From an early age, BT demonstrated a remarkable aptitude for playing and understanding classical music. He was heavily influenced by avant-garde and romantic composers such as Stravinsky, Bartok, Debussy and Rachmaninov. His biggest influences, however, were from everyday sounds that most would take for granted, from noticing the meter of the grandfather clock in the foyer to the micro-rhythms of crickets and cicadas to the ambience of passing trains at night.
The drive to actualize the tools BT envisions has led to his evolution as one of the most cutting-edge programmers and technologists in music today. He has expanded this reach into a visionary software venture, Sonik Architects which launched its critically- and commercially-acclaimed iPhone application, Sonifi™.
Brian Transeau is the father of a young daughter, Kaia. He lives and composes his works in his Los Angeles home/studio in which he has a few Apple G5's and 8 AMD dual-core Opteron 64-bit desktops which he uses for his techno-wizardry.
BT has released 8 albums and has scored over a dozen films. His most critically acclaimed album, "This Binary Universe" (released August 29, 2006), was composed in 5.1 surround sound and contains animated videos for each song, presenting a new way of experiencing music.
BT works with multiple computers and the CSound programming language to help craft his work. He also owns a company, Sonik Architects, which develops both VST and VSTi programs which he uses in his own productions.
Somnambulist
BT Lyrics
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I'm so frustrated
Some little joy, so little joy
It's complicated
So little time, so little time time
To work it on out
(Yeah yeah)
It's complicated
I feel I'm stumbling in the dark
Somnambulated
I feel my heart seeking the sparks
I'm praying for love
(Love love)
Praying for love
So little joy, so little joy
It's complicated
Some little time, so little time
When your heart's been faded
So little hope, so little hope
I'm praying for love
(Love love)
Is more than enough
(chorus)
Simply being loved loved loved
Simply being loved loved loved
Simply being loved loved loved
Is more than enough
(Yeah yeah)
(x2)
Simply being loved
(Yeah yeah)
Is more than enough
(Yeah yeah)
Simply being loved
(Yeah)
Is more than enough
So little joy, so little joy
It's complicated
So little time, so little time
Be acclimated
So little hope, so little hope
And I'm prayin' now with love
(Yeah)
So little time the pace has changed
But I'm still waiting
A thousand years of timeless days
Somnambulating
I'm stumbling wounded in the dark
But I'm praying again for love
Love lov...
Prayin for
Love love love
Simply being loved
Love love
(chorus)
Simply being loved loved loved
Simply being loved loved loved
Simply being loved loved loved
Is more than enough
(Yeah yeah)
Simply being loved
(Yeah)
Is more than enough
Some little joy some little joy
It's complicated
So little time, so little time
So frustrated
So little hope, so little hope
And I'm praying still for love
Love
(Yeah)
Praying for love
So little hope, so little time
It's so frustrating
I feel I'm stumbling in the dark
Somnambulated
I feel my heart's again - the sparks
But I'm praying again for love
(Yeah)
(Yeah yeah)
I'm in love
(Yeah yeah)
To simply be...
(Yeah yeah)
I'm in love
Yeah yeah!
Si...
Simply being loved loved loved
Simply being loved loved loved
Simply being loved loved loved
Is more than enough
(Yeah yeah)
(x2)
Simply being loved
(Yeah yeah)
Simply being loved
(Yeah yeah)
Simply being loved
(Yeah yeah)
Simply being loved
Yeah
Simply being loved
Is more than enough
Simply being loved
Is more than enough
Simply being loved
Is more than enough
Simply being loved
Is more than enough
Yeah...
In BT's song Somnambulist, the lyrics largely revolve around a yearning for love and a sense of frustration at the little time and joy available to pursue this love. The opening verses set this tone with lines like "So little time, so little time, I'm so frustrated" and "So little joy, so little joy, it's complicated." The singer expresses feeling as though they are "stumbling in the dark" and "somnambulated," suggesting a kind of disorientation or fogginess that is getting in the way of their ability to connect with others. Later in the song, though, the chorus repeats the phrase "simply being loved" and asserts that this is "more than enough," appearing to suggest that despite the complications and frustrations of love, a feeling of being loved (and loving in return) can make everything else seem insignificant.
There is a sense of time passing and the singer waiting for something throughout the song, with lines like "Some little time, so little time, when your heart's been faded" and "So little time, the pace has changed, but I'm still waiting." The repeated chorus seems to offer a kind of comfort in the midst of this waiting and frustration, offering the idea that simply experiencing love - even if it doesn't solve all of life's problems - is ultimately what we are all seeking.
Overall, the song seems to express the complexity and messiness of love and relationships, implying that even when things are frustrating or difficult, the desire for connection and being loved is a powerful and motivating force.
Line by Line Meaning
So little time, so little time
I'm so frustrated
There's not enough time and I'm feeling really impatient and disappointed.
Some little joy, so little joy
It's complicated
There's only a little bit of happiness and it's hard to find and keep.
