CocoRosie is an American duo formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Si… Read Full Bio ↴CocoRosie is an American duo formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States (Sierra, the older of the two, was born in Iowa, and Bianca was born in Hawaii), but formed the band in Paris, France after meeting for the first time in years. Their mother nicknamed them Rosie and Coco, respectively, from which their musical act takes its name. Their music has been called freak folk, and incorporates elements of pop, blues, opera, electronica, and hip hop.
CocoRosie began as a duo, with Sierra singing, playing the guitar, piano and harp, and Bianca singing and manipulating various children's toys, electronic and percussion instruments, as well as other exotic noisemakers. They subsequently added various backing musicians, usually a bassist, keyboardist, and beatboxer. They have been a very active touring group, playing across Europe, the United States, and elsewhere.
They have released seven full-length albums: La maison de mon rêve (2004), Noah's Ark (2005), The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn (2007), Grey Oceans (2010), Tales of a GrassWidow (2013), Heartache City (2015) and Put the Shine On (2020).

In 2003, Bianca was growing restless and decided it was time for a change. Leaving her apartment in Brooklyn to travel the world, she ended up at Sierra's apartment in Paris. Over the course of the next two months, the women spent nearly every waking hour in Sierra's bathroom, chosen as the most acoustic and isolated room in the apartment. Soon, they had completed both a hip-hop recording (never released) called "word to the crow" and their proper debut album La Maison de Mon Rêve.

Originally, La Maison de Mon Rêve was only intended to be distributed within a close circle of friends. However, by 2004 the lo-fi album had been released on independent label Touch and Go Records, who had obtained a copy of the CD and had uncharacteristically pursued signing the artists. Since the creation of their first album, the Casady sisters have been virtually inseparable.

Stylistically they may be assigned to the indie rock, psychedelic folk, folktronica genres, and are sometimes associated with the New Weird America movement. Sierra, who studied operatic vocal techniques, takes the lead vocals and also plays guitar, harp and flute. Bianca is a percussionist and also beatboxes. The group also uses various objects such as toys to construct their unique sound. Popular indie bands such as The xx name them as a major influence.

They were actively touring during most of 2004, playing across the U.S. and throughout Europe with artists such as TV on the Radio, Bright Eyes, Battles, Devendra Banhart, and Busdriver among others.

Official website: http://www.cocorosiemusic.com

THE MOON ASKED THE CROW.
CocoRosie Lyrics

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I caught a glimpse out the window
A Polish graveyard filled with widows
I coddle a bottle of warm beer
I see a pool of liquid tears
Glimmering so sweet and mellow
A sea of lilting wilting willow
A secret book of forgotten wishes
Drown in ponds with broken dishes

The moon asked the crow
For a little show
In the hazy milk of twilight
No one had to know

Angel brother I miss your hair
Careless nature gentle stare
You fell like rain in the dark abysses
Kissed the lips of bloody twinsis
Sung to you a slew of sirens
Tricky mermaids and evil pirates

You watched the sky
With kaleidoscopic eyes
Howling out right
To the blasphemous night
A wolf in the garden
Why do you linger so
Like a silky snail soul

The moon asked the crow
For a little show

In the hazy milk of twilight
No one had to know

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in CocoRosie's "The Moon Asked The Crow" evoke a feeling of melancholy and nostalgia. The first stanza describes a scene out a window, an old Polish graveyard filled with widows, and the singer holding a bottle of warm beer, before describing a sea of dying willow trees and a secret book of forgotten wishes. The second stanza is directed towards an "angel brother" who the singer misses, describing his gentle nature and how his existence was like falling like rain into dark abysses, which may allude to death or some other type of loss. The line "kissed the lips of bloody twinsis" suggests that this loss may have been violent or traumatic. The stanza also contains a reference to a "slew of sirens/ tricky mermaids and evil pirates" which adds to the feeling of longing and nostalgia for a world that is gone or unreachable. The chorus "The moon asked the crow/ for a little show/ in the hazy milk of twilight/ no one had to know" adds a mysterious and dreamy quality to the song, suggesting that the singer may be engaging in some sort of secret activity while reminiscing about the past.

