Slave to Freedom

by Erosian Exile

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In the legend of Erosia, Prince Ruby Valentine is a seductive, elusive guitarist. He is addicted to freedom, obsessed with evading his royal duties and escaping expectation, terrified of needing anybody because he will inevitably be abandoned. Eventually he is exiled from Erosia for losing faith in Love. The Muse, Erica Xenne, an eternal child in a woman’s body, follows her beloved Ruby into exile. She is determined to find him, restore his faith in Love, and bring him back to Erosia. She is warned that outside Erosia, her magic powers will disappear; and that no one has ever returned to Erosia after leaving, because people become tainted in the outside world, known as Dystopia. But Erica is in love, so nothing can stop her.

In Dystopia, Erica’s magical singing voice disappears, and she speaks in a whisper.  After a long search, she finds Ruby, distraught from alcohol and indiscriminate sex, more dirty and cynical than ever. She sings songs in her whisper, lamenting Ruby's self destruction.  Her first album, Slave to Freedom, is a love note to Ruby. The guitar lines include pieces of songs they played together in Erosia. It is structured as a conversation between Erica (vocalist) and Ruby (guitarist).  The backup singers are other beautiful women who also loved Prince Ruby and failed to possess him or cure his self destructive ways with their love.

Erica Xenne and Ruby Valentine are present in all of us. We all have a part of us like Ruby; that feels beaten down by defeat, and cannot see a reason to fight for what we believe because nothing will ever change; the world is too cruel. We want to take the path of least resistance, sleep late, get drunk, avoid expectations, do what we please moment to moment, and forget about the impact. But we also have Erica Xenne in us- the eternal child, clothed in white, reflecting all the colors of the world but never absorbing them, remaining pure, allowing music to write itself through us, allowing ourselves to be a vessel for all of the pain and suffering in the world, but turning it into something inspirational. We all have the side of us that wants to save everyone, never stops believing in magic, never gives up on love. These parts of us battle each other, hate each other, love each other and need each other until the end of our days.

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released 14 February 2011
Credits For Recording:

MUSICIANS:
Piano, Organ, Synth: Erica Xenne
Bass: Brian Bankoff
Drums:
Jon Brand: Born in a Box, Sleep on the Ceiling, Slave to Freedom, Ruby Roue, Lullaby for Defeat, Apostasy, Hurricane Ruby, Trysticide
Steve Goldberg: A Muse, Chasing Tigers, Rockless
Guitar: Ira Siegel, except verses on Hurricane Ruby which were Dalton Jobson

VOCALS:
Lead Vocals: Erica Xenne
Mezzo harmony: Meghan Bridges
Alto harmony: Oriana, except Slave to Freedom, Ruby Roué, and Hurricane Ruby which were Evelyn Doorley
Choir: (bottom to top) Linda Johnson, Evelyn Doorley, Jane Kelman, Lisa Spielman

RECORDING:
Mixing & Mastering: Larry Alexander
Drum, Piano & Bass Recording: Larry Alexander, except Slave to Freedom, Ruby Roué, and Hurricane Ruby which were recorded by John Naclerio at Nada Studios
Choir recording & additional recording: Philip Aitken

WRITING:
Music & lyrics: Erica Xenne.
Lead guitar melodies: Erica Xenne & Ruby Valentine
Arrangement: All

Production: Erica Xenne
Album Art: Erica Xenne & Riki Jane Wild

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Track Name: Born in a Box
i was born in a box
where the crazy people sing
i was taught to believe in nothing
question everything
love was just a dream

i was raised in a world
where the happy people lie
i was taught to conceal emotion
only wimps could cry
love was just a dream

love, love, love
i believe in love
i'm a slave in love
im in need of love

then you played your guitar
and all my dreams came true
there was nothing i ever had
that i wouldnt give to you
life was but a dream

all my friends said "look out,
he's a figment of your mind"
then they said that i should've known
when you left me behind
love was just a dream

love, love, love, i'm afraid of love
i'm a slave in love, i'm a fool in love

it can't hurt me if i don't believe
it can't hurt me if i don't believe
i won't believe, i won't believe
i won't believe in love

bury me in a box where the crazy people sing
then forever i'll hear your music
and give you everything
life is just a dream
Track Name: Chasing Tigers
what a scene
your band is rockin and your hips are swaying
is it mean
to wanna beat you at the game you're playing?
maybe i'll make you chase me
a predator masked as prey

i could tease you while we're dancing
make you beg for more
won't give in, won't let you win
i'll beat you to the door

or i could dream like i won't wake
live as though i'll never die
and love like my heart won't break

is it wrong
to light a torch and try to change the weather?
been too long
avoiding danger at the cost of pleasure
maybe i'll let you use me
you're killing me either way

i've been told that chasing tigers
turns you into meat
and if i tred above my feelings
i'll avoid defeat

but i wanna dream like i won't wake
live as though i'll never die
and love like my heart won't break

if nothing's gonna stop me
how far can i go?
there has to be a limit
and someone has to know
i'm not sure what i'm searching for
but someone has to know.
Track Name: Apostasy
you never ask me where im coming from
or where im going
you wrap my image
in a ball of light thats always glowing
you wanna take me home
you wanna take me home

i got my makeup at the pharmacy
thanks for asking
it hides my age
while i give up on love thats everlasting
you wanna take me home
you wanna take me home

i love to play this game
i love to rearrange my name
i love to change my clothes
so everybody knows
i only feel, im only real
i only feel when i sing

i watch you dancing
like a martyr to the spell youre under
ive got the patience
of a lightning bolt demanding thunder
i wanna take you home
i wanna take you home

i keep on wishing i could want you
without losing power
im growing weaker by the minute
dying by the hour
i wanna take you home
i wanna take you home

i love to play this game
i love to rearrange my name
i love to change my clothes
so everybody knows
i only give, i only live
i only give when i sing

why am i yearning
to play games against a total stranger?
i've been in love before
maybe you're the lesser danger