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Deprive Me Not !

Jami K
Jami K
Explosive dark electro-swing fused with industrial funk and alternative rock, 124 BPM, Charismatic female contralto lead vocalist, smoky low-register verses, sly rhythmic phrasing, rebellious attitude and huge powerful melodic choruses without operatic delivery, Crooked dirty baritone saxophone riffs, gritty distorted synth bass, mechanical stomp percussion, tight punchy acoustic drums, vintage upright piano stabs, scratchy electric guitar textures, eerie muted brass and subtle analogue synth pulses, Quirky theatrical verses with angular stop-start rhythms, explosive emotionally uplifting rock choruses, dramatic stripped-down piano bridge and enormous final crescendo, Raw energetic production, deep bass, punchy dynamics, memorable melodic hooks, mischievous personality and fierce joyful defiance, No conventional swing big band, country, pub rock, accordion, rap, chanting or spoken-word sections
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They took the colour from the pictures Took the laughter from the room Put a price upon the daylight And a curfew on the moon They taught me how to whisper When I wanted to be loud Said the safest place to stand Was somewhere hidden in the Well, I tried to be respectable Tried to keep my edges clean But there's a little revolution In the spaces in between DEPRIVE ME NOT! OF THE FIRE I'VE GOT! YOU CAN KEEP YOUR PERFECT WORLD AND EVERYTHING IT'S NOT! DEPRIVE ME NOT! I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE! I DIDN'T COME THIS FAR JUST TO LEARN HOW TO SURVIVE! They sold me little portions Of a life already planned With instructions for my happiness And a number on my hand They said, "Don't expect a miracle Don't go looking for the sun" But I've been living on the leftovers And I'm finally I don't need another sermon On the virtues of restraint You can frame your little rulebook But it doesn't make you saint! DEPRIVE ME NOT! OF THE FIRE I'VE GOT! YOU CAN KEEP YOUR PERFECT WORLD AND EVERYTHING IT'S NOT! DEPRIVE ME NOT! I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE! I DIDN'T COME THIS FAR JUST TO LEARN HOW TO SURVIVE! Deprivation! What a lovely little word For the things we never questioned And the voices never heard Deprivation! Dress it up in gold But a cage is still a cage Even when the bars are sold! I was hungry for a sunrise I was thirsty for a dream I forgot the sound of laughter And the person I had been Then a tiny spark reminded me Of something I'd forgot You can take away a thousand things But you can't take what I'm not DEPRIVE ME NOT! OF THE FIRE I'VE GOT! YOU CAN KEEP YOUR PERFECT WORLD AND EVERYTHING IT'S NOT! DEPRIVE ME NOT! I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE! I DIDN'T COME THIS FAR JUST TO LEARN HOW TO You can take the easy answers You can take the safest road But you cannot take the wonder From a heart that won't grow old!