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1) Feist is Canadian singer and songwriter Leslie Feist;
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1) Feist is Canadian singer and songwriter Leslie Feist (born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, on 13 February 1976) who performs as a solo artist and also as a member of Broken Social Scene. Because her father is American, Feist has dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship.
Raised in Regina and Calgary, Feist got her start in music as the lead vocalist for a punk band called Placebo (not the more famous British band Placebo), who won a local Battle of the Bands competition and were awarded the opening slot at a Ramones concert. After five years of touring, Feist was forced to take time off from music to recover from voice damage. She moved from Calgary to Toronto in 1998 and took up guitar; by 1999, she was the guitarist for By Divine Right. She also released her debut solo album, Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down), that year. The album was financed by a grant from the Canadian government.
In 2000, Feist moved in as a roommate with Peaches and Gonzales, and appeared as a guest vocalist on The Teaches of Peaches and Presidential Suite. She then joined the recording sessions for Broken Social Scene's albums Feel Good Lost and You Forgot It in People.
Feist then moved to Paris, and while in Europe, she collaborated with Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience as a guest vocalist on their album Riot on an Empty Street. Feist recorded her second solo album, Let It Die, in Paris in 2002 and 2003. That album, a combination of jazz and bossa nova was hailed as one of the best Canadian pop albums of 2004 and got her two Juno Awards (The Canadian equivalent of the Grammys). This album also helped her to gain a significant international audience.
She released a remix album entitled Open Season in April 2006.
From different directions, it is said the voice of Feist fits in the range of Ella Fitzgerald or more of an alternative Norah Jones.
Her third album The Reminder was released on April, 23rd 2007 in Europe, and May, 1st in the rest of the world and is composed of thirteen tracks. Pitchfork rated the album an 8.8.
Her song 1234 from The Reminder was also used in a commercial for the third generation iPod nano. Feist wrote the song with Sally Seltmann, an Australian singer who records as New Buffalo. Speaking with Songfacts, Sellmann said she wrote the song after a good friend told her she was leaving her husband.
Also, her song Mushaboom was used on a Lacoste commercial for their fragrance, A Touch of Pink (as seen in south america), while shortly afterwards, My Moon My Man was used to promote a mobile phone newly released by LG. She also sang the soundtrack for Paris, je t'aime: La même histoire.
Her fourth album Metals was was recorded live over a period of two and a half weeks inside a house on the Northern California coast. It was released on September 30, 2011 in Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden and Belgium; October 3, 2011 in the United Kingdom; and October 4, 2011 in the United States and Canada. (Source How Come You Never Go Songfacts).
Website: http://www.listentofeist.com/
2) Feist was a British drum 'n' bass artist active during the 1990s. Recordings include "New World Penetration", "Too Many Heroes", Too Many Heroes (Deflection Mix)", "Pensive Moments", "Ether Excursion", ....
How Come You Never Go There
Feist Lyrics
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How come I'm so alone there?
How come you never go there?
How come I'm so alone there?
I went up to your window
Lightly banging on the cymbals
Came storming to your house
My horse had worked the fields too long
My bear had lost its innate calm
It's true enough for not at peace
But peace is never where the sea is
Our love is not the light it was
When I walk inside the dark I'm calm
Where we look for where we went
It's only echoes in the melody
How come you never go there?
How come I'm so alone there?
How come you never go there?
How come I'm so alone there?
We waste time on blame and weak revenge
Waste energy and rejections
We're living proof, we gotta let go
And stop looking through the halo
We carry on as if our time is through
You carry on as if I don't love you
And so we find the ways out
To cover hard I have a doubt, now
The room is full of eyes and empty
Like your letters never sent me
Words like a lasso
You're an instrumental tune
How come you never go there?
How come I'm so alone there?
How come you never go there?
How come I'm so alone there?
How come you never go there?
How come I'm so alone there?
How come you never go there?
How come I'm so alone there?
The song "How Come You Never Go There" by Feist is a reflective piece on the breakdown of a relationship. The song is asking the question, "Why do you never come here?" and making the point that the loneliness that follows is a direct result of the absence. The feeling of isolation is palpable, and there is an underlying tone of confusion and frustration. The opening lyrics set the tone for the rest of the song, which is a lament for the loss of something precious. The singer then goes on to describe a visit to the person's location, only to discover that they are still lost in their own problems and unable to be there for the singer. The second verse is an admission of a lack of connection, with the line "our love is not the light it was", followed by a realization that the memories are echoes in the melody.
The third verse is a plea for the relationship to stop being so mired down in blame and anger, and for both parties to move on. However, the final verse reveals that the singer is still feeling hurt and confused. The final few lines are a description of the loneliness that is created when one person is absent from a relationship, and how they are left to contemplate the absence, and the ghosts of what was, rather than being able to move forward.
Overall, "How Come You Never Go There" is a deeply emotional song that reflects on the painful aftermath of a relationship, as well as the difficulty of letting go.
Line by Line Meaning
How come you never go there?
Why is it that you do not visit that place?
How come I'm so alone there?
Why do I feel so lonely there?
I went up to your window
I went near your window
Lightly banging on the cymbals
Making a soft sound on the cymbals
A writ into the night
A message to convey during nighttime
Came storming to your house
Came to your house suddenly
My horse had worked the fields too long
My horse was tired from working in the fields for too long
My bear had lost its innate calm
My bear had lost its natural serenity
It's true enough for not at peace
It is true that I am not at peace
But peace is never where the sea is
But peace is never found where there is conflict
Our love is not the light it was
Our love is not as bright as it used to be
When I walk inside the dark I'm calm
I feel calm even when I am in the dark
Where we look for where we went
When we try to remember where we have been
It's only echoes in the melody
Only echoes are left in the melody
We waste time on blame and weak revenge
We spend time blaming and seeking weak revenge
Waste energy and rejections
Waste energy on rejection
We're living proof, we gotta let go
We are living proof that we need to let go
And stop looking through the halo
Stop looking through a distorted filter
We carry on as if our time is through
We continue as if our time has run out
You carry on as if I don't love you
You continue on as if I do not love you
And so we find the ways out
And so we find ways to escape
To cover hard I have a doubt, now
To cover up is difficult, and I now have doubts
The room is full of eyes and empty
The room is full of people, but also empty
Like your letters never sent me
As if you never sent me your letters
Words like a lasso
Words that have a strong hold
You're an instrumental tune
You are an instrumental melody
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Leslie Feist
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@thickbugatti4492
Feist is talent personified. She is incomprehensibly beautiful and inspiring. I'm so grateful to be exposed to such sincere music.
@Sporesmore
It's been nearly 5 years since Metals was released, I'm dying for new feist
@bafflinbook9345
Yup.The new Feist didn't let her fans down.
@cozywon
This song isn't long enough. It should be at least, an infinite loop.
@blueblousedesigns
Leslie Feist's voice sounds like an endearing embrace
@trblmkr5139
the way she uses her voice as an instrument on the "HOW" of "how come we never go there?" its literally ahorn in the middle of thatpart. Genius She does this all the time too. Listen to other records ofhers, she does it all the time. She also knows how to excite reverb with her voice perfectly. True skilled musician.
@phillipanderson9610
A combination of intoxicating beauty, lovely mysterious eyes and angelic voice.
@a.e.barron2549
I adore this song by itself but something about the wind in the background of the video just makes it ethereal and a little bit more ominous.
@mysticv9690
BooksAndStuff mhm
@denisemalone3670
The Kite Runner... read that...