Their debut album, Walking on a Dream, was released on 4 October 2008, and has been certified platinum in Australia. The album included the duo's similarly-titled first single Walking on a Dream and their second single We Are the People. The video for Walking On A Dream was shot in Shanghai and We Are the People was shot in Mexico. The song Standing on the Shore was used in the credits for Entourage season 6 and followed as the album's 3rd single. The Band recently made their live debut at the Australian Touring music festival 'Hemmersturm', in conjunction with this debut the band released a re-edited version of the song Without You and it was released as the 4th single of the album.
Luke Steele continues to tour around the world with members of live Disco band The Swiss while fans await the return of Nick Littlemore for a second album. In the works are two projects for Luke: a punk rock project called "Icon Python" and another album with The Sleepy Jackson.
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Surround Sound
Empire of the Sun Lyrics
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Til I can tell you probably
Our great king wave is rolling
Oh, I see
Let's flow much harder than the sun
Til all flames incendiary
Like saving rays I'm sleeping
The light skips the sun now
I only sound surround
The light skips the sun now
I only sound surround
Let's push through four dimensions
Til I'll resign to change
My duty with no thinking
It's not a way
Let's seek and reach for greatness
Here come all true and journey
Let's resonate together
The light skips the sun now
I only sound surround
The light skips the sun now
I only sound surround
The light skips the sun now
I only sound surround
The light skips the sun now
I only sound surround
The light skips the sun now
I only sound surround
The light skips the sun now
I only sound surround
The lyrics to Empire of the Sun's song Surround Sound talk about the idea of unity and togetherness. The song is uplifting and encourages listeners to flow together like water, to push through four dimensions, to resonate together and to seek and reach for greatness. The line "Let's flow much harder than the sun til all flames incendiary" talks about the power of unity and how it can conquer all obstacles just like how the sun's flames are incendiary. The line "The light skips the sun now, I only sound surround" suggests that in unity, there is a sense of freedom as one can finally let go and be true to oneself.
The song's lyrics also talk about the idea of letting go and surrendering oneself to the power of collective energy. "Til I'll resign to change, my duty with no thinking, it's not a way" suggests that sometimes one needs to let go of control and trust the process of unity. The repeated phrase "The light skips the sun now, I only sound surround" could also suggest a certain level of enlightenment or self-discovery that one can only reach through the power of unity.
Overall, the lyrics to Surround Sound convey a message of hope, unity, and the beauty of surrendering oneself to the collective energy.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's flow together like water
Let's move together smoothly and effortlessly just like water flows
Til I can tell you probably
Until I can confidently disclose to you
Our great king wave is rolling
Our enormous and powerful wave is approaching
Oh, I see
I understand and realize now
Let's flow much harder than the sun
Let's move with greater intensity than the Sun's heat and light
Til all flames incendiary
Until all flames become ignitable
Like saving rays I'm sleeping
I am sleeping peacefully, like the life-saving rays of the Sun
The light skips the sun now
The light is now surpassing even the Sun's brightness
I only sound surround
I only produce a 3D surround sound effect
Let's push through four dimensions
Let's go beyond the usual three dimensions of space and explore the fourth dimension of time
Til I'll resign to change
Until I accept and embrace the idea of change
My duty with no thinking
My responsibility without overthinking it
It's not a way
It's not a viable option
Let's seek and reach for greatness
Let's strive to achieve and attain remarkable feats
Here come all true and journey
Here comes everything that is genuine and part of the journey
Let's resonate together
Let's vibrate in harmony with one another
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JONATHAN THOMAS SLOAN, NICK LITTLEMORE, PETER MAYES, LUKE JAMES STEELE
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James Woody
on Standing on the Shore
Oh, come on. This is a pure-pop confectionary! Every once in a while, a band will pop through with nothing but a pop record. It works.