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Endors Toi Lyrics
Soothing repeat,
I look down at my feet,
It's a hypnotist's arm,
And it works like a charm
(But I) won't be deprived,
Real worlds, surreal life,
Do or die, There is time,
Go to sleep, You'll be fine.
(In the) morning you'll find,
Real life was such a grind.
Off I go, day is done
Where a new one's just begun.
I look down at my feet,
It's a hypnotist's arm,
And it works like a charm
(But I) won't be deprived,
Real worlds, surreal life,
Do or die, There is time,
Go to sleep, You'll be fine.
Real life was such a grind.
Off I go, day is done
Where a new one's just begun.
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Does anyone know if the title of this song is a reference to something? Just wondering if it means something/what it means.
Unless it comes from a different language, I interpret the title to relate to the planet Endor from the original Star Wars. It fits with the theme of escapism we find in the lyrics.
Unless it comes from a different language, I interpret the title to relate to the planet Endor from the original Star Wars. It fits with the theme of escapism we find in the lyrics.
The grammatical structure of the title also reminded of the science fiction novel Ender's Game...
The grammatical structure of the title also reminded of the science fiction novel Ender's Game...
I think it means "go to sleep" in French.
I think it means "go to sleep" in French.
something like that. hehe star wars
something like that. hehe star wars
tame impala picked a very interesting title for this song. the song is about a man talking about a hypnotic state he is experiencing where he is unsure what kind of reality he is inhabiting. all he knows is to go to sleep and he will be fine. and by sleeping out this "deep, hypnotic sleep"... he can escape the dreary grind of real life and find comfort in a new day. but there's so much more to the lyrics i won't get into the muddy gritty of it. therefore:
tame impala picked a very interesting title for this song. the song is about a man talking about a hypnotic state he is experiencing where he is unsure what kind of reality he is inhabiting. all he knows is to go to sleep and he will be fine. and by sleeping out this "deep, hypnotic sleep"... he can escape the dreary grind of real life and find comfort in a new day. but there's so much more to the lyrics i won't get into the muddy gritty of it. therefore:
http://www.wordreference.com/fren/endormir
http://www.wordreference.com/fren/endormir
the word...
the word "endors" is actually the informal "you" conjugated form of the french verb "endormir". endormir is an interesting french verb (and very clever for this band to pick for this specific song title). it is clever in that it doesn't just have the traditional "to sleep" meaning in the french language. instead endormir is defined as verb more like "to put to sleep" or "to drug to put to sleep" or "to lull to sleep".
as for the word "toi", it means not just "you" in french, but more like an emphasized "you". we don't have this in english so it's hard to explain this, but this "toi" word put after the informally conjugated verb of "endormir" goes to emphasize the "put/drug YOURSELF to sleep"
this fits beautifully with the meaning of the song, as we are able to now define the title to mean "put/lull yourself to sleep and simply stop thinking and start DREAMING". absolutely beautiful thinking by these guys
also to the guy below me named WhatdoIdo you're an absolute fucking retard if you think this band was somehow referring to star wars haha wtf man u srs bra?? you're not gonna make it
sources: self-taught student of french for 2 years
Such a great song. Tame Impala is officially my favorite band at the moment. These french words translate to something like "fall asleep".
Endors toi is french for you sleep.
it's really a perfect song to be on lonerism. totally encapsulates escaping from the world you share with others into the only world that is completely your own. i think it's also an ode to how magical and healing sleep is, and its ability to relieve your mind from whatever crap is happening in "real life". Endors-toi -- Keving telling someone (I assume he's telling himself) to fall asleep so he/she can escape too.
The first part of the song describes how the surroundings in your dream feel completely real, but the life you lead is surreal. i'm not sure if "do or die" refers to how you can take risks or die in dream, but not suffer any consequence irl, or if it's about telling himself that he can get out of the do or die of life and find time in his sleep world to make things feel better: "Real worlds, surreal life Do or die There is time Go to sleep You'll be fine"
Waking up you're back in this exhausting world: "In the morning you'll find Real life was such a grind"
everything is going to be ok, because once the day is done you can escape by falling asleep and drifting into new worlds inside your head: "Off I go, day is done Where a new one's just begun"
This song has been my favourite ever since it first came out, so four years now. To me, it's just about letting go of the stress of 'real life', calming yourself down and just feeling totally peaceful and freed. It's reassuring; "go to sleep you'll be fine!" and "off I go, day is done ... where a new one's just begun" basically just say yeah life is a grind sometimes, but relax your mind ... free yourself, in whatever way that may be for you. A bad day ends, but a fresh day is coming. I also interpret that line kind of as somewhere in the world, whilst your day is ending, a new one is just beginning. There's such an optimism to this song.
"Though I doubt there is time" not "do or die"