Dark Ballet
Madonna * Track #2 On Madame X (International Deluxe)
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“Dark Ballet” is the second track on Madonna’s fourteenth album, Madame X. The song begins as a piano ballad with Joan of Arc-inspired lyrics before morphing into a monologue told from the point of view of the Maid of Orléans, set to a stomping electronic arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the R...
Dark Ballet Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It's a beautiful life, but I'm not concerned
It's a beautiful dream, but a dream is earned
I can dress like a boy, I can dress like a girl
Keep your beautiful words, 'cause I'm not concerned
[Chorus]
'Cause your world is such a shame
'Cause your world's obsessed with fame
'Cause your world's in so much pain
'Cause your world is, 'cause your world is
Up in flames
[Verse 2]
It's a beautiful plan (Hmm), but I'm not concerned (Oh, yeah)
It's a beautiful game (Hmm) that I never learned
People tell me to shut my mouth (Shut your mouth), that I might get burned
Keep your beautiful lies (Hmm) 'cause I'm not concerned
[Chorus]
'Cause your world is such a shame
'Cause your world's obsessed with fame
'Cause your world's in so much pain
'Cause your world is, 'cause your world is—
[Bridge]
I will not denounce the things that I have said
I will not renounce my faith in my sweet Lord
He has chosen me to fight against the English
And I'm not afraid at all to die 'cause I believe Him
God is on my side and I'll be His bride
I am not afraid 'cause I have faith in Him
You can cut my hair and throw me in a jail cell
Say that I'm a witch and burn me at the stake
It's all a big mistake
Don't you know to doubt Him is a sin?
I won't give in
[Verse 3]
They are so naive
They think we are not aware of their crimes
We know, but we are just not ready to act
The storm isn't in the air, it's inside of us
I want to tell you about love and loneliness
But it's getting late now
Can't you hear outside of your Supreme hoodie
The wind that's beginning to howl?
[Outro]
It's a beautiful life
Dark Ballet Q&A
Who wrote Dark Ballet's ?
Dark Ballet was written by Mirwais Ahmadzaï & Madonna.
Who produced Dark Ballet's ?
Dark Ballet was produced by Mirwais Ahmadzaï & Madonna.
When did Madonna release Dark Ballet?
Madonna released Dark Ballet on Fri Jun 07 2019.
What did Madonna say about "Dark Ballet"?
“[Joan of Arc] fought the English and she won, still the French were not happy,” Madonna says in the press release announcement. “Still they judged her. They said she was a man, they said she was a lesbian, they said she was a witch, and, in the end, they burned her at the stake, and she feared noth...
What has Madonna said about the music video?
Obviously the song is inspired by Joan of Arc, but it’s also inspired by my observations and experiences living in the world today. And there’s still a lot of persecution and bullying and discrimination and I thought well, you know, things haven’t really changed that much since the days of Joan of A...
What else have the artist said about the song?
Dark Ballet is an amalgamation of a lot of different things, from Tchaikovsky to Clockwork Orange to Joan of Arc. When you get to the vocoder section, it’s like Joan of Arc’s manifesto, where she says that she will not give in and she will not bow down to fear and she will not apologise for what she...