"My Word Is Mine, Not Yours To Keep" - Crystal Murray: STARMANIAK

Singer-songwriter Crystal Murray joins Jamz to get between the lines on her song STARMANIAK.
TW mentions r*ape & sexual violence

Taken from her debut album ‘Sad Lovers and Giants’, Crystal talks about how the song came about, from leaning into other genres of music, from punk to shoegaze, as well as the questions she asked herself around some of the hard-hitting metaphors in the lyrics.

She and Jamz discuss finding safe spaces as a woman in 2024, about Black feminism, and regaining control and power.

View more episodes and subscribe: https://fanlink.tv/BetweenTheLines
Follow Jamz:   / jamzsupernova  

Watch the Music Video for STARMANIAK    • Crystal Murray - STARMANIAK (Official...  

Lyrics :

I could be the post girl, the call girl, the duke
You’ll still be grabbing on my boobs
Taking up space with your stupid abuse
Every time you get out I say great !
I wanna be a champion, a butcher, a wolf
Giving you a little kung fu
Teach your ass a lesson I’ll put you in school
Every time you get out I say great !

Move, move, moving too fast
The world is burning in flames
Move, move, moving too fast
The world has turned into flames


Move, move, moving too fast
The world is burning in flames
Move, move, moving too fast
The world has turned into flames


Yes we are the center piece
My word is mine not yours to keep
I’m scared to death I gotta be
No protection for us queens
I want a glock just to feel
The power you have over me
Screaming lungs I can’t breathe
I’m scared to death I gotta be

Walk the part
You’ve been fitting the part
U been
Creeping on sunset ave
I see you creepin on sunset ave (sunset ave)
Respectfully
I told you to stay away
And hopelessly you came to me - in a rage
Respectfully
I’m gonna kill you
And I hope to god they never find you


Yes we are the center piece
My word is mine not yours to keep
I’m scared to death I gotta be
No protections for us queens
I want a glock just to feel
The power you have over me
Screaming lungs I can’t breathe
I’m scared to death i gotta be

Don’t you care?
Don’t you care?
We’re goddess u ain’t
Seeing too well

Better stop stomping
U better start leaving
As my girls ain’t playing
We’ll leave u dickless
Better stop stomping
U better start leaving
My girls ain’t playing

U better better better


Move, move, moving too fast
The world is burning in flames
Move, move, moving too fast
The world has turned into flames


Move, move, moving too fast
The world is burning in flames
Move, move, moving too fast
The world has turned into flames

Chapters
0:00 Intro
01:00 Crystal's Musical Background
04:00 Breaking out of Genre Labels
06:06 Speaking Different Languages
08:38 Singing In English
10:59 Writing with Elliot Bessette
16:00 Writing with Rage
18:39 Lyrics of STARMANIAK
25:09 Reclaiming Control
27:14 Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
37:19 The Conversations We Need To Have
40:06 Writing Style
46:39 White People Music
57:02 A Line from the Song to Leave People With