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Pretty Lies

by Mimoza H

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PRETTY LIES exposes a frame of reference based on certain realizations about my beliefs and convictions that reflect the reality of social injustice and current business entertainment not to mention the numerous challenges and obstacles in advancing the role and position of women in the industry.

While writing the lyrics, I realized the extent of anger I hold inside about the wrongdoings, deceptions and lies. Overwhelmed with emotion, I needed to artistically express myself in order to nurture and ignite change on certain certain perceptions.

The narrative of the song compelled me to make a video using strong images and statements that depict my frustration with deceitful acts, twisted games and exploitations by the powers that be. The octopus scene is the pinnacle of the story where the tentacles symbolize both sides of the coin - they represent the deep-anchored illusion that upholds the system’s network as well as the intelligence, insights and vision to unravel truths that influence positive change.

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PRETTY LIES

Watch, we’re under the dust
Drained and brainwashed
Stuck inside our thoughts

Watch, they’ve come for us now
Attempting an escape
We’re guarded, kept in chain

A place to hide the shame
For a glimpse of fame
As they wait in vain
Silence into rage
You know their hidden
You know their pretty lies
Stranded, stained and bruised
But never, ever moved
Rise under the moon
And resist the rule
You know their hidden
You know their pretty lies

Liar, liars, hidden words (2x)

Beneath the smiley eyes
The men in black tie
Watch, he’ll promise you gold
Of dreams without hope
And dig six feet holes

A place to hide the shame
For a glimpse of fame
As they wait in vain
Silence into rage
You know their hidden
You know their pretty lies
Stranded, stained and bruised
But never, ever moved
Rise under the moon
And resist the rule
You know their hidden
You know their pretty lies

Liar, liars, hidden words (2x)

Our cries, make them laugh
Their laughs, make us cry
Our cries, make them laugh
Their laughs, make us cry

credits

released July 30, 2020
Music written and produced by Mimoza H and Sébastien Schuller
Lyrics: Mimoza H

Mixing: Stephan Roy
Mastering: Richard Addison @ Trillium Sound Mastering

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Mimoza H Montreal, Québec

Mimoza H is an independent autodidact singer/songwriter/multi-genre producer originally from Kosovo based in Montreal. Her music has been described as “unique, intense and mysterious”.

She is praised for her distinct voice enriched with a melancholy delivered in a peculiar elegiac singing style often compared to that of Björk, Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, Florence and the Machine. ... more

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