In late 2010 Digital Daggers had the single of the week, "No Easy Way," which gained over 150,000 downloads to promote the release of the debut digital EP Human Emotion. The title track of the EP was used by Ferrero Raffaello for a TV commercial in 2011. Their debut full-length album Close Your Eyes was released on 11 June 2013 by Los Angeles-based indie label El Camino Media. The song "The Devil Within" is currently being featured in trailers for the NBC series The Blacklist, Nikita, and Pretty Little Liars. In February 2014, they released "Aquarius" from the album 'Reimaginations: Volume One', which was used in the first episode of the CW show "Starcrossed".
Digital Daggers released their 2nd and final full-length album Mixed Emotions in 2014. The band had broken up before its release and have since had songs from the album featured in the TV Series How To Get Away With Murder. The song "Back To The Start" is featured on the upcoming Official Soundtrack album for How To Get Away With Murder released on Hollywood Records March 2016. Orange is the New Black featured "Save Us From Ourselves" in Season 7, Episode 4: "How to Do Life." The song begins as Maria recites from a pamphlet "Take what you want and leave the rest."
On 9 November 2017, Digital Daggers announced their return to the stage by presenting their newest song, "Devil's Choir". Space has been heavily active in the film and TV sync world as an artist, producer and performer, especially with his band Digital Daggers.
Aquarius
Digital Daggers Lyrics
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And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
The age of Aquarius
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind's true liberation
Aquarius
Aquarius
Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
When the Moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
The age of Aquarius
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
The age of Aquarius
The lyrics to Digital Daggers' song "Aquarius" are derived from the popular Broadway musical "Hair" and specifically from the song "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In." The opening lines of the song suggest an astrological reference to the alignment of various celestial bodies, including Jupiter and Mars, and the moon being in the seventh house. This aligning of planets and the moon is often believed in astrology to result in spiritual awakenings and heightened intuition. Digital Daggers pose this alignment as the dawning of the age of Aquarius, a time in which harmony, understanding, and love would rule over falsehoods and derisions.
The next lines in the song speak to this vision of utopia, with the lyrics highlighting qualities such as sympathy, trust, and golden living representation. The term "golden living dreams" is an allusion to a popular phrase from the 60s "golden dreams," which signified the idealized expectations and goals of baby boomers during that time. The "aquarian age" offers a chance for a physical, spiritual and social transformation, through some mystic crystal revelation and a genuine liberation of the mind.
Line by Line Meaning
When the Moon is in the Seventh House
When there is an alignment in the stars, specifically when the Moon is in the 7th House.
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
When Jupiter aligns with Mars to create this cosmic energy.
Then peace will guide the planets
As a result of the stars aligning, peace will guide the planets.
And love will steer the stars
Furthermore, love will have an effect on the celestial bodies and steer the stars.
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
This specific alignment leads to the beginning of a new era, known as the Age of Aquarius.
The age of Aquarius
This new era is known specifically as the Age of Aquarius.
Harmony and understanding
During this era we will see a time of unity and cooperation.
Sympathy and trust abounding
Compassion and trust will be prevalent.
No more falsehoods or derisions
Lies and insults will dissipate during this era.
Golden living dreams of visions
People will finally be able to achieve their wildest dreams and have the chance to see visions of the future.
Mystic crystal revelation
There will be a profound understanding of the mysteries of life.
And the mind's true liberation
This era will bring freedom to the mind and its ability to create.
Aquarius
This era is known as the Age of Aquarius.
Let the sunshine
A call to bring forth positivity and joy.
Let the sunshine in
Encouraging people to let the positive energy into their lives.
The sunshine in
Continuing to implore people to let positive energy into their lives.
When the Moon is in the Seventh House
Repeating the earlier lines for emphasis and as a conclusion.
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Repeating the earlier lines for emphasis and as a conclusion.
Then peace will guide the planets
Repeating the earlier lines for emphasis and as a conclusion.
And love will steer the stars
Repeating the earlier lines for emphasis and as a conclusion.
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Repeating the earlier lines for emphasis and as a conclusion.
The age of Aquarius
Repeating the earlier lines for emphasis and as a conclusion.
Contributed by Isabella N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Sai Aung Oo
You have to remember that the original song came out at the height of the hippie movement in the 70s. 'communist ideas' are gaining foothold. Fittingly, many wished for a utopia with love and harmony. We all know how it ended. Things are taken too far extreme with free love->sex. Drugs became involved. Especially LSD to awakening spiritualism.
A few ideals that are left over from that era: idea of open communal-ism (internet and social networks), peace and enviromentalism are very much main-stream now. But capitalism proved to be the necessary evil. Note the the song actually didn't talk anything about capitalism at all. People just take it to themselves that they could and should be able to live on their own, free from the constraints of '9-5' jobs and the mainstream work>family. That one can live without any of those (work, family, material belongings) is not being realistic. (you still need to eat food and a place to live some-how)
And while drugs are not pure evil, they are not completely innocent either. They are still a lie and still mess with your brains.
The real hippies don't really exist anymore. Real homeless are neither favored nor recognized as a alternative way to live. We enjoy relative peace than any time in history and yet people still fight and kill each other over terrorities, religions and political beliefs. That idea of fully-realized utopia is all but unattainable.
That being said, this song reminds me of the essence of humanity: community spirit, sharing, harmony, love and trust in each others. And make me believe that we are slowly getting there.
Black Cat
I’m Aquarius and this song rocks! ♒️
Viktor Nerad
Same.
Mylkzi
It's oddly satisfying to have a song about your zodiac/star sign.
William Yates
Its kinda a cover of an older song
Digital Daggers
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Hi my name is Robert i just want say i love you´re music so much ! , i´m you,re fan number one and i hope go to one of you´re concerts :)
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The best band ever !, I really want meet you guys :)
Lector compulsivo
No, i already know that , but i love so much them , since the begining :3
Lector compulsivo
My favorite song is Still Here:)
Digital Daggers
:) That was the very very first Digital Daggers song ever written.