

my mama raised me better than that.

daddy said shoot first then run and don't look back.

take me down to the river and bathe me clean.

i've killed before and i'll kill again.

they say heaven hath no fury like a woman scorned.

hell don't scare me, i've been times before.

let christ forgive these bones i've been hiding.

let christ forgive these bones i've been hiding, and these bones i'm about to leave.

HARD TIMES

tell me a story.

i'll make pretend.

happiness ends and dies with you.

i thought good guys get to be happy.

i'm not happy.

i am poison in the water and unhappy.

i was too young to notice that some types of love could be bad.

i'm tired of you.

it's just the way that you are.

i just wanna sleep.

please, can i sleep?

THOROUGHFARE

baby, don't run. i'll take you anywhere.

hey, do you wanna see the west with me?

love's out there and i can't leave it be.

love's never meant much to me.

no one left to leave and no one left to love.

now that i met you, i finally know just where i'm headin'.

we found heaven in time where your western sunshine met my deep southern wet.

we finally reached the edge after all this time.

in your pickup truck with all of your dumb luck is the only place i think i'd ever wanna be.

GIBSON GIRL

you wanna love me right now. you wanna get alone with me.

you wanna take my clothes off.

obsession with the money, addicted to the drugs.

says he's in love with my body, that's why he's fucking it up.

if it feels good, then it can't be bad.

you wanna fuck me right now. you wanna see me on my knees.

you wanna rip these clothes off and hurt me.

if you hate me, please don't tell me.

just let the lights bleed all over me.

PTOLEMAEA

i followed you in.

i was with you there.

i invited you in.

you love blood too much.

you'd do well to say yes to me.

suffer does the wolf.

i'm on fire, i'm on fire, i'm on fire.

suffering is nigh.

i'm the white light. beautiful. finite.

you poor thing.

there's nothing you can do.

there's nothing you can do, it's already been done.

what fear a man like you brings upon a woman like me.

please don't look at me.

i can see it in your eyes.

stop, stop, stop. make it stop. stop.

i've had enough.

i am the face of love's rage.

i am no good nor evil, simply i am.

i have come to take what is mine.

you can't hide from me forever.

SUN BLEACHED FLIES

god loves you, but not enough to save you.

good luck taking care of yourself.

that's how my daddy raised me.

if they strike once, you just hit 'em twice as hard.

the more it hurts, the less it shows.

i think it's about time i put up a fight.

i always knew that in the end no one was coming to save me.

i keep praying, and praying, and praying.

if it's meant to be, then it will be.

i can't let go when something's broken.

STRANGERS

don't talk to strangers, or you might fall in love.

i never considered myself tough.

you're so handsome walking over to me now.

i tried to be good. am i no good?

am i no good?

i just wanted to be yours.

can i be yours?

you're so handsome when i'm all over your mouth.

am i making you feel sick?

am i making you feel?

i never blamed you for loving me the way that you did.

don't think about it too hard.

just know that i love you.

i'll see you when you get here.

first introduction where caelestis is just like. found screaming in a bog. just vibes. sometimes a girl has got to scream, yk?

modern au <3 cael & her little shop of horrors.

where caelestis is kept as a seer by someone powerful leading them into becoming king/emperor & saving them from political rivals

in a similar vein, caelestis taken as a seer advising during battle. perfect fodder for moments of oh let me bandage up your wounds. & i told you to be careful.

more plots with gods/godly characters < 333

TIBERIUS VALERIUS CORVINUS: caelestis' patron, &, at the time of leaving her mother, her closest confidant. a patrician, pious & traditional, he nonetheless is doubtful of caelestis' blessing until she forewarns him of an assassination attempt. afterwards, he keeps her close; an unofficial caretaker of his children & his protege, he gifts her the serpent she always keeps close to her as her familiar, builds her a small & comfortable hut where she may live, & financially supports her mother. rumours abound of how they are lovers, but tiberius quashes them by positioning caelestis as his seer & guide all while harbouring romantic intentions towards her.

CLODIA NAUTIA MAXIMA: tiberius' wife. clodia takes a liking to caelestis, happy to have someone fuss over the children. she is far more indulging than tiberius, & balances out his abrasive demeanor. unlike tiberius, she is more superstitious, believing that caelestis came to their family by will of the gods, as tiberius' ancestor won a battle against a gaul with the help of crows descending from the heavens. involved in politics from the sidelines, clodia also hopes to benefit from caelestis' talents.

CLODIUS VALERIUS CORVINUS: the eldest son of tiberius & clodia. he does not spend as much time with caelestis as the younger children, but still became used to her as a somewhat fixture of the household. he thought her beautiful, but also looked down on her due to her status, which only worsened when tiberius & clodia offered to marry him & caelestis, in order to keep caelestis permanently within their household. insulted by this, believing it was throwing away his status as the eldest son, he became hostile both to his parents & caelestis.

first introduction where caelestis is just like. found screaming in a bog. just vibes. sometimes a girl has got to scream, yk?

modern au <3 cael & her little shop of horrors.

where caelestis is kept as a seer by someone powerful leading them into becoming king/emperor & saving them from political rivals

in a similar vein, caelestis taken as a seer advising during battle. perfect fodder for moments of oh let me bandage up your wounds. & i told you to be careful.

more plots with gods/godly characters < 333

Whether it be Jehovah, Zeus, or Jupiter, deities inhabit sublime heights.               We look up to them                             If we dare look at all.

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