Hear me now
Live concert, Female vocal, deep smoky contralto voice, raw and emotional, slightly off-beat phrasing, expressive imperfections, British soul accent. Style: 60s soul / jazz-blues / neo-soul, inspired by Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson production style. Tempo: slow-mid (75–85 BPM), laid-back groove, slightly dragging behind the beat. Key: minor (D minor or E minor feel), dark and melancholic. Instrumentation: warm vintage drums (dry snare, soft swing feel) upright bass (round, groovy, slightly loose timing) electric piano (Rhodes, jazzy chords, subtle dissonance) muted guitar (clean, bluesy fills) soft brass section (trumpet / sax stabs, minimal but expressive) occasional organ textures (very subtle, background warmth) Mood: intimate, toxic love, self-destruction, vulnerability mixed with defiance, late-night bar atmosphere, smoky and cinematic. Vocal delivery: fragile but biting slurred phrasing at times emotional cracks, breathy textures sarcastic undertones in verses, more power in chorus
Hear me now
Live concert, Female vocal, deep smoky contralto voice, raw and emotional, slightly off-beat phrasing, expressive imperfections, British soul accent. Style: 60s soul / jazz-blues / neo-soul, inspired by Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson production style. Tempo: slow-mid (75–85 BPM), laid-back groove, slightly dragging behind the beat. Key: minor (D minor or E minor feel), dark and melancholic. Instrumentation: warm vintage drums (dry snare, soft swing feel) upright bass (round, groovy, slightly loose timing) electric piano (Rhodes, jazzy chords, subtle dissonance) muted guitar (clean, bluesy fills) soft brass section (trumpet / sax stabs, minimal but expressive) occasional organ textures (very subtle, background warmth) Mood: intimate, toxic love, self-destruction, vulnerability mixed with defiance, late-night bar atmosphere, smoky and cinematic. Vocal delivery: fragile but biting slurred phrasing at times emotional cracks, breathy textures sarcastic undertones in verses, more power in chorus
Lyrics
©Ombaliz - 2026
We wrote this song with one of my patients, inspired by her life story. She was a huge fan of Amy Winehouse.
She wanted to put her troubles into words to get rid of it for good.
Nous avons écrit cette chanson avec l'une de mes patientes, en nous inspirant de son histoire. Elle était une grande fan d'Amy Winehouse.
Elle voulait mettre des mots sur ses difficultés pour s'en débarrasser une bonne fois pour toutes.
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I sold my nights for dirty praise,
Licked the honey off their gaze,
Their eyes undressed me, nice and slow,
I let them watch… I let it show.
Lipstick stains on empty glass,
Every smile I faked would pass,
They screamed my name like it was love
But love don’t leave you this fucked up.
You held my throat, called it care,
Said I was yours… I almost swore.
Now I choke on every word I said,
Swallow lies I used to spread,
All that glitter cut my veins,
Gold runs black inside my veins.
Hear me now, I’m done being sold,
I’d rather break than fit your mold.
Your touch was sweet like cheap cocaine,
First it kissed, then carved my brain,
I craved the rush, I played the game,
Just to hear you say my name.
High on you, then crawling back,
Mascara tears in every crack,
I wore your love like it was mine
A perfect curse in perfect rhyme.
You said “baby, don’t you fall”
Funny, you pushed me after all…
Now I choke on every word I said,
Swallow lies I used to spread,
All that glitter cut my veins,
Gold runs black inside my veins.
Hear me now, I’m done being sold,
I’d rather break than fit your mold.
You didn’t love me…
You loved the damage.
The way I bent…
The way I managed.
Now I spit blood where I once sang,
Every note a rusted chain,
If I burn, I’ll burn alone
Better ash than being owned.
Hear me now, I’m done with gold,
I’d rather rot than lose my soul.