Orpheus is a figure in Greek mythology; a musician whose capabilities are so masterful that he is said to have brought his deceased wife Eurydice back to life, after entering Hades to rescue her and charming all he meets along the way with his music and song.
The Gods allow him to rescue her on the condition that she walks behind him and that he does not look back at her until they have left Hades. Unfortunately, just as they leave Hades he forgets, overcome with joy, and turns to look at Eurydice, condemning her to Hades for eternity. Orpheus never has relations with another woman, remaining heartbroken forever.
Indeed therefore it is Eurydice who provides the viewpoint from which the first few verses of this song are sung. Orpheus finally takes over the protagonists role in the verse "Hey, Eurydice! / Can you see me? / I will sing your name / Until you're sick of me".
The lines in the second verse, "De l'autre côté de l'eau/ Comme un écho" translate approximately to "On the other side of the water / Like an echo" which probably refers to River Styx, part of the Orpheus/Eurydice story, a river (Styx comes from the Greek word stugein which means"hate") which marks the boundary between the living and the dead and which encircles Hades. Here Eurydice waited, weeping, for Orpheus to rescue her, and latterly the river would provide the block to him returning to rescue her a second time.
This verse also encompasses one of the recurring themes on Reflektor; the thin pane of glass or mirror like state of being that exists between the living and the dead. This is also referred to here and in other tracks as the frozen sea, mirror-like and reflective.
The chorus lines "Seems like a big deal now / But you will get over" and "It seems so important now / But you will get over" provide comfort musically and lyrically. Reassurance. Perhaps that is Eurydice reassuring Orpheus from beyond the grave. Or perhaps in these parts of the song Win is singing to Regine or to himself. Perhaps the band and being on the road and part of the music industry machine seems so important now, but now that they have a family perhaps it's time to "get over it" and leave it behind.
Orpheus is a figure in Greek mythology; a musician whose capabilities are so masterful that he is said to have brought his deceased wife Eurydice back to life, after entering Hades to rescue her and charming all he meets along the way with his music and song.
The Gods allow him to rescue her on the condition that she walks behind him and that he does not look back at her until they have left Hades. Unfortunately, just as they leave Hades he forgets, overcome with joy, and turns to look at Eurydice, condemning her to Hades for eternity. Orpheus never has relations with another woman, remaining heartbroken forever.
Indeed therefore it is Eurydice who provides the viewpoint from which the first few verses of this song are sung. Orpheus finally takes over the protagonists role in the verse "Hey, Eurydice! / Can you see me? / I will sing your name / Until you're sick of me".
The lines in the second verse, "De l'autre côté de l'eau/ Comme un écho" translate approximately to "On the other side of the water / Like an echo" which probably refers to River Styx, part of the Orpheus/Eurydice story, a river (Styx comes from the Greek word stugein which means"hate") which marks the boundary between the living and the dead and which encircles Hades. Here Eurydice waited, weeping, for Orpheus to rescue her, and latterly the river would provide the block to him returning to rescue her a second time.
This verse also encompasses one of the recurring themes on Reflektor; the thin pane of glass or mirror like state of being that exists between the living and the dead. This is also referred to here and in other tracks as the frozen sea, mirror-like and reflective.
The chorus lines "Seems like a big deal now / But you will get over" and "It seems so important now / But you will get over" provide comfort musically and lyrically. Reassurance. Perhaps that is Eurydice reassuring Orpheus from beyond the grave. Or perhaps in these parts of the song Win is singing to Regine or to himself. Perhaps the band and being on the road and part of the music industry machine seems so important now, but now that they have a family perhaps it's time to "get over it" and leave it behind.
Nailed it. A+
Nailed it. A+
@niteflite01 Awesome Interpretation and as i read it, I was listening to the song and it was in perfect timing
@niteflite01 Awesome Interpretation and as i read it, I was listening to the song and it was in perfect timing