History Music / EgoLikeness

* BookEnds: The first and last songs from Dragonfly end with "Does that answer your question?" [[labelnote:*]]It's a sample from ''Film/DeadRingers''.[[/labelnote]]

* CoverVersion: Of "[[Music/TheSistersOfMercy Afterhours]]", "[[Music/ThePolice Tea In The Sahara]]", "[[Music/PJHarvey Down by the Water]]" and "[[Music/TheCars Drive]]".
* CrapsackWorld: "Funny Olde World", "Song For Samael", "Burn Witch Burn". Yeah, a lot of their songs in general.

* ThemeNaming: The ''Compass'' [=EPs=] are named for the cardinal directions.

Their music is darkly atmospheric, often lyrically at the cynical end of SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, while their lyrics refer to subjects from sources such as ClassicalMythology, [[Literature/TheBible Judeo-Christian folklore]], horror films, and science-fiction literature. After all, they did take their name from ''Franchise/{{Dune}}''.

** There’s a b-side called [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland I'm Not Mary Ann]]

* BurnTheWitch: "Burn Witch Burn".

** WhiteHairBlackHeart: Likewise, Donna occasionally invokes this, especially in the "Treacherous Thing" video.

* ShoutOut: Their name is one to Franchise/{{Dune}} and there’s a b-side called [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland I'm Not Mary Ann]] on the "The Lowest Place On Earth" single.

* DarkWave[=/=]{{Industrial}}: They kind of skim the borders between the two.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: They use this trope a lot.

* UsefulNotes/{{Lilith}}: A few songs from ''Breedless'' seem to be sung from her perspective, "Song for Samael" in particular.

** WhiteHairBlackHeart: Likewise, Donna invokes this. Especially in the "Treacherous Thing" video.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: "Save Your Serpent" is a subversion.
** Subverted again in "Funny Olde World" - "It'd seem you're just a snake with an angel's heart."

Ego Likeness is a Darkwave/Industrial Rock band from UsefulNotes/{{Baltimore}}, Maryland. It was formed in 1999 by artist Steven Archer and writer Donna Lynch, the same year as their marriage.

Their website is [[http://www.egolikeness.com/ here]].

Their music is darkly atmospheric, often lyrically at the cynical end of SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, while their subject matter are taken from sources such as ClassicalMythology, [[Literature/TheBible Judeo-Christian folklore]], horror films and science-fiction literature. After all, they did take their name from ''Franchise/{{Dune}}''.

* TheSomethingSong: "Song for Samael."

* BookEnds: The first and last songs from Dragonfly end with: "Does that answer your question?".

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ego-large_6720.jpg]]

* AnimalMotif: Wolves are mentioned throughout their discography and are portrayed as both [[SavageWolves violent beasts]] yet in their own way [[NobleWolf noble]].

* InTheBlood: "The Devil's In The Chemicals" suggests this.

* UsefulNotes/{{Lilith}}: A few songs from ''Breedless'' seem to be sung from her perspective.

** The opening track of ''When The Wolves Return'' "Leave a Light On, Thomas" takes its name from a quote in ''Film/TheProphecy''.
* TheSomethingSong: "Song for Samael".
* StockholmSyndrome: "I'm Not Mary Ann".

* RedOniBlueOni: In the "Treacherous Thing" video clip; Donna is the red and Steven is the blue.

Their music gives off a dark, poetic atmosphere and are frequently on the cynical end of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism.

* NobleWolf / SavageWolves: Wolves are mentioned throughout their discography and are portrayed as both violent yet dignified.

** The opening track of ''When The Wolves Return'' "Leave a Light On, Thomas" takes its name from a quot in ''Film/TheProphecy''.

* ThemeNaming: The ''Compass'' [=EPs=].

* ShoutOut: Their name is one to Franchise/{{Dune}} and there’s a b-side called [[Literature/AliceInWonderland I’m Not Mary Ann]] on the "The Lowest Place On Earth" single.

* NobleWolf[=/=]SavageWolf: Wolves are mentioned throughout their discography and are portrayed as both violent yet dignified.

* KindHeartedCatLover

* TheDeterminator: "Raise Your Red Flags":

* CoverVersion: Of "[[TheSistersOfMercy Afterhours]]","[[ThePolice Tea In The Sahara]]" and "[[TheCars Drive]]".

* ShoutOut: Their name is one to Franchise/{{Dune}} and there’s a song called [[Literature/AliceInWonderland I’m Not Mary Ann]] on the ''The Lowest Place On Earth'' single.
** ''Funny Olde World'' as in [[Literature/GoodOmens "It'd be a funny old world, he reflected, if demons went round trusting one another."]]

