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 Song: Crucifixion on An Innocent (Suffer) Recorded: June 2010
Written: Stephanie Fierce
Produced by: Stephanie Fierce, The Producers
Instrumentation by: The Producers
1st Track: “Crucifixion on An Innocent (Suffer)” is a song written solely by Stephanie F. Johnson. The song was partially written on her tour bus while she was in New York and recorded in a private studio located in Tokyo, Japan (Where “The Bitch” was recorded.). The concept of “cruxificon” was very relatable to Steph’s mother’s death. She applied the same concept unconditionally to a past relationship she had. Revenge is never sweet and Stephanie realized that eventually. The message of the song, is that we all rise (eventually) no matter what and Steph witnesses the guy she got killed rising in her presence.
The song opens up with Stephanie speaking into a tape recorder. Her voice is raw and a bit scratchy.
A very low static/white noise (almost unheard) and a soft violin is heard in the background as if someone was carelessly playing it. After the spoken intro, the song introduces rhythm with a powerful Taiko drum, the “Tribal” like solo continues on, until it is joined prudently by the “fue” (a flute) and the violin. The two unique sounds overlap each other as Stephanie painfully sings the song. In the bridge, the violin takes over until the trumpets go off. The song ends ends with a cry done in "acapella" form.
"This song is so powerful and vocally driven. The orchestration left us breathless. We had to take a break and realize that what we just heard was so epic. The song has a clever and powerful message. Revenge isn't always so sweet. The sinner goes on to symbolically crucify her ex lover. After seeking revenge, it backfires on her when Stephanie is faced with seeing the guy she killed, rise above her. Leaving her frozen, and eventually the suffering was on her. The song has a violent instrumentation, and with the help of drums, sharp flutes and violins, it might leave you to tears. This is one of the most impressive things we've seen from a pop star this year. No doubt Stephanie Fierce will remain one of the best artists out there!" - Rolling Stone
(Song Preview)
Spoken:
“He was as innocent and beautiful as a white dove.
and I…….I was so cruel,
Without the Devil’s consent.
No pity and so determined.
They tied him. Taped his mouth.
Hit his in the stomach.
As I watched him painfully gasp for air..
Die fucker!…..as his mouth filled with blood and as his heart slowly stopped beating.
They spat on his face.
Kicked him in the gut, his stomach internally bleeding.
Left him there as if he was worth nothing.
Only his body was found.
I asked myself
What am I to do now God?
I am now a lost daughter
What did I do to deserve this? How selfish of me to say that
I was faithful to him though.
I waited.
No answer.
I waited and waited.
No answer.
And one day……
Sung/Music Begins:
As I lay in my bed
I see the filthy cross
Hoped to see you there
I can't even sing now....
All I see is blood
Oh I feel the pain
Oh I feel the suffer
Oh I see your soul
Still I hold the gun
Oh my heart is beating
Like I'm having fun
But I see your soul
Rise on up above me
My tears on a roll
*Deep breath*"
Stephanie Fierce "Crucifixion on an Innocent (Suffer)" Music Video
The first scene (a muted scene; no sound) begins with Stephanie Fierce sitting on a weelchair, looking out through a clinic window. The view of the window overlooks a sea. She's breathing hard; strucked by the reality of her disease. What automatically strikes you in this scene is that Steph is seen aged with wrinkles and grey hair. Respiratory tubes are seen coming out of her nose. It's almost like Stephanie's youth and innonce was ripped out of her. She then looks into the camera (the camera doesn't zoom into her face). Her head sinks down and the scene fades out to years back in time.
(Muted Dialougue:
Doctor: Miss Stephanie Fierce. We're sorry to tell you.....)
(Rest is not muted)
Steph looks into the doctors eyes as if in regret and runs out of the room. Steph is then seen holding her belly with force, her face holding out the news, paralyzed by the words she just heard. She then lets out the gasp of air she was holding in and shoves both her hands into her face, breaks down crying. The camera emphasizes on her her whole body. Her legs begin to shiver. Nothing but her sobbing is heard. That scene slowly fades out.
Fierce is then seen floating inside a placenta. Her eyes open. This imagery is the highlight of the video. The placenta represents the spiritual embryo of rebirth. A bright light that flashes in the background, surrounds the placenta. This very moment respresents "coming out of the spiritual womb". The scene fades into a bright light.
She's then seen curled up on a runway floor that's located in a dark abandoned area. She's seen wearing a wet-like nude suit, that was designed by Gianni Versace in the 80's. The camera zooms in from a floor level as if it were creeping into her. The runway floor is a glossy/mirror black, so the imagery is gloomy and clean cut. Her wet-look, also looks as if she was a newborn trapped in a woman's body. The runway is symbolic to her life as a pop star, someone who relies heavily on the fashion of pop culture to make their music interesting.
She then confidently stands up, her legs shaking and says the following lyric in sign language while the music begins. "Respect my Movement or Get Ran over". The choreogprahy done for this scene of the video is quite complex, and features more loose leg, finger, hand movements. The moves are done effortlessly, almost as if they weren't choreographed. Both Steph and her army of dancer, make their way down the endless runaway, until Steph finally falls down. As she lays on the floor, a satanic evil clown creeps next her (the clown doesn't look bright or magical). He then gets on top of her, caressing her face. He then attempts to suck the soul of out her. A dust of air is seen and Steph vividly turns pale. The clown, taking all he could escapes leaving her there weak.
Stephanie wakes up from the horrible nightmare.
She's once again seen as the old lady. This final scene, has a sad yet joyous tone (Heavily inspired by the hollywood film 'Titanic', where Rose is seen as an old woman throwing her blue diamond into the ocean). Stephanie is seen walking barefoot towards the beach front of the clinic, only sleeping gown covering her body. She weakly dances a little, she seems joyous. Her friendly wrinkly face stares into the ocean front as the instrumental adds more emotion to the scene. She doesn't realize that she's still dreaming. She sees a rainbow over the beach front. Takes a deep breath, closes her eyes, raises both of her hands up as if she were praising it and looks up in to the sky. The alreary bright scene fades into white.
Then what seems to be a sequence of clips that are collocated with the scene are seen. One shows a younger Stephanie admiring a Michael Jackson poster in her bedroom wall; running her hand down it, another shows actual footage of Steph as a baby, her mother tickling her. During this scene, Steph and a woman with fierce long hair (who seems to be Stephanie's mother) are seen seen flying on a magestic unicorn through the clouds, with black ravens following. Both main clips go back and forth and work as a correlation to her childhood and tribute to Stephanie's mother. The scene brightly fades out into white, then finally, Steph is seen carrying Helle in a hospital bed, giving her baby a kiss, holding on to her on her naked chest, closing her eyes in happiness. She just gave birth to a life and to whole new beginning.
The video ends with the words "RIP to My Beautiful Mother. We Will Always Stay Fierce." Edited by user 14 April 2011 08:47:58(UTC)
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