After his first album Maxim Nucci in 2006, Maxim went on tour. He has been Vanessa Paradis' supporting act in Brussels & at Paris' Européen and Ilene Barnes' supporting act at Paris' Elysée-Montmartre.
In 2008, it was the redemption, the turning or the revolution. Yodelice came in, a new artist. With his hat, he looks like characters that inspired Tom Waits & Bob Dylan. With his voice, we think about magnificent artists like Cat Stevens or Ray LaMontagne. Maxim went to a house in Spain to write songs. Ethnic/folk songs came to him, between JJ Cale & America. "Sincerity goes through words & English-speaking themes. There's a more natural side in English, that's not my native language. But it's really my culture, Anglo-Saxon. I just wanted to record an album & be proud of it, to play it on stage." The house was named La Casa Yodelice, he borrowed this name. This English-speaking singer, unknown by Maxim Nucci's fans, became Yodelice. Maxim & Sébastien Grandgambe performed the songs in a guitar/cello version. To find the right words, Maxim worked with a Canadian actress, Marianne Groves. She understood stories in his melodies... Maxim called director Bastien Duval to build Yodelice's universe. Bastien drew Maxim's guitar with a skull. For his album Tree Of Life, Maxim recorded the rhythm section in Los Angeles, took the bass & hired drummer Abraham Laboriel Jr. Other musicians came to play brass & Sébastien Grandgambe came with his cello. Back in France, he played electric guitar & also used his skull guitar. He didn't want to leave the stage, he loved it. Like a new birth, Yodelice was born.
Picture Perfect
Yodelice Lyrics
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Feed the lone and hungry souls
See them chirping
Silence is the truth, behold
Brush away, picture perfect, picture vain
Just might be an empty shell, wash the pain
Where's the world for
Those who love and those who pray
Hell is just one smile away
Brush away picture perfect, picture vain
Just might be an empty shell, wash the pain
We watch the pain
We watch the pain
We watch the pain
In Yodelice's song "Picture Perfect," the lyrics describe the desire to break away from society's norms and expectations in order to help those who are struggling silently. The "mold" refers to the established patterns and conventions that dictate how people should behave and live. By breaking away from these norms, one can identify and help those who are "lone and hungry souls." The line "see them chirping" suggests that those who are struggling are not necessarily silent, but their cries for help are often overlooked or ignored. The truth, in this case, is found in silence as it reveals the reality of the situation.
The chorus repeats the phrase "brush away, picture perfect, picture vain," and it can be interpreted in a few ways. It could mean that the images of perfection and beauty that society constantly feeds us are ultimately empty and meaningless. It could also refer to the idea that we need to brush away the superficiality of these images in order to see the true pain and suffering of those around us. The repetition of "wash the pain" emphasizes the need to address the underlying pain and suffering rather than simply addressing the surface-level symptoms.
The final lines of the song, "We watch the pain," highlight the fact that we are all witnesses to the suffering around us. We have a responsibility to not only observe but also act in order to alleviate that pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Break the mold to
Step out of the norm
Feed the lone and hungry souls
Help those who are alone and in need
See them chirping
Observe the lively and energetic behavior of those in need
Silence is the truth, behold
In silence, the truth is revealed
Brush away, picture perfect, picture vain
Eliminate the false outer layer of perfection and vanity
Just might be an empty shell, wash the pain
Beneath the surface may be emptiness that can be healed
Where's the world for
What about the world of
Those who love and those who pray
Those who have love and faith
See them trying
Observe their efforts
Hell is just one smile away
One can easily hide their pain with a smile
We watch the pain
We witness the suffering
We watch the pain
We witness the suffering
We watch the pain
We witness the suffering
Contributed by Oliver O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
K M
Break the mold to
Feed the lone and hungry souls
See them chirping
Silence is the truth, behold
Brush away, picture perfect, picture vain
Just might be an empty shell, wash the pain
Where's the world for
Those who love and those who pray
See them trying
Hell is just one smile away
Brush away picture perfect, picture vain
Just might be an empty shell, wash the pain
We watch the pain
We watch the pain
We watch the pain