* TheAntiNihilist: Save Your Serpent.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: From the chorus of Burn Witch Burn: "You've connived and deceived and learned how to read."

* BurnTheWitch: ''Burn Witch Burn''.
* CoverVersion: Of ''[[TheSistersOfMercy Afterhours]]'' and ''[[ThePolice Tea In The Sahara]]''.
* CrapsackWorld: ''Funny Olde World'', ''Song For Samael'', ''Burn Witch Burn''. Yeah a lot of their songs in general.
* DarkWave / {{Industrial}}: They kind of skim the borders between the two.
* TheDeterminator: ''Raise Your Red Flags'':

* [[ButterflyOfTransformation Dragonfly Of Transformation]]: The ''Dragonfly'' album has a strong theme of personal rebirth.
* FeatheredFiend: ''Aviary'' doesn’t paint a particularly flattering picture of birds.

* InTheBlood: ''The Devil's In The Chemicals'' suggests this.

* RedOniBlueOni: In the ''Treacherous Thing'' video clip; Donna is the red and Steven is the blue.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: ''Save Your Serpent'' is a subversion.

* SurrealMusicVideo: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R5MuQh3BSw Treacherous Thing]].

* TheAntiNihilist: Save Your Serpent:
--> ''Build no temple''\\
''Just remember''\\
''What you came from''\\
''Who you are''\\
''And you're owed nothing''\\
''Just feel lucky''\\
''To leave a trace of who you are.''\\
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: From the chorus of Burn Witch Burn
--> "You've connived and deceived and you've learned how to read."

--> ''Burn your white flags''\\
''Refuse to surrender''\\
''Then raise your red flags''\\
''To remember.''\\

* OfCorsetsSexy: Donna.
* PerkyGoth: Both Steven and Donna.

* CreatorCouple

* ScheduleSlip: The ''Compass'' series was supposed to be four [=EPs=] released over four years, starting in 2007. However, ''East'' wasn't released until 2012.

Ego Likeness is a Darkwave/Industrial Rock band from Baltimore. Maryland. It was formed in 1999 by artist Steven Archer and writer Donna Lynch, the same year as their marriage.

* {{Lilith}}: A few songs from ''Breedless'' seem to be sung from her perspective.

* ShoutOut: Their name is one to {{Dune}} and there’s a song called [[Literature/AliceInWonderland I’m Not Mary Ann]] on the ''The Lowest Place On Earth'' single.

Ego Likeness is a Darkwave/Industrial Rock band from Baltimore. Maryland. It was formed in 1999 by artist Steven Archer and writer Donna Lynch, the same year as their marriage.

Their music gives off a dark, poetic atmosphere and are frequently on the cynical end of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism.

They have toured extensively with Music/{{Angelspit}}, Music/{{Ayria}}, Music/TheCruxshadows and Music/{{Voltaire}} throughout Europe and North America and are currently signed to Metropolis records.

'''Discography:'''

Their website is [[http://www.egolikeness.com/ here]].

!Tropes relating to Ego Likeness:

''To leave a trace of who you are''\\

* BadassBeard: Steven.
* BookEnds: The first and last songs from Dragonfly end with "does that answer your question?".
* BurnTheWitch: ''Burn Witch Burn''.

* CrapsackWorld: ''Funny Olde World'', ''Song For Samael'', ''Burn Witch Burn''. Yeah a lot of their songs in general.

* DarkWave / {{Industrial}}: They kind of skim the borders between the two.

''To remember''\\

* FeatheredFiend: ''Aviary'' doesn’t paint a particularly flattering picture of birds.

--> In come the vultures/Through dusty air/To take you down and/Tear the ribbons from your hair

--> In come the blackbirds/In murders and in droves/To cover you in shadow/As they clean you to the bone

--> And here I come, the firebird/Don't offer up your sorrow/Today you see me crash and burn/But I'll be back tomorrow
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: They use this trope a lot.

* {{Lilith}}: A few songs from ''Breedless'' seem to be sung from her perspective.

* PerkyGoth: Both Steven and Donna.
* RedOniBlueOni: In the ''Treacherous Thing'' video clip; Donna is the red and Steven is the blue.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: ''Save Your Serpent'' is a subversion.
* ScheduleSlip: The ''Compass'' series was supposed to be four [=EPs=] released over four years, starting in 2007. However, ''East'' wasn't released until 2012.
* ShoutOut: Their name is one to {{Dune}} and there’s a song called [[Literature/AliceInWonderland I’m Not Mary Ann]] on the ''The Lowest Place On Earth'' single.

* TheSomethingSong: "Song for Samael".

* ThemeNaming: The ''Compass'' [=EPs=].