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I cried, for I didn't think it could be true
That you and I might have always known one another
And that we could not only evoke, but conjure a place of our own
And everywhere. That has ever existed
Is all on the surface of our dream
Now please, hear what I hear
Let me explain
This ugliness, this cruelty, this repulsiveness
It will all die out
And now, I cry for all that is beautiful
Let me explain
That you and I might have always known one another
And that we could not only evoke, but conjure a place of our own
And everywhere. That has ever existed
Is all on the surface of our dream
Now please, hear what I hear
This ugliness, this cruelty, this repulsiveness
It will all die out
And now, I cry for all that is beautiful
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This is an interesting song, as I believe it was attempted to show meaning through both the lyrical content/conditions and the musical composition interacting to form a single narrative. So, instead of the music simply setting the tone for what the lyrics were about, they serve as equal metaphorical images. I see the song as having 3 sections. The first is representing beauty, wonder, intrigue, existentialism, etc, as an emotive, epic symphony. The second section right after verse 1, cuts in abruptly, interrupting the angelic strings with bras, rough and convoluted, hard and dirty beats, chopped up in a complex manor, almost glitchy, if you will. This part represents the counter part to the initial beauty. The contrasting element seems to be a polar opposite, but your interpretation drastically changes the moment the 3rd section begins. The unlikely pairing of opposites, the convergence of the beautiful and the ugly, an unexpected mesh of contrasting elements that together, create a perfect balance of energy and appreciation for the effect music can have on the listener. Think the "yin and yang", which represents the perfect duality of light and dark, good and evil, an equilibrium of competitive forces which require one another to be in balance and cancel each other out. This metaphor is of course seem across all time, and all cultures, through their symbolism, especially ones of a symmetrical quality.
This song is pretty much a view of how Porter views EDM, specifically the type of music that is popular these days. The first verse is referencing to his older days, how they have "always known one another".
When he says "hear what I hear", this garbled mess of "music" comes on. This is what Porter views as what mainstream EDM, especially electro, has become. However, he mentions that this "ugliness" will soon die out and be gone.
He cries for all that is beautiful, that being what electronic music can sound like when you really try. That's what the final section is showing. The beautiful nature of electronic music.