You starved yourself for seventeen
Made yourself a vision of fantasy
Cinderella of the Bal Caribe
Dark seductress of the tiny screen
You couldn’t fight their power
They stole away your dream
Out in the witching hour
I can still hear your screams
Oh Maila
Vampira
Rapier wit and razor blades
Femme fatale, the role you played
Every man would be your fool
Undead late night glamour ghoul
She approaches through the spectral mist
Blood red lips with a poison kiss
But in the end, everything was lost
You fought the power and you paid the cost
They took it all from you
Another in your place
You never got your due
Replaced by a younger face
Oh Maila
Vampira
Oh Maila
Vampira, whoa-oa
Lost in obscurity
You couldn’t see it through
Outrageous travesty
We shall remember you
They took it all from you
Another in your place
You never got your due
Replaced by a younger face
Oh Maila
Vampira
Oh Maila
Vampira, whoa-oa
credits
from A Fleeting Melody out of a Fading Dream,
released June 4, 2021
Music and lyrics by Michelle Perry and James Perry
Performed by Ashes Fallen (James Perry, Michelle Perry, Jason Shaw)
Produced by Ashes Fallen
Recorded and mixed by James Perry; mix assistance by Gordon Young and Eric K.
Mastered by Gordon Young
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