BLUE MEDUSA – Checkmate (Official Music Video)
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Directed by: Vicente Cordero and Alissa White-Gluz
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Checkmate
I learned my name underneath the spot lights,
Lost my voice building a throne,
You thought that silence could not testify,
(But I) Heard echoes I didn’t own.
Fake smiles scaffold heavy lies,
“Take the abuse and bleed clockwise”,
No leash, no more restraint.
I choose what’s real, I choose my name.
I… I walked the chessboard blind.
Delusion is the refuge of cowards.
Black and white, stay in line.
You forgot the Queen holds the most power.
Take aim.
Strategy.
Watch it fall apart.
The Masks slip and the Mirrors break.
Injury,
Turned sovereignty,
I won’t bleed to belong.
I declare checkmate,
I own the board.
None of your pawns can
Conquer my world.
I thrive in truth,
While you lose control,
I learned my worth,
When I stood alone.
I’m not your product, I’m not an object.
Wounds close and scars do fade.
Turn empty eyes inwards, see what you became?
Listen… every slammed door sounds the same.
Zwischenzug,
End game
They already Know My Name.
I matter in rooms where nothing’s sold.
The story gets cold.
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Video concept by: Alissa White-Gluz
Directed and produced by: Vicente Cordero and Alissa White-Gluz
Production Company: Industrialism
VFX by: Dusk Motion Studio and Jorge Elbrecht
Steadicam: Fabian Tehrani
Secondary Camera: Greg Sher
Photography and bts by: Jeremy Saffer, Tara Leary, Beatriz Mariano and Arielle Ackford
Starring:
Alissa White-Gluz
Alyssa Day
Dani Sophia
Nikki B
Tara Leary
Jeremy Saffer
Kevin Angel
Kacey Angel
Carolyn Necessaary
Summer Cooke
Ania Thomas
Beto Hernandez
Shelby Ingham
Written by Alissa White-Gluz, Alyssa Day, Dani Sophia and Adam Bentley.
Lyrics written by Alissa White-Gluz.
Produced by Alissa White-Gluz and Kile Odell.
Mixed and Mastered by Kile Odell
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0:00 Game - set - match
0:22 Heard echoes I didn't own.
1:07 The Masks slip and the Mirrors break
1:27 I thrive in truth
2:11 Zwischenzug.
3:05 When I stood alone
3:20 Shredddddd
3:55 Checkmate
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Alissa would like to personally thank all of her Beastlings for their inspiration and support, most notably her Blue Beastlings: Aaron Kizer, Aleksejs Zuravlovs, Andrei Marasoiu, Anton Ignatov, Baki Bilgin, Billy, Blake Mossey, Cathy Tober, Christian Beichl, Christian Metal47, Chris Header, Chris Hewson, Chris Love, Christoph Sorna, Clark Walden, Daniela Maichl, Daniel Belgum, David Ward, Diandra Lechner, Dr. Klaus Wünsch, Dr. Tapio Terwo, Ed Romero Peña, ElK15, Elyse Voyer, Erik Trusdell, Fabian Schmeck, Francis Sullivan, Fredrik, Fredrik Bergerstam, Gleb, Jaapio, James Andrew, James Duncan, Jani Pakarinen, Jd Holland, Jeffrey Carrier, Jonathan Sirois, Jordan Corbier, Knut Henrik Holter, Kristoffer Gjertsen, Kuba Tomczak, Mad Dog, Maria Nazarenko, Marie Weber, Mark Opmeer, Mark Russell, Martin Hrabovský, Māra Lisenko, Midori Anzai, Miguel Guillen, Miz, Niels Schade, Nolan Laird, PA Salazar, Paul Kristiansen, Pekka Jalonen, Peter Parczany, Phuong Thai, Pierre Huet, Ramin Kimiavi, Roger Cantu, Ryan E Væsic, Stryder7x, TheStupidElder, Tomas Holota, Tyler Rodgers, Tyler Russell, William Salgado, Yi M.
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