So little time, so little time time
To work it on out
(Yeah yeah)
There's not much time to figure out my problems and come up with a solution.
I feel I'm stumbling in the dark
Somnambulated
I feel lost and like I'm walking in my sleep.
I feel my heart seeking the sparks
I'm praying for love
(Love love)
Praying for love
I'm looking for something to reignite my passion and sense of purpose in life, and I'm hoping that love will do the trick.
So little hope, so little hope
I'm praying for love
(Love love)
Is more than enough
I don't have a lot of hope left, but if I can find love, that will be enough to keep me going.
Simply being loved loved loved
Is more than enough
(Yeah yeah)
(x2)
All I really need is to be loved, and that will be enough to make me happy.
So little time the pace has changed
But I'm still waiting
A thousand years of timeless days
Somnambulating
Even though time seems to be moving slowly, I'm still waiting for my breakthrough, and it feels like I've been waiting a really long time.
So little hope, so little hope
And I'm prayin' now with love
(Yeah)
I don't have much hope left, but I'm still praying for love, hoping that it will give me what I need.
I feel my heart's again - the sparks
But I'm praying again for love
(Yeah)
I'm starting to feel hope and energy again, and I'm hoping that love will help fan the flames.
Simply being loved loved loved
Is more than enough
(Yeah yeah)
(x2)
All I need is to be loved, and that will be enough for me to be happy.
So little hope, so little time
It's so frustrating
I feel I'm stumbling in the dark
Somnambulated
I don't have much hope, and time seems to be working against me, which is really frustrating and disorienting.
Yeah...
Simply being loved
Is more than enough
Simply being loved
Is more than enough
Simply being loved
Is more than enough
Simply being loved
Is more than enough
Yeah...
Being loved is all I need to feel fulfilled and happy in life.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRIAN WAYNE TRANSEAU
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@chrisscham1330
BT - Somnambulist (Letter)
So little time, so little time
i'm so frustrated
some little joy, so little joy
it's complicated
so little time, so little time time
to work it on out
(yeah yeah)
So little joy, so little joy
it's complicated
i feel i'm stumbling in the dark
somnambulated
i feel my heart seeking the sparks
i'm praying for love
(love love)
praying for love
So little joy, so little joy
it's complicated
some little time, so little time
when your heart's been faded
so little hope, so little hope
i'm praying for love
(love love)
is more than enough
(chorus)
Simply being loved loved loved
simply being loved loved loved
simply being loved loved loved
is more than enough
(yeah yeah)
(x2)
Simply being loved
(yeah yeah)
is more than enough
(yeah yeah)
simply being loved
(yeah)
is more than enough
So little joy, so little joy
it's complicated
so little time, so little time
be acclimated
so little hope, so little hope
and i'm prayin' now with love
(yeah)
So little time the pace has changed
but i'm still waiting
a thousand years of timeless days
somnambulating
i'm stumbling wounded in the dark
but i'm praying again for love
love lov...
prayin for
Love love love
simply being loved
love love
(chorus)
Simply being loved loved loved
simply being loved loved loved
simply being loved loved loved
is more than enough
(yeah yeah)
Simply being loved
(yeah)
is more than enough
Some little joy some little joy
it's complicated
so little time, so little time
so frustrated
so little hope, so little hope
and i'm praying still for love
love
(yeah)
praying for love
So little hope, so little time
it's so frustrating
i feel i'm stumbling in the dark
somnambulated
i feel my heart's again - the sparks
but i'm praying again for love
(yeah)
(yeah yeah)
i'm in love
(yeah yeah)
to simply be...
(yeah yeah)
i'm in love
Yeah yeah!
Si...
simply being loved loved loved
simply being loved loved loved
simply being loved loved loved
is more than enough
(yeah yeah)
(x2)
Simply being loved
(yeah yeah)
simply being loved
(yeah yeah)
simply being loved
(yeah yeah)
simply being loved
yeah
Simply being loved
is more than enough
simply being loved
is more than enough
simply being loved
is more than enough
simply being loved
is more than enough
@DJAdamDutch
No one can fuck BT on production editing. The guy is literally a genius.
@Princerex07
Yes indeed
@mysteriousDSF
dude producing music, singing, dancing... honest, straight-up dude. other producers like to hide in the background with some shady "professional" image, they would never go out and f*cking dance in their music videos. I love this dude.
@acecatman
BT flexin'
@Markel_A
BT, Aphex Twin, Venetian Snares, Imogen Heap, Amon Tobin, Burial, and some others really are the present day equivalent to the centuries old geniuses such as Mozart. Best music of our time.
@erickanguiano7644
IDM and EBM best music
@KatBlaque
Ugh this song used to be on repeat. I love him sm
@jordanmeans2373
Had no idea you were a fan of BT!
@wallc777
same here guys! Back a decade ago. Feel so old now.
@chernobyl-chan
This is the most 2000’s thing to ever exist