Their music initially featured many influences from 60s psychedelia, played with a rough lo-fi abandon. They self-released several EPs and albums between 2007 and 2011, including "30 track space opera" Jurassic Exxplosion Philippic, most of which are by now scarcely available. In 2011, they met producer/songwriter Richard Swift after handing him one of their EPs, and Swift would go on to work with them for some subsequent albums. After being signed to Jagjaguwar Records, Take the Kids Off Broadway, was released as their debut album on July 24, 2012. On January 22, 2013, they released their second album, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic. This album was produced by Richard Swift and recorded at his National Freedom studios.
For each album Foxygen 'chooses' a different era in music history to focus themselves on. We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic is based on the sixties, ...And Star Power was seventies and their newest release Hang is based on the forties.
Album discographyJurrassic Exxplosion Phillipic (2007)Take the Kids Off Broadway (2011)We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic (2013)...And Star Power (2014)Hang (2017)Seeing Other People (2019)
Avalon
Foxygen Lyrics
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Sometimes love just isn't what it seems
(In the garden of love)
Garden of love
(In the garden of love)
Ah, Sunset Boulevard, nightmare dreams
Take this candle off the porcelain scene
(In the garden of love)
(In the garden of love)
Grab your favorite sweater, we're in for nasty weather
In the gardens of Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
Oh, in Avalon
It's in the garden of love with you
Oh, Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
Avalon, in the garden of love with you
Grab your favorite sweater, we're in for nasty weather
In the gardens of Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
The garden of love of Avalon
In the garden of love with you
Oh, Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
In Avalon
In the garden of love with you
The lyrics of Foxygen's "Avalon" convey a dream-like quality in the description of the titular location. The singer sings of how Avalon is "playing a dream," suggesting the surreal and somewhat fantastical nature of the place. Notably, even though there is a "garden of love" there, the singer acknowledges that "sometimes love just isn't what it seems." This could hint at a deeper meaning behind the song, where the idyllic and perfect Avalon could be seen as a stand-in for an impossible romantic ideal.
There is a jarring shift in the lyrics when the singer mentions Sunset Boulevard and "nightmare dreams." This turn towards darkness may once again hint at the idea that Avalon is not as perfect as it initially seems. The reference to taking a candle off a porcelain scene could also symbolize a desire to shatter the perfect surface of things and reveal a hidden truth.
Line by Line Meaning
They say that Avalon's playing a dream
Avalon is the name of a place that is known to offer experiences so surreal and unbelievable that people describe them as a dream
Sometimes love just isn't what it seems
Love can be deceptive, and what appears to be love may not actually be so
(In the garden of love)
The singer is singing about the concept of love in general, which they refer to as a garden
Garden of love
A continuation of the previous line, where the singer repeats that love is like a garden
(Ah, Sunset Boulevard, nightmare dreams)
The singer is describing a place called Sunset Boulevard, where they have had some disturbing experiences (nightmare dreams)
Take this candle off the porcelain scene
The singer is asking someone to help them remove a candle from a delicate, fragile setting (a porcelain scene)
(In the garden of love)
Another reference to the concept of love being like a garden
Avalon
A repeated reference to the place called Avalon, which is associated with surreal experiences
(Grab your favorite sweater, we're in for nasty weather)
The singer is asking someone to prepare for bad times ahead by getting their favorite sweater, which will provide comfort
In the gardens of Avalon
The singer is now describing multiple gardens in Avalon, implying that it's a vast and varied place
It's in the garden of Avalon
Reiteration that the concept of love is found in the gardens of Avalon
Oh, in Avalon
A repeated reference to the place called Avalon, which has become almost mythical
It's in the garden of love with you
The singer is indicating that they are experiencing love with someone in the gardens of Avalon
In the garden of love with you
A continuation of the previous line, where the singer reiterates that they are in love in Avalon
(Oh, Avalon)
A repeated reference to the mythical place of Avalon
(The garden of love of Avalon)
The singer combines the two references to love and the place called Avalon, stating that love exists in the specific gardens of Avalon
In the garden of love with you
Another reiteration that the singer is in love with someone in the gardens of Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
A reminder that Avalon is the place where love resides in the form of gardens
In Avalon
A short reference to Avalon, concluding the song
In the garden of love with you
A final reminder that the singer is in love in the gardens of Avalon
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Written by: Sam France, Jonathan Rado
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@rararararasputin
They say that Avalon's the land of dreams
Sometimes love just isn't what it seems
(In the garden of love)
Garden of love
(In the garden of love)
Ah, Sunset Boulevard, nightmare dreams
Take this candelabra for some scenes
(In the garden of love)
In Avalon
(In the garden of love)
Grab your favorite sweater, we're in for nasty weather
In the gardens of Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
Oh, in Avalon
It's in the garden of love with you
Oh, Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
Avalon, in the garden of love with you
Grab your favorite sweater, we're in for nasty weather
In the gardens of Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
The garden of love of Avalon
In the garden of love with you
Oh, Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
In Avalon
In the garden of love with you
Oh
@MrDiaz411
i am so in love with this band. it feels like i’ll never meet anyone who likes them as much as i do 😭😭
@roser6047
I do! Add me and we can talk about Foxygen on discord. It's pizzaharuhi#2368
@MrDiaz411
@Rose E i can’t seem to find your username so imma drop mine. Bepis#2406
@francisgayvore6770
this band and all its songs mean so fucking much to me and i love this video. I'm glad these dudes exist
@ryuukin178
me too i would've killed myself by now
@WAJPTmusic
I think "Hang" is the best Foxygen album. Every song is excellent and every music video has been stellar. Also, you have truly brought back the art form of music videos. Well done, Foxygen! Your fans, We're All Just Passing Through <3
@rararararasputin
They say that Avalon's the land of dreams
Sometimes love just isn't what it seems
(In the garden of love)
Garden of love
(In the garden of love)
Ah, Sunset Boulevard, nightmare dreams
Take this candelabra for some scenes
(In the garden of love)
In Avalon
(In the garden of love)
Grab your favorite sweater, we're in for nasty weather
In the gardens of Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
Oh, in Avalon
It's in the garden of love with you
Oh, Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
Avalon, in the garden of love with you
Grab your favorite sweater, we're in for nasty weather
In the gardens of Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
The garden of love of Avalon
In the garden of love with you
Oh, Avalon
It's in the garden of Avalon
In Avalon
In the garden of love with you
Oh
@alvaroa.fuentes9064
goddamn i love this band i love the authenticity
@TheFilmsKaper
i dont usually watch music videos but this is pure gold
@SakinahIman
Wow!! Absolutely LOVED every single minute of this! 😻🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾☝🏾