Archive is a music-collective, originating from London, UK, but based in Pa… Read Full Bio ↴Archive is a music-collective, originating from London, UK, but based in Paris, France for many years where they enjoy a much bigger following. They are signed to Warner Music France.

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.

Falaise
Archive Lyrics

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Cause I'm a fool
A fool for you
I seem to want
Everything that you do
I don't know
I procrastinate
Cause I hate those days
That are bound to me

It's never sure
It's never pure
It always hurts
So climb out
It's never sure
It's never pure
It always hurts
So climb
Climb out
It always hurts
Tell me why
Did you fall
Over me
I let my heart implode
I let my heart
My heart implode
I let my faith go
It's never sure
It's never pure
It always hurts
So climb out
It's never sure
It's never pure
It always hurts
Climb out, climb out, climb out
It's never sure
It's never pure
It always hurts
It's never sure
It's never pure
It always hurts
It's never sure
It's never pure
It always hurts
It's never sure

It's never pure
It always hurts

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Archive's song "Falaise" explore the theme of unrequited love and the pain that comes with it. The singer declares themselves a "fool" for the person they are in love with, wanting everything that person does. However, despite their feelings, they also procrastinate and avoid days that are "bound" to them.

The chorus emphasizes the uncertainty and pain of the situation: it's "never sure," "never pure," and "always hurts." The singer encourages the object of their affection to "climb out" of this situation, implying that they are stuck in some way. The final lines suggest that the singer has suffered greatly, allowing their heart to implode and letting their faith go.

Line by Line Meaning

Cause I'm a fool
I am foolish in love

A fool for you
I am foolishly in love with you

I seem to want
I always desire

Everything that you do
I always crave for everything you do

I don't know
I am uncertain

I procrastinate
I delay what I should do

Cause I hate those days
I loathe those moments

That are bound to me
That bring me down

It's never sure
There is always uncertainty

It's never pure
There is always impurity

It always hurts
It always causes pain

So climb out
So move on

Tell me why
Explain to me

Did you fall
Did you fall in love

Over me
For me

I let my heart implode
I let my heart break

My heart implode
My heart breaks

I let my faith go
I lost my belief

Climb out, climb out, climb out
Move on, move on, move on

Writer(s): Darius Keeler, Danny Grifitths, Craig Walker Copyright: Europacorp Music Publishing

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