Cults formed in 2010, when native San Franciscans Follin and Oblivion were attending school in New York City (Oblivion was a documentary film student at NYU; Follin was studying at the New School). A couple at the time, they wrote and recorded songs in Oblivion's apartment using a computer and a cheap midi keyboard, and before the year was over, they released their self-titled debut EP on Forest Family Records. One of the EP's songs, "Go Outside," which Cults recorded with Paul Kostabi at Thunderdome Studios, became a viral hit, earning acclaim from publications including Pitchfork and NME.
Cults built on the success of "Go Outside" by touring with Richie Follin's Band (the project of Madeline's older brother) for six months. They then signed to In the Name Of, an imprint of Columbia Records founded by Lily Allen. Produced by Shane Stoneback, Cults' June 2011 self-titled album delivered more of their atmospheric, retro-futuristic indie pop and charted in the U.K., Canada, and the U.S., reaching number 52 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart. That year, the duo also appeared on the AIDS/HIV research benefit album Red Hot+Rio 2, collaborating with Superhuman Happiness on a cover of "Um Canto de Afoxé para o Bloco Do Ilê." Along with touring in support of the album, Cults also appeared at the Portishead-curated ATP I'll Be Your Mirror festival that September and at ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas festival, which was curated by Battles, that December.
In October 2013, Cults returned with their second album, Static. Recorded with Stoneback in the wake of Follin and Oblivion's breakup, it won strong reviews for its emotive songwriting and peaked at number 114 on the Billboard Top 200. That month, the duo also appeared with Amber Coffman on J. Cole's "She Knows" from his album Born Sinner; the song hit number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Following the 2014 single "Being It," Cults took some time off. In 2016, Follin formed the group Follin with her brother Richie, and released the single "Roxy" that February.
For their next album, Cults took a more collaborative approach, with Follin playing drums and keyboards as well as singing. After working with Stoneback in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco studios, Cults emerged in October 2017 with Offering, which borrowed from influences as wide-ranging as Pink Floyd, Gary Numan, and the Motels, whose music they'd fallen in love with while touring with Total Control in Australia. They explored their passion for the Motels further in 2018 with a track-by-track cover of the band's 1979 self-titled debut that was part of Turntable Kitchen's Sounds Delicious series. The following year saw the release of Offering B Sides & Remixes, which featured reworkings of the album's tracks by Mike Simonetti, Etienne de Crecy, and John Fryer.
Cults began work on their next album in early 2019, teaming with Stoneback on songs that, for the first time, featured live instrumentation and included lyrics by Follin. Mixed by John Congleton and mastered by Heba Kadry, Host appeared in September 2020 and tackled themes of identity and independence.
Biography by Heather Phares
We
Cults Lyrics
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Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah, right
Back with the shit, I empty my clip
I fracture my wrist in the fuckin pit
I do what I want, I don't give a shit
Fuck you if you don't fuck with it
I'm back with the doom trap
Where the fuckin beats at?
All I get is backstabbed
Yeah, that's a deathtrap
And I'm falling to my kneecaps
I feel like Satan
Up eat em' up
I'm in saw
What you want
I been sippin on the sauce
I be lost, yuh, yuh
Trynna maintain my mainframe
Nothin ever been same
Rappin wit a yingling
Errybody sayin things
Errybody talkin behind my back
Get smacked in the face ya
You just scared
They gone replace ya
I break my mind
On a grindstone
Fly home
I wanna die
When I lie
Never die whole
No!
In the Cults song “We” the lyrics depict a yearning for a love that is both complicated and painful. The theme seems to be a cyclical pattern of feelings; that with each attempt, the love will either never last or will inevitably lead to heartache. The singer of the song discusses driving back and forth, spending 45 minutes each way, just to stay with their love interest whom they seemingly cannot bear to be away from. They then contemplate if the person in their company is the ideal version of themselves, or simply a reflection of what they had hoped for. There is a feeling of insecurity when the singer notes the presence of other boys at the love interest's door, which leads to some intense self-reflection.
The artist then speaks of a desire to know what their partner wants from them, while simultaneously revealing the fear of being hurt by this person. There is also a mention of the use of a mirror to provide them with clarity. The lyrics that follow are a beautiful self-reflection that delves deeper into the inner thoughts and feelings circling around the singer’s complex and tangled feelings. They talk about how if they were more comfortable with themselves, they would have left the person they love for their own good, instead of remaining in a dissatisfying relationship. The song ends with a final plea – the singer asks to be reassured that things will be okay, no matter what. These lyrics are open to interpretation, but it seems the singer is journeying through the idea of constantly conflicted emotions and questions what an ideal future may look like with their love interest.
