1) Hailing from Gothenbur… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name.
1) Hailing from Gothenburg in Sweden, Cloud (aka Alex Berg) has an undisputable musical history. Brought up by musical parents and with his older brother Hird already having a successful recording career (his recent album "Moving On" has been creating quite a stir in the future-jazz scene), it was a natural choice for Cloud to step into the studio. Living in Gothenburg has allowed him the opportunity to work with the many talented musicians based there.
2) Cloud is an alias for Tyler Taormina, an Indie Rock / Bedroom Pop musician and filmmaker from Long Island, NY. He started making music as Cloud with the Practice Room Records collective in 2011 and issued his label debut album "Comfort Songs" on Audio Antihero in 2013, followed by the "Zen Summer" LP on Paper Trail Records in 2015. His "Plays With Fire" album will be released in March 2018. His music has been supported by Pitchfork, Stereogum, BBC, KCRW, FM4, Indie Shuffle, DIY Mag, The Line of Best Fit, Gold Flake Paint, Spotify, Post-Trash, The Alternative, The Grey Estates, Nailler9, The 405 and many more.
3) Liverpool-based, Norwegian born Cloud. Alternative rock heavily influenced by different genres and styles, mixing together metal, jazz, prog, pop, creating werid musical combos with a primary focus on heavy drums and guitar.
4) Cloud is also the name of a British contemporary Christian group from the 80s.
5) A Japanese rock band from the mid 90's to the mid 2000's.
6) A British singer, songwriter and producer from Bristol. Her debut EP Albatross was released on 3 September 2015.
7) Alias of Daniel Fielding, a graphic artist and video game music remixer from the OverClocked ReMix community.
8) An instrumental Stoner-Doom Metal formed in 2012 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Hold On
Cloud Lyrics
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And take away the things I’ll be
Pretty please won’t you take a shot
And tell me all the things I’m not
Give me chair and give me desk
Work me hard til my last breath
Crush love and raise the pain
Until a robot me is what remains
You swear that you’re all in
You’re laughing you’re dreaming
But soon you’ll be screaming
How did I get here and where am I going
Where has my heart gone it used to be glowing
There’s a dream that I carry
And some days it’s scaring me
Holding and burying me down without you, without you
There’s a dream that I carry
And some days it’s scaring me
And it’s cold and it’s tearing me down without you, without you
Anyone out there take me back
Put my train onto the track
Hold my hand and bring me home
Am I the real me or just the clone
Are you asleep and I’m the dream
Remember there’s no I in TEAM
Do your chores and study well
Aspire to the highest the hell
You love her you love him
You swear that you’re all in
You’re laughing you’re dreaming
But soon you’ll be screaming
How did I get here and where am I going
Where has my heart gone it used to be glowing
I wonder how
I could be with you now
So much has changed
We’re estranged
From love now
Oh I wonder how
I could be with you now
There’s a dream that I carry
And some days it’s scaring me
Holding and burying me down without you, without you
There’s a dream that I carry
And some days it’s scaring me
And it’s cold and it’s tearing me down without you, without you
I wonder how
I could be with you now
So much has changed
We’re estranged
From love now
Are you gonna fall
Where you gonna land
Who you gonna love
Will they understand
What u gonna eat
Where u gonna sleep
Who you gonna be
What you wanna see
Hungry so I eat
Smart so I cheat
Explode when I’m calm
Right when I’m wrong
Tight when I’m loose
Love the abuse
Strong when I’m weak
Blind when I seek
Worry til you drop
Worry so it stops
Sorry if you cry
Sorry if you lie
Will you be a friend
Have an ear to lend
When I cause you pain
Will you feel the same
The song "Hold On" by Cloud deals with themes of unfulfilled dreams and lost love, and the struggle to regain a sense of self in a world that values conformity and mediocrity. The first stanza sets the tone for the song, with the declaration, "Pretty please won't you marry me/ And take away the things I'll be." This speaks to the desire for someone else to rescue the singer from their current state, to provide them with meaning and direction in life.
The second stanza continues this theme, with the plea, "Anyone out there take me back/ Put my train onto the track/ Hold my hand and bring me home." The sense of dislocation and longing for home is palpable, as is the fear that the current version of the singer is not the "real" one.
Throughout the song, there are references to the pressure to conform and the fear of being a "clone" or a "robot me." The lines "Crush love and raise the pain/ Until a robot me is what remains" capture this sentiment well. In the end, the listener is left with a sense of uncertainty and anxiety about the future, with questions like "Are you gonna fall/ Where you gonna land/ Who you gonna love/ Will they understand" echoing the existential angst at the heart of the song.
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
Written by: KEITH SCOTT TENENBAUM, TREVOR RYAN LISSAUER
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