Band members:
Moschus, drums, percussion
Oliver Philipps, vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards
Schymy, bass
Ulli Hoever, guitars
North
Everon Lyrics
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Take the car and hit the road
Follow the old familiar trace
Laid in our secret code
The same old village by the sea
Once a second home for you and me
We both don't dare to speak
So afraid we won't succeed
In finding what we seek
The same old village by the sea
Home of all our memories
That will hurt, rather than do us good
Life taught us many lessons
I thought we learned those lessons well
We should be old enough to face it
But we both don't say a word
Just speechlessly drive South
While emotionally, it feels
We're heading North
There are things that fall to dust
As soon as touched for real
They're meant to be kept safe deep inside
And not to be revealed
The same old village by the sea
Covered by the dust of centuries
That wiped out all the traces we had left
Life taught us many lessons
I thought we learned those lessons well
We should be old enough to face it
But we both don't say a word
Just speechlessly drive South
While emotionally, it feels
We're heading North
The song "North" by Everon is a poignant reflection of two individuals driving south while emotionally feeling like they are heading north. The opening lines describe how they grab their belongings and set out on a journey, following a familiar route they had travelled before, which was laid out in their secret code. The phrase "same old village by the sea" implies that this is a place they have visited frequently, and it holds a special place in their hearts. However, as they drive through the night in silence, they are worried that they won't find what they are looking for, despite hoping to rekindle memories of the past.
The chorus of the song tells us that life has taught them many lessons, but it seems that they haven't learned those lessons well enough to deal with what lies ahead of them. They remain silent, unable to put into words what they feel, and merely travel south. However, the last line of the chorus suggests that despite heading in one direction, they feel like they are going the other way. The haunting line "emotional, it feels like we're heading north" encapsulates a sense of loss, regret, and longing for the past.
The final lines suggest that some things are meant to be kept inside, hidden from the world. The phrase "covered by the dust of centuries" is a metaphor for the memories they have locked away from last time they visited the village, memories that cannot be uncovered. The song's lyrical content is poignant and complex, carrying a sense of regret and longing for what could have been, a memory of something that has been forgotten, only to resurface after so many years.
Line by Line Meaning
Late at night we grab our things
In the dead of night, we hastily gather our belongings
Take the car and hit the road
We get in the car and start driving
Follow the old familiar trace
We go down a well-known path
Laid in our secret code
The route we take is a secret code between us
The same old village by the sea
We return to the familiar coastal town
Once a second home for you and me
It once felt like a second home for us
As we drive all through the night
We spend the entire night driving
We both don't dare to speak
Neither of us wants to talk
So afraid we won't succeed
We are frightened of failure
In finding what we seek
Achieving our goal is our objective
Home of all our memories
The town holds all of our shared memories
That will hurt, rather than do us good
But revisiting those memories will be painful
Life taught us many lessons
We have learned a lot from life
I thought we learned those lessons well
We believed we had learned those lessons thoroughly
We should be old enough to face it
At our age, we should be able to cope with it
But we both don't say a word
However, neither of us says a thing
Just speechlessly drive South
We remain silent and head southward
While emotionally, it feels
Despite this, we feel emotionally
We're heading North
As though we're heading in the opposite direction
There are things that fall to dust
There are certain things that disintegrate easily
As soon as touched for real
When we try to approach them, they quickly crumble apart
They're meant to be kept safe deep inside
Therefore, they should be kept deeply hidden
And not to be revealed
So that they will never be exposed
Covered by the dust of centuries
The old town is shrouded in centuries-old dust
That wiped out all the traces we had left
Which has erased all the imprints of our past
Contributed by Savannah D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
James Savik
I enjoyed this so much, that I bought a copy. Thanks, Prog Vinyl.
Labels take note: you make more sales with exposure. I'd never heard of these guys before.
Progressive Vinyl
Thanks for supporting them! Check out the other 4 releases of them on this channel. They are equally awesome!
James Savik
@Progressive Vinyl Will Do!
Ken Wynne
All their albums are awesome. This one, Flesh and Bridge are my favourites, but I listen to all of them routinely. Great band!
JT Alexander
Excellent album. Listened all the way through. Twice…
Selrisitai
What did you do to edit the audio? EQing? Compression? (Un-compression?)
Edit: I see you're a fellow detractor of the loudness wars. To that end, if you don't already use "perfect declipper," you should look into it. I've had some massive successes restoring dynamics to tracks, going from DR (dynamic range) scores of 5 or 6 to 10, 11 or 12, just by the program algorithmically restoring the cut-off peaks, returning the drum hits and piano plunks and tinkles to their original glory—or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof.
Progressive Vinyl
Side chain EQ below about 80hz. That usually (not always) frees some headroom without diminishing the impact of the bottom end. Sometimes the tightening of it is to the detriment of the whole, but I deemed it fine this time. Also the flatness of the mix never sat right with me, so I slightly EQ'd further on the lower end to achieve, in my view, a more "natural" sounding production, whatever that means. I had to compensate a bit around the 3khz area as well. In short, I tried to make it sound slighly more like the older Everon releases. I also linear phase compressed the release slightly for clarity and further dynamics.
Thanks for the info, I was suspicious of what you said until the end there. :) I don't think anything can magically "restore" dynamics in a way that actually restores something instead of taking something away. What's gone is gone right. But achieving something balanced restoration I think is a good compromise. I'll check out the concept.
solarfreeloader
On a good sound system you can hear all the instruments properly. Phone speakers don't do it justice.
Domenico Monardo
Wonderful
Віктор Шатров
Super music!