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.
The Fog
Girls in Hawaii Lyrics
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With my car, a winter day
Here I am, lost again,
In the fog, white and gray
The ghosts dance, between trees.
Remembering when I was a child,
Candles and stars,
Can I stay forever
I feel warm in the stomach of the fog
How many times
I feel better
How many days
I feel nice
Have I lost
I feel dumb
My way.
I feel better
My way [Repeat: x5]
Skeletons
Myself
Fire
In my bed
Hard sweet cotton
The lyrics of Girls in Hawaii’s song, “The Fog,” appears to paint a surrealistic picture of a winter day, where the singer is driving through a blurred maze, revolving in the fog’s uncertainty. The fog, which is described to be white and gray, seems to create a labyrinth - where trees are barely visible and hovering ghosts dance in and around the trees. All along, the singer feels a sense of regression, where he is taken back to his childhood memories of the festival. The candle and the stars, the Christmas tree and warmth generated by the event, have a lasting effect on the singer. The emotion of gladness brought about by the memories is expressed in the lines, “Can I stay forever, I feel warm in the stomach of the fog.”
The first verse, in a way, acts as a brief prologue, leading up to the second verse where the singer takes time to reflect on himself. He admits to having lost track of his way, being unsure how many times, days, as well as feeling dumb mentally. But then, the lyrics take a shift, and he ends up feeling better, his way. The third and the final verse aims at bringing about the singer's emotional state’s climax, where he describes himself as a skeleton , feels the fire, and lies in his bed- surrealistically, yet vividly. All along, the chorus syncs the various emotions the singer goes through- feeling nice and better, lost, dumb, and ultimately being at ease with himself.
Line by Line Meaning
Entering a blurry maze
Driving on a winter day through a hazy, unclear path.
With my car, a winter day
Using my car during winter season.
Here I am, lost again,
After getting lost before, I am lost again.
In the fog, white and gray
The fog limits visibility with its white and grey colors.
The ghosts dance, between trees.
The presence of ghosts appeared between the misty trees.
Remembering when I was a child,
Thinking back on childhood memories.
Candles and stars,
Remembering the beauty of candles and stars.
A Christmas tree
Recalling the memories of a decorated Christmas tree.
Can I stay forever
Wanting to remain in this picturesque moment forever.
I feel warm in the stomach of the fog
The fog provides a sense of warmth and comfort.
How many times
Asking myself how frequent this feeling of comfort occurs.
I feel better
Feeling better than before.
How many days
Asking myself how many times I've experienced good days.
I feel nice
Feeling pleasant in the presence of the fog.
Have I lost
Wondering if I am still lost.
I feel dumb
Feeling unintelligent due to continuously getting lost.
My way.
Reflecting on my path and decision-making.
I feel better
A repeated confirmation of feeling better.
My way
A repeated inquiry into my path and decision-making.
Skeletons
Bones.
Myself
Me.
Fire
Flames.
In my bed
Located on/in my bed.
Hard sweet cotton
A juxtaposition of textures, symbolizing the coexistence of pleasure and pain.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: VAN CAUWENBERGE, WIELEMANS
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