LA MAUPIN

[Female Vocal]

[Intro]

Ave Maria, shadows on the stone.

They locked my little angel in the dark alone.

A habit of black, a cross of gold,

But the heart of a sinner is brave and bold.

[Verse 1]

I took the holy vows just to get inside the gate,

I found you in the chapel, baby, it is not too late.

We need a little diversion, we need a little light,

To cover up our footsteps in the middle of the night.

[Pre-Chorus]

Strike the flint. Kiss my neck.

Leave the holy order in a burning wreck.

[Beat Drop]

Burn it down.

Burn the convent down.

Take the blade. Take the crown.

Julie d'Aubigny running through the town.

They tried to lock us up, but I brought the fire.

Dancing in the ashes of the holy choir.

I don't need a heaven, I don't need a priest.

I am the beauty and I am the beast.

[Music shifts]

Burn... burn...

Put the body in the bed, let the embers glow!

Grab my hand, baby, we gotta go!

Wanted by the law, hunted by the crown,

But nobody can catch me in a velvet gown!

Rapier in the left hand, dagger in the right,

Setting all of Paris on fire tonight!

[Outro]

Let it burn.

[Female Vocal]

[Intro]

Running from the fire, running from the law.

The fastest steel that Paris ever saw.

[Verse 1]

I traded in my corsets for a tailored velvet suit,

Sleeping in the stables with a bounty of the loot.

[Verse 2]

Drinking with the gamblers, waiting on a fight,

Living like a phantom in the middle of the night.

Every man who tests me ends up bleeding on the floor,

I’ll show the aristocracy exactly what the sword is for!

[Pre-Chorus]

Hand on the hilt, eyes on the door.

Tell the king I'm evening the score.

[Drop]

Dress like a man, fight like a king!

Watch the heavy steel of the rapier swing!

Outlaw status, price on the head,

Leave the bounty hunters bleeding out for dead!

[Drop 2]

[Verse 3]

Parrying the thrust in the shadow of the bar,

Smashing out a bottle, leave a permanent scar.

You thought I was a lady you could easily restrain?

I’m a ghost of the revolution, running in the rain!

Taking every franc that you carry in the purse,

Leaving every baron with a bleeding and a curse.

Untouchable, wild, and I’m never gonna break,

I’m the biggest damn mistake that the monarchy could make!

[Outro]

Slash! Parry!

Take the silver, take the gold.

La Maupin, breaking the mold.

[Female Vocal]

[Intro]

I stand before the Sun King, a sinner and a thief.

But I will sing a melody to bring the court relief.

[Verse 1]

Hall of Mirrors shining with a thousand candle lights,

I’m trading in my rapier for velvet Parisian nights.

[Verse 2]

The whispering nobility, they want to see me burn,

But watch the royal gallery and watch the sovereign turn.

A voice of pure divinity, a demon in disguise,

I see the absolute surrender in the monarch's eyes!

[Pre-Chorus]

Heavy is the crown, but the melody is sweet.

Bring the entire kingdom down to my feet.

[Drop]

Sing for the pardon! Sing for the life!

Voice of an angel, edge of a knife!

Versailles echoing, gold on the wall,

Watch the entire royal monarchy fall!

[Drop 2]

[Verse 3]

Stamping on the wax, seal it with the royal ring,

Getting full forgiveness from the absolute king!

They thought I’d be in chains, but I’m wrapped in heavy silk,

Drinking down the power like it’s honey and milk.

A criminal, an outlaw, a lover and a saint,

I’m a masterpiece of history without a single taint.

Bowing to the throne with a dagger in the lace,

Earning my salvation with a smile on my face!

[Outro]

Signed in wax. Cleared of the crime.

The greatest performer of the century's time.

[Female Vocal]

[Intro]

A royal invitation to the palace of the night.

Dressed in men's apparel, stepping in the light.

[Verse 1]

Domino mask to hide the fire in the eye,

Watching all the powdered wigs and painted faces lie.

[Verse 2]

A beautiful young countess is staring from across the room,

I’ll take her from the dance floor and walk her to her doom.

