Cesky Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 This is a straight up highlight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 This is a very strong track even though some of the lyrics are a bit too cringe for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgefan Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Amazing track oh my God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 This song is gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamboDoesItBetter Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 19 hours ago, Bitch I'm Christian said: I was anticipating the worst after almost every review singled this song out as a weak moment on the album, but it's actually one of my favourites! I don't hear a 'white saviour', I hear empathy and the idea that discrimination ultimately weakens us all, no matter our identity. And my gosh, the music! This is the snippet from the Madame X teaser that caught my ear the most, and I love the full song. That’s the limited thinking these “reviewers” have. Some of them don’t have a musicians ear. They rate lyrics like it was some book review. What they fail to do is connect the music with the words and how the melody carries the somber yet hopeful tone of this song. It’s romantic, eerie, somber, hopeful and elegant at the same time. No one can make a song like M. This is why she will always be ahead of the game creating new genres with the help of the genius that is Mirwais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo208 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Does anyone have a translation for what she's singing in the chorus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamboDoesItBetter Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 11:09 PM, CalinB said: OMG....PERFECTION!!! I have not listened to the rest of the album yet... I am stuck on this song. THIS MUST BE A SINGLE... sooo haunting. I hope it has a video. It neeeeeeds a video so bad. A Steven Klein Video. Or even a Jean Baptise Mondino one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalinB Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 23 hours ago, Fever said: I think I'm still expecting Killers to be the DISCO BANGER Me too.. I hope it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Je5u5 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I'm still dying at all the posts we had with people claiming this was a disco song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Coffin Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 One of the key tracks, TERRIFICCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowned World Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Beautiful. "Killers" is now one of my favorite tracks on MX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCPort1 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 5 hours ago, stevo208 said: Does anyone have a translation for what she's singing in the chorus? O mundo é selvagem. - Wild is the world O Caminho é solitário - Lonely is the path /BRIDGE/ Eu sei o que sou - I Know what I am E o que não sou - And I know what I am not :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo208 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, ARCPort1 said: O mundo é selvagem. - Wild is the world O Caminho é solitário - Lonely is the path /BRIDGE/ Eu sei o que sou - I Know what I am E o que não sou - And I know what I am not Thank you I'm feeling this today. It's a total mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priceless Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I absolutely love this song, the production is amazing with that distorted accordion in the middle and the lyrics are really strong and meaningful. As someone said earlier, she's empathizing with other marginalized groups (of which she is one) and showing solidarity with them. I think people who call the lyrics "cringey" are simply having a visceral reaction to them and they should. It's not a universal concept that we should love one another and feel one another's pain, that one group of mistreated and abused people should identify with another and be stronger for it. People are more comfortable throwing around divisive phrases like "white savior" and choosing to separate people instead of uniting them. I hope she performs this live and am looking forward to a really powerful moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, Priceless said: I absolutely love this song, the production is amazing with that distorted accordion in the middle and the lyrics are really strong and meaningful. As someone said earlier, she's empathizing with other marginalized groups (of which she is one) and showing solidarity with them. I think people who call the lyrics "cringey" are simply having a visceral reaction to them and they should. It's not a universal concept that we should love one another and feel one another's pain, that one group of mistreated and abused people should identify with another and be stronger for it. People are more comfortable throwing around divisive phrases like "white savior" and choosing to separate people instead of uniting them. I hope she performs this live and am looking forward to a really powerful moment. I think "IM A DEMOCRACY" in the middle of GC is cringe the lyrics are fine, maybe a little literal, but fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wunderkind Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, Nikki said: I think "IM A DEMOCRACY" in the middle of GC is cringe the lyrics are fine, maybe a little literal, but fine. It’s “a new democracy” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabihaSultan Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) This track (sonically) reminds me of the old islamic Al-Andalus and its culture. It's like mentally travelling to Seville. I went there 4 years ago and i fell in love with that city immediately Edited June 15, 2019 by SabihaSultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrolla Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I still keep avoiding listening to it, I am afraid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 SJW lose the point, as always, because this song is about minorities supporting other minorities when an injustice happens. Madonna is the woman raped whose heart was broken. And she'll support any injustice just like other minorities should step up and support others. I hate the SJW mentality criticising this lyrics with all my guts because there's nothing more basic and in the end UNJUST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 21 minutes ago, SabihaSultan said: This track (sonically) reminds me of the old islamic Al-Andalus and its culture. It's like mentally travelling to Seville. I went there 4 years ago and i fell in love with that city immediately It's a Portuguese fado. Maybe some sounds from Seville may be something similar (I'm not sure) but it's pure fado, with the melancholic inflection too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andgon144 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 the lyrics and the production are like dark, twisted western tale a fucking masterpiece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitho Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I think this is my favorite track from the album so far. Such an interesting production with so many different influences. Plus, I am very pleased when it comes to singing in languages other than English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooncrown11 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 This was not a song I expected to like from the early critic reviews but I actually love it! The lyrics on paper, may seem a little cringey or too literal but her earnest delivery and the warm guitar makes it very poignant and beautiful. Does anyone have a theory about what the title means? I take it as those that are oppressing the marginalized have no remorse but rather revel in their cruelty and ignorance. It's seems like maybe one of the paradoxes she has been referencing in her interviews. I'd love to hear other's opinions also on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooncrown11 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 1:23 PM, Shane said: Her vocals in the chorus are magnificent and should silence people on that front. Not just the beautiful Portuguese lines but the “I know who I am” refrain and then when she comes in to do her own background vocals “God knows who I am.” So agree!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Rabbit Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Andgon144 said: the lyrics and the production are like dark, twisted western tale a fucking masterpiece I get Quentin Tarantino vibes from this song. It blows my mind how good this song is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessie Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Her accent singing “o mundo é selvagem” and “o caminho é solitário” is completely wrong and cute lol Actually sounds like she is singing “o mundo é só vagem” and “o cominho é solitário” In Brazil vagem is a very common vegetable with beans and cominho is a type of cooking condiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 14 hours ago, Wunderkind said: It’s “a new democracy” Alright, now that actually makes a little more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andgon144 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 "Eu sei o que sou e nao sou. and lonely is the path to come to you." girl I FEEL you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klasu Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 This track is both gorgeous and devastating. It really shakes me up and is probably her most painful lyric to date. I hate it when reviewers criticize her by saying that a privileged white woman shouldn't steal minority agendas. How cynical can one be? This song stems from common pain that we all share, regardless of wealth or color. Something about Killers reminds me of the political songs of the 70's, especially those from Latin America. That's probably just a coincidence but for all these reasons this if one of the tracks I cherish the most on this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 There is absolutely nothing cringey about this gorgeous, moving song. One of the most rattling tracks on the album. Completely necessary and meaningful in 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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