Antony Hegarty told The Sun that this song "describes how I feel about th… Read Full Bio ↴Antony Hegarty told The Sun that this song "describes how I feel about the vanishing aspect of the environment and thinking, 'This is my world'. The Earth is the greatest creative force that we know, she's invented so many beautiful aspects."
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Another World
Antony & the Johnsons Lyrics

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I need another place
Will there be peace
I need another world
This one's nearly gone
Still have to many dreams
Never seen the light

I need another world

A place where I can go
I'm gonna miss the sea
I'm gonna miss the snow
I'm gonna miss the bees
I miss the things that grow
I'm gonna miss the trees

I'm gonna miss the sun
I miss the animals
I'm gonna miss you all
I need another place
Will there be peace
I need another world
This one's nearly gone

I'm gonna miss the birds
Singing all there songs
I'm gonna miss the wind
Been kissing me so long

Another world
Another world

Another world
Another world

Overall Meaning

The song "Another World" by Antony & the Johnsons expresses a yearning for a new world. The lyrics depict a world that is near its end, and the singer is ready to move on to a place of peace. The phrase "I need another world" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the singer's desperation.

The first stanza describes a world that is bleak and dark. The singer has many dreams but has never been able to see them come to fruition in the current world. Therefore, the singer longs for a different world that will provide them with what they need.

In the following stanza, the singer expresses what they will miss from the old world. There is a wistfulness in the depictions of the sea, snow, bees, animals, and trees. The singer emphasizes that they will miss the sun, the birds, and the wind, all of which have been a constant source of comfort and beauty in the world they are leaving behind.

The song's overall message seems to be that sometimes the only way to move forward is to leave the past behind and embrace a new world. The repetition of the phrase "Another world" emphasizes that the singer is not simply looking for a different place but an entirely new world.

Line by Line Meaning

I need another place
I am searching for a new location

Will there be peace
I hope to find a place free of conflict

I need another world
I am yearning for a different reality

This one's nearly gone
The current world is coming to an end

Still have to many dreams
I have many aspirations yet to fulfill

Never seen the light
I have yet to experience enlightenment or clarity

A place where I can go
I desire somewhere to escape to

I'm gonna miss the sea
I will regret leaving behind the ocean

I'm gonna miss the snow
I will miss the frozen precipitation

I'm gonna miss the bees
I will mourn the loss of the insect pollinators

I miss the things that grow
I long for the sight of vegetation

I'm gonna miss the trees
I will feel grief at parting from the tall flora

I'm gonna miss the sun
I will feel a sense of loss without the light of the celestial body

I miss the animals
I yearn for the presence of living creatures

I'm gonna miss you all
I will be sad to leave everyone behind

I'm gonna miss the birds
I will feel sorrow at leaving the winged creatures

Singing all there songs
The birds' melody will be absent

I'm gonna miss the wind
I will feel regret at the loss of the breezes

Been kissing me so long
The wind has been a constant presence in my life

Another world
A new reality

Another world
An alternative existence

Another world
A fresh perspective

Another world
A place of refuge

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Anohni

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Comments from YouTube:

@tr0tsky

38w↑3

The fact that there's only 70 comments is abhorrent to me. As always Anohni's voice is beautifully haunting. Makes me feel longings and loss I've never experienced.

@amberschoch4717

20w

❤

@littlebruin35

16y↑14

A truly heartbreaking masterpiece. No song has ever moved me quite like this one. Welcome back Antony.

@jlarral

8y↑38

"Im going to miss the wind...Been kissing me so long" What a beautiful line.

@atshokzvairy

12y↑10

just goosebumps? it makes me shaking.. it makes me cry... they are genius ! love it!!!! <3

@pierredebris3814

8y↑23

Play this at my funeral. It's so beautiful!

@Wubbie5000

2y↑3

So amazingly beautiful! I love it so much that I put it on loop. ♥️♥️♥️

@nixyallison6005

6y↑5

absolute favorite song of all time been a fan since 2008 love this song thank you for being you and making these wonderful audio works of art

@dw070

15y↑2

This is one of those songs that really resonates with what a lot of people in the world are feeling right now.

@PaulKapow

4y↑4

absolutely incredible!

@fedegufedegu

15y↑8

"I need another place Will there be peace I need another world This one's nearly gone Still have to many dreams Never seen the light I need another world A place where I can go I'm gonna miss the sea I'm gonna miss the snow I'm gonna miss the bees I miss the things that grow I'm gonna miss the trees I'm gonna miss the sun I miss the animals I'm gonna miss you all I'm gonna miss the birds Singing all there songs I'm gonna miss the wind Been kissing me so long Another world ."

@HiagoUsoland-ks6cs

37w↑1

THANK u

@stuntcat666

16y↑3

I feel it in my heart when I hear him, especially this song.

