To date, Olsen has released six studio albums: Half Way Home (2012), Burn Your Fire for No Witness (2014), My Woman (2016), All Mirrors (2019), Whole New Mess (2020) and Big Time (2022).
Endgame
Angel Olsen Lyrics
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I needed more, needed you to, to be with me
I wrote it out, wrote it out so you might stay
I wrote it out, wrote it down, so we could play
There in your eyes, how many times can a heart go back?
We took the life that we made, we put it all on track
For everyone else to see, bigger than ourselves
I needed more, needed more than love from you
I needed more, needed you to be with me
We made a deal, made a dream, made it real, you see
Made a life, made a scene, made up everything
Life carries on just like a song I sing, but I don't know
I walk away from all the noise and I'm on my own
I don't know how to speak with you, I'd rather be alone
But somehow whenever I do, I wonder why so long
I needed more, needed more than love from you
I needed more, needed you to be with me
In Angel Olsen's "Endgame," the singer expresses her desire for more than just love from her partner. It becomes clear that she desires a deeper emotional connection and partnership with her lover. The lyrics highlight the complexity of relationships, as she writes out her feelings to try and create a stronger bond with her partner. However, despite their efforts to put their relationship on the right track for themselves and for others, it unavoidably leads to a breaking point.
The song's chorus emphasizes the singer's longing for a deeper connection with her partner, pleading for something more than what love alone can provide. However, she also acknowledges the efforts they made together as a team to build a life and create something to show for it. The lyrics of "Endgame" convey the pain and confusion of a relationship that has gone wrong, despite good intentions and hard work. The singer seems to feel lost and unsure of how to proceed, ultimately choosing to walk away from the relationship and figure things out on her own.
Overall, "Endgame" evokes the feeling of a relationship at its end, where the singer and her partner have given their all but still fall short of one another's needs. The song is a somber, introspective reflection on the complexities of love, connection, and partnership.
Line by Line Meaning
I needed more, needed more than love from you
I wanted more than love from you; I wanted you to be with me fully.
I needed more, needed you to, to be with me
I needed you to be there for me, to be present in the relationship.
I wrote it out, wrote it out so you might stay
I expressed my desire for you to stay by writing it down for you to see.
I wrote it out, wrote it down, so we could play
I wrote down my feelings as a way for us to communicate and connect.
There in your eyes, how many times can a heart go back?
When I see the way you look at me, I wonder how many times I can keep going back to this cycle of love and pain.
We took the life that we made, we put it all on track
We built a life together and set it on a certain path.
For everyone else to see, bigger than ourselves
We presented our relationship as something grand and significant beyond just the two of us.
Made it all, did the dance, came out through this hell
We created this life together, went through many struggles and hardships, but ultimately emerged stronger.
We made a deal, made a dream, made it real, you see
We made an agreement and turned our shared vision into reality.
Made a life, made a scene, made up everything
We created a life and a world together from scratch, making it up as we went along.
Life carries on just like a song I sing, but I don't know
The ups and downs of life continue like a song, but I don't know how to deal with it.
I walk away from all the noise and I'm on my own
I often retreat from the chaos and noise of life to be alone.
I don't know how to speak with you, I'd rather be alone
I struggle with communicating with you and would rather be by myself in those moments.
But somehow whenever I do, I wonder why so long
But when I finally do speak with you after being alone for so long, I wonder why we were ever apart.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: Angel Olsen
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