Geike is the solo project of former Belgium based Hooverphonic singer Geike… Read Full Bio ↴Geike is the solo project of former Belgium based Hooverphonic singer Geike Arnaert (born in Poperinge, 13 September 1979) She left the band in 2008, after eleven years and many Belgian awards for her vocal performances, and finally released her début solo single Rope Dancer in 2011. In October 2011 she released her début album as a solo artist For The Beauty Of Confusion.

Between 2008 and 2011 her distinctive vocals could be heard in a variety of projects. She recorded Le Temps des Cerises (feat. Geike Arnaert) with Flemish icon, Bobbejaan Schoepen. In 2008 she teamed up with Tom Helsen for the 2008 Music For Life theme song, Home. In 2010 Geike formed the band Dorleac with Dutchman, Erik de Jong (a.k.a. Spinvis). Their Dorleac album was used as the main score for the Flemish film, 'Adem'.

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See Love
Geike Lyrics

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I can hear explosions
On the far end of the city

Feel you move with caution
While we come under

Even dread unspoken
In the foreign air we breath

On a wave of motion

Till we see love, feel love
Take... all of me
Hear love, be love
Ache or retreat

Have we come full circle
Turn around and try to see now
Framing your reversal
As we end and bow
On a course for marvel
In an empty space of dreams
If we were an ocean

Even...
Till we see love, feel love
Take... all of me

Hear love, be love
Ache or retreat

Overall Meaning

The song “See Love” by Geike is a complex and introspective ballad that conveys several emotions and themes through its lyrics. The song opens with the line “I can hear explosions on the far end of the city,” which creates a sense of danger and trauma. However, this is balanced out by the following lyric “Feel you move with caution while we come under,” which implies that there is a sense of trust and protection. The next two lines, “Even dread unspoken in the foreign air we breathe, on a wave of motion” are filled with anxiety and uncertainty. It seems like the singer is in a foreign land and is experiencing something overwhelming.

The chorus, “Till we see love, feel love, take all of me, hear love, be love, ache or retreat” is the heart of the song. It suggests that love is not always easy, but it’s worth the pain and effort. The singer is asking the listener to open their heart and be vulnerable to love, even if it means risking getting hurt. The following verse is about self-discovery and acceptance. The lines, “Have we come full circle, turn around and try to see now, framing your reversal as we end and bow” hint at making peace with one’s past and inner conflicts.

The final section of the song is aspirational and optimistic. The line “On a course for marvel in an empty space of dreams” evokes a sense of possibility and imagination. The song ends with the chorus once again, which reinforces the central message of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

I can hear explosions
I am aware of the chaos surrounding us

On the far end of the city
The chaos is distant and seems far away

Feel you move with caution
I sense your movements are being made carefully, in anticipation of danger

While we come under
As we face the potential threat together

Even dread unspoken
We share an unspoken fear

In the foreign air we breathe
The atmosphere feels strange and unfamiliar

On a wave of motion
We're riding through the moment with an uncertain sense of direction

Till we see love, feel love
Until we experience love, in all its forms

Take... all of me
Accept my entirety, with all my flaws and imperfections

Hear love, be love
Listen to love, and reciprocate it

Ache or retreat
Surrender to the pain of love, or flee from it