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Track two on Ben Mercedez's EP Hollywood Idol: ACT I, "American Heroine"

"Hollywood Idol: ACT I" the EP, out NOW

Produced by: Ben Mercedez
Written by: Ben Mercedez
Performed by: Ben Mercedez

Lyrics:

17 with a fire of desire in her eyes
She walks with stride, intensity on the rise
17 with a country to serve
Doing it for Louisiana she flies like a bird, like a bird

She is the AMERICAN HEROINE
You can never see through her skin
She is Hollywood's new excess
Stars and stripes our pageant princess
She is the AMERICAN HEROINE
Her tear down soon to begin
She is the Statue of Liberty
Reigning queen for infinity

Runway entrance she strides on the walk
Ignoring the vultures all they do is talk
American entrance she walks in with pride
She's a free spirit oh she's in for the ride, for the ride

She is the AMERICAN HEROINE
You can never see through her skin
She is Hollywood's new excess
Stars and stripes our pageant princess
She is the AMERICAN HEROINE
Her tear down soon to begin
She is the Statue of Liberty
Reigning queen for infinity

American a-a-American
Heroine Heroine
American a-a-American
Heroine Heroine

She only got her dream and ambition
Will she complete her mission
She only got her passion and glory
Will she write the American story
Her royalty is unquestioned
The Hollywood life is destined
Her legacy is unwritten
This path is no longer forbidden

She is the AMERICAN HEROINE
You can never see through her skin
She is Hollywood's new excess
Stars and stripes our pageant princess
She is the AMERICAN HEROINE
Her tear down soon to begin
She is the Statue of Liberty
Reigning queen for infinity

She is the AMERICAN HEROINE
You can never see through her skin
She is Hollywood's new excess
Stars and stripes our pageant princess
She is the AMERICAN HEROINE
Her tear down soon to begin
She is the Statue of Liberty
Reigning queen for infinity

Released: Oct 4 2024

American Heroine

Album no.2: REMINISCENCE

Thank you all for listening!
Feel free to share your thoughts on the album!

3-Language Song

Aire Libre

Translation above.

https://soundcloud.com/lionel-abbou m'a fait l'honneur de mettre en musique mon texte et de le chanter.

C’est la faute au cerveau

On n’est jamais content
De son physique
On est trop p’tit, on est trop grand
C’est pas pratique
On est trop mince, on est trop gros
Ou trop chétif, ou ramollo
C’est la faute (ter)
aux kilos

On n’est jamais content
De son physique
On est trop noir, on est trop blanc
C’est pathétique
On manque de grâce, de biscotos
On est tordu comme un ragot
C’est la faute (ter)
aux photos

Refrain :
Mais rien n’est un défaut
Qu’on se trouve moche ou beau 
Quel que soit le tableau
C’est la faute (ter)
au cerveau

Il y a toujours bien mieux
Que son physique
On est trop jeune, on est trop vieux
Chronillogique
Les cheveux tombent incognito
La calvitie, ça fait vieillot
Viv’ la boule (ter) 
à zéro
(refrain)

Quand on se sent trop vieille
Monogamique
Que la peau s’emplit de dentelles
Trop archaïques
Pour ne plus voir ces rides en trop
Et fair’ de l’œil aux hidalgos
Bistouri (ter)
À gogo
(refrain)

Myckaël Marcovic, le 24 juillet 2020
Musique de Lionel Abbou, 27 mai 2024

Lionel Abbou did me the honor of setting my text to music and singing it.

