Antoine and Lionel star… Read Full Bio ↴Girls in Hawaii is a belgian indie pop band.
Antoine and Lionel started to record their songs on their Dream Machine (an old 8 track-recorder). «We were friends an a bit bored. We had time and wanted to use it. I wrote a song, says Lionel, singer, composer and guitarist, and made it listen to Antoine (singer). I challenged him. Then he wrote another song back, and so on, we had several tracks. It started like that. We discovered that together, our songs had a coherence between them (...) It’s not an influence in our music, but Nirvana’s «Nevermind» is something very determinant for us, an eletrochoc. Then we discovered some american folk, such as Cat Power and Will Oldham. We also like Swell».
A couple of months after this «challenge» they call their own brothers and two other friends in order to form a band and play live. In the meantime they had sent some demos to promotors, magazines and record labels and, to their great surprise, answers began to come regularly back to them , as their songwriting and stage presence don't seem to leave many people indifferent. In may 2002 they join the stable of 62 TV Records (FlexaLyndo, M.Ward, Johnwayneshotme, Austin Lace, Papas Fritas, ao…). Afterwards, they spent the summer writing new songs and recording on a mobile multi-track recorder in various country houses.
«We wanted to control and master everything, and with someone outside the band to record us, it would have been harder, not knowing how to react in those new circumstances. So we stayed a «family», and record the album by ourselves. It reflects our differents moods. We sing in english, it’s our musical culture, Nirvana, The Pixies, Grandaddy,...»
The young band had to make important choices. « Some of us had jobs, or were studying at university. We kind of quit everything and moved to Brussels as we saw we could do something with this album...
Into Grandaddy or even Coldplay ? They just come from another place. Their intoxicating blend of vocal harmonies, subtle synths and acoustic guitars meld over a vast rhythmic landscape, with catchy melodies and commercial-sounding hooks through out. Now it is up to you to draw your own conclusions: have a walk among their ballads, their aerial arpeggios, their unclouded or dreamy melodies, their very own vision of folk music or even ambient….
Due to the accidental death of Denis Wielemans (1982-2010), the band decided to take a break.
Found in the Ground
Girls in Hawaii Lyrics
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Big top and through head
To that cloud it turned, turned, turned around
Very high
Through birds and variats
Tell me how
To stay in that
Right and dry
Out of sight
[Chorus:]
Say hello (we're today)
I'm never sure if I have to worry
All that time (we're today)
I feel so calm and I think about an eating ground (we're today)
I'll swallow her and taste it slowly through my noun
And you'll die
Down it's falling down
In the waves
Fish and shell
So run smells
What was that
Out of breathe
Look for life,
To a porting game
[Chorus:]
The lyrics of Girls in Hawaii's song "Found in the Ground" are evocative and puzzling, with a mixture of metaphorical and literal descriptions that suggest an exploration of emotions and relationships. The opening line "Found but in the ground" implies a discovery of something hidden or buried, perhaps a buried emotion or feeling. The next line "Big top and through head" suggests a sensation of something powerful or overwhelming that passes through the mind. The following lines "To that cloud it turned, turned, turned around / Very high / Through birds and variats / Tell me how / To stay in that / Right and dry" paint a picture of a lofty, dream-like state, one where the singer is searching for a way to hold onto a feeling or emotion without losing it.
The chorus contains the repetition of the phrase "we're today", which seems to emphasize the temporal nature of emotions and relationships. The lyrics "I'm never sure if I have to worry / All that time" suggest the singer is unsure how to hold onto a moment, and that perhaps the fear of losing it is holding them back. The line "I'll swallow her and taste it slowly through my noun / And you'll die" is especially enigmatic, but seems to imply a desire to consume the moment or feeling, to make it something that can be relived or held onto even after it has passed. The second verse continues the theme of searching and exploring, with lines like "Fish and shell / So run smells" suggesting a sensory overload that the singer is trying to make sense of.
Overall, "Found in the Ground" is a haunting and artful examination of the transitory nature of emotions and relationships. The lyrics are open to interpretation and lend themselves to a range of meanings, but at the heart of the song is a sense of longing and the desire to hold onto something fleeting.
Line by Line Meaning
Found but in the ground
Something was discovered, but it was buried beneath the surface of the earth.
Big top and through head
The thing that was found in the ground was large and went through someone's head (likely a metaphor).
To that cloud it turned, turned, turned around
The thing that was found transformed into a cloud that kept spinning around.
Very high
The cloud that formed from the thing that was found was elevated in the sky.
Through birds and variats
The cloud passed through birds and other things in the air.
Tell me how
The singer is asking for an explanation of what is happening.
To stay in that
The singer wants to know how to stay in the cloud or reach that level of elevation.
Right and dry
The artist wants to reach this high level safely and without getting wet (possibly from rain).
I fear to lose her
The artist is afraid of losing someone/something valuable.
Out of sight
This valuable thing/person is no longer visible to the artist.
Say hello (we're today)
The singer greets someone, possibly in the present day.
I'm never sure if I have to worry
The artist is uncertain if they should be concerned about something.
All that time (we're today)
Throughout all this time, the singer is present in the current day/moment.
I feel so calm and I think about an eating ground (we're today)
The singer is calm and thinking about consuming something (possibly a literal ground or something figurative).
I'll swallow her and taste it slowly through my noun
The singer plans to consume this valuable thing/person and savor it over time.
And you'll die
The consumption of this thing/person will have negative consequences, potentially leading to their demise.
Down it's falling down
Something is falling towards the ground.
In the waves
Whatever is falling is headed towards water/ocean waves.
Fish and shell
There are fish and shells in the water where the object is falling.
So run smells
There is an aroma in the air that makes someone want to run away or escape.
What was that
The falling object is causing someone to question what it is.
Out of breathe
The artist is out of breath, potentially from running or being out of shape.
Look for life,
The singer is searching for signs of living organisms in their surroundings.
To a porting game
This line is unclear, but possibly refers to trying to find something in the midst of a chaotic or confusing situation.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ANTOINE WIELEMANS, LIONEL VAN CAUWENBERGE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@GemPotagueule
On my playlist when I was 17 now I'm almost 30 but still love this song so so much
@GemPotagueule
Back 3 yrs later.
Now I got a playlist for my funeral, and the track is obviously part of it
I'm not in a hurry to use it, but at least I'm sure I'll rest in peace and in beats
@dateed
@@GemPotagueule wow
@GemPotagueule
@@dateed yeah the track is so wow I need it everywhere haha
@TheSisterseptember
@@GemPotagueule Same here. For the playlist, not the hurry.
@GemPotagueule
@@TheSisterseptember 💜 idk if i got that correctly, but hang tight!
Music always gonna be there tk help is go through the thick of life (imo)
Take care!!
@adridem5982
Carolo des premières heures. Vus et re-vus et en attente de les re-voir. Une des plus grosses fiertés de ma génération. En hommage a toutes vos traversées. <3
@michelc6216
Et bien moi, je me régale !
Découverts hier soir au Théâtre de la Mer à Sète pour "Sous les rochers, la plage".
Je m'y sens bien, ça me dandine, ça me farfouille et ça fait du bien !
@etheriel73
Oh oui, que ça fait du bien de réentendre ce titre !
@julestock8930
Ce groupe doit être exemple pour tout les nouveaux groupes