After breaking up with his girlfriend, moving out of his house, and joining a 12-step program for addiction, Ebert began work on a story about a messianic figure named Edward Sharpe. According to Ebert, Sharpe "was sent down to Earth to kinda heal and save mankind ... but he kept getting distracted by girls and falling in love." Ebert later met singer Jade Castrinos in Los Angeles, California, United States. In the summer of 2009, as Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Ebert and Castrinos toured the country with a group of fellow musicians in a big white school bus.
Its song "Home" was voted number 15 on the Australian Triple J Hottest 100's 2009 countdown, the largest music poll in the world.
Members:
Alex Ebert – vocals, guitar, percussion, piano
Jade Castrinos – vocals, guitar (Past member 2009-2013)
Nico Aglietti – guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
Stewart Cole – trumpet, percussion, keyboards, tenor ukulele, vocals
Tay Strathairn – piano, vocals
Aaron Older – bass, vocals, banjo, percussion
Josh Collazo – drums, percussion, vocals
Orpheo McCord – percussion, vocals
Nora Kirkpatrick – accordion, vocals
Christian Letts – guitar, vocals
Additional personnel:
Chris Richard – vocals, percussion
Anna Bulbrook – violin, vocals
Aaron Embry – keyboards, piano, vocals
Tyler James – piano, vocals
Ryan Richter – guitar, lap steel, vocals
Michael Farfel – announcer, management
40 Day Dream
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Lyrics
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I know I'm sleeping 'cause this dream's too amazin'
She got gold doorknobs where her eyes used to be
One turn and I learned what it really means to see
Ah, it's the magical mystery kind
Ah, must be a lie
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Oh now I can die
Oh I've been sleepin' for 60 days and
Nobody better pinch me
Bitch I swear I'll go crazy
She got jumper cable lips
She got sunset on her breath now
I inhaled just a little bit
Now I got no fear of death now
Ah, it's the magical mystery kind
Ah, must be a lie
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Oh, I could die
Oh now I can die
Ah ooh, ah ah, ah ooh ah ah, ah
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Ooh, ah ah, ah ooh ah ah, ah
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Ooh, ah ah, ah ooh ah ah, ah
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Yeah
Ah, it's the magical mystery kind
Ah, must be a lie
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Oh, I could die
Oh now I can die
In "40 Day Dream," Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros describe a dream in which they have been sleeping for 40 days. The dream is so amazing that they know they are asleep. The dream features a woman with golden doorknob eyes. The singer learns the true meaning of seeing by turning one of the doorknobs. The lyrics describe the dream as "magical mystery" and "too good to be true." The singer realizes that this kind of love is not sustainable and must come to an end. They declare that they could die now that they have experienced the magic of the dream.
The repetition of the line "must be a lie, bye-bye to the too good to be true kind of love," hints that the singer is beginning to come to terms with the fact that this dream is not reality. The line "now I got no fear of death now," suggests that the magical experience the singer had in the dream has given them a sense of freedom and lack of fear.
The song conveys a sense of longing for something that is out of reach. The dream serves as an escape from reality, but ultimately the singer recognizes that it is not sustainable. The song speaks to the idea that sometimes we have to let go of things that are too good to be true and face reality.
Line by Line Meaning
I been sleepin' for 40 days and
I have been in a state of restful inactivity for an extended period of 40 days, and
I know I'm sleeping 'cause this dream's too amazin'
I am aware that I am in a dream state because this experience I am having is too incredible,
She got gold doorknobs where her eyes used to be
The person I am dreaming of has replaced their eyes with dazzling golden doorknobs,
One turn and I learned what it really means to see
With only one twist of these stunning gold doorknobs, I experienced what true sight really feels like,
Ah, it's the magical mystery kind
This experience is full of enchantment and wonder,
Ah, must be a lie
It is hard to believe that what I am experiencing is real,
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
I must let go of the unrealistic love that seems too perfect to be real,
Oh, I could die
This experience is so overwhelming that it feels like death would be a welcome release,
Oh now I can die
The experience has reached a point of peak intensity where it feels like death would be a satisfactory end,
Ah ooh, ah ah, ah ooh ah ah, ah
Musical interlude,
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Repetitive expression of enthusiastic agreement,
Ooh, ah ah, ah ooh ah ah, ah
Musical interlude,
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Repetitive expression of enthusiastic agreement,
Ooh, ah ah, ah ooh ah ah, ah
Musical interlude,
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Repetitive expression of enthusiastic agreement,
Ah, it's the magical mystery kind
Reiteration of the enchanted nature of the experience,
Ah, must be a lie
Restatement of the difficulty in believing the reality of the situation,
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Repetition of the need to move on from unrealistic expectations of love,
Oh, I could die
Reiteration of the overwhelming intensity of the experience,
Oh now I can die
Final definitive statement of the peak intensity and satisfaction of the experience.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ALEX M T EBERT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@815_silentgoonfilmz
Well, I been sleeping for forty days and I know
I'm sleeping 'cause this dream's too amazing
She got gold doorknobs where her eyes used to be, yeah
One turn and I learned what it really means to see
Ah-ah, it's the magical mystery kind, ah-ah, must be a lie
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Oh-oh, I could die
Oh, now I could die
Oh, I been sleeping for sixty days
And nobody better pinch me
Bitch I swear I'll go crazy
She got jump cable lips
She got sunset on her breath now
I inhaled just a little bit
Now I got no fear of death now
Oh
Ah-ah, it's the magical mystery kind, ah-ah, must be a lie
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Oh-oh, I could die
Oh, now I could die
Ah-ah, it's the magical mystery kind, ah-ah, must be a lie
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Oh-oh, I could die
Oh, now I could die
@ohoalaladoobadielada
if you came here by yourself you have a great taste in music
@jeremyeaton5820
Nice I love compliments and always knew I had a great musical taste. Being raised in Moscow, ID while all my friends listened to limp Bizkit I was listening to the strokes and this
@withinyouwithutyu1324
@@jeremyeaton5820 pink floyd
@theorixlux2605
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@vansoffthewall4763
✌✌🍄
@kelleekellerman7408
Thank you
@effrumbobeffrum
My uncle Orpheo is the drummer in the band. I’ve been lucky enough to sit in and play with the band a few times for this song. Happiest feeling ever ❤️
@djmfilms1999
That’s badass man !! any word on them planing to get back together ? 🤔
@effrumbobeffrum
@@djmfilms1999 not that I’m aware of. They didn’t necessarily part ways officially. As far as I know, they just got a bit of rockstar fatigue from being on the road for so long. There was twelve members before they all slinked off to do their own things. They’re all super cool and down to earth people, but that’s a lot of personalities for one traveling road show. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them reunite in some capacity in the coming years. I sure do miss those guys. And the backstage priveliges were also pretty rad 😉
@djmfilms1999
@@effrumbobeffrum Wow thanks for responding brotha 🙏🏼 that's wild you got to experience them I hope they make a comeback 🤟🏼🙏🏼