Producer Hal Willner heard the EP and played it to Lou Reed, who immediately recruited him for his project The Raven. Now gaining more attention, Antony signed to US-based record label Secretly Canadian, and released another EP, The Lake, with Lou Reed guest-performing on one of the tracks. Secretly Canadian also re-released Antony's debut album in the United States to wider distribution in 2004. "Candy Darling on her Deathbed" by Peter Hujar used as the cover art for I Am a Bird Now
Antony's second full-length album, 2005's I am a Bird Now, was greeted with positive reviews and significantly more mainstream attention, winning the Mercury Music Prize for the best album of 2005. Rival Mercury nominees, and favorites for the prize, the Kaiser Chiefs suggested that Antony got in on a technicality; despite the fact he was born in the United Kingdom he spent much of his time in the US - although they later apologized for the suggestion that he wasn't a deserving winner.
The 5-song Another World EP was released on October 7, 2008. Antony and the Johnsons' third album, The Crying Light, was released on January 19, 2009[3]. Antony has described the theme of the album as being "about landscape and the future"[4].
Hope There's Someone
Antony & the Johnsons Lyrics
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Who'll take care of me
When I die, will I go
Hope there's someone
Who'll set my heart free
Nice to hold, when I'm tired
When I, go to bed
How can I fall asleep at night
How will I rest my head
Oh I'm scared of the middle place
Between light and nowhere
I don't want to be the one
Left in there, left in there
There's a man on the horizon
Wish that I'd go to bed
If I fall to his feet tonight
Will allow, rest my head
So here's hoping I will not drown
Or paralyze in light
And Godsend I don't want to go
To the seal's watershed
Hope there's someone
Who'll take care of me
When I die, will I go
Hope there's someone
Who'll set my heart free
Nice to hold, when I'm tired
Ooh
Ooh
The lyrics of Antony & the Johnsons's song "Hope There's Someone" can be interpreted as a plea for comfort and reassurance in the face of mortality. The overarching theme conveyed through the lyrics is that the singer is afraid to die alone and is hoping that someone will be there with them in their final moments. The repetition of the phrase "hope there's someone" suggests a sense of isolation and desperation, and highlights the universal fear of dying alone. The lyrics also touch on the fear of the unknown and the limbo between life and death that can be a difficult and scary place to exist.
The opening lines of the chorus, "Hope there's someone who'll take care of me, when I die will I go", speak to the fear of being abandoned in death, and the hope that someone will be there to care for the singer even when they are gone. The lyrics become more personal in the second verse as the singer describes their own struggle to find rest and peace in the face of uncertainty. The repeated mention of "the horizon" and "the middle place" between light and nowhere suggest a sense of suspension between life and death.
The song's final verse offers a glimmer of hope and a desire for physical comfort as the singer prays not to "drown" or "paralyze in light" and hopes that they will not end up at "the seal's watershed". The final plea for someone to "set my heart free, nice to hold when I'm tired" offers a simple but poignant request for human connection and comfort, even in the face of mortality.
Line by Line Meaning
Hope there's someone
I wish there is someone who will support and care for me.
Who'll take care of me
I am looking for someone who can provide me with care and attention.
When I die, will I go
I wonder what will happen to me after I die.
Who'll set my heart free
I am searching for someone who can release me from my emotional burdens.
Nice to hold, when I'm tired
I want to be with someone who can give me comfort and support when I am exhausted.
There's a ghost on the horizon
I can sense a scary and eerie presence around me.
When I, go to bed
I cannot sleep peacefully at night due to my fears and worries.
How can I fall asleep at night
I am struggling with insomnia and cannot find rest.
How will I rest my head
I cannot find peace and comfort for my troubled mind.
Oh I'm scared of the middle place
I am terrified of being stuck in a state of uncertainty and confusion.
Between light and nowhere
Where I am neither here nor there, stuck in limbo.
I don't want to be the one
I do not want to be the unfortunate person who gets left behind.
Left in there, left in there
Stuck and abandoned in the uncertain and scary place.
There's a man on the horizon
I see a figure in the distance who might have the answers I seek.
Wish that I'd go to bed
I wish I could just sleep through the night undisturbed.
If I fall to his feet tonight
If I surrender myself to him tonight, will he comfort me and offer me peace?
Will allow, rest my head
Will he be the one to offer me the solace and peace that my mind needs?
So here's hoping I will not drown
I hope I do not get overwhelmed by my fears, emotions, and the weight of the unknown.
Or paralyze in light
I am afraid that I might get stuck in a state of shock and helplessness due to the brightness and clarity of the truth.
And Godsend I don't want to go
I do not want to face the judgment and consequences of my actions.
To the seal's watershed
To a place where my fate will be sealed and irreversible.
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Hope there's someone
Who'll take care of me
When I die, will I go
Hope there's someone
Who'll set my heart free
Nice to hold, when I'm tired
There's a ghost on the horizon
When I, go to bed
How can I fall asleep at night
How will I rest my head
Oh I'm scared of the middle place
Between light and nowhere
I don't want to be the one
Left in there, left in there
There's a man on the horizon
Wish that I'd go to bed
If I fall to his feet tonight
Will allow, rest my head
So here's hoping I will not drown
Or paralyze in light
And Godsend I don't want to go
To the seal's watershed
Hope there's someone
Who'll take care of me
When I die, will I go
Hope there's someone
Who'll set my heart free
Nice to hold, when I'm tired
Ooh
Ooh
@gilbear3091
I'm jealous of the person who hears this for the first time!
@FrenchieNinotchka
Me... and I am totally crushed between awe, pain and love. This is mind blowing
@will7953
Me =) this piece makes me feel a hopeful feeling, and it urged me to write this very comment, just to connect with someone.
@theindestructiblenomad5633
Great comment that evoked happy memories for me. You inspired me to tell my little story of hearing this music for the first time! Thanks, friend!
@starrr2you
I'm hearing it for the first time and all I can simply say is WOW! Beautiful voice.
@riccardobassi7156
Every time is the first time
@LukeTaylorOfficial
One of the worlds best voices. Criminally underrated.
@ellendonahue556
Are you serious? I can barely understand what she is singing, one or two words here and there and that's it. That's not a good singer. OK, she has a good tone, nice vibrato but her enunciation utterly sucks. Why write lyrics at all if you are going to mumble sing?
@LukeTaylorOfficial
@@ellendonahue556 I said one of the best “voices”, not singers. Two very different things.
@franjaureguim
Luke… they’d never understand…. It’s Not underrated. Kept safe instead. Let’s keep her in secret. So she’ll be safe. 🌙