Beach Fossils is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, forme… Read Full Bio ↴Beach Fossils is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2009. The group currently includes Dustin Payseur, Tommy Gardner, Jack Doyle Smith and Tommy Davidson. They are known for their lo-fi, atmospheric sound and Payseur's vocal style.

Formed in 2009, the act was originally a means to expand the solo project of Dustin Payseur. That same year bassist John Peña and guitarist Christopher Burke were recruited as the lineup for their initial tour. Their debut single, Daydream / Desert Sand was released in February 2010 on Captured Tracks. In May 2010, their debut album Beach Fossilswas released and met with favorable reviews.

The following years saw a number of changes to their lineup, including when John Peña left the band in 2011 to form Heavenly Beat, and guitarist Cole Smith, who left for his solo project, DIIV. In 2012, Tommy Gardner stepped in as the drummer to form their current lineup.
Clash the Truth was released in early 2013, peaking at number 40 on the Independent Albums chart. Paysuer described it as being an album about what happens after you've solved the immediate problems that come with moving away from home - "something that just doesn't feel like it makes sense yet".

In 2017, after a long break, the third album Somersault was released

Wide Awake
Beach Fossils Lyrics

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So wide, awake
Within your whole wide world
I'll risk all our time
This worlds with all your thoughts
Warm rays of the sun
We're leaving it all
But you're still taking some

Forgot the way
I don't know which way we came

I lost all of my days
They're fading all into the same

Overall Meaning

In "Wide Awake" by Beach Fossils, the singer addresses their beloved, proclaiming that they are wide awake and fully present in the wide world their partner inhabits. The singer is willing to risk any amount of time for their love, to be a part of their world alongside all of their thoughts and ideas. The couple is leaving everything behind in pursuit of their love, basking in the warm rays of the sun. However, despite leaving everything behind, the singer observes that their love is still taking some things with them.

The second half of the song takes on a more introspective tone, as the singer seems to forget the way they have come and the days seem to blend together. It's possible that the singer is lamenting the fact that while they are fully present in their love's world, they may be losing themselves in the process.

Line by Line Meaning

So wide, awake,
I am alert and fully aware of my surroundings.

Within your whole wide world,
I am present within your complete reality.

I'll risk all our time,
I am willing to jeopardize our entire timeline.

This world's with all your thoughts,
The universe is shaped by your every contemplation.

Warm rays of the sun,
The comforting beams of the sun.

We're leaving it all,
We are abandoning everything behind us.

But you're still taking some.
You are still carrying some things with you.

Forgot the way,
I have lost my sense of direction.

I don't know which way we came,
I cannot recall the path we took to arrive here.

I lost all ofmy days,
I have forgotten all of my yesterdays.

They're fading all into the same.
They are all blending together and disappearing.