1. Cocoon is a two-piece… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least six bands called Cocoon:
1. Cocoon is a two-piece French band formed in 2006 by Mark Daumail (born 1984, composition, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, ukelele, banjo, beatbox, etc.) and Morgane Imbeaud (born 1987, vocal harmonies, keyboards, arrangements).
"I wanted it to be a male-female duet. A duo like the White Stripes are in rock — we wanted to be the equivalent in folk music," Daumail says. Their songs are entirely sung in English. "French artists singing in English isn't something new. It goes back to groups like Les Thugs and Syd Matters," he remarks.
Daumail says he's always been interested in folk music: "Basically, Cocoon's musical inspiration goes all the way from groups like The Pentangle and Fairport Convention right through to the 'new folk' movement that surfaced around the beginning of 2000 with artists like CocoRosie, Devendra Banhart and Sufjan Stevens."
In 2006, the pop / folk duet released its first EP, entitled I Hate Birds, and won the 2006 edition of the Big Jama regional contest. The following year, Cocoon was signed onto the French indie label Sober & Gentle. The band released a second EP, From Panda Mountains, followed by their first album, entitled My Friends All Died in a Plane Crash. The group won the CQFD music contest organized by the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles and performed in the new talent section of the rock music festivals Le Printemps de Bourges and Les Eurockéennes de Belfort.
Official site: http://www.myspace.com/listentococoon or http://www.frompandamountains.com/
2. Cocoon is a solo project by one of the founding members of the French group Clair Obscur which was one of the first groups in the 80's in France to work across music, visual arts, dance and theatre. Clair Obscur was one of the very few bands of the French cold wave/industrial scene which became known abroad with its records released by the British labels Cathexis, All the Madmen and NER (compilation From Torture to Conscience with Current 93, In the Nursery, Death in June, etc).
Christophe Demarthe has been working for many years at the frontier of sound and visual arts. He has created sound architectures for theatre, dance, cinema, visual arts, radio... mainly working with the drama producer Bruno Lajara (501 Blues, Ne Pas, Fuites, Après Coups, Léon le Nul...) and with Jean Couturier for radio dramas on France Culture. He has written music for the cinema and for television (France 2, Canal Plus).
In 2004 he created Cocoon, releasing his debut album on the French label Optical Sound. Much more than a mere sound object based on an album concept, Cocoon can be read as a global artistic project close to the performance. It is an audio set accompanied by videos and asking for an active participation of the public, banishing the passive listening of laptoppers. The stage disposition creates a real contrast with the characteristic immobility of electronic music concerts, and definitively places itself at the crossing point of image, sound and live show, for a moving interdisciplinarity.
Since its creation in 2004, Cocoon has participated in the festivals Nowa Fabryka (Bytom, Poland), Emergences/Villette Numérique (Paris), Nuit Blanche (Paris), Emo-Son (Bourges), Salon Light (Paris)... He has been reviewed in Libération, on Arte-TV.com, in the magazines Mouvement, Télérama, The Wire, on France Culture... His second album, More Violent Days Are to Come (OS.012) (Optical Sound), has been nominated for the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards 2006/2007.
3. A Czech band from Kolín.
4. An Alternative/Emocore - Band from Czech republic.
5. An electronic/ambient duo from the USA.
6. A Romanian rapper from Piatra Neamt
Hummingbird
Cocoon Lyrics
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There's a long, long road to reach your house
And I arrived just before, just before the sunset
And you said, and you said "welcome" with your eyes
And we said, and we said nothing at all
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
If you go too far there's a song you'll hear
If we get too close whisper in my ear
Speak the word, say it, bewilder, say it, hummingbird, say it, be my dad
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Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
The lyrics of Cocoon's "Hummingbird" convey a powerful message about the search for spiritual fulfillment and finding true connection in life. The song speaks about the long journey one must take to reach a destination while highlighting the importance of arriving at the right moment before the sun sets. This gives a sense of urgency to the journey, as if there is no time to waste. The singer describes being welcomed by someone with their eyes, a gesture that allows the two to connect without words. The idea that no words are needed to communicate reflects the deep connection that can exist between two people.
