Being the only musicians at their neighborhood elementary school, Sean Rein… Read Full Bio ↴Being the only musicians at their neighborhood elementary school, Sean Reinert and Paul Masvidal first met in Miami, when they were 12 years old, and immediately started writing songs and rehearsing together in what would become an obsessive aural journey from classical to pop to metal to Jazz and back within a ten-year period. By their late teens they were playing everything from Mahavishnu Orchestra to Miles Davis, and learning the songs of the Real/Fake book. Proficiency and perseverance saw their band, the progressive-rock/metal outfit Cynic, propelled to indie bestseller status. After the excitement of world tours and international kudos, the band quietly dissolved. Shortly after, Paul and Sean relocated to Los Angeles and formed Aeon Spoke with Evo.

"We're okay with art taking itself seriously and approaching it with the weight of the world. Lightness doesn't appeal to us. We want to get down and dirty with human experience and allow our art to reflect that. We're a messy species with minds that complicate everything. The spiritual investigation in our work is not about preaching, as much as it is about healing oneself. Like everyone, we're just trying to get through life the best we know how. Music is a tool and a language. If people can relate to our songs, then perhaps we've done our job." --Aeon Spoke

"Atmospheric and hypnotic...beautifully tender." --Hit Sheet

"Most beguiling...gets inside your head and stays." --Record of the Day

"Superior songwriting and thoroughly classy...immaculate." --Unpeeled

"Beautiful, exquisite...destined for greatness." --Janice Long, BBC Radio 2

"The album's strength lies in the band's ability to excavate beauty from pain, hope from despair, and also to remind everyone that life's failures and successes are memorial and precious, and go beyond mortality." --Michael Casano, Buzz Music

"Absolutely fantastic...haunting and lovely." --Paul Ross, LBC Radio 97.3FM, London

Aeon Spoke has 2 members from the cult fusion-death-metal band Cynic, but their music isn't anything like Cynic was. This is mellow, almost acoustic, beautiful alt-rock, especially songs like "Emmanuel" and "Yellow man".

Emmanuel
Aeon Spoke Lyrics

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When your road deserts you
And your feet disappear
You'll find some orchards
Wasted one, without appeal
Where will you go from here?

Against the world from here
You're sitting still inside the fear

Must be someway out of here

Crows flying somewhere
Doves leaving doves
Time as the ocean
Changing tides alone it does
Where will you go from here?

Against the world from here
You're sitting still inside the fear
Must be someway out of here

Emmanuel you go away

Emmanuel you go away
Emmanuel

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Aeon Spoke's "Emmanuel" speak to a sense of being lost and abandoned, facing a bleak and unappealing future. The opening lines describe the feeling of being stranded on a deserted road with no way to move forward. The metaphor continues with the image of finding a wasteland of abandoned orchards, suggesting a sense of hopelessness and futility. The repeated refrain of "Where will you go from here?" emphasizes the uncertainty and desperation of the situation.

The chorus offers a glimmer of hope, suggesting that there must be some way out of the fear and despair that surrounds the singer. However, the following lines offer more images of disorientation and disconnection, referring to birds flying in different directions and the unpredictable changes of the ocean's tides. The final repetition of the name "Emmanuel" creates a sense of longing for someone or something to come and save the singer from their state of isolation.

Overall, the lyrics of "Emmanuel" convey a strong sense of loneliness, confusion, and longing. The repeated question of "where will you go from here?" underscores the feeling of being lost and searching for direction, while the references to abandoned orchards and changing tides suggest a sense of desolation and uncertainty. The repeated invocation of the name "Emmanuel" adds a poignant sense of yearning for a savior or guiding force.

Line by Line Meaning

When your road deserts you
When you find yourself lost or without direction

And your feet disappear
And you feel unable to move forward or make progress

You'll find some orchards
You may find yourself in a place that appears promising or fruitful

Wasted one, without appeal
But upon closer inspection, you realize that it is barren and offers nothing of value

Where will you go from here?
You are left wondering what your next move will be

Against the world from here
Feeling isolated and unsupported, perhaps even facing opposition or challenges from others

You're sitting still inside the fear
Paralyzed by fear, unable to take action or make a decision

Must be someway out of here
You recognize the need to find a solution or escape your current predicament

Crows flying somewhere
The presence of ominous or foreboding signs, indicating potential danger or bad fortune

Doves leaving doves
Even symbols of peace and hope (like doves) are abandoning their former selves, hinting at a loss of optimism or positivity

Time as the ocean
An acknowledgement of the unfathomable vastness and power of time, which shape all things

Changing tides alone it does
Time's movements and shifts are uncontrollable and can drastically alter circumstances or outcomes with no regard for our desires or efforts

Where will you go from here?
The repeated question highlights the sense of uncertainty and urgency in the face of a daunting and complex world

Emmanuel you go away
The use of a name (Emmanuel) suggests a personal connection or loss, as if addressing someone directly

Emmanuel you go away
Repeated twice, perhaps emphasizing the sense of absence or finality

Emmanuel
The final repetition ending the song, may represent the lingering impact of this unnamed individual or situation on the artist, suggesting unresolved feelings or grief.

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: EDWARD VANORDEN, PAUL MASVIDAL, SEAN REINERT

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