Line by Line Meaning
It's forty-five minutes there
Traveling to you takes almost an hour
And forty-five minutes back
The same time to return home
But I would drive all that time
I am willing to go through that effort just to be with you
Just stay right where you're at
Please don't leave me, stay where you are
And if I stop on the way
During the drive, I take a pause
To look out across the bay
I gaze at the bay with thoughts of you
And think about who you are
I contemplate on your identity
And what I need to say
And the words I need to express to you
Is the girl from my dreams really you
I wonder if you are truly the perfect girl from my dreams
Or just a reflection of who I wanted you to be
Or just my idealized version of you
Is the boy from your dreams really me
Are you viewing me as the boy from your dreams?
Or just a reflection of the boys in your bed
Or just another one of your hookups
I sleep next to a mirror
I sleep next to a mirror to try and understand what you want from me
So I can see clearer
So I can more distinctly see what you desire from me
What you want out of me
What specifically do you want from me?
The thoughts in my brain (Every conversation comes with a razor sharp edge)
Each time we talk, it feels like a sharp and dangerous conversation
Tend to rearrange (Which you cut every time I call to say)
My thoughts are in constant flux which you criticize when I contact you
When someone comes knocking at the door
When someone comes to your door
You know that I'll say
You should know that my response will always be the same
Keep me close or I'll let go
Please remain close to me or I might abandon you
Tell me now where I need to go
Please give me direction on where to go to make this work
Say you will
Promise me
And I'll be still
I'll stay quiet and content
Take my hand baby we'll go far
Let's take this journey together and achieve success
Tell me it'll be okay
Assure me that everything will end up okay in the end
And I'll remember you someday
I'll keep memories of you with me in the future
I'll kick my feelings in the dirt
I'll try and bury my emotions
You dig it up so I don't get hurt
You bring them up again so I don't have to go through the pain alone
And I'll be soon
Soon enough
In the moon
Watching the moon from afar
Make it last long, it won't last long never
We need to make this love last as it won't last forever
If it's getting hard to say
If it's become difficult to communicate
Then nothing's better than anything you had in mind
Then what we are now is better than what you previously hoped for
If loving me wasn't so hard
If being in a relationship with me was easier
Then I know you would've left before the second part
Then you would have left me earlier
You said I looked better with my glasses off (And if I called to say, I never liked you anyways)
You complimented me by saying I looked good without glasses, but you also threaten to end things
But I can't take them off, no I can't take them off (You know I'd be lying to your face)
I can't remove my glasses as you know I'm then hiding my true self
You said I looked better with my clothes off (And if you could call to say you hate me)
You made a lewd comment in a similar vein as the one before, and again, threaten to end things
But I can't take them off, no I can't take them off my (Would you relate to this song after all)
Again, I can't bare myself in that way
And if I'm getting sober
If I'm stopping an addiction
Do you know that means we're over
Are you aware that things will end because of this?
And if I need to relapse
If I happened to descend again
I know right where you're at
I know I can find you if that situation does arise again
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Dying Star, William Dinkel
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You and me always forever
We could stay alone together
You and me always forever
Say you'll stay never be separate
You know you've got me in your pocket
You know just have to wait around
You know I'll keep you in my locket
Just come here and we can settle down
You and me always forever
We could stay alone together
Hard to say things could be better
Darling don't get away right now
You know you've got me in your pocket
You know just have to wait around
You know I'll keep you in my locket
Just come here and we can settle down
Oh darling it's alarming thing to think of us apart
You know you've got me in your pocket
You know just have to wait around
You know I'll keep you in my locket
Just come here and we could settle down
You and me always forever
We could stay alone together
You and me always forever
We could stay alone together
You and me always forever
We could stay alone together
You and me always forever
We could stay alone together
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I'm leaving a comment. So when someone liked it I'll get notify and I'll come to listen this song
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Why not just save it in your playlist 🙂
@aidanpdl1997
@@ayesha4687 I already did
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You’re welcome mate
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There ya go
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8 years later and the official music video has been made! MAY THIS RACK UP MILLIONS OF VIEWS
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THIS DESERVES MILLIONS OF VIEWS
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@@simoneiiii4817 but it only has 100K. We only need 10* the amount LMFAO
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YEESSSS LET'S GO