[Orbrits] OnlyOneOf dOra maar Contest [English Version]

#OnlyOneOf #doramaar
Full Lyrics;
Oh dear my fifth subject
Your eyes pale blue like the tears you wept
Truth is painted with lies what are you masking
I notice you waning and I think no way, girl
What if all the strokes I’ve painted so far
Don’t stay truthful to you Dora Maar
I want to open you like you’re Pandora’s box, girl yeah
Last night I dreamt of your moon eyes
The ones that seem so dark, baby
Ohohoh Won’t you show yourself to me baby
Ohohoh Sorry that I made you weep baby
Your dark room eclipsing darling
You’re just my grieving model
Dora Maar
Oh the two of us flow like a storm
As I submerge you even deeper than before, yeah
Oh my Dora, blossom like Flora
While I just stand in front of the sunlight, bebe
Stretch a little more, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh my Dora, where is your honour
Don’t try to hide your tears from me anymore babe
I’ll immortalise you, yeah, yeah, yeah
Forget your monotone if you stay then I’ll paint you every melancholy shade of green and blue, yeah
Dali’s clock melts like our time together, so for now I’ll stain you with the pleasure of each hue, yeah
Am I suffocating you?
Baby you are just a weeping woman
Dora Maar
Oh how this dreamy canvas of you dazes me, yeah
Last night I dreamt of your moon eyes
The ones that seem so dark, baby
Ohohoh Won’t you show yourself to me baby
Ohohoh Sorry that I made you weep baby
Your red room eclipsing darling
You’re just my grieving model
Dora Maar
Oh let me keep you like your blood-stained roses
Let me keep your colours so close, yeah
Oh my Dora, blossom like Flora
While I just stand in front of the sunlight, bebe
Stretch a little more, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh my Dora, where is your honour
Don’t try to hide your tears from me anymore babe
I’ll immortalise you, yeah, yeah, yeah
You could say, that I’m reflecting you
Just like a glass prism of light, oh
Draw you by and I hold you by night, yeah oh
Now, all that’s left is the carcass of our love
An our futures undreamt of
I don’t want to end this tragic affair
Because you’re my masterpiece, yeah
Oh my Dora, blossom like Flora
While I just stand in front of the sunlight, bebe
Stretch a little more, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh my Dora, where is your honour
Don’t try to hide your tears from me anymore babe
I’ll immortalise you, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sang by:
Rachel Mishkin
Lyrics Credits;
Laine
Seren
Rory Burrows
Eleanor Barlow
Maya Mishkin
Country: England
The lyric writing process;
Through writing the lyrics, we wanted to portray the relationship that is told by history but also the emotions we thought Dora would have experienced.
We first started writing on the basis of OnlyOneOf’s lyrics and we tried to stay with the themes and contents that is shown in their song. However, we also wanted to add a women’s perspective as femininity is an integral part of the song and we wanted to stay to true to Dora.
Throughout the song, we reference both Picasso and Dora’s profession/their artistry. We did this in order to display their dark emotions and the relationship they had. We implemented this through similes and metaphors that are seen in the song. For example, “Your dark/red room eclipsing darling” demonstrates Dora’s profession while working in a photography dark room and the imagery and colours connotes with an eclipse. Furthermore, lyrics like “forget your monotone” also display her monochromatic style which is seen throughout her photography and the pessimistic ‘monotone’ emotions.
Majorly, we wanted to depict an unstable relationship with the passion of their art, while focusing majorly on Dora Maar.