Bogdan Raczynski is a Canada-based electronic music artist. He was born in … Read Full Bio ↴Bogdan Raczynski is a Canada-based electronic music artist. He was born in Poland, but his family moved to the USA while he was a child. He went to art school in Japan but dropped out, after which he spent time playing trumpet in Japanese jazz clubs and making techno songs on his computer using trackers, which he would release on the Internet under the netlabel Kosmic Free Music Foundation under the moniker "Karl". He also released music on the netlabels "noise" (as bogdan and undercover agent) and "mono" (as bogdan and ice.climber). Eventually he became homeless and lived on the streets of Tokyo, or in the homes of friends, still making music on his computer in the meantime; the song Nihon de Homeless on Samurai Math Beats reflects this. He was signed to Richard D. James's Rephlex Records label. Many of his early music/demoscene tracks made it nearly unchanged onto his debut album, Boku Mo Wakaran (Rephlex CAT082 CD).
To describe his music is far from easy, with pieces nearing drum n bass or others avant-garde, electro pop, techno or even breakcore. Better defined as eclectic.

He enjoys left-overs.

Trance and Burn
Bogdan Raczynski Lyrics

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Let's get lost in the forest
You and I
In the forest
For a hundred years
You can't run away
Because you want to stay

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bogdan Raczynski's "Trance and Burn" paint a vivid picture of two people getting lost in the forest, escaping reality and time for a hundred years. The forest symbolizes a place of refuge or a break from the outside world. It can be interpreted as a metaphor for the mind, where one can go to detach from the material world and find peace within oneself.

The line "You can't run away because you want to stay" could be interpreted as the conflict between wanting to escape reality and stay in the trance-like state the forest provides. This conflict is what ultimately leads to the "burn," the moment when reality comes crashing back and the transcendent state is lost.

Line by Line Meaning

Let's get lost in the forest
Let's escape from reality and immerse ourselves into a completely different environment.

You and I
Together, as a unit, we'll navigate this journey into the unknown.

In the forest
It's important that we're surrounded by nature and all its beauty.

For a hundred years
Time is of no importance to us, we'll be here as long as we need to be.

You can't run away
We may face challenges or fears, but we must confront them instead of retreating.

Because you want to stay
We'll embrace the uncertainty and overcome any obstacles because we know it's worth it in the end.

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