It's the brain's fault

You're never happy
With the way you look
You're too small, you're too big
It's not practical
You're too thin, you're too fat
Or too sickly or too soft
It's the fault (ter)
the kilos

You're never happy
With the way you look
You're too black, you're too white
It's pathetic
We lack grace, biscotos
We're as twisted as gossip
It's the fault (ter)
to the pictures

Refrain :
But nothing is a flaw
Whether you think you're ugly or beautiful 
Whatever the picture
It's the fault (ter)
the brain

There's always something better
Than your looks
You're too young, you're too old
Chronillogic
Hair falls out incognito
Baldness is old-fashioned
Viv' la boule (ter) 
to zero
(refrain)

When you feel too old
Monogamous
When the skin fills with lace
Too archaic
To stop seeing those extra wrinkles
And wink at the hidalgos
Bistouri (ter)
In spades
(refrain)

Myckaël Marcovic, July 24, 2020
Music by Lionel Abbou, May 27, 2024

La faute au cerveau (Myckaël Marcovic / Lionel Abbou) feat. Lionel Abbou

@temple-of-the-haunted-man - instrumental track
@user-336485320 -vocals/master
https://soundcloud.com/purpleclairemusic - lyrics/melody/vocals

Tonight I sing for you one last time
Tomorrow you’ll be somewhere new
I’ll go on without you
Tonight I cradle you one last time
I wrote this melody for you
Take it with you when you go

Tonight I sing this lullaby …one more time
If you wait for me I will follow you ..one more time
I said Wait ..you couldn’t wait
I can’t reach you anymore
Hush now hush now don’t you cry
My song will ease your mind
I said wait …for me
You couldn’t wait for me
I can’t reach you anymore
Tonight I sing this lullaby one last time
Tonight I sing for you
one last time

Lullaby - Temple Of The Haunted Man and Purple Claire (LucyScrew Mix)

Hey you 
Let me see your hands
I need to know that your on my side
Hey you
I want to know your plans
Are you ready to lay down and die

Yeah you better fall in line

Hey you
Let me know your stance
You best believe full compliance is a must
Hey you
Can we do the dance
Or are you someone that I can never trust

Yeah you better fall in line

Escalation
Hostile nations
Run this enterprise on fear
Intimidation
Confiscation
There’s no room for free thought here

Head up
Shoulders back
face forward 
Straight toes
Keep your ears and your eyes and your open mind 
Closed

Hey you
Now you know the drill
Are you gonna follow every word I say
Hey you
Now it’s time to kill
Your whole life was preparation for this day

Fall In Line

Beauty

Subconscious Electricy (Extended Mix)

"Darkness Falls on Granite City" is a slow-breathing urban lament, capturing atmosphere and shadow. Jeremias Langsämmer cinematic soundtrack crafts a sonic landscape with brooding strings, and soft, layered tones reflecting the damp streets and clouded shy. The cello weaves in and out, its melancholic phrases adding a sense of weight to the scene, while sparse, echoing piano notes occasionally punctuate the darkness. This piece moves with deliberate stillness, evoking the quiet desolation of a city at night, where every sound is softened by the heavy air, and time seems to stretch in the dim glow of streetlights.

[COVER ART BY: Fraser Cormack. See more of his work at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559043332127]

Darkness Falls On Granite City - Jeremias Langsämmer [Classical | Soundtrack]

Heat of the moment, visions collide,
Turning to vapor, no place to hide.
Dissolving edges, a new design,
Into the chaos, the stars align.

We’re liquid alloy, We’re flowing free,
Back where we came from, lost in the sea.
We’re Molten echoes, we forge the sound,
As we dissolve, together we return to the ground

Into the depths, we rise and fall,
Uncharted realms, we’ll conquer all.
Into the unknown, embrace the flame,
Born from the ashes, we’ll never be the same.

We’re liquid alloy, We’re flowing free,
Back where we came from, lost in the sea.
We’re Molten echoes, we forge the sound,
As we dissolve, together we return to the ground

Translucent dreams, we fade and blend,
Completed metamorphosis, we transcend.
From solid ground to endless flow,
To survive this madness, we’ll let go.

We’re liquid alloy, We’re flowing free,
Back where we came from, lost in the sea.
We’re Molten echoes, we forge the sound,
As we dissolve, together we return to the ground

Liquid Alloy

Composer of music for film, games and live performance. Originally from the UK, now living and working in the Pacific Northwest. 
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Darkness Falls On Granite City - Jeremias Langsämmer [Classical | Soundtrack]

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