I love the line, 'He said if you stick with me then you know we'll be all right, a family for the rest of our lives and I'll always be by your side. My two cents, it's about a man and a woman, they are, technically in a relationship, however, the song is portrayed as if the man has somewhat of a double life. Is it just me, or doesn't it go 'everything dies, eventually' not 'if he dies, eventually?' Hmm. pressures on! nah, but i love this song so much, it is sad when you listen to it's lyrics 'close your eyes, if you don't want to see' v powerful line. General CommentWoah! Booyah! First to comment on one of TLE's greatest songs on the 'State of Emergency' album! Hmm. He's already got plans with his new wife, He's walking out the door and into a new life, So he takes off his tie and he tells another lie,
This isn't how she thought that her life should be.Īnd a future together was all she could see. She acts as if she don't know says its alright.Ĭover your eyes if you don't want to see. He says he's been at the pub with the boys all night, It catches the listener and pulls them into the experience, led by the mantra: “the more I know, the more I care.” Fever Dreams will leave an impact because once you know it, you care for it.He's waiting down at the corner under the streetlightĪnd then he'll sneak back home to his wife, It’s halfway between eerie and relaxing, glorious and sad. Villagers created an album with an undetectable air about it. The song has a sense of longing for a time better than the current one, now only reduced to a memory: “deep in my heart, moonshine soul remedy, in a goldmine of sweet memory.” It stings like remembering the fact that nothing lasts forever and that certain amazing memories are just that -memories, never to be lived again. The lyrics are crooned over a rich, slightly sad musical base filled with a slow bluesy drum beat and cymbals. “Deep In My Heart” plays out like a summer breeze, right before fall makes itself known. There’s something forlorn about them and yet something so beautiful. The album ends with a twinkling sigh, concluding in two songs: the title track “Fever Dreams” and “Deep In My Heart,” both of which feature poetry-like lyrics that drip with art and talent. Part of the song seems cold and distant as if having “full faith in providence” might not always be the answer. This track just uses piano, which highlights the sad theme. A guitar riff that positively sings makes itself known, followed by a chant of pure outrage -“they’re fucking up my favorite dream.” “The more I know, the more I care” is seen again in the piano ballad “Full Faith In Providence.” It’s slow and wistful, with its lyrics seeming to discuss a relationship with religion and spirituality. The ending seems a bit unexpected, as a surge of pure rock comes out from the depths of the smooth indie saxophone stylings. “Circles In The Firing Line” is particularly soothing at the start, filled with slight saxophone and soft guitar and drum beats. The song ends with lyrics that are prevalent to the album: “the more I know, the more I care.” They play out until the listener isn’t quite sure what those words mean anymore. The saxophone hangs on, lonely, but of course, so undeniably beautiful. The saxophone used in this track leaves a slight taste of sadness, like the last bit of sun clinging onto a Sunday afternoon before fading away into the night. “So Simpatico,” the second single off the album, begins with the clacking of ice cubes against a glass. One of the best lines from this song lies in the pre-chorus: “feels like falling in love on the first day of the rest of your life.” While the album may start out a bit slow and dreary with the 47-second song “Something Bigger,” it immediately brightens up with the first single off the album, “The First Day.” It’s joyful and cheery, filled with trumpets and a happy beat. Above anything else, the album is relaxing and calming. There’s something eerie about it, something about the use of trumpets that hangs, and yet, it also seems to brighten things up. The use of saxophones and horns throughout the album creates a very interesting sound that both delights and haunts. Each song appears to be carefully crafted, each word taking precedence over the next. If it’s not due to the adorably trippy Bojack Horseman-esque album cover (a man drowned in a pool, overlooked by a large Grizzly), any listener will definitely be hit by the lyrics. The Irish indie rock band’s newest album, Fever Dreams, will draw in listeners immediately. There’s something intriguing about Villagers. Lyrical masterpiece caught between emotions