Well I really loved this song without even knowing what it's bout! It has got such a soft melody and Agnes' voice is so soothing and lovely. Without having a clear understanding of the idea of song, it always caused some visions of light blue and white in front of my eyes, and a feeling of floating in the air, while feeling some sort of power, seamlessly flowing in my vessels... It's hard to explain but it's so vivid I can remember it clearly anytime I think of it.
So I did some search about the song. Agnes talked about it in an interview:
"Best Fit: Who or what is ‘Dorian’ about?
Agnes Obel: ‘Dorian’ is about the inter-relational thing between two people, that you can’t put words on but you know is there. And when you reach the point of no return, and you are sort of swaying, or are suspended, into this weird space of nothingness, and you are still longing for all the good stuff that you had before. ‘Dorian’ is sort of my construction of that state of mind. Nobody outside this bubble of these two people can see it, [They won't know who we are,
So we both can pretend] so it looks really pretty and great but then if you step into this ring, you see that it’s all sort of falling apart and rotting [And the pieces broke and the people wanted more]."
And in some other interview:
"I really wanted to paint a picture of something that from outside is beautiful and from inside rots [The inside out on the open, with the straightest face]."
And even more:
"It is a song that expresses a lot of yearning [Swaying like the children, singled out for praise], for something beautiful that two people once had but that is now coming apart."
An somewhere else, about if this song's related to Dorian Grey:
"I knew about Dorian Gray but it was not deliberate or about that character. I am sure it coloured it but it wasn’t about it."
So, I guess that's all... and oops, I didn't expect it to be this long! Anyway it's a beautiful song that can also cause other interpretations for every individual, beside the main meaning which it's written to express. :)
@Rmeena thanks for including the interview bits--i love agnes obel and this song in particular, and it's good to know where the artist was coming from with the lyrics from their own mouths.
@Rmeena thanks for including the interview bits--i love agnes obel and this song in particular, and it's good to know where the artist was coming from with the lyrics from their own mouths.
Well I really loved this song without even knowing what it's bout! It has got such a soft melody and Agnes' voice is so soothing and lovely. Without having a clear understanding of the idea of song, it always caused some visions of light blue and white in front of my eyes, and a feeling of floating in the air, while feeling some sort of power, seamlessly flowing in my vessels... It's hard to explain but it's so vivid I can remember it clearly anytime I think of it.
So I did some search about the song. Agnes talked about it in an interview:
"Best Fit: Who or what is ‘Dorian’ about?
Agnes Obel: ‘Dorian’ is about the inter-relational thing between two people, that you can’t put words on but you know is there. And when you reach the point of no return, and you are sort of swaying, or are suspended, into this weird space of nothingness, and you are still longing for all the good stuff that you had before. ‘Dorian’ is sort of my construction of that state of mind. Nobody outside this bubble of these two people can see it, [They won't know who we are, So we both can pretend] so it looks really pretty and great but then if you step into this ring, you see that it’s all sort of falling apart and rotting [And the pieces broke and the people wanted more]."
And in some other interview:
"I really wanted to paint a picture of something that from outside is beautiful and from inside rots [The inside out on the open, with the straightest face]."
And even more:
"It is a song that expresses a lot of yearning [Swaying like the children, singled out for praise], for something beautiful that two people once had but that is now coming apart."
An somewhere else, about if this song's related to Dorian Grey:
"I knew about Dorian Gray but it was not deliberate or about that character. I am sure it coloured it but it wasn’t about it."
So, I guess that's all... and oops, I didn't expect it to be this long! Anyway it's a beautiful song that can also cause other interpretations for every individual, beside the main meaning which it's written to express. :)
@Rmeena thanks for including the interview bits--i love agnes obel and this song in particular, and it's good to know where the artist was coming from with the lyrics from their own mouths.
@Rmeena thanks for including the interview bits--i love agnes obel and this song in particular, and it's good to know where the artist was coming from with the lyrics from their own mouths.