The lyrics then shift to talking about the different churches they have been to but never truly believed in. This suggests a search for something greater, a search for truth or meaning that hasn't been fulfilled. However, despite their many attempts to find spirituality, they never quite found what they were looking for. They have searched for answers in various places, but never found the right one.
The chorus of the song speaks about the importance of communication and speaking up. When you go too far, you will hear a song, and when you get too close, you should whisper in their ear. The singer then asks the hummingbird to speak up, to say what is on their mind so that they may be further connected. The use of the hummingbird as a motif is interesting, as hummingbirds are associated with joy and happiness. They are also known for their ability to fly long distances and hover in one place, something that ties in well with the theme of the long journey in the song.
Overall, "Hummingbird" is a powerful song that speaks to the idea of searching for meaning and connection in life, of finding that which brings happiness and fulfillment, and of the importance of communication and connection with others.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a long, long road to reach your house
It took a great deal of effort and distance to come to your place.
And I arrived just before, just before the sunset
I managed to make it to your home right before the sun disappeared.
And you said, and you said 'welcome' with your eyes
Without saying anything, you conveyed a warm welcome to me with your eyes.
And we said, and we said nothing at all
We communicated without speaking any words.
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
We have visited a lot of holy places, yet we didn't have faith in them.
If you go too far there's a song you'll hear
If you venture too far, you will listen to a music piece.
If we get too close whisper in my ear
If we get too near, talk to me in a low voice.
Speak the word, say it, bewilder, say it, hummingbird, say it, be my dad
Express the phrase, state it, surprise me, state it, little bird-like creature, state it, be my father.
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
Despite visiting many holy sites, we never held any belief or faith in them.
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
We went to numerous churches, but we never had any faith or trust in any of them.
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
Although we've visited many holy places, we never had any conviction or confidence in them.
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
We have visited multiple sacred sites, but we have never had any faith or trust in them.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, SOPHIANE PRODUCTIONS
Written by: MARC DAUMAIL, MORGANE IMBEAUD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@applejuice1689
There is a long
Long road to reach your house
And I arrived just before
Just before the sunset
And you said
And you said welcome with your eyes
And we said
And we said nothing at all
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
We have been to many churches but we never believed
If you go too far
There is a song you'll hear
If we get too close
Whisper in my ears
Speak the word, say it
Bewilder, say it
Humming bird, say it
Be my dad...
Oh we have been to many churches but we never believed
We have been to many churches but we never believed
We have been to many churches but we never believed
We have been to many churches but we never believed
@MrKaiAG
This song makes me feel so out there, far away from life and earth and overlooking my own life. It's such an amazing feeling and I wish others could feel this. It's warm there but unsafe, I feel alone. Alone to reflect about myself. Makes me cry sometimes too. And when it ends, I float back here, on my chair, in my house. Simply magical.
@TheBlackstag1
your not alone kai
@Emilio3207
Im from Argentina, i´ve never listened Cocoon before today...greattt song!! I want to hear a lot more of their songs.. peace
@edwinokothyoga1691
Iam sad that people discovered this song 10 ,11 years ago and I just found it
@sabankaraca6759
ı love so so so so so so so much this. So nice a love song ❤❤
from Turkey
@eldamsel
COCOON ARE THE DEFINITION OF TALENT!!!
@maystyles3572
This song makes me remember loving this guy and going through so much with him, and we're like best friends now <3 It's so beautiful
@EARLM0
im still listening
@nazimnia7232
quand j ecoute cette chanson je sens mon esprit se detaccher de mon corps du debut a la fin de la musique je me sens libre une emotion de joie me traverse et tellement la chanson est belle sa donne envie de pleurer aussi avec un cote romentiqe juste magnfique
qui me fais penser aux vacances la joie de vivre l amour bref cette chanson m inspire tant d emotion extraordinaire elle est juste magique coocoon un super groupe <3
@celineandrieux6028
pareil 😇