Cinemascape was initially a duo from Stockholm, formed by Johan Jarl and Sé… Read Full Bio ↴Cinemascape was initially a duo from Stockholm, formed by Johan Jarl and Sébastien Malmquist. After a short time, their producer Marcus Johansson joined as a member and they became a trio.

They write the kind of songs that they really miss on today's music scene: songs with strong melodies with the vocals as focal point. All this placed in an elegant and yet danceable soundscape. Cinemascape listen to a lot of music from different genres and let themself be inspired by all kinds of different artists from many corners of the world. In English and in French the members write and perform their songs and personal lyrics. Musically they can be described as a hybrid of fashionable, modern, French-inspired electro, dark and elegant goth, a touch of German cabaret, hard trance and last but not least a huge amout of inspiration from the 80s. The past meets the future.

Visually, Cinemascape is exciting and excited; they enjoy expressing themselves in their image and they value the artistic aspects in performance as high as the music itself. On stage they want to be more than only voices and they like mixing music and song with guest dancers and such, in order to create a cinematic, intimate and almost avant garde kind of feeling.

Cinemascape create their own stage costumes. For them, clothes and fashion is an important form of art just like music. They are inspired by crazy French haut couture, androgynous visual kei from Japan, the trash of post-punk, the elegance of the 18th centry as well as their own interpretation of fashion.

Cinemascape do not only toe the lines of art and fashion. They also like to challenge such interesting issues as gender and sexual orientation, as well as sexuality in itself. They take pride in not being victims of society's perception of gender. Art demands free thinking, an open mind and an interest in experimenting.

Night Vision
Cinemascape Lyrics

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And if you come back
I promise to stay young
You have no idea
What i have sacrificed
Im outditioning
I need to get this part
I guess im offering
My everlasting love

There is a glass
There is an ashtray by my side
They are filled with wine and tears

We can never get enough
Our bond to much too strong
Lets rejuvenate
Lets restart
We decide skin to skin
All we want to do is win
We will always crave night vision

And the balcony
We hide just to get close
I have missed your lips
And your misantrophy

You suggest

Im misleading you once more
How you love to tell me so

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Night Vision by Cinemascape are a tale of love and sacrifice. The first lines suggest that the singer has lost someone who they loved dearly, and if they were to return, they would promise to stay young. The lines that follow show how much the singer has given up to try and achieve their dreams. They are "outdiditioning" and sacrificing their personal life for their career. They offer their "everlasting love" as a promise to stay true to whomever they lost in the past.

The second verse takes a darker turn as the singer reveals there is a glass and ashtray filled with wine and tears nearby, hinting at the depth of their despair. However, they then suggest that the bond they once had with the person they lost was too strong, and they cannot get enough of the relationship. They want to rejuvenate and restart their connection. The lines "we decide skin to skin" and "all we want to do is win" imply a sexual element to the relationship, while "night vision" is used as a metaphor for the intensity of their feelings for each other.

The song then reveals that the couple hides on the balcony to be close to each other. The singer has missed their partner's lips and misanthropy, showing that they accept even the difficult parts of their lover. The song ends with the suggestion that the partner is accusing the singer of misleading them, but the singer also recognizes the patterns in their relationship.

Overall, Night Vision is a love song that delves deep into the emotions of a couple who are struggling to reconnect after a separation. The lyrics use metaphors of the night and the depth of feelings to describe the intense connection between the lovers.

Line by Line Meaning

And if you come back
If you return to me

I promise to stay young
I pledge to maintain my youthfulness

You have no idea
You lack the knowledge

What I have sacrificed
The things that I have given up

I'm outditioning
I'm competing for a part

I need to get this part
I have to win this role

I guess I'm offering
I suppose I'm proposing

My everlasting love
My love that will last forever

There is a glass
A container filled with liquid

There is an ashtray by my side
There's a receptacle for cigarette ashes beside me

They are filled with wine and tears
Both contain wine and tears