Archive was formed by Londoners Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths in 1994 and began as an electronica project. At the beginning, they mixed Bristol-style, Massive Attack, Portishead with Rap. The first album of the band, Londinium released in 1996 (with Roya Arab and Rosko John as guest vocalists). The second album, Take my Head, (which the band hates) was released in 1999 (with a new guest vocalist Suzanne Wooder), it is much more melodic than Londinium. The first song of the album, You Make Me Feel, illustrates this change in the Archive's music. After being dropped by their label and more changes in the lineup, the band seemed to hit its stride on the third album You All Look The Same To Me (2002), featuring singer Craig Walker (formerly of Power of Dreams), which took a decided turn toward more progressive music (with some Progressive Rock influences, notably Pink Floyd whose indelible influence is audible on tracks such as 'Finding it so Hard' and 'Again'), while still maintaining electronic elements. The band saw growing popularity and critical acclaim, especially in France, Greece, Germany and Poland. After recording two more artistically—but not too commercially—successful albums, Michel Vaillant (2003) and Noise (2004), Walker left the band for reasons the band and he will not talk about. The project continued on as a Collective, with new vocalists, Pollard Berrier and Dave Pen. In May 2006 they released the album Lights with Pollard Berrier on lead vocals, who is also a member/guest member of the innovative group, "Bauchklang" - a completely vocal beat-box (Vocal Groove) group based in Vienna, Austria. Archive released a live album, entitled,Live at Paris Zenith, in May, 2007 - which was recorded on January 20th, 2007 at the sold out Zentih Arena in Paris. Rolling Stone called it, "The best live album ever made." Archive continues to tour and is working on a number of forthcoming releases in the near future.
Archive are a Collective, not a band.
Again
Archive Lyrics
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Crushing me inside
You used to lift me up
Now you get me down
If I was to walk away
From you my love
Could I laugh again?
And leave my love
Could I laugh again? (Again, again)
You're killing me again
Am I still in your head?
You used to light me up
Now you shut me down
If I was to walk away
From you my love
Could I laugh again?
If I walk away from you
And leave my love
Could I laugh again?
I'm losing you again
Like getting me inside
I used to lift you up
Now I get you down
Without your love
You're tearing me apart
With you close by
You're crushing me inside
Without your love
You're tearing me apart
Without your love
I'm doused in madness
Can't lose this sadness
Can't lose this sadness
Can't lose this sadness
You're tearing me apart
Crushing me inside
Without your love (you used to lift me up)
You're crushing me inside (now you get me down)
With you close by
I'm doused in madness
Can't lose this sadness
It's ripping me apart
It's tearing me apart
It's tearing me apart
I don't know why
It's ripping me apart
It's tearing me apart
It's tearing me apart
I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
Without your love
Without your love
Without your love
Without your love
Without your love
Without your love
Without your love
Without your love
It's tearing me apart
The lyrics of Archive's song "Again" talk about the pain and torment caused by a failing relationship. The song is an exploration of the hurt that arises when a partner who was once supportive and uplifting becomes the source of pain and misery. The lyrics suggest that the person is being torn apart and crushed inside, and the only escape is to leave the relationship behind. The tone of the song is one of frustration and desperation, as the singer pleads to be released from the grip of their pain.
The lines "If I was to walk away/From you my love/Could I laugh again?" suggest that the person is considering leaving the relationship in search of happiness. They are wondering if it is possible to find joy again outside of the toxic relationship. The repetition of the word "again" in the chorus emphasizes the cyclical nature of the pain and heartache caused by the relationship. The verse "I'm losing you again/Like getting me inside/I used to lift you up/Now I get you down" suggests that the relationship is on a constant loop of highs and lows, with neither person able to escape the pain.
In summary, "Again" is a powerful song that captures the emotional turmoil caused by a struggling relationship. By exploring the themes of pain, loss, and disillusionment, the song speaks to anyone who has ever experienced heartbreak and the struggle to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
You're tearing me apart
Your behavior is causing me emotional pain
Crushing me inside
Your actions are weighing heavily on me internally
You used to lift me up
You were once a source of positivity and support for me
Now you get me down
Your current behavior is bringing me down emotionally
If I was to walk away
Considering leaving the relationship
From you my love
From you, the person I love
Could I laugh again?
Would I be happy again without you in my life?
If I walk away from you
If I make the decision to leave the relationship
And leave my love
And leave behind the love that I have for you
Could I laugh again? (Again, again)
Would I be able to find happiness again without you in my life? This is a recurring thought.
You're killing me again
Your actions are causing me significant emotional pain once more
Am I still in your head?
Are you still thinking about me and our relationship?
You used to light me up
You once brought light and positivity into my life
Now you shut me down
Your current behavior is causing me to feel hopeless and defeated
I'm losing you again
I feel like I am losing you all over again
Like getting me inside
It feels like you are hurting me from the inside out
I used to lift you up
I used to be a source of positivity and support for you
Now I get you down
Now, my behavior is bringing you down emotionally
Without your love
In the absence of your love
You're tearing me apart
Your love is essential to my emotional well-being, and without it, I feel like I am falling apart
With you close by
When I am close to you
I'm doused in madness
I am overwhelmed with negative emotions when I am close to you
Can't lose this sadness
I am unable to shake the sadness that comes with our current situation
It's ripping me apart
The situation and my emotions are tearing me apart
I don't know why
I do not understand why our relationship has become so painful
Without your love
Again, in the absence of your love
I'm doused in madness
I am overpowered and overwhelmed by negative emotions, specifically sadness
Can't lose this sadness
I am unable to shake this sadness, no matter what I try to do
It's tearing me apart
These emotions and this situation is causing me significant pain and struggle
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Darius Keeler, Daniel Thomas Griffiths, Craig John Walker
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@FrostGamingOfficiel
You're tearing me apart
Crushing me inside
You used to lift me up
Now you get me down
If I was to walk away
From you, my love
Could I laugh again?
