Within a year of formation, the group charmed indie music enthusiasts across the blogosphere with their languid songcraft, while the eerie warmth of "Apple Orchard" landed on Pitchfork's Infinite Mixtape MP3 series in August 2006. Two months later, Beach House issued their eponymous debut album for Carpark. Fall shows with labelmates Over the Atlantic were also scheduled.
Victoria can also be heard on Frenemies' Birds in High School album. She and Chris Freeland created harmonies on the song "Waiting for the Ambulance". Victoria can also be heard on Grizzly Bear's 2009 release Veckatimest and she sings on "Slow Life", a Grizzly Bear track featured on the official soundtrack for Twilight: New Moon.
In September of 2009 Sub Pop Records announced that Beach House had signed and that a follow up album to 2008's Devotion, Teen Dream would be released in early 2010.
One Thing
Beach House Lyrics
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You always, yeah you always know
What's happening
Perfect in the morning
And you ruin it in the evening
Remarkable
When a likeness comes
Come down the hill
And up the stairs
She never really sleeps
Closer now in the mirror
Your reflection, my reflection
Growing nearer
Pressure oh the pressure
In confession
Hallelujah
Remarkable
When a likeness comes
You're always out of reach
The faces in the secondhand
A little fuck off kiss
Remarkable
That you're lucky just to meet
Come down the hill
'Cause she never really sleeps
The lyrics to Beach House's One Thing are cryptic and open to interpretation. However, the song appears to be about the contradictions and complexities of a relationship. The song's opening line "One thing, yeah about you, you always, yeah you always know what's happening" suggests that the subject of the song is somebody who is always in the know and the perfect partner, at least in the morning. However, the lyrics then take a sharp turn as it says "And you ruin it in the evening." This line can be interpreted as the subject changing their behavior and causing the relationship to deteriorate.
The song then goes on to say "When a likeness comes, you're lucky just to meet." This line suggests that the person being described is somebody who is rare and unique, and if you do happen to meet someone like them, you're lucky. However, in the next line, the subject is "always out of reach," further reinforcing the idea that whoever is being talked about is someone who is hard to understand.
The line "She never really sleeps" paints an eerie image of somebody who is always awake and possibly obsessing over something. The following lines "Closer now in the mirror, your reflection, my reflection, growing nearer" may suggest that the singer is becoming more aware of their own flaws and how they relate to their partner. The song then ends with the repetition of "remarkable, that you're lucky just to meet, come down the hill cos she never really sleeps," further emphasizing the rarity and complexity of the subject.
Line by Line Meaning
One thing, yeah about you
There's one thing that stands out about you
You always, yeah you always know
You have a consistent ability to know what's going on
What's happening
You understand the current situation
Perfect in the morning
You are flawless and serene in the morning
And you ruin it in the evening
But by the evening, you've often made things worse
Remarkable
It's impressive
When a likeness comes
When someone similar to you appears
You're lucky just to meet
It's fortunate to even cross paths with them
Come down the hill
Travel downhill
And up the stairs
Then climb up some stairs
She never really sleeps
This person doesn't seem to sleep much
Closer now in the mirror
Looking at yourself closer in the mirror
Your reflection, my reflection
Seeing yourself, and also myself, in the reflection
Growing nearer
Appearing closer and closer
Pressure oh the pressure
Feeling stressed and under pressure
In confession
When confessing something
Hallelujah
An expression of joy or praise
You're always out of reach
You're consistently unattainable
The faces in the secondhand
The faces in the thrift store
A little fuck off kiss
A dismissive kiss
Come down the hill
Travel downhill
'Cause she never really sleeps
Because she doesn't seem to sleep often
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Written by: Alex Kristian Scally, Victoria Garance Alixe Legrand
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One thing, yeah about you
You always, yeah you always know
What's happening
Perfect in the morning
And you ruin it in the evening
Remarkable
When a likeness comes
You're lucky just to meet
Come down the hill
And up the stairs
She never really sleeps
Closer now in the mirror
Your reflection, my reflection
Growing nearer
Pressure oh the pressure
In confession
Hallelujah
Remarkable
When a likeness comes
You're always out of reach
The faces in the secondhand
A little fuck off kiss
Remarkable
That you're lucky just to meet
Come down the hill
'Cause she never really sleeps
iain ridley
One thing yea about you
You always yea you always know
What's happening
Perfect in the morning
And you ruin it in the evening
Remarkable
When a likeness comes
You're lucky just to meet
Come down the hill
And up the stairs
She never really sleeps
Closer now in the mirror
Your reflection, my reflection
Growing nearer
Pressure oh the pressure
In confession
Hallelujah
Remarkable
When a likeness comes
You're always out of reach
The faces in the secondhand
A little fuck off kiss
Remarkable
That you're lucky just to meet
Come down the hill
Cause she never really sleeps
Lauren Stone
One thing, yeah about you
You always, yeah you always know
What's happening
Perfect in the morning
And you ruin it in the evening
Remarkable
When a likeness comes
You're lucky just to meet
Come down the hill
And up the stairs
She never really sleeps
Closer now in the mirror
Your reflection, my reflection
Growing nearer
Pressure oh the pressure
In confession
Hallelujah
Remarkable
When a likeness comes
You're always out of reach
The faces in the secondhand
A little fuck off kiss
Remarkable
That you're lucky just to meet
Come down the hill
'Cause she never really sleeps
Tim Rasmussen
Most underrated album of the last 15 years.
Phil Jarvis
Love this band. Best I've heard in 52 years on this planet, they really touch the spot.
V T
Beach House are easily one of the world greatest bands in last 10 years or something!
DISNEY MASHUP
it's crazy how much this song has grown on me, the ending is absolutely phenominal; one of my favorite things of this album
Andrea Frances
This song can change your whole day! Phenomenal! It takes you somewhere else!
Royalty KonceptZ
Listening to this on the beach right now and Maaaaaann it's so euphoric
Vitor Ribeiro
Outra que é uma das melhores do álbum.
caixo
Elegy To The Void e Majorette são também uma das melhores
Misael Braga
the traveller é muito foda também
Vitor Carvalho
eh nois BR