After several great acoustic live performances at the west coast of Norway, the charming duo has got themselves into the "first division" of the Norwegian music scene, eager to take the step into the "premier league".
Elsa & Emilie write songs about growing up in a small windy city, about helpless and hopeless love and about the dark sides of being young. During the last year their sound has developed into a greater dimension, a Nordic, icy and dark, yet poppy sound.
Under The Blood Moon
Elsa & Emilie Lyrics
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The blood will come out at midnight
A glass of mine ′fore the sun dies
It's red as the bloodflood in my eyes
If you bite me, will I be like you?
If you bite me, will I be like you?
Winter will come soon
I wanna be like you
The offer said hide in plain sight
This is my sacrifice
The blood wound comes out in midnight
It′s bright as the bloodflood in my eyes
If you bite me, will I be like you?
If you bite me, will I be like you?
You leave me howling
You leave me howling
If you bite me, will I be like you?
If you bite me, will I be like you?
Under the blood moon
Winter will come soon
I wanna be like you
The lyrics of Elsa & Emilie’s song “Under The Blood Moon” describe a sense of anticipation and danger that comes with darkness. The opening line, “Danger hides in the daylight”, sets the mood for the rest of the song. The singer is aware of the danger that lurks all around, and it is only under the cover of night that the true nature of things is revealed. The blood moon itself signifies something ominous, as the singer describes a glass of red wine “before the sun dies”. The bloodflood in her eyes is a metaphor for the intensity of her emotions, reflecting her unease and foreboding.
The chorus of the song poses a question, “If you bite me, will I be like you?” This line seems to suggest that the singer is contemplating some sort of transformation or change. She wants to be like whoever is tempting her, or whoever is causing her to feel the way she does. The offer to “hide in plain sight” is what she sacrifices, perhaps referring to something she is willing to give up in order to become like the object of her desire. The last line, “You leave me howling”, is haunting and evocative, suggesting that she is lost in her own thoughts and unable to escape the pull of those she desires to be like.
Line by Line Meaning
Danger hides in the daylight
There is danger lurking in broad daylight.
The blood will come out at midnight
Blood will be shed when the night falls.
A glass of mine ′fore the sun dies
I will drink a glass of red wine before the sun sets.
It's red as the bloodflood in my eyes
The wine is as red as the blood that fills my eyes.
If you bite me, will I be like you?
If you turn me into a vampire by biting me, will I become like you?
Under the blood moon
In the presence of the blood moon.
Winter will come soon
The season of winter is approaching quickly.
I wanna be like you
I want to become like you, a vampire.
The offer said hide in plain sight
The proposition is to conceal oneself in plain sight.
This is my sacrifice
I am offering a sacrifice for this.
The blood wound comes out in midnight
The injury that bleeds will show at midnight.
It's bright as the bloodflood in my eyes
The wound is as vivid as the blood in my eyes.
You leave me howling
You leave me crying in anguish.
Writer(s): Elsa Ingeborg Søllesvik, Emilie Haaland Austrheim
Contributed by Jeremiah D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.