After years in the making here at last is Illumination, the fully realised debut album from Melbourne's favourite psychedelic indie-electronic adventurers Miami Horror. With Illumination, Miami Horror has delivered on two years of teeth-cutting live shows and an ever escalating wave of buzz that’s made the group bonafide blog darlings the world over. But what’s most amazing about the grand arrival of Illumination is that the roots of the record stretch back countless moons to when Miami Horror began as just one synthesizer-obsessed producer in 2007 huddled over a laptop in a bedroom-come-studio and the album itself just a spark waiting to be lit.
The afore mentioned synth tragic was, and let’s face it still is, electronic young gun Ben Plant, who kick started Miami Horror out of a love of Roland keyboards and French house, landing himself on Pitchfork’s hot-list overnight and copping a barrage of high profile remix requests from the likes of Datarock, PNAU and The Presets.
Yet it was while Ben was punching out 2008’s epochal Bravado EP that Miami Horror took off in a completely new and different direction. Characteristically wanting to flex his creative muscle and avoid the limitations of being stereotyped as simply a dance or electro act, Ben rewired Miami Horror’s genetic makeup, deputising the talents of Josh Moriarty, Aaron Shanahan and Daniel Whitechurch to form a new live band persona of Miami Horror, a whole new beast immeasurably more exciting than before.
“It started out that I didn’t want to have any guitar on the album besides a little funk guitar or disco bass,” Ben grins while explaining the turning point for Miami Horror’s evolution. “But then Josh came in and started playing all these other parts that sounded amazing. Paired with what I was working on, nobody was doing anything like it, so I knew we had to turn those sounds into a live thing and just go wild.”
It worked. Since the switch, Miami Horror has launched into dizzying new stratospheres, their well-polished chops as a group making for some unmissable sets at Australia’s biggest festivals, and that’s not to mention some A-list support slot call ups for everyone from Phoenix, Friendly Fires and La Roux to a hand-picked hook up from Lily Allen.
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Sometimes
Miami Horror Lyrics
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Safe for now in this wonderous state
Lost at a crossroad that's missing a sign
How do we know if they made it alive
There's something lurking in the distance ahead
Fragments of light shine away from the dead
They fantasize fury, no time left to stop
Its darkness approaching now we're at a loss
Sometimes, when all that's lost remains
Drink from the fountain of youth and never age again
Sometimes we jump across to every cloud
Fly away get lost and never be found
Sometimes, when all that's lost remains
Drink from the fountain of youth and never age again
Sometimes we jump across to every cloud
Fly away get lost and never be found
There's something lurking from the shadows within
Stealing the colour and life from my skin
They fantasize fury at no extra cost
Darkness approaches now we're at a loss
Ah
Ah
Sometimes, when all that's lost remains
Drink from the fountain of youth and never age again
Sometimes we jump across to every cloud
Fly away get lost and never be found
Sometimes, when all that's lost remains
Drink from the fountain of youth and never age again
Sometimes we jump across to every cloud
Fly away get lost and never be found
Never be found,
Never be found (Ah)
Never be found (Ah)
Never be found (Ah)
Ah
The lyrics of the song "Sometimes" by Miami Horror communicate the feeling of being at a loss, surrounded by uncertainty, and searching for a way to escape. The first verse introduces the imagery of being awake while simultaneously lying dormant, suggesting a stalemate in the lives of the individuals spoken to in the song. They know they are awesomely safe, yet cannot escape the predicament they discover themselves in. They are lost at a crossroads with no clear direction and cannot determine whether they will emerge victorious or not. Even though they see something ahead that may indicate safety, darkness is rapidly approaching.
The chorus serves as a message of hope for the singers, suggesting that sometimes it is possible to discover or access a "fountain of youth," whether that is literal or metaphorical. The individuals in the song are seeking an escape, represented here as the ability to "drink from the fountain of youth," indicating a longing for a return to innocence and safety. The line "Fly away, get lost and never be found" is a plea for renewal and a bold new adventure.
The second verse is more foreboding than the first, with the image of something sneaking up on the characters portrayed through the reference to a figure lurking in the shadows, stealing the color and life from their skin. The phrase "they fantasize fury" is the perfect representation of their former lives, marked by intensity and stress, with no relief in sight. The darkness is approaching them, and the situation seems less hopeful as the lyrics continue.
Line by Line Meaning
With eyes wide shut we lay stagnant awake
We are wide awake, but we are not moving or doing anything productive
Safe for now in this wonderous state
We are temporarily safe in this state of uncertainty
Lost at a crossroad that's missing a sign
We don't know which path to take because there is no clear guidance
How do we know if they made it alive
We are unsure if others have survived the same situation as us
There's something lurking in the distance ahead
There is a danger or threat that is approaching us
Fragments of light shine away from the dead
A glimmer of hope comes from the memory of those who did not make it
They fantasize fury, no time left to stop
We are consumed by our anger and don't have time to pause and reflect
Its darkness approaching now we're at a loss
The darkness is getting closer and we don't know what to do
Sometimes, when all that's lost remains
In moments of despair, we try to hold onto whatever we have left
Drink from the fountain of youth and never age again
We want to escape our current reality and youth represents a carefree state of being
Sometimes we jump across to every cloud
We indulge in our imagination and escape to a dreamlike state
Fly away get lost and never be found
We want to escape so badly that we don't want to be found and brought back to reality
There's something lurking from the shadows within
There is a danger within ourselves that is causing harm
Stealing the colour and life from my skin
This danger is draining us of our vitality and joy
They fantasize fury at no extra cost
We are fixated on our anger and it consumes us
Darkness approaches now we're at a loss
The darkness is getting closer and we feel helpless
Never be found
We want to disappear and never be brought back to reality
Ah
Musical interlude
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TERRI BJERRE, RAUL RINCON
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