From the pit of your stomach, you can feel the small semblance of a rebirth. A reinvention. For Jamison Covington, the dark eyes and sharp mind behind E For Explosion, this collection of shoegaze and new wave inspired songs, is a rebirth in almost every way. In another life, Jamison Covington was the unwilling hero of the warped tour set, signing a major label deal at the age of 18, as one half of JamisonParker. Now years later, free from major label entanglements, Jamison has begun making the music that speaks to him with a crystalline certainty. "From writing the songs and fine tuning tones to engineering and production, there's not a part of the writing or recording process that I don't completely immerse myself in....honestly, I'm completely at ease with being a control freak."
Immediately after signing with NJ indie label Eyeball Records, Jamison made his way to Silver Lake, California and recorded his independent debut, Reinventing The Heartbeat with Dave Trumfio (Earlimart, Grandaddy, Billy Bragg & Wilco, My Morning Jacket, etc). At times quiet and subtle and at others tumultuous and brooding, Heartbeat is filled with plaintive requests for understand and reconciliation. Building his towering soundscapes upon the likes of My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus & Mary Chain, E for Explosion aims to cast a new shadow that reaches far beyond that of his previous sucesses.
Having toured with everyone from Plain White T's, to Motion City Soundtrack, to Coheed & Cambria and others, Jamison has traveled the country and made more friends and fans than one could ever hope to in a lifetime. He's sold over 30,000 records throughout the US and been featured on countless press and television outlets. But with E For Explosion, a rebirth means bringing his friends and fans to a new life with him as years of songwriting, recording and performing has finally come to fruition.
Antarctica
E for Explosion Lyrics
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Abandoning the world
No more cities, we'll kill technology
No more boys and no more girls
I pray for the snow
You and I drown in the blue and cold
And fall so in love...
Teach me how to whisper...
Are we leaving today?
We're learning to die
Learning to solve everything
Through beautiful goodbyes
I pray for the snow
We'll fall so in love...
Teach me how to whisper...
Teach me how to whisper...
Teach me how to whisper...
Teach me how to whisper...
The song "Antarctica" by E for Explosion is a melancholic and introspective piece that contemplates the possibility of leaving the world behind and starting anew. The opening lines express a desire to abandon civilization and its technology, suggesting a rejection of modernity and its values. The subsequent lines carry a sense of resignation, as if the decision to leave has already been made, and the only thing left to do is to pray for the snow, a metaphor for a peaceful and cold death. The mention of falling in love amidst this desolation indicates a search for meaning and connection, even in the face of ultimate despair.
The repeated refrain "teach me how to whisper" underscores the fragility and vulnerability of the singer's position, as if they are reaching out for guidance and comfort in their final moments. The use of whisper in particular suggests a desire for intimacy and closeness, as if the singer seeks to be heard and understood by someone special. The song as a whole captures a sense of longing and isolation, as if the singer has become disillusioned with the world and seeks a new beginning beyond its confines.
Line by Line Meaning
Aren't we leaving today?
Are we really going to leave today?
Abandoning the world
Leaving everything behind, including the world we know
No more cities, we'll kill technology
We won't need cities anymore, and we'll get rid of all technology
No more boys and no more girls
Gender will no longer matter because we are leaving behind our current world
I pray for the snow
I hope for a new beginning, a clean slate
You and I drown in the blue and cold
We embrace the cold and unfamiliarity, and lose ourselves in it
And fall so in love...
We fall in love with the new world, with each other, or with the feeling of starting anew
Teach me how to whisper...
Help me learn the delicate subtleties and nuances of this new world
Are we leaving today?
Reiterating the question, emphasizing the seriousness and uncertainty of the decision
We're learning to die
We are accepting the possibility of death and change
Learning to solve everything
We strive to solve everything that was wrong with the old world and create a better one
Through beautiful goodbyes
We say goodbye to everything we knew with a sense of grace and beauty
Teach me how to whisper...
Again, asking for guidance and assistance in navigating this new world
Teach me how to whisper...
Continued request for help in adapting to the new world
Teach me how to whisper...
Final plea for assistance and guidance to make a successful transition to the new world
Contributed by Isabelle Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
theashleysaysmeow
I love this song soo much, still.
Brandon Wren
I think e for explosion is good just like jamsion parker. Check out my music!