The lords are getting angry, they don’t know what to do,

When a woman in a waistcoat steals the lady right from you!

[Pre-Chorus]

Step into the shadows. Leave the music behind.

The sweetest kind of trouble you could ever hope to find.

[Drop]

Take the lady's hand, pull her to the dark.

Leave the holy gentlemen crying in the park.

I want what I want, I take what I please,

Got the aristocracy down on their knees!

[Drop 2]

[Verse 3]

Kissing in the alcove, silk against the skin,

Whispering of freedom and a beautiful sin.

Three dukes stepping up, reaching for the steel,

They want to teach me manners, they want to make me kneel.

But I just laugh aloud, and I point toward the door,

I’ve killed a dozen better men in tavern fights before!

Adjusting my lapels while they tremble in the heat,

Time to leave the nobility bleeding in the street!

[Outro]

Kiss me...

Three dukes angry, drawing the blade.

Don't they know the kind of history I made?

Step outside, boys. Let's settle the score.

[Female Vocal]

[Intro]

Three against one in the freezing cold snow.

Tell the undertaker he's got places to go.

[Verse 1]

Walking from the ballroom to the icy cobblestone,

I'm standing in the midnight frost, entirely alone.

[Verse 2]

They draw the heavy steel, thinking I will run away,

But I’ve been waiting for a little target practice all day.

The first one lunges forward, clumsy on the ice,

I guess these noble gentlemen forgot to ask the price!

[Pre-Chorus]

Draw the rapier. Feel the winter chill.

Time to show the capital exactly how I kill.

[Drop]

Parry and thrust! Left and right!

Three noble bodies bleeding out in the night!

I warned you boys not to ruin my dance,

Now you're dying in the snow in the middle of France!

[Drop 2]

[Verse 3]

Sidestep the blade, riposte to the chest!

Putting aristocratic arrogance to the ultimate test!

The second one drops with a gasp and a cry,

The third one is shaking and waiting to die.

I disarm him with a flick of the wrist in the dark,

Leaving a permanent, elegant, crimson mark.

Three men down, and my suit is still clean,

The deadliest duelist that Paris has ever seen!

[Outro]

Wipe the blade clean. Button the vest.

Walk back inside and return to the guest.

Untouchable.

[Female Vocal]

[Intro]

The curtain rises, the spotlight is mine.

The voice of a goddess, completely divine.

[Verse 1]

Five thousand candles are burning for me,

The absolute center of the aristocracy.

[Verse 2]

The audience is holding every breath that I take,

I sing the high notes till the chandeliers break!

I dictate the salary, I make the demands,

I have the whole theater eating right out of my hands!

[Pre-Chorus]

The diva of the century, stepping to the edge.

Pushing French opera right over the ledge.

[Drop]

Queen of the stage! Queen of the night!

Starting a riot in the theater light!

Highest paid singer in the history of the art,

Breaking every rule and breaking every heart!

[Drop 2]

[Verse 3]

Basking in the glory of the screaming and the cheers,

A legendary voice echoing across the years.

They throw the red roses, they worship the sound,

I am the royalty without the need for a crown.

The men are obsessed and the women are too,

I’m breaking the boundaries of everything they knew.

A master of the sword and a master of the song,

I’m proving every critic in the century wrong!

[Outro]

Bow to the Queen. Throw the rose.

I am the fire and everybody knows.

[Female Vocal]

[Intro]

You think you can insult me? A little man in a wig?

You're playing in a game that is a little too big.

[Verse 1]

Backstage is tense, the tenor wants to fight.

But I am the one bringing the crowds in tonight.

[Verse 2]

He calls me a name and he steps to my face,

Forgetting that I have him completely replaced!

I pick up a mirror, I throw it at the wall,

And watch this pathetic little understudy fall!

[Pre-Chorus]

Don't cross the diva. Don't ruin the mood.

I am the terror with the attitude.

[Drop]

Smash the glass! Grab the throat!

I am the captain of this musical boat!

