Kyshera - Napoleon

'Napoleon' is an Alternative Rock song & the 1st song on the 2015 Kyshera album 'Circle'. The words, music & production are by James Kennedy.

The album begins with 'Napoleon', kicking straight in with its dramatic intro & build up before the central character enters announcing 'Enter the new King'. The story has begun with him in a position of success, having achieved his wildest dreams (to be a Rock Star) and the song then proceeds to explore the mentality of 'new money' & the self righteous recklessness the character feels they deserve. Along the way the song explores themes of celebrity, sacrifice, emotional detachment & demons. Lyrical references seeded in to the song which appear elsewhere on the album include 'stepping stones', 'the wrong size' & 'the show' all of which are recurring themes throughout 'Circle'.

Musically, the song is based around Kennedy's trademark B9 Guitar tuning (B, F#, B, F#, B, C#) and although it has an unconventional song structure, by Kyshera standards it loosely follows a standard song format. In the middle 8, a Synth part plays the main riff from the song 'Break This' (track 6) which implies that the seeds of disillusionment within the protagonist have quietly been sown already.

LYRICS

Enter the new King And let the show begin Where the one’s who’ve got everything Still need more

I live your wildest dreams To the soundtrack of a million screams But do you wanna go behind the scenes? Do you need more?

Come watch the Freak show As they sacrifice their lives To appease the gods With mirror tinted eyes

For this world I walked a million miles to get in For this life I lost so many others trying That road seems so hard to remember The stepping stones

So get fucked up, Care for your vices Put that finger up No apologising ‘Cos I’ve already been through Hell So I’m not scared to go back I said I’ve I’ve already been to Hell And I’m not gonna go back

Fame, Sex, Wealth, Power Drugs, Lust, Speed, Glamour

Now see the underdog roar The one that they ignored before Now its more than art, it is war Do you want more?

They fill their holes up With things that are the wrong size And its always too late Before they realise

For this world I walked a million miles to get in For this life I lost so many others trying That road seems so hard to remember The stepping stones

Fame, Sex, Wealth, Power Drugs, Lust, Speed, Glamour

For this world I walked a million miles to get in For this life I lost so many others trying That road seems so hard to remember The stepping stones