("Be gone", I say)
I could burn your motherfuckin' village to the ground
I do not roll over like a motherfuckin' hound
I could crack your skull between these motherfuckin' thighs
I could doom your lineage with one look from these eyes
I could name the date in which they'll put you in the ground
You're the one who said it's justice watchin' witches drown (Mother)
Touch me again and I'll cut off your hand
There are some things you'll never understand
You do not dance everyday with the fеar
Of living in headlights, the hunted, thе deer
("Be gone", I say)
I could tell your mother 'bout that night you held my drink
What I wouldn't give to empty you into my sink
You can think you own me 'cause you pay to see my loins
But I'm the one who's naked with a pocket full of coins
You can slay the dragon like a motherfuckin' man
But give me three days, you'll both be eatin' from my hand
Whore, mother, sister, slut
I am the, I am the divine goddess of the smut
Nurse, sinner, virgin, bitch
I am the, I am the vengeful daughter of the witch (Mother)
Touch me again and I'll cut off your hand
There are some things you'll never understand
You do not dance everyday with the fear
Of living in headlights, the hunted, the deer
Whore, mother, sister, slut
I am the, I am the divine goddess of the smut
Nurse, sinner, virgin, bitch
I am the, I am the vengeful daughter of the witch
Whore, mother, sister, slut
I am the, I am the divine goddess of the smut
Nurse, sinner, virgin, bitch
I am the, I am the vengeful daughter of the witch (Mother)
Touch me again and I'll cut off your hand
There are some things you'll never understand
You do not dance everyday with the fear
Of living in headlights, the hunted, the deer
I am not your angel, I am not your saint
Let's put you in a corset, now let's see who faints
Take me to your leader, shackles 'round my wrists
I'll get down on my knees and prove the goddess exists
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
I could burn your motherfuckin' village to the ground
I do not roll over like a motherfuckin' hound
I could crack your skull between these motherfuckin' thighs
I could doom your lineage with one look from these eyes
I could name the date in which they'll put you in the ground
You're the one who said it's justice watchin' witches drown (Mother)
Touch me again and I'll cut off your hand
There are some things you'll never understand
You do not dance everyday with the fеar
Of living in headlights, the hunted, thе deer
("Be gone", I say)
I could tell your mother 'bout that night you held my drink
What I wouldn't give to empty you into my sink
You can think you own me 'cause you pay to see my loins
But I'm the one who's naked with a pocket full of coins
You can slay the dragon like a motherfuckin' man
But give me three days, you'll both be eatin' from my hand
Whore, mother, sister, slut
I am the, I am the divine goddess of the smut
Nurse, sinner, virgin, bitch
I am the, I am the vengeful daughter of the witch (Mother)
Touch me again and I'll cut off your hand
There are some things you'll never understand
You do not dance everyday with the fear
Of living in headlights, the hunted, the deer
Whore, mother, sister, slut
I am the, I am the divine goddess of the smut
Nurse, sinner, virgin, bitch
I am the, I am the vengeful daughter of the witch
Whore, mother, sister, slut
I am the, I am the divine goddess of the smut
Nurse, sinner, virgin, bitch
I am the, I am the vengeful daughter of the witch (Mother)
Touch me again and I'll cut off your hand
There are some things you'll never understand
You do not dance everyday with the fear
Of living in headlights, the hunted, the deer
I am not your angel, I am not your saint
Let's put you in a corset, now let's see who faints
Take me to your leader, shackles 'round my wrists
I'll get down on my knees and prove the goddess exists
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
Der Himmel ist mein Zimmer
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"Burn Your Village" is an absolutely incredible track full of delightful sonic surprises. Can you tell us about how this track came together from the inspiration behind it to the writing & production process of this song?
Thanks! I was actually quite nervous to show people the song at first, because it is quite a hectic one. Those songs that make me nervous to share though, usually end up resonating the most with people (the same thing happened with 'Same Old Energy'). I think it's usually a good indicator that you're pushing some boundaries. I had been playing with the idea of creating a 'sequel' song to my other song 'Same Old Energy', coming back to this universe I crafted, set loosely around the Salem witch trials. I consider 'Burn Your Village' to be the big sister song, she has more bite and she's learned to stand up for herself.
It started late one night at my piano, where I started writing these verses that slowly speed up, building the intensity. I then produced the song in my little bedroom studio, and it was one of those songs that almost produces itself. I truly can't recall the process, I kinda slip into a trance like state and then 12 hours have passed and I have a full song. It truly is magick. You can hear a lot of eastern European influences in the production, especially the viola loop at the start. For the chorus, the most natural thing to do was to almost yell the lyrics ('Touch me again and I'll cut off your hand!' definitely can't be sung softly haha). That line was actually inspired by the scene in 'Game Of Thrones' where Daenerys Targaryen tells her abusive brother 'the next time you lay a hand on me, will be the last time you have hands.'
My main thing was I wanted the chorus to feel like a huge coven chanting the words together, so I layered like 20 of my vocal takes, some softer, some really feral haha. I then got my sister to come and do some takes too so that there were some variations in tone. She's a slam poet so she added so much raw emotion to it. I was trying so hard not to cry while she was recording, I was so proud and started to understand how important this song might be to some people, especially women.
The outro is my fave part, it's so chaotic but somehow just manages to work. I recorded 3 different piano parts for it and when I was listening to them I accidentally had them all on at the same time and I was like wait ... this kinda slaps. I then chanted 'der Himmel ist mein Zimmer' over and over which means 'heaven is my bedroom'. I loved this idea of a young woman's bedroom being her church, her most private and sacred place. I also knew I wanted to have some German lyrics int here as I'm half German and also because Germany was the country with the most witches burned and executed.
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