Nobody talks to La Maupin like that,

Leave the leading tenor lying flat on the mat!

[Drop 2]

[Verse 3]

Lifting him up by the lace of his shirt,

Making absolutely sure that his ego is hurt!

You’re singing my chorus, you’re in my domain,

I’ll throw you directly right out in the rain!

The manager’s crying, the chorus is shocked,

But my dressing room door is remaining unlocked.

Dust off the corset and powder the nose,

The Queen is returning to finish the shows!

[Outro]

Don't test me!

Fix the corset. Hit the cue.

I got a sold-out crowd and nothing to prove.

[Female Vocal]

[Intro]

From the streets of Paris to the Elector of Bavaria.

I am the ultimate disease, I am the malaria.

[Verse 1]

The palace in Brussels, the sheets made of gold,

A story of passion that will never be told.

[Verse 2]

The prince is entranced by the scars on my skin,

A beautiful canvas of absolute sin.

He offers me titles, he offers me wealth,

But I only operate for nobody but myself.

[Pre-Chorus]

Extinguish the candle. Lock the heavy door.

I always leave them begging and desperate for more.

[Drop]

Silk on the skin. Gold on the floor.

Every time I leave, they are begging for more.

Lovers in the dark, princes in the bed,

Living out the fantasies inside of my head.

[Drop 2]

[Verse 3]

Sipping the wine from a crystal glass,

Watching the midnight hours pass.

A fleeting romance in the heart of the state,

Leaving the Elector to his miserable fate.

I pack up my trunks and I head for the road,

I’m leaving the palace before it can implode.

A dangerous lover, a thief in the night,

Fading away in the pale moonlight.

[Outro]

Mon amour...

Take the crown, take the heart.

Every single romance is a piece of art.

[Female Vocal]

[Intro]

Thirty-three years of burning the candle at both ends.

Outlived the enemies, outlived the friends.

[Verse 1]

The theater is empty, the stage is gone cold,

A beautiful legend that never grows old.

[Verse 2]

The scars on my arms and the ghosts in the hall,

I answered every challenge and I answered every call.

I loved with a fire that burned down the town,

And now it is time that I lay the sword down.

[Pre-Chorus]

Take off the costume. Wash off the paint.

A glorious sinner retiring a saint.

[Drop]

Drop the sword. Close the door.

La Maupin ain't singing anymore.

The fire is dying, the curtain comes down,

Leaving behind the greatest myth in the town.

[Drop 2]

[Verse 3]

I fought for my freedom, I fought for the right,

To walk through the world like a creature of light.

I loved who I wanted, I kissed who I chose,

And left my apologies dead on the rose.

The convent, the duels, the stage and the crown,

The heaviest legacy in the entire town.

But peace is a quiet I finally crave,

A beautiful ghost heading into the grave.

[Outro]

Fade into the mist. Let the legend breathe.

Everything I wanted, I managed to achieve.

[Female Vocal]

[Intro]

They tried to erase me. They tried to forget.

But I am a ghost that they cannot reset.

[Verse 1]

Three hundred years in the dust and the ash,

But my spirit remains in the lightning and flash.

[Verse 2]

The history books tried to bury the name,

Terrified of a woman who mastered the game.

A bisexual icon, a master of blades,

A legend of Paris that never degrades!

[Pre-Chorus]

The opera is echoing. The rapier sings.

The ultimate freedom that rebellion brings.

[Drop]

I am the rebel! I am the flame!

Three hundred years and you remember the name!

Julie d'Aubigny! The sword and the voice!

Lived on my own terms, made my own choice!

[Drop 2]

[Verse 3]

From cobblestone alleys to neon-lit streets,

My memory survives in the underground beats!

They’ll whisper my name when they fight in the dark,

I left an eternal, unkillable mark!

The women who love and the women who fight,

I am the patron saint of the beautiful night!

So raise up a glass and remember the queen,

The most dangerous diva the world’s ever seen!

[Outro]

La Maupin. La Maupin.

Echo through the underground. Never coming down.

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