In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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 stay on this land forever?
Will you stay on 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 stay on this land forever?
Will you stay on 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're on the tip of my tongue
And 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
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Will you stay on this land forever? (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
Will you stay on this land forever? (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
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 stay on this land forever?
Will you stay on 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 stay on this land forever?
Will you stay on 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're on the tip of my tongue
And 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
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Will you stay on this land forever? (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
Will you stay on this land forever? (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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This is easily one of the most powerful songs I have ever heard.
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.
This is a great comment too. Makes me love Reunion even more to see other people's enthusiasm and hear their insights about it
This is a great comment too. Makes me love Reunion even more to see other people's enthusiasm and hear their insights about it
This is a great comment too. Makes me love Reunion even more to see other people's enthusiasm and hear their insights about it
Can I just say that this is a beautiful comment? It's more eloquent that anything I could have ever dreamed of writing about this song. You put into words what I feel about this song so perfectly.
Great comment!
I agree with everything said, however, we are forgetting that this song came from a concept album -- "Hurry up, We're Dreaming" is all about experiences of life felt in dreams. This song definitely has the essentialist tones that have been discussed and is very poetic, but the song does speak about long lost love. "Will you stand on this land forever?" is the author's pleading that his dream about his long lost love will not end.
That is a really refreshing way to look at it! Somehow the dream aspect hadn't occurred to me, but that does definitely fit well.
why does the "long lost love" have to be one specific person? it could also refer to something even bigger than romantic love... such as the kind of transcendental force that overtakes you ("capsize," even?) when you feel, just for a few fleeting moments or two, the connections between yourself, humanity, the planet and everything in it, and the universe... to everything. literally. "one with the universe," and all that, the kind of feeling that is so difficult to even describe or rationalize because it's so... well, transcendental. it does indeed transcend space and time, words, is so much bigger than your body or your concept of yourself or anything than can be quantified or even symbolized by any word or any symbol or symbol of a symbol, anything that can be grasped by the human brain, ego, or thoughts...<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> 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.
"Hurry Up We're Dreaming" I think has a much more specific message than just love, spirituality etc. Yes this is a concept album, and yes the name of this artist is M83 (named after Messier object 83 which is a galaxy) 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...
@Goonch Excellent!
You make me feel my soul There's no more lonelinessThere's no more single fate You make me feel myselfthat 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!!
"Hurry Up We're Dreaming" I think has a much more specific message than just love, spirituality etc. Yes this is a concept album, and yes the name of this artist is M83 (named after Messier object 83 which is a galaxy) 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.
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those are nice ideas about the space aliens but i'm pretty sure this song is about something more earthly - the new gf Anthony found in LA who helped him out of a bad depression.