The origin of the name of the band is related on their website. The tongue-in-cheek back-story recounts a historically questionable ancestral story beginning in 16th century Sweden. Supposedly, ancestors of the band members performed orchestral works in defiance of the ruling church at the time (possibly in reference to the newly installed protestant Lutheran national church, in power during the mid and late 16th century). The orchestra was forced to go into hiding, performing in secret, with the assistance of oppressed peasants during the era. After years of performing for the pleasure of these peasants, the story claims that the church put a bounty on the performers' lives, and that this bounty was so high that the orchestra knew they would soon be captured, and thus chose to play a spectacular final show before becoming martyred to the church.
While this account is historically unsupported it does provide a backdrop to DSO's eclectic musical style
Members[*]Daniel Håkansson – guitars, vocals (since 2003)
[*]Pontus Mantefors – guitars, effects, vocals (since 2003)
[*]Andy Johansson – bass,vocals (since 2003)
[*]Johannes Bergion – cello, vocals (since 2003)
[*]Martin Isaksson – trumpet, vocals (since 2009)
[*]Daniel Hedin – trombone, vocals (since 2009)
[*]Johan Norbäck – drums (since 2012)
[*]Kristin Evegård – vocals (since 2014)
Former Members[*]Andreas Halvardsson – drums (2003–2010)
[*]Petter Karlsson – drums (2010-2012)
[*]Annlouice Loegdlund – vocals (2003-2014)
Aurora
Diablo Swing Orchestra Lyrics
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Cherished hopes and dreams of the life that we never led
And now it's too late
Time to release you, safe and sound
Time to conceal all of your scars
Forgive and forget we'll live to regret it all and now we know
This was not meant to last
You gave me time i thought was already mine
Spoke of what was wrong
I should have seen all of your signs
And now it's too late
The lyrics to Diablo Swing Orchestra's song Aurora seem to be addressing a failed relationship and the regret and sadness one feels as a result. The opening lines, "I gave you life in times when all our colours bled/ Cherished hopes and dreams of the life that we never led" suggest that the singer had high hopes for the relationship and was willing to put effort into making it work. However, it becomes apparent that the relationship has not succeeded and it is now too late to fix it. The second stanza seems to suggest that the other person in the relationship had suffered in some way ("Time to conceal all of your scars") and the singer regrets not being able to help them more. The final line, "This was not meant to last" is both a recognition that the relationship is over, as well as a commentary on the fleeting nature of life and relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
I gave you life in times when all our colours bled
I gave you hope when everything was bleak and dreary
Cherished hopes and dreams of the life that we never led
We had hopes and dreams of a different life that we never got to live
And now it's too late
But now it's too late to change anything
Time to release you, safe and sound
It's time to let you go and keep you safe
Time to conceal all of your scars
We need to hide the pain that has been caused
Forgive and forget we'll live to regret it all and now we know
We thought we could forgive and forget, but we now realize that we'll always regret it
This was not meant to last
Our relationship was not meant to be forever
You gave me time i thought was already mine
You gave me time that I thought I already had
Spoke of what was wrong
You explained what was going on, what was going wrong
I should have seen all of your signs
I should have been able to recognize your signals
And now it's too late
But now everything is too late, meaning that my chance to act is gone
Contributed by Caden E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.