1. Arco are a British ba… Read Full Bio ↴There are three groups by the name of Arco:
1. Arco are a British band noted for unusually slow, quiet, poetic music: a gig review in national newspaper The Guardian suggested "an hour in arco's company is the aural equivalent of a day in a flotation tank". Similarly, a review in Q, a UK monthly music magazine, described first album Coming To Terms as "the aural equivalent of a human being pausing for thought as the world speeds on around".
2. Arco (Antonio Arco) is the former singer from the Spanish band "El Puchero del Hortelano". Starting his solo career in 2016 with the release of his album "Uno", he's been doing music on his own until this day with other albums such as "Abril" (2018) and "100 Veces" (2020).
3. Formed in 2008 by Neil Luck, ARCO is a group of composers, artists and (mainly) string players from a range of musical and artistic disciplines and backgrounds. The group explores experimental approaches to non-standard notation and live performance practice as a starting point for creating bespoke, collaborative music theatre events characterised by an uncompromisingly avant-garde aesthetic, and radical mix of influences from contemporary classical music, magick rituals, concrete poetry, free improvisation, slapstick comedy, Kabuki theatre and Broadway show tunes
Alien
Arco Lyrics
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Isn't nature denied?
In a world where it rains
You're the sun in the sky
But I can't bear to see you
'Cause I can't bear the pain
And I can't heal the wounds
Why I feel like an alien
Not part of the human race
When my heart wants to burst
At the sight of your face
I feel like I'm suffering
From a beautiful disease
When your sad pretty smile
Brings me down to my knees
Such a simple thing
It should be such a simple thing
You can call me confused
All that I can confess
Is I can't come to terms
Settle for something less
Will I feel this emotion
Till the day that I die?
And go to my grave
Still wondering why
I feel like an alien...
The lyrics of Arco's song Alien express feelings of isolation and despair, as the singer feels like an outsider to the human race. The song opens up with a question that sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics: "Isn't nature denied?" pointing to the idea that something is not right in the world. The singer then goes on to describe how the person he loves, represented as the "sun in the sky," consistently brings him down despite the joy they bring. This is the central paradox that is explored throughout the song.
The second half of the song is marked by confusion and frustration, as the singer grapples with his inability to understand his own emotions. He describes the pain of not being able to heal his wounds, and feeling like he's "suffering from a beautiful disease." The idea that something beautiful could cause so much pain underscores the alienation he feels from the world around him. Ultimately, the song ends on a somewhat bleak note, with the singer wondering if he'll ever find peace, even in death.
Line by Line Meaning
Every hour, every day
I feel this way all the time
Isn't nature denied?
Isn't it unnatural to feel this way?
In a world where it rains
In a world that can be dreary and dark
You're the sun in the sky
You bring brightness and warmth into my life
But I can't bear to see you
I can't handle the intensity of my emotions towards you
'Cause I can't bear the pain
Because it hurts me to love you so much
And I can't heal the wounds
My love for you is so deep that it can't be healed easily
'Cause I still can't explain
I can't find words to express how I feel
Why I feel like an alien
Why do I feel different and isolated from others?
Not part of the human race
Like I don't belong among everyone else
When my heart wants to burst
When I'm overflowing with love for you
At the sight of your face
Simply seeing you can overwhelm me with emotion
I feel like I'm suffering
My love for you can cause me pain
From a beautiful disease
My love is intense and consuming - like a sickness
When your sad pretty smile
Even when you're sad, your beauty is overwhelming to me
Brings me down to my knees
Your emotions can affect me so deeply
Such a simple thing
My love for you should be easy to understand
It should be such a simple thing
It seems like love should be simple, but it's not
You can call me confused
Others might not understand my intense love for you
All that I can confess
The only thing I can admit is how much I love you
Is I can't come to terms
I'm unable to accept the depth of my emotions towards you
Settle for something less
I don't want to settle for anything less than my intense love for you
Will I feel this emotion
Will my love for you always be this intense?
Till the day that I die?
Will I ever be able to let go of this love?
And go to my grave
Even after I die
Still wondering why
I'll always be searching for answers to my intense love for you
I feel like an alien...
I'll always feel different and alone in my love for you
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADAM ANT, BOZ BOORER, MARCO PIRRONI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@user-wz8ue2cl1r
every hour, every day
isn't nature denied?
in a world where it rains
you're the sun in the sky
but I can't bear to see you
'cos I can't bear the pain
and I can't heal the wounds
'cos I still can't explain
why I feel like an alien
not part of the human race
when my heart wants to burst
at the sight of your face
I feel like I'm suffering
from a beautiful disease
when your sad pretty smile
brings me down to my knees
such a simple thing
it should be such a simple thing
such a simple thing... ...
it should be such a simple thing
you can call me confused
all that I can confess
is I can't come to terms
settle for something less
will I feel this emotion
till the day that I die?
and go to my grave
still wondering why
I feel like an alien...
not part of the human race
when my heart wants to burst
at the sight of your face
I feel like I'm suffering
from a beautiful disease
when your sad pretty smile
brings me down to my knees
I feel like an alien... ...
@KarolinaLopez
I heard this on Coffee Prince and instantley fell in love with it.
@social0inertia
me too !
@ashleighshepherd397
+Karolina So did I, I just finished the last ep!
@mehrsakhalooghi
Me too😭😍
@marikimi7
I've been listening to this song since 2011 when I first watched Coffee Prince. But I only really listened to the lyrics today. I never realized how beautiful the lyrics are and, even though I don't fully understand what it is about, I am very touched by them
@regin2429
Hi! My interpretation is that this song is about a girl which the author is in love with. The girl however most likely does not love him back, or at least there is some problem that makes so that they can't be together. "I can't bear to see you 'cos I can't bear the pain". So there is for sure some pain involved with loving this girl. The author is confused about this emotion, and doesn't really know what to make out of it, hence he feels like an alien. The love brings him a lot of suffering, but he still finds it beautiful "I feel like I'm suffering from a beautiful disease".
"It should be such a simple thing" is an interesting line. It could be about lots of things, but my interpretetion is that this simple thing is to come to terms with the idea of leaving her and moving on. In the author eyes it should be a simple thing, however he repeats the line many times and the pitch goes down indicating that he says so sartisicly or perhaps with anger, and that it's not a simple thing afterall. He can't bear to leave her or even settle for something less. So now he's stuck with this emotion till the day that he dies.
2 years late, but I hope this helps :)
@user-wz8ue2cl1r
every hour, every day
isn't nature denied?
in a world where it rains
you're the sun in the sky
but I can't bear to see you
'cos I can't bear the pain
and I can't heal the wounds
'cos I still can't explain
why I feel like an alien
not part of the human race
when my heart wants to burst
at the sight of your face
I feel like I'm suffering
from a beautiful disease
when your sad pretty smile
brings me down to my knees
such a simple thing
it should be such a simple thing
such a simple thing... ...
it should be such a simple thing
you can call me confused
all that I can confess
is I can't come to terms
settle for something less
will I feel this emotion
till the day that I die?
and go to my grave
still wondering why
I feel like an alien...
not part of the human race
when my heart wants to burst
at the sight of your face
I feel like I'm suffering
from a beautiful disease
when your sad pretty smile
brings me down to my knees
I feel like an alien... ...
@laisamaral8564
I'm here because of the Korean Coffee prince series in 2022.🥰💞💕💜💕💞🥰
@emilleeestrada7543
i love this song he sounds like elliott smith
@Zz-io1hi
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