The Welsh-born singer is the younger brother of recording artist Jem. After co-writing songs for her debut Finally Woken and follow-up Down To Earth, Yestyn sent a 4 track demo to tastemaker DJ Nic Harcourt of Los Angeles’ KCRW. Nic’s early radio support for “Last Day Of Your Life” and subsequent placing of the song in the new series of 90210 brought Glass Pear’s debut album Streets of love to a much wider audience.
Music supervisors picked up on the buzz with Gossip Girl/Mad Men’s Alex Patsavas saying that Glass Pear “will have a big impact in the future. [He writes} beautiful, melodic, well-crafted pop songs.”
More high-profile synchs followed, with eight-track EP Sweet America described by Direct Current Music as “calmly studied folk/pop, effortlessly buoyed by his soaring falsetto, chiming guitars, velvety production and gorgeously hymnal melodic lines.”
Going the unusual route of running his own record label WOL Records, Yestyn has sold over 30,000 downloads without any major or indie label backing at all.
After co-writing “Be Yours” for VV Brown’s forthcoming album on Capitol Records, Glass Pear recorded and produced his self-titled sophomore album.
Reflecting his love of Beach Boys’ harmonies, Britpop and Radioheadesque rhythms, the album Glass Pear is a breezy, mellifluous slice of alternative pop heaven.
Out now on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and Bandcamp, look out for London live dates in March 2012.
Come Alive
Glass Pear Lyrics
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She comes and then she goes
Lipstick on her face
She hides but then she
Shows me
To her secret place
Underwater
Breathe inside her
Make her come alive
All I see
Are dreams of me and her
Living in my head
I watch from my window
I dream upon my bed
Underwater
Fading in the light
Breathe inside her
Bring her back to life
Underwater
Fading in the light
Breathe inside her
Make her come alive
Underwater
Fading in the light
Breathe inside her
Bring her back to life
The lyrics of the song Come Alive by Glass Pear are a depiction of a dreamlike state buried deep within one's subconscious mind. The singer describes a woman who appears before him and then disappears, leaving only traces of lipstick on her face. She is elusive, hiding, and yet shows the singer to her secret place. The setting then moves to an underwater world where the woman is fading in the light, and the singer sees only dreams of him and her living in his head. The woman is a symbolic representation of the singer's desires and fantasies which he longs to bring to life.
The underwater world in the song represents the depths of one's mind, the subconscious. The woman floating and fading in the light, represents the dying desires that the singer longs to resurrect within him. The singer suggests that he can breathe inside her and make her come alive. The song inspired by the intensity of the human psyche, where everything is possible, and everything is a façade.
Line by Line Meaning
Inside
Introducing the beginning of the song, setting the scene for what's to come.
She comes and then she goes
Describing the fleeting nature of this woman's presence in the singer's life.
Lipstick on her face
A detail that helps to paint a picture of this woman and her particular appearance.
She hides but then she
The beginning of a new sentence that teases what this woman might be hiding.
Shows me
The revelation of something secretive, indicating the potential for a deeper relationship between the two.
To her secret place
A further hint at the hidden depths of this woman's life and personality.
Underwater
A new scene that conjures up images of submersion and isolation.
Fading in the light
A description of the woman becoming harder to see as she drifts away into the depths.
Breathe inside her
An imperative, as the singer urges himself or someone else to become closer to this woman in some way.
Make her come alive
The ultimate goal, to bring this woman out of hiding and into a place where she can thrive.
All I see
The focus shifts to the singer's point of view.
Are dreams of me and her
The singer admits that these interactions are imaginary, and that he is dreaming them up in his own head.
Living in my head
An elaboration on the previous thought.
I watch from my window
A specific visual that emphasizes the distance between the singer and this woman.
I dream upon my bed
Again, emphasizing the imaginative nature of these interactions.
Bring her back to life
Repeating an earlier line, driving home the importance of this action.
Contributed by Adalyn P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
adspeed7292005
Reminds me of Mute Math