"Reunion" as written by Yann Gonzalez, Anthony Gonzalez, Morgan Kibby and Justin Meldal-johnsen....
You came out of nowhere
Stealing my heart and brain
Flaming my every cell
You make me feel myself
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Will you stand in this land?
Will you stand in this land forever?
Across the time and space
A never-ending dance
A blooming and a trance
You make me feel my soul
There's no more loneliness
Only sparkles and sweat
There's no more single fate
You make me feel myself
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Will you stand in this land?
Will you stand in this land forever?
"My body is like a lightning rod
Capsize me and douse me in your bay
A shiver of want, always
When you are on the tip of my tongue
In the back of your parked car
I could build a fort
And play all day
Between your lips and mine
Let's stay here forever"
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Will you stand in this land?
Will you stand in this land forever?
Stealing my heart and brain
Flaming my every cell
You make me feel myself
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Will you stand in this land?
Will you stand in this land forever?
Across the time and space
A never-ending dance
A blooming and a trance
You make me feel my soul
There's no more loneliness
Only sparkles and sweat
There's no more single fate
You make me feel myself
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Will you stand in this land?
Will you stand in this land forever?
"My body is like a lightning rod
Capsize me and douse me in your bay
A shiver of want, always
When you are on the tip of my tongue
In the back of your parked car
I could build a fort
And play all day
Between your lips and mine
Let's stay here forever"
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Will you stand in this land?
Will you stand in this land forever?
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In my college philosophy class, we have spent a great deal of time talking about how the early philosophers tried to find essential definition for things like beauty, love, etc. An essential definition captures all particular instances of a thing, and is a perfect universal. It is very difficult, even impossible at times to establish perfect essential definitions. It is the work of philosophers to find these definitions because they enable us to understand reality, and to achieve wisdom about the particulars which surround us.
That being said, listen to this part of the song:
"Across the time and space
A never-ending dance
A blooming and a trance
You make me feel my soul"
Not just the lyrics: the instruments, the tone of the vocals, the tune... this is what love feels like. This is the essence of a feeling captured in song.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohohoh...
Will you stand in this land forever?"
Will it last? We can only hope that the feeling goes on forever... but even with this song on repeat, I can't get enough. It's the greatest feeling ever. This song has actually caused me to shed a few tears of joy on a few occasions.
Nobody writes songs like this. M83 is right along with Arcade Fire as one of the only bands in our time that makes soulful music which captures the essence of things. This purity of emotion distilled into music is what all musicians should aspire to create. Words alone cannot do justice to the expression of the human soul which this kind of work represents: this is a rare glimpse into the very nature of what it means to live, love, and exist. This is art of the truest form.
of course, m83 captured a slice of this ephemeral yet infinite feeling with this song. so yes, it's about love. it's about the kind of love that you know once you're lucky enough to feel it, yet it is true, romantic love is a branch branching off from another branch of an even larger branch of a tree amongst other trees in this forest among forests, into infinity.
yet the original branch is equally as true and real and beautiful as that of the zoomed out forest of forests, a hologram, a fractal representation of the whole of love to infinity. this song is amazing, m83 is amazing. sorry for posting my stream-of-consciousness meanderings on your post, i got lost among a wave.
Look at the titles of the songs on this album......
Look at the lyrics in most of the songs......
"Reunion" is not about romantic love with a long lost or forgotten acquaintance. Its about the return of our ancient ancestors who have come here (Earth) intermittently for millennia...."Will you stay in this land forever?"
The space theme is littered throughout this album ...
"one year 1 UFO"
"when will you come home?"
"soon my friend"
"train to Pluton"
Lyrics in "Intro" are very telling when you apply them to this context....
We didn't need a story
We didn't need a real world
We just had to keep walking
And we became the stories
We became the places
We were the lights, the deserts, the faraway worlds
We were you before you even existed
This album is about making contact with and the return of our predecessors
"Hurry Up were Dreaming" means disclosure might be near and the world we know might be shattered, because we are doing just that....dreaming in a world estranged from the truth.
Of course Anthony isnt going to disclose that this is the underlying meaning because that would be insane and unpopular. He delivers this idea brilliantly and subtly, and brings with it the message of peace..... NOT malevolent intent
This is a cosmic album with a cosmic message...
There's no more loneliness`
`There's no more single fate
You make me feel myself`
that song captures the feeling of pure happiness of finding the one you have been waiting for so long.
"I could build a fort
And play all day
Between your lips
Let's stay here forever"
seems like it s not one-sided as well :) also, i am quite sure that this song is one of the favourite of the band. wish u happiness all as much as this!!
Look at the titles of the songs on this album......
Look at the lyrics in most of the songs......
"Reunion" is not about romantic love with a long lost or forgotten acquaintance. Its about the return of our ancient ancestors who have come here (Earth) intermittently for millennia...."Will you stay in this land forever?"
The space theme is littered throughout this album ...
"one year 1 UFO"
"when will you come home?"
"soon my friend"
"train to Pluton"
Lyrics in "Intro" are very telling when you apply them to this context.
This album is about making contact with and the return of our predecessors
"Hurry Up were Dreaming" means disclosure might be near and the world we know might be shattered, because we are doing just that....dreaming in a world estranged from the truth.
Of course Anthony isnt going to disclose that this is the underlying meaning because that would be insane and unpopular.
2012