Maryam

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Martinez´debut single Maryam is one of the first songs written together by Valeria, a self-taught singer songwriter and Yvan, a well known engineer and producer in Switzerland, and out of their upcoming EP in autumn. Initially they met a few years ago only for Yvan to mix Valeria´s last record but they soon discovered their great musical connection and decided to compose together. “Maryam is one of the first song we wrote together. We wanted to talk about the difficulties of being yourself in a society that is constantly trying to make you something else. When we wrote the lyrics we were thinking of a transvertite. Someone who decide to be something else than what society expect him or her to be. This very sensitive and emotional character has to be confronted to the opinion of others and the misinterpretation of his/ her inner universe.” And we are also really hooked on the visual accompaniment they have chosen. With an adorable little girl in the main role, who is conviningly acting out Maryam, the video will emphasize what´s hidden in most of us. “Maryam is a lonely working girl, doing every day the same things and living almost like a ghost. She feels stuck in a conventional life while her body and emotions claim to set her free as a child.”

lyrics

Verse 1 :

Sad girl
Life's a funny dance
Splender
What you gonna wear

What you gonna do (x4)

Chorus :

Maryam
Some say broke that wall
A whole life
Calling at your door
Don't you know that love comes to those who glow
Golden boys falling on the floor

Verse 2 :

Make up
Under the rain
Bright girl
Like tears on your face

What you gonna do
What you gonna do
With all eyes on you
What you gonna do

credits

released July 22, 2016
Valérie Martinez: vocals, guitare, percussions, arrangements
Yvan Bing: drums, keys, arrangements, percussions
Christophe Bugnon: Bass
Franco Casagrande: Guitare
Ludovic Lagana: trumpet

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