Konstantin has assembled his strongest pieces of three years of work on one album: here they shine with the melancholy and the gloom of those, who have gained peace and hope as they have left the eternal dance around a golden calf named progress: Take this hand now / there is no time to waste / the first gets the land / where we need to build our home / Quiet people build the hardest gold. .
The art of Konstantin concentrates in his ability to elude classification, to forge Get Well Soon anew with every single song. Glinting through are memories of sad ballads of Leonard Cohen; broken groans of Tom Waits; the laissez faire of the lost of Nick Cave, and the weightlessness of Thom Yorke.
On stage, Get Well Soon develops into an even more intensive experience: up to eight musicians are playing (guitar, bass, drums, piano, trumpets, banjo, violin..) and the intimacy of the album gains a terrific momentum.Those who come to a concert with heavy hearts and oppressed souls, go home with regained strength and confidence. It is as if another house has fallen onto the bad Witch of the East: Wake up, sleepy head! All your fear has left! Konstantin's music has seen a lot of life, his songs are young but wise - carried along by generations, to finally arrive in the eye of the storm: It's not a secret that I'm king without a land / I'm a captain without sea / So let me pretend / To find my home again. All we've got is ourselves - and one another. We're home. Get Well Soon
It's An Airlift
Get Well Soon Lyrics
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Cringe and cough and make my heart stop,
Yawn and yell and mute what's cynical.
And learning to love,
Is learning to love.
Fox an bear and a tyrannosaur,
Look and time are unconditional
And coming back home,
Is coming back home.
Above the clouds sat a few kittens,
Just holding on to the moonlight,
And made of leather were their tents,
So the lava just can't get in.
And learning to love,
Is learning too.
The song "It's an Airlift" by Get Well Soon talks about the different sides of love, its complexities, and the challenges it brings. The opening lines of the song "Grin and glow and make up your home, Cringe and cough and make my heart stop, Yawn and yell and mute what's cynical" is a representation of how love can be both positive and negative. The first line talks about how love can make a person feel happy and how they create a home together. The second line shows the negative side of love, where the person confesses that love can also bring pain and discomfort to the heart. The last line talks about how love can silence the negativity and cynicism in a relationship.
The second verse of the song, "Fox an bear and a tyrannosaur, Knight and thief and grandfather's name, Look and time are unconditional" is a representation of the different forms of love that one can experience, from familial love to romantic love. The line "Look and time are unconditional" is a reference to how love can withstand challenges and time, and how it remains unconditional even in difficult situations.
The chorus of the song "And learning to love, Is learning to love. And coming back home, Is coming back home" is a reminder that love is a continuous journey of learning and growing together. The last part of the song talks about the kittens holding on to the moonlight and the leather tents that keep the lava out. This could be a metaphor for how love can protect and shelter us from the harsh realities of life.
Line by Line Meaning
Grin and glow and make up your home,
Pretend to be happy and positive at home
Cringe and cough and make my heart stop,
Make me worry and feel anxious with your sickly behavior
Yawn and yell and mute what's cynical.
Try to ignore negative thoughts and feelings by distracting yourself
And learning to love,
Understanding the process of falling in love
Is learning to love.
Only by experiencing love can you truly understand it
Fox and bear and a tyrannosaur,
Randomly listing different animals and creatures
Knight and thief and grandfather's name,
Listing different characters or objects that may have personal significance
Look and time are unconditional
The world around us is constant and unchanging
And coming back home,
Returning to a place of familiarity and comfort
Is coming back home.
No matter where you go, home will always be where your heart is
Above the clouds sat a few kittens,
Imaginary scenario - cute kittens in the sky
Just holding on to the moonlight,
Latching onto something intangible and beyond reach
And made of leather were their tents,
Another fanciful detail in this imaginary setting
So the lava just can't get in.
Creating a barrier of protection around oneself
And learning to love,
Reiterating the importance of experiencing love firsthand
Is learning too.
Perhaps implying that learning to love is also a sort of learning process in general
Writer(s): Konstantin Gropper
Contributed by Jake Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.