The song explores themes of death, loss, and nostalgia. The reference to a Polish graveyard may be a metaphor for mortality and the inevitability of death. The image of the willow trees as a sea that is "wilting" and "lilting" brings to mind the fleeting nature of life and the impermanence of beauty. The reference to a "secret book of forgotten wishes" adds to the melancholic atmosphere of the song, suggesting that the singer has unfulfilled desires and regrets. The references to sirens, mermaids, and pirates in the second verse add a touch of whimsy to the song, but also suggest a longing for a world that is no longer accessible. Overall, the song paints a picture of a world that is both beautiful and haunting, and evokes complex emotions of nostalgia, loss, and wonder.

Line by Line Meaning

I caught a glimpse out the window
I briefly saw something outside

A Polish graveyard filled with widows
A cemetery in Poland where many widowed people are buried

I coddle a bottle of warm beer
I hold onto and cradle a bottle of beer that is warm

I see a pool of liquid tears
I observe a collection of tears on the ground that form a pool or puddle

Glimmering so sweet and mellow
Shining and sparkling in a pleasant, soothing way

A sea of lilting wilting willow
Many willow trees that look to be gently swaying and drooping

A secret book of forgotten wishes
A hidden book containing desires that have been forgotten

Drown in ponds with broken dishes
These desires are now submerged in ponds with broken dishes, lost to time

The moon asked the crow
The moon spoke to the crow

For a little show
Asking the crow to perform some kind of entertainment

In the hazy milk of twilight
During the dim, unclear light of dusk

No one had to know
This performance was not meant to be witnessed by anyone else

Angel brother I miss your hair
Speaking to a deceased sibling, expressing longing to be near them

Careless nature gentle stare
Remembering the sibling's carefree and kind demeanor

You fell like rain in the dark abysses
The sibling's death felt like a steady downpour into a dreadful place

Kissed the lips of bloody twinsis
Possibly referencing a violent or disturbing event surrounding the sibling's death

Sung to you a slew of sirens
Singing to the sibling, comparing them to a group of alluring mythical creatures

Tricky mermaids and evil pirates
Continuing to speak of mythical creatures, but this time ones that are mischievous or dangerous

You watched the sky
Remembering the sibling looking up at the sky

With kaleidoscopic eyes
Their eyes having a mesmerizing, ever-shifting quality

Howling out right
Screaming out loudly and passionately

To the blasphemous night
This screaming was directed toward the night sky, possibly in anger or frustration

A wolf in the garden
Possibly comparing the sibling to a wolf in a peaceful setting

Why do you linger so
Asking why the sibling's spirit remains in this world

Like a silky snail soul
Possibly likening the sibling's spirit to a slow and creeping creature

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I caught a glimpse out the window
A Polish graveyard filled with widows
I coddle a bottle of warm beer
I see a pool of liquid tearz
Glimmering so sweet and mellow
A sea of lilting wilting willow
A secret book of forgotten wishes
Drown in ponds with broken dishes
The moon asked the crow
For a little show
In the hazy milk of twilight
No one had to know
The moon asked the crow
For a little show
In the hazy milk of twilight
No one had to know
Angel brother I miss your hair
Careless nature gentle stare
You fell like rain in the dark abysses
Kissed the lips of bloody twinsis
Sung to you a slew of sirens
Tricky mermaids and evil pirates
You watched the sky
With kaleidoscopic eyes
Howling out right
To the blasphemous night
A wolf in the garden
Why do you linger so
Like a silky snail soul
The moon asked the crow
For a little show
In the hazy milk of twilight
No one had to know
The moon asked the crow
For a little show
In the hazy milk of twilight
No one had to know
The moon asked the crow
For a little show
In the hazy milk of twilight
No one had to know