Bindiger has recorded for soundtracks for movies such as The Stepford Wives, One Life to Live, Bullets Over Broadway, Everyone Says I Love You, Donnie Brasco, The Hudsucker Proxy, Michael Collins, and The Tune. Other work she has done includes songs in skits for Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Drew Carey Show.
Artists she's been credited as performing and/or recording with include Leonard Cohen, Buster Poindexter, Oscar Brand, Neil Sedaka, Ben Vereen, Black 47, Deb Lyons, Laurie Beechman, Christine Lavin, Yuri Kasahara and Patti Austin. Bindiger also played the role of "Fran" from the '70s-'80s children's show The Great Space Coaster, where she acted and played songs.
She has recorded with Japanese composer Yoko Kanno for the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, performing Adieu and Flying Teapot. Most recently, Bindiger has recorded with composer Yuki Kajiura a number of songs several anime series and Kajiura's solo album, Fiction.
THE WORLD
Emily Bindiger Lyrics
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in your sweet insanity
all too calm, you hide yourself from reality
do you call it solitude? do you call it liberty?
when all the world turns away to leave you lonely
The fields are filled with desires
all voices crying for freedom
there's only you to answer you, forever
In blinded mind you are singing
a glorious hallelujah
the distant flutter of angels
they're all too far, too far to reach for you
I am here alone again
in my sweet serenity
hoping you will never find me in any place
I will call it solitude
when all my songs fade in vain
fly my voice, far away to eternity.
Emily Bindiger's song The World portrays a person, who is experiencing solitude from the world. The opening lines, "You are here alone again in your sweet insanity, all too calm, you hide yourself from reality" creates a melancholic tone. The phrase, "sweet insanity" paints a picture of the singer finding solace in their isolated thoughts, which could also be a form of madness. The lyrics suggest that the character is not comfortable with the external world, thereby creating a "calm" environment for themselves. However, this form of solace creates an emotional shift towards being lonely due to the lack of connection with the world. The character ponders if their withdrawal from society signifies liberation.
The second verse, "The fields are filled with desires, all voices crying for freedom, but all in vain, they will fade away, there's only you to answer you, forever" - indicates that there are other people who desire to break away from the outside world, but their cries go unheard. It suggests that they have not found the escape from reality that the singer has found in their solitude. The statement, "there's only you to answer you, forever" implies that the singer's decision was driven by long-term consequences that will come around to them. However, they don't regret their decisions.
The chorus of the song starts with, "In a blinded mind, you are singing a glorious hallelujah." This line creates a shift in the character's tone. They now sound happy, they appear to be celebrating their loneliness as a form of spiritual answer to the world. The next lines "The distant flutter of angels, they're all too far, too far to reach for you" suggest that they have an appreciation of beauty but lack the interaction with it. Although the tone of the song changes, its central idea remains the same.
Line by Line Meaning
You are here alone again
You find yourself without anyone else near you once again
in your sweet insanity
Your current state of mind is enjoyable, yet somewhat irrational
all too calm, you hide yourself from reality
Despite appearing collected, you avoid dealing with what is truly happening around you
do you call it solitude? do you call it liberty?
You wonder if being alone is truly relaxing, or just a form of escapism
when all the world turns away to leave you lonely
As soon as everyone else disappears, your isolation sets in
The fields are filled with desires
People have many aspirations in life
all voices crying for freedom
Everyone wants to be free from something
but all in vain they will fade away
But those desires won't be fulfilled and will disappear over time
there's only you to answer you, forever
You alone must answer to yourself for the rest of your life
In blinded mind you are singing
You sing without seeing the truth of the world through rose-colored glasses
a glorious hallelujah
A joyous exclamation that everything will be alright
the distant flutter of angels
The far-off sound of heavenly beings
they're all too far, too far to reach for you
Their presence is comforting, but they are unreachable
I am here alone again
The singer is also in solitude
in my sweet serenity
But the singer finds peace being alone
hoping you will never find me in any place
The artist does not want to be found by anyone else
I will call it solitude
The artist sees this as a choice rather than an involuntary state
when all my songs fade in vain
When the works of the singer are forgotten
fly my voice, far away to eternity.
The goal of the singer's creative works is to outlive them
Contributed by Christopher A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
NetVoyagerOne
The world needs more pretty cloaked singing ladies
Harmonia ACG
(((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))
Jerry the Magical Llama
This is the best cover of ANY Yuki Kajiura song I've ever heard. All three of you sound FABULOUS and the musicians were also amazing! I love how you added your own solo and played around with the music.
simplychaos 121
Wow great cover! I love it
Harmonia ACG
Thanks so much!!! (❁´▽`❁)*✲ﾟ*
Sumbul758
keep up the good work!
Harmonia ACG
Ahhhh thank you so so much!! ,､’`<(❛ヮ❛✿)>,､’`’`,､
Mardo II
y el violín donde esta??
Harmonia ACG
Los sonidos del violín son del teclado~ qwq
infinitecanadian
That is the strangest looking Emily Bindiger I ever did see.