After cracking the Top 10 of the iTunes dance charts in 15 countries with the release, "A Real Hero", featured on Nicolas Winding Refn's hit film 'Drive,' the Toronto-based electronic pop duo Electric Youth stepped back to take time to work on a full-length album. Since then, the duo signed to Secretly Canadian and "A Real Hero" has gained over 18 million plays on YouTube. Austin Garrick, the band's instrumentalist, alongside vocalist Bronwyn Griffin, says of working on their debut, 'Innerworld' (out Sept. 30), "We wanted to make something that had the sense of being timeless. Our ultimate goal is to make a record that will be the favorite album of people that aren't born yet."
Recording took place between the duo's Toronto studio and their home studio in LA. Each space served its different purpose - in Toronto Austin was able deploy his extensive vintage synth collection, making up what he estimates is 80% of analog sounds on the album. In LA, the pair recorded Bronwyn's vocals, of which they share writing duties for -- in their space-- which includes a film projection room. Fritz Lang's boundary-breaking twenties classic 'Metropolis,' among other films played throughout the making of the record, inspired the eleven original tracks of 'Innerworld.' Peter Jackson's 'Heavenly Creatures' inspired their song "Runaway," while other films such as 'City of God,' 'After Hours,' 'Videodrome,' and more, influenced their recordings, where soundscapes bleed into vocals and songs take you on journeys into roads unexplored. 'Innerworld' also features a stark analog synth cover of John McGlynn's "If All She Has Is You."
Singles/EPs/LPs:
Right Back To You (2011)
The Best Thing (2012)
Innerworld (2014)
On My Own
Electric Youth Lyrics
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"Down the same road again"
But it's late now this time
Waiting for me to just do it again
So I do it again
But you weren't here last time
You weren't here last time
I was on my own
On my own... On my own...
On my own...
Open your rose and I'm here, on my own
And I know that you know
You made of me... and you get what you want
We both get what we want
But you weren't here last time
You weren't here last time
You weren't here last time
I was on my own
On my own...
But you weren't here last night
(On my own...)
You weren't here last night
(On my own...)
You weren't here last night
(On my own...)
You weren't here last night
(On my own...)
The lyrics to "On My Own" by Electric Youth suggest a feeling of familiarity and repetition as the singer is advised not to go down the same road again. However, it seems that despite the warnings, the singer does it again anyways, admitting that they were alone the last time they did it. The chorus repeats the phrase "On my own," emphasizing the feeling of independence but also loneliness. The next verse introduces a rose, suggesting a blossoming relationship, but also a sense of manipulation as the singer acknowledges that the person they are with gets what they want from them. The final chant-like repetition of "You weren't here last night" feels almost like a longing for the person who was once absent but has now arrived. Overall, the lyrics suggest a complex relationship, one where the singer is both independent and dependent on the other person.
Line by Line Meaning
They said to me:
'Down the same road again'
Someone advised me to take the same path I took before, but I did not listen to them.
But it's late now this time
Waiting for me to just do it again
So I do it again
I am aware that it is getting late, but I cannot help myself but to repeat my past mistakes again.
But you weren't here last time
You weren't here last time
You weren't here last time
I was on my own
On my own... On my own...
On my own...
Last time, you were not there to stop me from taking the wrong path, and I was left alone to deal with the consequences of my actions.
Open your rose and I'm here, on my own
And I know that you know
You made of me... and you get what you want
We both get what we want
Despite being alone, I know that you have played a role in making me who I am today. Our actions get us what we want, though it may not always be positive.
But you weren't here last night
(On my own...)
You weren't here last night
(On my own...)
You weren't here last night
(On my own...)
You weren't here last night
(On my own...)
Again, last night, you were not there, and I was left to my own devices in navigating my life.
Writer(s): Bronwyn Griffin, Austin Roy Garrick
Contributed by Arianna N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
WallHaxx
on The Best Thing (Main)
Why are these the lyrics to an Usher song?
Tom Ferraro
on A Real Hero
wonderful song which i heard in the film masterpiece Drive with Ryan Gosling Gosling will become one of the world's great actors what does this song reference ??