If I walk away from you
And leave my love
Could I laugh again?
Again, again...
You're killing me again
Am I still in your head?
You used to light me up
Now you shove me down
If I was to walk away
From you, my love
Could I laugh again?
If I walk away from you
And leave my love
Could I laugh again?
I'm losing you again
Lacking me inside
I used to lift you up
Now I get you down
Without your love
You're tearing me apart
With you close by
You're crushing me inside
Without your love
You're tearing me apart
Without your love
I'm doused in madness
I can't lose the sadness
Can't lose the sadness
Can't lose the sadness
You're tearing me apart
Crushing me inside
Without your love
(You used to lift me up)
You're crushing me inside
(Now you get me down)
With you close by
I'm doused in madness
Can't lose the sadness
It's ripping me apart
It's tearing me apart
It's tearing me apart
I don't know how
It's ripping me apart
It's tearing me apart
It's tearing me apart
I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
Without your love
Without your love
Without your love
Without your love
It's tearing me apart
@vanessalheureux8804
J'étais disquaire dans un HMV à l'époque que ce disque est sorti.
Je me souviens avoir dit à mon conjoint de l'époque: OK ici nous avons affaire à un band hors espace temps.
J'écoutais ce chef-d'oeuvre: Again et je me disais ce son et cette profondeur est juste impossible. Totalement opposé à la musique de 2002.
20 ans plus tard, je n'ai absolument pas changé d'opinion.
Cette chanson à une âme si profonde ça n'a aucun sens.
Je m'en remettrai jamais !😂
@MrKhalid75
Again"
You're tearing me apart
Crushing me inside
You used to lift me up
Now you get me down
If I was to walk away
From you, my love
Could I laugh again?
If I walk away from you
And leave my love
Could I laugh again?
Again, again...
You're killing me again
Am I still in your head?
You used to light me up
Now you shove me down
If I was to walk away
From you, my love
Could I laugh again?
If I walk away from you
And leave my love
Could I laugh again?
I'm losing you again
Lacking me inside
I used to lift you up
Now I get you down
Without your love
You're tearing me apart
With you close by
You're crushing me inside
Without your love
You're tearing me apart
Without your love
I'm doused in madness
I can't lose the sadness
Can't lose the sadness
Can't lose the sadness
You're tearing me apart
Crushing me inside
Without your love
(You used to lift me up)
You're crushing me inside
(Now you get me down)
With you close by
I'm doused in madness
Can't lose the sadness
It's ripping me apart
It's tearing me apart
It's tearing me apart
I don't know how
It's ripping me apart
It's tearing me apart
It's tearing me apart
I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
Without your love
Without your love
Without your love
Without your love
It's tearing me apart
@rafavikk984
this song is one of the most fantastic things my ears have ever heard and my body and my soul have ever felt...... and it was listening to it in looping that I wrote this text............
you are my journey and my guide, you are all my roads and my sky,
you are my wet soul and my dry mouth,
you are me inside and out, my curves and my straight lines, you swallowed my thoughts and ideas and fried them,
you are my madness and my cure, you are my laughter and my crying, you are my what and why, you live in a single smile and in my every pain,
you are me boiled in the summer rain and my winter self frozen raw,
you are the evil hidden behind all the blessed sensuality that I try not to show,
you are my tree of life and the roots spread in my air,
you are the molten liquid of the universe that runs through my veins, my star of orion, you are my inconsequential conscience, my brain, where I plant the roses of your eyes, you are my uninhibited virtue, my witch, my blair,
you are my murderous instinct, rude and cruel, tenant of your insane and ruffled eyelashes protected by the peace of your hair,
you are my wind, my storm and my calm,
you are my left and right half,
you are my dark side of the moon and the blue side of the sunset and the mist that dissolves at dawn,
you are my broken body and my soul profoundly perfect and well,
you're my lock, you're my ride, you're my truth, you're my lie, you're my life, my little steps etched in front of my back, drawn in color smoothing the fall from the cliff, you're the dip where my Doubts just die, somehow you give me power and light, yet you give me the lighter, the oil and it burns swimming and blowing my mind until it flies,
you are definitely my eternity in a second without goodbye.....
@Tarikh_e_Rap
It’s 2024 here. Just wanted to share this evergreen feeling of listening to this song. The feeling that will never leave our hearts,
@marylou6345
I keep coming back to this song again and again.
@patriciafernandez7821
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@Trendum
I fell in love with this song at 15. Now I'm 30, still love it.
@franky9fingers
2023...I'm floating...thank you Archive
@suziebeardshall8784
No matter how many times I listen to this song it always reaches inside my soul, takes me to another planet of surrealism and beauty....sheer out of body experience...
@robertfreestone2724
Hi, I'm Rob. You don't mind me sending you a direct message...
@suziebeardshall8784
@Robert Freestone hi Robert. That's fine by me!
@robertfreestone2724
@Suzie Beardshall let's chat on WhatsApp!
@sergetorrez1667
Pas de problème a plus sergio ❤❤🥰👍👍💯💞💋💋💞