Founded in Milan in 1989 with a project called Mail Art, after producing some dance hits in the middle of the 90s and playing many concerts all over Italy supporting international acts as Melotron and Client, Babylonia released their first single Without Asking Me (EMI Capitol / People Music) at the end of 2003.
LATER TONIGHT is the long-awaited debut album combining great melodies, catchy hooks and synthetic sounds in 13 songs that appeal not only to electronic pop music fans, but to anybody who likes great pop songs. The album featured the 3 singles Catch Me, Something Epic and That Bit Lie.
At the end of 2005 Babylonia signed a worldwide deal with the German label INFACTED RECORDINGS for the release in the early 2006 of an international version of LATER TONIGHT including 4 new bonus tracks.
The band is currently working on the second album.
This Is My Life
Babylonia Lyrics
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Was your right to twinkle
That's how you spent your life
Creeping snakes
Whispering "honey, I love you"
May you rest in peace
Now I see
It's rushing over me
We're fragile like roses
Ignore the eternity
The more I see
The more I learn
It's getting clearer and clearer to me
That this is my life
And I feel allowed
To waste and to burn it out
Crashing down
Hang my fears
This night's too good to last
There's no one who can save me
Cast all your tears
On to me in the morning
When I'm bare and numb
I'm so disconnected
Completely stranger
Has life tricked me?
Now I need
Need to keep on running
To get to somewhere else
Could I ever believe in
This living restlessly?
The more I've searched
The less I've found
It's getting clearer and clearer to me
That this is my life
And I feel allowed
To waste and to burn it out
Crashing down
Hang my fears
This night's too good to last
There's no one who can save me
And this is my life
And I feel allowed
To ruin and to wreck it
Falling down
Hang my fears
This night's too dark to last
There's no one who can save me
I wish I could fly away one day ....
The song "This Is My Life" by Babylonia portrays the theme of introspection and self-discovery. The first stanza talks about someone who demanded their right to shine, but instead of shining, they spent their life surrounded by creeping snakes whispering love. The singer wishes them to rest in peace, suggesting that they did not live their life to the fullest. In the second stanza, the singer realizes how quickly time passes and how fragile human life is, comparing it with roses. They also learn that they have control over their life and can waste or burn it out. There is a sense of urgency in the tone, as the singer acknowledges that this night won't last and no one can save them.
In the third stanza, the singer requests others to share their tears in the morning when they are bare and numb, suggesting a sense of communal suffering. The singer wonders if life has tricked them and feels they need to keep on running to get somewhere else, indicating a desire for change. The final stanza highlights the theme of escape as the singer wishes they could fly away, suggesting a desire to break free from the constraints of their life.
Overall, the lyrics are introspective and evoke a sense of contemplation about the meaning of life and one's place in it. The singer realizes that life is fleeting and the importance of taking control of one's own destiny.
Line by Line Meaning
All you demanded
Everything that you asked for
Was your right to twinkle
You only demanded to shine and sparkle
That's how you spent your life
That's how your life was lived
Creeping snakes
Deceitful people who slither their way around
Whispering "honey, I love you"
Saying sweet things to manipulate you
May you rest in peace
Wishing for the person to find tranquility after death
Now I see
Currently I realize
How quickly time's passing
The swift passage of time
It's rushing over me
It's overwhelming me
We're fragile like roses
We're delicate like flowers
Ignore the eternity
Pretend that forever doesn't exist
The more I see
As I observe more
The more I learn
The more I come to understand
It's getting clearer and clearer to me
I'm becoming increasingly aware
That this is my life
This is my existence
And I feel allowed
I give myself permission
To waste and to burn it out
To use it recklessly and squander it
Crashing down
Failing abruptly
Hang my fears
Dwell on my anxieties
This night's too good to last
This moment is too pleasant to endure
There's no one who can save me
Nobody can rescue me
Cast all your tears
Emit all of your sorrows
On to me in the morning
In the morning direct your grief towards me
When I'm bare and numb
When I'm exposed and incapable of feeling
I'm so disconnected
I feel detached
Completely stranger
Entirely unknown
Has life tricked me?
Did life deceive me?
Now I need
Presently I require
Need to keep on running
Have to continue moving forwards
To get to somewhere else
To arrive at a different destination
Could I ever believe in
Is it possible for me to have faith in
This living restlessly?
This existence of restlessness?
The more I've searched
As I've hunted more
The less I've found
The less I've discovered
That this is my life
That this is my existence
And I feel allowed
And I give myself permission
To waste and to burn it out
To use it recklessly and squander it
Crashing down
Failing abruptly
Hang my fears
Dwell on my anxieties
This night's too good to last
This moment is too pleasant to endure
There's no one who can save me
Nobody can rescue me
And this is my life
And this is my existence
And I feel allowed
And I give myself permission
To ruin and to wreck it
To destroy and ravage it
Falling down
Collapsing
Hang my fears
Dwell on my anxieties
This night's too dark to last
This moment is too unpleasant to endure
There's no one who can save me
Nobody can rescue me
I wish I could fly away one day ....
I would like to be able to escape one day....
Contributed by Emily A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.