1) American indie rock band curren… Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands called Aloha
1) American indie rock band currently signed to Polyvinyl Record Company. The four members of Aloha are scattered across the eastern half of the country, but spend most of their time making music together. Some Echoes is the second Aloha album since T.J. Lipple joined the band, and was recorded, mixed and mastered at Silver Sonya, the studio he runs with Chad Clark (Beauty Pill) in Arlington, Va.
Tony Cavallario and T.J. began playing together during a lull in Aloha's schedule in late 2002, when they both lived in Pittsburgh. T.J. joined the band in May of 2003, when Cale Parks, Tony and Matthew Gengler joined him at his grandpa's empty house in Altoona, PA. There they began writing 2004's Here Comes Everyone though at the time they didn't know it. With T.J. came a more focused approach to making music and a host of new tools including marimba, homemade mellotrons, organs and tape manipulations. T.J.'s skilled drumming also allowed Cale to move to the piano on occasion.
Aloha began with Tony and Matthew in the summer of 1997 in Bowling Green, OH, USA along with Eric Koltnow and Anthony Buehrer. Their first release, a self-titled and self-released 7" in an addition of 330 was delayed and issued sporadically when the artist hired to due the intaglio accompanying the record couldn't produce them to speed. One of the few bands to ever actually get a record deal based on a demo tape, the band spent time based out of Cleveland. In recent years, Aloha has operated from a number of bases, doing their writing, rehearsing and living in Chicago, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Cincinnati, Rochester, Pittsburgh and Altoona. Extensive touring has made Aloha renowned for their intense, non-stop live shows as well as their homemade T-shirts and self-reliant ethic. They have shared the stage the likes of Q and Not U, Ted Leo, Clinic, as well as Cex and Joan of Arc, two bands in which Cale Parks has been a member (including White Williams).
2) Female fronted heavy metal band from the 80's
Mountain
Aloha Lyrics
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We're making a mountain
You could never dig a grave
Big enough for all of us
Upward ever, ever upward
We'll need a light on top to chase the planes away
But the birds can stay forever
We're on the fringe again
Growing bright in the moonlight
We're on the outside
Growing bright in the moonlight, alright,
Go with us into the night
A new layer of love is piled on
We're just getting warm here
You could never build a jail
Strong enough to keep us apart
Upward ever, ever upward
We'll need a light out front to tell the left behind
That it's alright
Upward ever, forever
We're on the fringe again
Glowing bright in the moonlight
We're on the outside
Glowing bright in the moonlight, alright,
Go with us into the night
Oh, one more layer of love
Upward ever, ever upward
We need a light on top to chase the planes away
But the birds can stay
Ever upward, forever
One more layer of love
The lyrics of Aloha's song "Mountain" depict the act of building a mountain out of layers of love, which is an abstract construct meant to resemble a stable foundation that can withstand anything. The song is about the human desire for closeness, and how our love and relationships can grow and ascend forever. The first verse refers to this as "piling on" love, and suggests that the bonds we have with one another are stronger than death itself, as you could never dig a grave big enough to contain them all. The chorus speaks to the idea of upward mobility, both in our relationships and our lives, and the aspiration to reach the top of a metaphorical mountain. The lyric "we'll need a light on top to chase the planes away" is a poetic way of expressing the idea of keeping people away who don't share our goals, while still leaving space for the "birds" to stay and thrive.
The second verse continues the theme of building up love and relationships, with the added idea that the bonds we create can never be broken, not even by a jail strong enough to keep us apart. The chorus repeats with some slight variation before moving into the bridge, which emphasizes that this upward journey is not without risk, and that we are "on the fringe again" and "growing bright in the moonlight." This implies that we are outcasts, or people who are living on the edge of society, but that we are still shining and thriving. The final lines of the song once again reinforce the idea of adding layers to our love, and continuing to ascend upward forever, with the repeated lyric "one more layer of love."
Line by Line Meaning
One more layer of love is piled on
Our love continues to grow deeper and stronger with each passing day
We're making a mountain
Our love is accumulating and growing exponentially, like a mountain that keeps getting bigger and bigger
You could never dig a grave
Big enough for all of us
Our love is so immense and powerful that even death cannot contain it, and there is enough love to go around for all of us
Upward ever, ever upward
Our love is constantly moving forward and upward, it never stagnates or goes backwards
We'll need a light on top to chase the planes away
But the birds can stay forever
Upward forever
As we climb higher and higher in love, we may need to chase away distractions, but the important things, like our love, will endure
We're on the fringe again
Growing bright in the moonlight
We may be considered outsiders, but our love shines brightly like the moon in the night sky
We're on the outside
Growing bright in the moonlight, alright,
Go with us into the night
We may not fit into society's norms, but we invite others to join us in celebrating and growing our love, no matter who they are
A new layer of love is piled on
We're just getting warm here
You could never build a jail
Strong enough to keep us apart
Our love continues to evolve and strengthen, and nothing, not even confinement, can stop us from being together
We'll need a light out front to tell the left behind
That it's alright
Upward ever, forever
As we move forward in love, we may need to reassure those left behind that everything is okay, and our love will continue to grow and thrive
We're on the fringe again
Glowing bright in the moonlight
Once again, we may be considered outsiders, but our love shines brightly like the moon, and cannot be ignored
We're on the outside
Glowing bright in the moonlight, alright,
Go with us into the night
We invite others, no matter how different, to join us in our journey of love, which will continue to shine brightly even in the darkest of nights
Oh, one more layer of love
Upward ever, ever upward
We need a light on top to chase the planes away
But the birds can stay
Ever upward, forever
Our love continues to grow and reach new heights, and while we may need to keep distractions at bay, our love is strong enough to allow everyone who belongs to stay and grow with us
Contributed by Nicholas K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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