Iselle Nova - Soft Violence Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Madame Nadia, with your perfect posture
Teaching me to tame my eastern rapture
Piano keys like ivory towers
Molding me through endless hours
"Non, ma chérie, not like that"
Your voice echoes where I sat

[Chorus]
You tried to make me marketable
Made my culture portable
But now I see through your design
Cette mélodie n'est plus la tienne
(This melody is no longer yours)
Je brise tes chaînes
(I break your chains)

[Verse 2]
Every scale, a sweet deception
Every note, a forced correction
"Blend it in, make it smooth"
Like poison wrapped in velvet moves
My fingers dance your western way
While my soul begins to fray

[Bridge]
Tick tock goes your metronome
Cutting pieces of my home
But watch me now as I reclaim
Every note you tried to tame
Je ne suis plus ton projet
(I'm not your project anymore)

[Chorus]
You tried to make me marketable
Made my culture portable
But now I see through your design
Cette mélodie n'est plus la tienne
Je brise tes chaînes

[Outro]
Your voice fades like static now
As I remember who I am
No more perfect little dolls
No more playing by your rules
Je suis libre, enfin libre
(I am free, finally free)