Exposé was initially formed in 1984 when Lewis Martineé, a Miami disc jockey and producer, decided to form a dance-based group. He also wrote and produced all songs on their first two albums, Exposure (1987) and What You Don't Know (1989). He also contributed to the group's third effort, Exposé, in 1992.
During the recording of the group's first studio album Exposure, the personnel of the group changed.
In March 1987, the new lineup of Exposé released its debut album Exposure on Arista Records, led by the pop/dance hit "Come Go with Me" which reached #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. During the summer of 1987, a re-recorded version of "Point of No Return" was released, with Jurado now performing lead vocals, and it too topped out at #5 on the US Hot 100.
Their most successful period was from 1986 until 1995 when they were dropped from Arista Records. They were inactive from 1996 until 2003 when they performed a reunion concert and soon after performed full time.
Billboard magazine named the group the 8th most-successful girl group of all-time based on charts.
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End of the World
Exposé Lyrics
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Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of the world
'Cause you don't love me anymore?
Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I just can't understand
How life goes on the way it does
SPOKEN:
Why does my heart go on beating?
(Why does my heart beat?)
SPOKEN:
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
(Why do I cry?)
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when you said goodbye
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I just can't understand
How life goes on the way it does
Why does my heart go on beating?
Oh, why do these eyes of mine cry?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when you said
Oh, it ended when you said
It ended when you said goodbye
The song "The End Of The World" by Expose is a heart-wrenching ballad that highlights the pain and anguish of losing someone you love. The singer is questioning the reality of the world which seems to continue moving on despite the devastating loss they have suffered. The opening lines highlight the irony of how the world is still functioning normally, with the sun shining and the sea rushing to the shore, even though their life has become meaningless since their lover's departure. The following lines express the questions that keep troubling the singer's mind. They are unable to reconcile how life goes on so smoothly and without any upheaval despite the end of the most important aspect of their life, a loving relationship.
The singer's confusion is palpable in the lines, "I wake up in the morning and I wonder, why everything's the same as it was." The singer is perplexed by how life is moving on so seamlessly despite the emotional turmoil they are undergoing. The constant questioning of why the heart keeps beating and why the eyes continue to cry, leaves the listener with an intense feeling of emotion. The song ends on a heartbreaking note, with the realization that the world really did come to an end, for the singer when their lover said goodbye.
Line by Line Meaning
Why does the sun go on shining?
Why does something so constant and cheerful as the sun continue to shine even during such a dark and depressing time?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Why does the sea continue to ebb and flow, constantly advancing and retreating in its classic cycle despite the fact that the world is ending?
Don't they know it's the end of the world
Do these natural phenomena simply not comprehend that the world as we know it is collapsing and coming to an end, leaving us with nothing but despair and loneliness?
'Cause you don't love me anymore?
Is the world ending because of a collapse of a personal relationship, with the artist feeling as though their partner's inability to love them has led to this outside destruction?
Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the birds seem to be so joyous, chirping and singing away as if nothing is happening, while the rest of the world is caught in a tailspin of anguish and confusion?
Why do the stars glow above?
Why do the stars continue to twinkle in the night sky, unbothered by the fact that the singer's world is falling apart?
It ended when I lost your love
The end of the world is a direct result of the singer losing the love of their life, as without that love the world has now become an unrecognizable, apocalyptic wasteland.
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
The artist is struggling to come to terms with the fact that despite everything that has happened, the world still moves on despite their own personal anguish.
Why everything's the same as it was
Despite the fact that everything around them is chaos and destruction, the world itself still seems to be stuck in the same, predictable cycle as it always has been.
I can't understand, no, I just can't understand
The artist is completely bewildered by the fact that everything around them remains the same, despite their own personal loss and the end of the world as they know it.
Why does my heart go on beating?
Why does the singer's heart continue to beat, a constant, painful reminder of their own emotional turmoil in the face of such calamity?
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
Why, in the face of the world's collapse, do the artist's eyes continue to shed tears, even when there seems to be no hope left?
It ended when you said goodbye
The world as the singer knows it came to an end when their partner left them, casting them into a never-ending spiral of pain and confusion.
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Written by: Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee
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