There are at least four artists which use this name:

1. The bedroom-… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four artists which use this name:

1. The bedroom-pop recording project of Brookyln-based musician Oliver Kalb, formed in 2010.
2. A collaboration between Giuseppe Ielasi and Nicola Ratti, formed in 2006.
3. An experimental indie folk rock project founded by Greyson Charnock in 2010.
4. A Providence, RI-based experimental project.

1. Bellows is the Brooklyn, NY based bedroom-pop recording project of Oliver Kalb. The first Bellows album, "As If To Say I Hate Daylight" was recorded using one microphone, using natural and acoustic sounds that came out of the woodwork of the floor in my house. "Daylight" is an album about freezing to death and thawing the ice to be summoned back into existence. Bellows is also part of the Epoch collective, featuring members of Told Slant, eskimeaux, Small Wonder and Sharpless.

2. Bellows is an Italian-based project, comprising the duo of Giuseppe Ielasi and Nicola Ratti, and was formed in 2006. The two have put out three albums on labels such as Kning Disk, senufo editions, and Entr'acte. They have at times employed guitars, turntables, tape loops, CD Walkmen, CDJs, turntables, and various electronics to make pieces that vary from drone to musique concrète to glitch and other electronic concoctions.

3. Bellows is an experimental folk rock project and art platform envisioned by Greyson Charnock in the late summer of 2010. Incorporating Sean Boyle’s sweeping drum patterns and Patrick Dunn’s effortless funk bass and classical piano, Bellows crystalizes into their full sound. From the Salty Western Coast to the Swampy Center of Florida, Bellows draws their inspiration; weaving compositions, and painting sound-scenes with a likeness to the ebb and flow of the inevitable tides. Using texture and dynamic the band brings you along with them on an experiential journey through their live performance.

4. Bellows is an experimental doom/drone/free-jazz band based in Providence, RI who put out one self-titled, self-released album in 2009 as well as a tape on Austrian label Noise Park Activities in 2010.

Lost in Space
Bellows Lyrics

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Kindercreek, buried in sand
Let's pretend it's a day on the beach
My brother's pulled under
Swept away by the strength of the stream
And though you pulled me from a well
It's like the drowning stayed in my place
And an empty part of the water
contains a new kind of space

when it seemed like my heart was a candle
when it seemed like my heart was a moon
our stomachs had never been closer
but i was ten thousand miles from you
and the good things were made of a burning
and the good things were made like a tide
and we run away from the water
but it licks our toes all the time
and i follow you down to the subway
and i follow your shadow all day
and i follow your heart and its beating
like i follow its melting away
something in these thoughts was buried in sand
when you died on a day in the spring
and the dirt pulled you under
but it prickled me under my skin
in the future we'll be floating, lost in space
I will not remember the features of your face
or how we lost our paths and fell away into the ground
we'll be floating, lost in space
I will not remember the features of your face
or how we lost our paths and fell away into the ground
we'll be floating, lost in space
I will not remember the features of your face

or how we lost our paths and fell away
into the ground

Overall Meaning

In "Lost in Space" by Bellows, we see a reflection on the impermanence and ephemerality of life, the force of nature, and the passing of time. The song opens with a scene of childhood memories, where the singer recalls a day on the beach with their brother. The lyrics capture the feeling of being carried away by the current, as the brother is swept away by the strength of the stream. The imagery of water is used throughout the song to symbolize the transience of life, and the metaphor of drowning to describe the experience of loss and grief.

The singer moves on to reflect on their own experiences of being pulled from a well and the feeling that part of themselves is still trapped inside, drowned and suffocated. The chorus of the song touches on the theme of distance and separation, with the singer feeling miles apart from someone they care about. The juxtaposition of the lyrics "our stomachs had never been closer" with "but I was ten thousand miles from you" creates a sense of longing and sadness.

As the song progresses, the imagery shifts from water to outer space, with the singer imagining a future in which they are floating, lost in space, detached from earthly concerns. The repetition of the phrase "I will not remember the features of your face" suggests a loss of memory, and a sense that even the most meaningful experiences will eventually fade away.

Overall, "Lost in Space" is a poignant reflection on the fleeting nature of life and the inevitability of loss. The song is a meditation on grief, memory, and the human experience of being caught in the ebb and flow of time.

Line by Line Meaning

Kindercreek, buried in sand
Let's pretend it's a day on the beach

My brother's pulled under
Swept away by the strength of the stream

And though you pulled me from a well
It's like the drowning stayed in my place

And an empty part of the water
contains a new kind of space

when it seemed like my heart was a candle
when it seemed like my heart was a moon

our stomachs had never been closer
but i was ten thousand miles from you

and the good things were made of a burning
and the good things were made like a tide

and we run away from the water
but it licks our toes all the time

and i follow you down to the subway
and i follow your shadow all day

and i follow your heart and its beating
like i follow its melting away

something in these thoughts was buried in sand
when you died on a day in the spring