BLUE MEDUSA, die neue Band von Ex-ARCH ENEMY Frontfrau ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ, das heißt vor allem die beiden Gitarristinnen Alyssa Day und Dani Sophia sowie die Live-Mitglieder Delaney Jaster an den Drums und Alicia Vigil am Bass stellen ihre erste Single `Checkmate´ vor, zu der im Laufe des Tages auch noch ein Video online gehen soll. Der Track tönt anders als die Solosachen von Alissa zuletzt doch deutlich mehr nach ihrem ehemaligen Brötchengeber. Was meint Ihr?
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Lyrics:
I learned my name underneath the spot lights,
Lost my voice building a throne,
You thought that silence could not testify,
(But I) Heard echoes I didn’t own.
Fake smiles scaffold heavy lies,
“Take the abuse and bleed clockwise”,
No leash, no more restraint.
I choose what’s real, I choose my name.
I… I walked the chessboard blind.
Delusion is the refuge of cowards.
Black and white, stay in line.
You forgot the Queen holds the most power.
Take aim.
Strategy.
Watch it fall apart.
The Masks slip and the Mirrors break.
Injury,
Turned sovereignty,
I won’t bleed to belong.
I declare checkmate,
I own the board.
None of your pawns can
Conquer my world.
I thrive in truth,
While you lose control,
I learned my worth,
When I stood alone.
I’m not your product, I’m not an object.
Wounds close and scars do fade.
Turn empty eyes inwards, see what you became?
Listen… every slammed door sounds the same.
Zwischenzug,
End game
They already Know My Name.
I matter in rooms where nothing’s sold.
The story gets cold.
Photo Credit: Jeremy Saffer