As part of Brooklyn based trio Au Revoir Simone, Erika Spring has been play… Read Full Bio ↴As part of Brooklyn based trio Au Revoir Simone, Erika Spring has been playing joyful keyboard-based electronic pop since 2003. She began playing shows for her solo project in 2010 and has recorded with producer Jorge Elbrecht of Violens. Her first single "6 More Weeks" was released in July 2011 on a split 7" with Violens via Friendly Fire Recordings.

Hidden
Erika Spring Lyrics

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Sound take your hand
Drowned illusion
If not in the sun
It's not just the way it sounds
Close for a minute
Too close to see you admit it
It's not what it mean

It's just not the way it seems
Inside of me sun
It's just not the way to start
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Sound take a hand
Drowned illusion
If not in the sun
It's just not the way it sounds
Close for a minute
Drowned illusion
It's not what it mean
It's just not the way it seem

Inside of me sound
It's not just the way it's done
It's not what it mean
It's just not the way it seem

Inside of me sound
It's not just the way it's done

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Erika Spring's song "Hidden" are enigmatic and can be interpreted in various ways. The opening line, "Sound take your hand," suggests that the sound of music has the power to take the listener somewhere else, away from their current reality. The following lines, "Drowned illusion, if not in the sun," imply that this escape is just an illusion – it can only be achieved through music and not through anything in the real world.

The next passage goes, "It's not just the way it sounds, close for a minute, too close to see you admit it." The lyrics suggest that the way music sounds is not just perception, but it is something that is felt intimately. The line "too close to see you admit it" implies that although we may not admit it, music has a significant impact on us. The chorus of the song repeats several times and signals the escape offered by music, "It's just not the way it seems, inside of me sound, it's just not the way to start."

The song doesn't offer any straightforward answers and leaves ample room for interpretation. It could be a commentary on the escapism that music provides or its healing power. Alternatively, it could be about the facade people put up and the possibility of music being a means to reveal one's authentic self.

Line by Line Meaning

Sound take your hand
Let the music guide you and lead you on

Drowned illusion
An overwhelming feeling that is overpowering

If not in the sun
If it's not in the light, it must be hidden

It's not just the way it sounds
There is more to this than just the auditory experience

Close for a minute
A moment of nearness that causes pause

Too close to see you admit it
We may be too near the truth to accept it

It's not what it mean
The surface interpretation is not the true meaning

It's just not the way it seems
Appearances can be deceiving

Inside of me sun
Internally, there is light, hope, and positivity

It's just not the way to start
This is not the way to begin or initiate

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Vocalized expression of emotion