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)
In the darkness
Foxygen Lyrics
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There's an eye looking land in the darkness.
Or maybe in my mind it's a high word of time in the darkness.
And maybe it says
There's an alien race
I wouldn't be surprised,
We'd like to introduce you to, the darkness.
I'm streaming in, I'm streaming out
Standing in the country's eye
Will by multiply
Is always standing outside looking in this
Looking in
Say it may take a while
Putting all diamonds in my smile
And maybe I won't even go to work that day
I don't care if I'm in trouble at all
I'll just sip and this with my lingoes in of the darkness.
Oh ohh
The lyrics of "In The Darkness" by Foxygen are quite surrealistic and open to interpretation. The song describes a state of mind, where the darkness symbolizes the unknown, the hidden, and the mysterious. The lyrics suggest that sometimes we cannot see beyond the darkness, but there is something lurking in there, waiting to be discovered. It could be a man lying down, an eye observing something, or a high word of time that is yet to come.
The reference to the alien race implies that there might be more than what meets the eye, just beyond the darkness. The lyrics suggest that one should embrace the darkness and all its possibilities, instead of fearing it. The line "standing in the country's eye" suggests a sense of being judged, watched or examined, but the persona in the song is not bothered by it. He is more interested in putting "all the diamonds" in his smile, enjoying life and his own little world.
Line by Line Meaning
So maybe laid a man
Perhaps there was a man who once lived
There's an eye looking land in the darkness.
Someone or something is observing the land from the darkness
Or maybe in my mind it's a high word of time in the darkness.
It could be a vision in my mind, a reminiscence of a past time in the darkness
And maybe it says
It could be conveying a message
There's an alien race
Speculating about the existence of an extraterrestrial civilization
I wouldn't be surprised,
It's not unlikely, and I would not be shocked by the revelation
So.
Therefore, we'd like to acquaint you with the darkness.
I'm streaming in, I'm streaming out
Going in and out of a state of consciousness
Standing in the country's eye
Being in a position of visibility and scrutiny by society
Will by multiply
Intentionally amplifying one's impact on society
Is always standing outside looking in this
Feeling like an outsider looking into one's own life and surroundings
Looking in
Observing closely and attentively
Say it may take a while
Suggesting that the process of self-discovery could be arduous and time-consuming
Putting all diamonds in my smile
Showing off one's flashy, expensive belongings to mask inner turmoil or insecurity
And maybe I won't even go to work that day
Considering the possibility of abandoning one's responsibilities or routine
I don't care if I'm in trouble at all
Lacking concern for consequences or retribution
I'll just sip and this with my lingoes in of the darkness.
I'll leisurely drink and sink into the murky depths of the darkness.
Oh ohh
A vocalization conveying emotion and musicality
Lyrics © SC PUBLISHING DBA SECRETLY CANADIAN PUB.
Written by: Jonathan Rado, Sam France
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@felipparamosmonteiro
So maybe later, man
There's an elegant land
In the darkness
And maybe in the mind
It's a hell of a time
In the darkness
And maybe in space
There's an alien race
I wouldn't be surprised
So without further ado
We'd like to introduce you to
The darkness
Standing in the countryside
With soda pop and Montebay
He's always standing outside, looking in
They smile but they don't look at him
They say that it may take a while
To put more diamonds in my smile
And maybe I won't even go to work that day
I don't care if I'm in trouble at all
I'll just sit on this hill
With my fingers in the still
Of the darkness
@youtubeguest6177
So maybe later, man
There's an elegant land
In the darkness
And maybe in the mind
It's a hell of a time
In the darkness
And maybe in space
There's an alien race
I wouldn't be surprised
So without further ado
We'd like to introduce you to
(The darkness)
Standing in the countryside
With soda pop and Montebay
He's always standing outside, looking in
They smile but they don't look at him
They say that it may take a while
To put more diamonds in my smile
And maybe I won't even go to work that day
I don't care if I'm in trouble at all
I'll just sit on this hill
With my fingers in the still
Of the darkness
@felipparamosmonteiro
So maybe later, man
There's an elegant land
In the darkness
And maybe in the mind
It's a hell of a time
In the darkness
And maybe in space
There's an alien race
I wouldn't be surprised
So without further ado
We'd like to introduce you to
The darkness
Standing in the countryside
With soda pop and Montebay
He's always standing outside, looking in
They smile but they don't look at him
They say that it may take a while
To put more diamonds in my smile
And maybe I won't even go to work that day
I don't care if I'm in trouble at all
I'll just sit on this hill
With my fingers in the still
Of the darkness
@ElieM1
People are not afraid of darkness; they're affraid of what darkness conceals.
@artfulgaming2074
hiya elie
@youtubeguest6177
So maybe later, man
There's an elegant land
In the darkness
And maybe in the mind
It's a hell of a time
In the darkness
And maybe in space
There's an alien race
I wouldn't be surprised
So without further ado
We'd like to introduce you to
(The darkness)
Standing in the countryside
With soda pop and Montebay
He's always standing outside, looking in
They smile but they don't look at him
They say that it may take a while
To put more diamonds in my smile
And maybe I won't even go to work that day
I don't care if I'm in trouble at all
I'll just sit on this hill
With my fingers in the still
Of the darkness
@adelecovus7482
Awesome. Cheers for the lyrics mate. X
@blusk2248
wrong lyrics
@ffabiang
Nice album
@abrhmmnzo
Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles + mucha influencia del Sgt.Peppers, muy notable xd
@axelvelastro2823
The lantern de los Rolling Stones suena muy parecida también
@RodrigoVazquez91
It should be longer