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.
Me and You
Archive Lyrics
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But does it matter
It's good to hear you're doing well
But does it matter
I'm beside myself
But does it matter
It's good to hear you're doing well
But does it matter
In the end
It's about me and you
The hardest part
'cause it's about me and you
The hardest part
It's about me and you
The hardest part is letting you go
It's about me and you
The hardest part
Thinking all about me and you
And if it breaks down
I will shut down
The lyrics to Archive’s song “Me and You” could be interpreted in a few different ways, but at its core, the song seems to be about the aftermath of a break-up. The verses repeat the same two lines: “I’m beside myself, but does it matter? / It’s good to hear you’re doing well, but does it matter?” These lines convey a sense of ambivalence and confusion on the part of the singer. They might be asking whether their feelings even matter in the grand scheme of things, and whether the other person’s well-being has any relevance to their own emotional state.
The chorus, on the other hand, seems to be more about acceptance and the difficulty of letting go. The repeated refrain of “it’s about me and you, the hardest part” suggests that the singer is grappling with the fact that their relationship has ended, and that this is a difficult reality to accept. The line “the hardest part is letting you go” is particularly poignant, as it captures the bittersweet nature of moving on from someone you still care about.
Overall, the lyrics to “Me and You” are somewhat enigmatic and open to interpretation, but they seem to capture the messy and complicated emotions that often accompany the end of a romantic relationship. The song’s slow, mournful melody and the repetition of certain phrases contribute to a feeling of introspection and melancholy.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm beside myself
I feel overwhelmed with emotion and cannot fully understand or deal with it
But does it matter
Despite my overwhelming emotion, I question whether it holds any significance or importance in the grand scheme of things
It's good to hear you're doing well
I am happy to hear that you are thriving and succeeding
But does it matter
Despite my happiness for your success, I question whether it truly impacts our situation
In the end
Ultimately, after everything is said and done
It's about me and you
Our situation and relationship is the focus here
The hardest part
The most difficult aspect
'cause it's about me and you
The fact that our relationship is at the center of everything makes it harder to deal with
The hardest part is letting you go
The most difficult thing to do is to move on and end our relationship
Thinking all about me and you
My thoughts are consumed by our relationship and everything surrounding it
And if it breaks down
In the event that our relationship falls apart
I will shut down
I will become emotionally closed off and unable to cope with the situation
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CRAIG WALKER, DANIEL GRIFFITHS, DARIUS KEELER
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