Bitter:Sweet is an electronic/trip-hop duo with jazz-like qualities from Lo… Read Full Bio ↴Bitter:Sweet is an electronic/trip-hop duo with jazz-like qualities from Los Angeles. The band is comprised of Shana Halligan, who provides vocals and lyrics and composes the songs, and Kiran Shahani, who produces and composes the songs.

The duo was formed in 2005 when Halligan answered a Craigslist ad for a singer posted by Shahani, who had previously founded the Supreme Beings of Leisure. Their 11-track debut album, The Mating Game, was released April 4, 2006 under Quango Music Group and has been reviewed and recognized by several magazine publications, such as Urb and People. The title track was featured on a commercial for the winery, Korbel.

In summer of 2007, Bitter:Sweet released The Remix Game, featuring reworked versions of tracks from The Mating Game by renowned producers such as Thievery Corporation, Fort Knox Five, and Skeewiff. These tracks were previously available only on vinyl, or unreleased.

They are often compared to, or appeal to fans of, Zero 7, Morcheeba, Björk, Portishead, Everything But the Girl, and Serge Gainsbourg.

Recently, they have been listed on the Top 10 on the iTunes Store electronic chart and have been placed on radio station KCRW's Top 5 Most Requested CD for the week of March 20, 2006 [1].

Additionally, they have been featured on the soundtrack of The Devil Wears Prada, in Episode 2 ("I Am a Tree") of Season 3 of Grey's Anatomy, in the movies Because I Said So and Shoot 'Em Up, in a Zune advertisement, and also placed on MSN's list for "Ones to Watch" [2].

Their official website is http://www.bittersweetmusic.com

Our Remains
Bitter:Sweet Lyrics

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Please my dear
Walk away from the pain
Don't say a word
To take the beauty of
Our remains

[Chorus]
All day

I will always wait for you
(I will wait for you)
In every way
I dream about a moment with you
(I will wait for you)
Nothing to say
Just trying to find my way to you
All in a day
I realize I may not get over you

Darkness falls on the sound
Of your name
Slowly breathing in
The bible of distinction and love
Our remains

[Chorus: x2]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bitter:Sweet’s song Our Remains convey an overarching theme of heartbreak and loss, and the mourning that comes after a relationship ends. The singer directs their words towards their former partner, urging them to walk away from the pain and keep silent, so as not to detract from the beauty of the love that they once shared. The chorus expresses the singer’s longing and hope for reconciliation, despite the fact that they are aware of the slim chances they have at it. They dream of a moment with their ex and confess to still waiting for them, realizing that they may never truly get over them.

The verses of the song paint a vivid picture of the pain the singer is experiencing. The “darkness” falling on the sound of their ex-partner’s name emphasizes the heavy weight that the memory of their love carries. Furthermore, the breathing in “the bible of distinction and love” indicates that they are holding on to any and all remnants of their former relationship, even though it is now over. The chorus only serves to highlight the fact that the pain of a lost love never truly goes away, and the singer may even secretly hope for something that may never come to fruition.

Line by Line Meaning

Please my dear
Requesting the listener to heed their words

Walk away from the pain
Encouraging the listener to move on from the hurt they have experienced

Don't say a word
Exhorting the listener not to speak unnecessarily

To take the beauty of
Not wanting anything to spoil the beauty that remains

Our remains
Metaphorically referring to the remnants of the relationship

All day
Throughout the day, without pause

I will always wait for you
Claiming to be steadfast in waiting for the listener

In every way
In every possible manner

I dream about a moment with you
Fantasizing about a future moment with the listener

Nothing to say
No words are necessary

Just trying to find my way to you
Making effort to be reunited with the listener