Anointed by the 2010 Boston Music Awards as Boston’s Americana Artist of the Year, the David Wax Museum has been called “pure, irresistible joy” (Bob Boilen, NPR) and hailed by TIME.com for its “virtuosic musical skill and virtuous harmonies.” It is no surprise that their acclaimed performance at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival was hailed as one of highlights of the entire weekend by NPR. The band fuses traditional Mexican folk with American roots and indie rock to create an utterly unique Mexo-Americana aesthetic. Combining Latin rhythms, call-and-response hollering, and donkey jawbone rattling, they have electrified audiences across the country and are “kicking up a cloud of excitement with their high-energy border-crossing sensibility” (The New Yorker).
The band’s album, Everything Is Saved, produced by Sam Kassirer (Josh Ritter), drew rave reviews from all corners and has propelled the band into the national spotlight. With an illustration in The New Yorker, a feature in Paste Magazine, a Daytrotter session, a nod from TIME magazine as one of the top ten acts of this year’s South by Southwest, and an appearance on NPR’s World Café, the band quickly became “one of the hottest new indie bands around” (Better TV).
Wondrous Love
David Wax Museum Lyrics
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How did you know
that I've always been your lover;
that our hearts are perfect echoes?
How did this wondrous love
happen to me?
There are stars in the mountains,
There are roses in the cacti,
I am starting to believe...
How did this wondrous love
happen to me?
How did this wondrous love
happen to me?
The lyrics of David Wax Museum's song "Wondrous Love" embody a sense of awe and wonder towards the overwhelming force of love. The lyrics speak to the deep connection between two people and the feeling of harmony and resonance that comes with it. The singer is curious about how this love came to be, wondering if there was some kind of cosmic fate that brought them together. The use of nature metaphors throughout the lyrics further emphasizes the beauty and magic of love.
The first verse of the song asks, "What is your secret? How did you know that I've always been your lover; that our hearts are perfect echoes?" This line speaks to the idea that two people who are meant to be together have a deep understanding of each other even before they have met. The next line, "How did this wondrous love happen to me?" highlights the sense of disbelief and amazement that the singer has towards their deep connection.
The second verse uses images of nature to describe the beauty and unexpectedness of the singer's love. The line "There are roses in the cacti, I am starting to believe..." suggests that the singer is beginning to believe in the power of love and its ability to flourish even in unlikely circumstances.
Overall, the song celebrates the idea of love as a mysterious and awe-inspiring force that brings people together in a profound, unexplainable way.
Line by Line Meaning
What is your secret?
What led you to understand the depths of my emotions?
How did you know that I've always been your lover; that our hearts are perfect echoes?
What made you aware that we were always meant to be together and that our love is unparalleled?
How did this wondrous love happen to me?
What made this miraculous and amazing love possible in my life?
There are stars in the mountains, there are mountains in the sea. There are roses in the cacti, I am starting to believe...
The beauty and complexity found in nature has led me to believe that something as wondrous as this love can exist.
How did this wondrous love happen to me?
What made this miraculous and amazing love possible in my life?
Contributed by Alaina W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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