Within a year of formation, the group charmed indie music enthusiasts across the blogosphere with their languid songcraft, while the eerie warmth of "Apple Orchard" landed on Pitchfork's Infinite Mixtape MP3 series in August 2006. Two months later, Beach House issued their eponymous debut album for Carpark. Fall shows with labelmates Over the Atlantic were also scheduled.
Victoria can also be heard on Frenemies' Birds in High School album. She and Chris Freeland created harmonies on the song "Waiting for the Ambulance". Victoria can also be heard on Grizzly Bear's 2009 release Veckatimest and she sings on "Slow Life", a Grizzly Bear track featured on the official soundtrack for Twilight: New Moon.
In September of 2009 Sub Pop Records announced that Beach House had signed and that a follow up album to 2008's Devotion, Teen Dream would be released in early 2010.
Space Song
Beach House Lyrics
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You held on tight
From an empty seat
A flash of light
It will take a while
To make you smile
Somewhere in these eyes
I'm on your side
You wide-eyed girls
You get it right
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Tender is the night
For a broken heart
Who will dry your eyes
When it falls apart?
What makes this fragile world go 'round?
Were you ever lost?
Was she ever found?
Somewhere in these eyes
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into place
Fall back into
The lyrics to Beach House's Space Song are full of emotion and introspection. The opening lines set the scene for a tender moment late at night, with the singer being held tightly by someone. It is clear that there is a sense of longing and uncertainty in the air, as symbolized by the "empty seat" and "flash of light." The chorus then speaks to the struggle to make the person smile, and the singer's desire to be on their side.
The second verse continues with a reference to F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night, and the pain of a broken heart. The question of what makes the world go 'round is a universal one, and the songwriter asks it in the context of trying to understand love and the nature of relationships. The repeated refrain of "fall back into place" speaks to the cyclical nature of life, where things may seem to fall apart but eventually come back together.
Line by Line Meaning
It was late at night
The scene is set in the middle of the night
You held on tight
Someone is holding onto another person with a firm grip
From an empty seat
The person holding on is not sitting in a seat
A flash of light
A bright light suddenly appeared
It will take a while
Something will take some time to happen
To make you smile
The person being addressed is not currently happy
Somewhere in these eyes
There is a hidden message in the singer's eyes
I'm on your side
The artist is offering support and loyalty to the person being addressed
You wide-eyed girls
The artist is addressing a group of girls who are curious and observant
You get it right
The girls are knowledgeable and accurate
Fall back into place
Things will return to how they were initially
Tender is the night
The night is gentle and sensitive
For a broken heart
Someone with a broken heart is experiencing the night's tenderness
Who will dry your eyes
The singer is questioning who will comfort and support the person being addressed
When it falls apart?
In the face of disappointment or failure, who can be relied upon for help?
What makes this fragile world go 'round?
The artist is pondering the nature of existence and what drives humanity forward
Were you ever lost?
The artist is questioning whether the person being addressed has ever felt hopeless or uncertain
Was she ever found?
The singer is questioning whether the person they are discussing ever found their way or purpose in life
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Written by: Alex Kristian Scally, Victoria Garance Alixe Legrand
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Ugo Maria Crespini
on Beyond Love
My ears may be blocked but I don't hear: "You wanted to find Elvis and I didn't understand". I hear that: ''You wanted to find ever since I didn't understand''. Of course, I only listened to or read 6 or 7 interviews with Alex and Victoria: that's not a lot. However, I never heard Victoria or Alex talk about Elvis. Alex named the Beatles, Dylan, Jaco Pastorius and Led Zeppelin. As for Victoria, she spoke more of Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin because of their voices. She underlined that it was through this particular musical instrument that is the voice - this is, in fact, part of the person - that they entered into music. I would say, in conclusion, that "Beyond love" is the only song where a musician is named - if, of course, those who hear Elvis in the song are right.
Sorry if maybe "my" English hurts your ears. But I live in the south of Belgium where French is spoken. In the north of the country, people speak Dutch. It was on the radio, Wednesday 01/06/2022 that I heard for the first time the name of the group and 1 minute of one of their songs. Since then - I'm retired - I've been doing just that: listening to this amazing band.. love at first sight.. what talent and charisma, Alex and Victoria..