He broke my neck, Joséphine

from 100 Faces by Lilou & John

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"He Broke my Neck, Joséphine" started out as one of Lilou's vivid dreams one night, and the characters from the dream, the young girls Elizabeth and Joséphine, were immortalized the day after. The song marked the start of the band's concept of being "outside the box" with a combination of operesque vocals, pop background and dark lyrics. The song was also one of the first where Lilou was in complete charge of the melody and John wrote the entire text. The song is something as odd as an attempt to describe the thoughts going through the head of a ghost who is mourning her love.

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He broke my neck, yes he did Joséphine
This cannot be, it must be a dream
I see you cry beyond the black veil
You are so beautiful and yet so frail

For months I have tried to take you away
But you were too scared and decided to stay
You said that we could not survive on our own
Two ten year old girls without any home

He broke my neck, yes he did Joséphine
You wonder how everything could might have been
But sweet love do not blame yourself for my death
I will always be your 'Lizabeth

Every time he hurts you my love
I look down at you like a star from above
So close to you but not there by your side
I would have kissed you had I been alive

He broke my neck, yes he did Joséphine
Your father who found the small space between
The roof and the wall where you kept me from him
Waiting for our new life to begin

You are so hungry, too pale and too cold
I know, Joséphine you will never grow old
Slowly he breaks down your body and heart
Your father that killed me and tore us apart

He broke my neck, yes he did Joséphine
But I can still reach you throughout every dream
Someday you'll find me, your 'Lizabeth
Then we will be free in the silence of death

Yes we will be free in the silence of death

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from 100 Faces, released August 26, 2016

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Eclectic heterodox shadowband creating music for introspective dissent in Drone City.

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