@stevenorr54

1y↑1

Stunningly beautiful. Thank you from my heart.

@bluejeansnyc

16y↑2

excellent song and wonderful performance from lola, thank you

@SaskiaCornell

8y↑6

Beautiful - I had never heard this song before.

@LordRandal1990

5y↑4

This is so beautiful

@akkamarie

16y↑4

His song sums up my fears for this world that spares no mercy on the environment. It's what awaits us at the end of our greedy consumerism. Barren. Depleted. I, too, shall miss the birds and the wind. Not to mention food and clean water!

@boukilhyene

15y↑1

amazing voice

@52edmo

42w

love this song

@pellepropell

16y↑4

I have to buy this:( I cry everytime I hear it. Antony you are the best!

@XOMartha44

15y↑5

Seem to need to hear his voice every day lately.

@kimakotrotman6860

3y↑1

"her".

@miloudabouberka7421

10y↑2

Merveilleux

@donwastemytimebaby

11y↑5

Omg! Beautiful! It makes me feel lonely!

@HeMa075

13y↑1

AWESOME singer

@shblck222

14y↑1

*tears* beautiful-makes me sad thinking of all the chaos and natural diasters our world is going through right now...

@pearlrim

Rest Easy Dear Dom❤ Your videos gave me ‘hope’.

@dmia123

16y↑2

stop it antony. our hearts are broken. death has happened. but you are beautiful in letting us know we are not alone.they´re in another world now.peaceful and kept.beautiful as usual. a friend.

@goggor

16y↑6

beautiful. when john lennon wrote imagine it was also set as a code for the conceptual country of nutopia which was created by him and yoko ono in april 1973. in the official declaration of nutopia, it is stated that it "has no land, no boundaries, no passports, only people. nutopia has no laws other than cosmic. all people of nutopia are ambassadors of the country. citizenship of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of nutopia." there's another world. we all crave it.

@feranhanguk

what a beautiful words💓

@alysonwong818

17w

Beautiful.

@CRISSANCA

16y↑1

excellent!

@JeffVolve

7y↑4

so true,beautiful feeling about this life

@subsamadhi

15y↑3

yeah seriously...I haven't been able to get this fucking song out of my head since I first heard it....I'm on here at least once a day getting my ears sublimed.

@alysonwong818

34w

ears sublimed! yes! or submitted to the sublime! with u on this!

@vandal30

15y↑1

Beautiful... x

@leoCastelluci

4y↑2

Love (for ever)

@marisasacchi4434

Canzone non camminerai mai da solo

@Musique.Studiogris

40w

Thank you! ❤

@antropos2

15y↑1

it's an ep, a mini cd, available from november 2008. The new album is upcming on 21th of january 2009. :-)

@danettebezik6565

49w

I only just heard this song 2023. I'm 70 want them to play this when I die.

@RUtlkngtome

14y↑1

thank you for the music

@mentar02

14y↑1

I love t-song...

@subsamadhi

15y↑1

what is this song from? a new album? I read that he was coming out with one soon.

@micaelmoreirasouza493

7y↑6

What brought me here?
And Now I can't stop listen

@imtoosnob

15y↑4

I'm wordless.

@CaptainYalgh

13y↑3

I dont know why But ive been throw into a Horrible Depression, I miss People I would Have never Missed before but some how I feel Good, Like Im not apart of This world, But I am My own World. Listening to these song make me feel so Strange. Ina State of mind sence, I took 2 Packs of Ciggirattes and threw them out Along with my ashtrays, But Yet I feel as if I never needed them. Strangely just this youtube Video Empowers me

@marisasacchi4434

Brano non camminerai mai da solo in inglese

@TheSystemRevolution

13y↑1

FOR EARTH.

@antropos2

16y↑1

I love Antony, but my opinion is that the dance doesn't fit the music that much.

@subsamadhi

15y↑1

thanks much. I am just a bit confused as to the release date.

@yourproblemchild

15y↑1

yea, he is!!

@ruth7784

14y↑1

Yes I do, and I'm anything but dull! x

@jloughry1976

14y↑2

this song isnt about that....and hurt isnt about that either. both songs are about loneliness. Lost deals with pain (I can relate to both songs) and Another World deals with wanting to leave your current circumstances behind. Try to process what is being said instead of giving an uneducated remark about 2 different songs.

@kathrynmurphy5563

4y↑1

Thats how i interpreted it as well, as being lonely and depressed.

@alexmusicgraffity

12y↑2

then Sufjan Stevens-Casimir Polawski day will make you pass out

@mariabilone

6y↑1

Depressing as all hell!

@adamflude

14y↑5

I dedicate this sublime music, 2 th beautiful people of Palestine who were forced off their land by the Israelis. in the absence of ANY genuine political actions to end the brutal Apartheid & Ethnic Cleansing, PLEASE Boycott ALL ISRAELI GOODS.