Dark Ballet was the second track from the album titled Madame X. It was released on June 14, 2019. – ‘Cause your world is such a shame, ‘Cause your world’s obsessed with fame, ‘Cause your world’s in so much pain, ‘Cause your world is, ‘Cause your world is, Up in flames
I initiated ACT II – Second Coming – Trials and Tribulations on February 1, 2020.
On March 20, 2020, after recovering from my own personal battle with COVID-19, and after seven long years of living in a 200-300 sq ft space with no windows, I finally left Phoenix, Arizona for good. It was the first day of spring as I headed for the hills of Oakland, California. It was the same day that the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order went into effect for the entire Bay Area.
I moved into a 2-bedroom house that was built in 1924, the same year that my father was born. The house had lots of windows and was surrounded by trees, shrubs, flowers, and lots of room to breathe. My reality completely changed within the course of 24 hours. The image below was taken on March 21, 2020, from the back deck of my new residence. Yes, that’s the Golden Gate Bridge on the horizon.
A new chapter had begun.
This video for Dark Ballet was released eight months earlier on June 6, 2019, and offered a pretty clear picture of the judgment and chaos that took place around the world in most of 2020. California was up in flames during that summer. The intense smoke from the fires at times made it very difficult to breathe.
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Dark Ballet
It’s a beautiful dream, but a dream is earned
I can dress like a boy, I can dress like a girl
Keep your beautiful words, ’cause I’m not concerned
‘Cause your world’s obsessed with fame
‘Cause your world’s in so much pain
‘Cause your world is
‘Cause your world is
Up in flames
It’s a beautiful game (hmm) that I never learned
People tell me to shut my mouth (shut your mouth)
That I might get burned
Keep your beautiful lies (hmm) ’cause I’m not concerned
‘Cause your world’s obsessed with fame
‘Cause your world’s in so much pain
‘Cause your world is
‘Cause your world is
I will not renounce my faith in my sweet Lord
He has chosen me to fight against the English
I am not afraid at all to die ’cause I believe you
I am not afraid ’cause I have faith in him
You can cut my hair and throw me in a jail cell
Say that I’m a witch and burn me at the stake
It’s all a big mistake
I won’t give in
They think we are not aware of their crimes
We know, but we are just not ready to act
The storm isn’t in the air, it’s inside of us
I want to tell you about love and loneliness
Can’t you hear outside of your Supreme hoodie, the wind that’s beginning to howl?