Glint’s music spans a wide range of genres. The touring band features a selective lineup that rearranges songs to fit a live setting, frequently including longtime collaborator Mateus Tebaldi on drums. Glint’s performances often incorporate visual accompaniment, including video projections created by Blankfort and various artists.
In 2004, Blankfort and manager Adam Jordan created Rely Records, self-releasing Glint’s music, continuosly playing the college circuits. Years later in New York, Jase would continue to self-produce music, perfecting tracks with Grammy award winning engineer Michael Brauer and more recently multi- platinum producer Steve Osborne.
Glint was spotlighted by Apple on several occasions including a “Live at Soho” appearance. Rely Records, with just one artist, uniquely obtained an unprecedented direct distribution deal with iTunes.
Underground music audiences quickly gravitated to Glint’s “wall of sound” since its inception. The UK Metro said to “catch them in relatively intimate surrounds before the inevitable arenas” and NME said “catch them now before they go stellar.”
Blankfort produced several “simultaneously danceable and thought- provoking” (Chicago Tribune) songs in the 2000s that received international attention, including iTunes Discovery Download of the Week in 2010, live appearances on FOX TV and Matt Pinfield’s Morning Show on WRXP, as well as critical acclaim in publications such as Billboard, NME, Artrocker, UK Metro and The Chicago Tribune.
The ongoing success propelled Glint to tour Europe; 10 countries in 40 days, supporting groups like MGMT, and The Airborne Toxic Event. Additional tours and shows followed in the United States, supporting groups like BT and TV On The Radio.
Now, in 2012, Glint is releasing its most ambitious record to date and is seeking to work with the best in hope of breaking new ground globally, on the stage, and through the airwaves.
2) From Nova Scotia and Quebec, Glint blends their hardcore and alternative influences to the forefront with their writing and emotive vocals. With members of Maree Noire, Frail Hands, Botfly, dianacrawls and Heisse.
Take My Life
Glint Lyrics
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Hold it close to yourself
'Cause when all the lights
Are changing colors,
The one above you, shine for me
Take my life with you
Hold it close to yourself
Are changing colours,
The one above you, shine for me
Fly-
Yeah they fly me by
Melody
Of butterflies
Fly-
Yeah they fly me by
Melody
Of butterflies
Take my notes with you
Hold them close to yourself
'Cause when all the frames
Are changing focus
The one above you is clear to me
Fly-
Yeah they fly me by
Melody
Of butterflies
Fly-
Yeah they fly me by
Melody
Of butterflies
The lyrics to Glint's song "Take My Life" is a plea for the singer's loved one to hold their life and notes close to themselves. The singer asks the person to keep their life close as they journey through different stages in life represented by changing lights and frames. The chorus suggests the presence of a higher power, one that the singer believes will shine for their loved one despite the changes in their lives. The song ends with the repeated imagery of flying butterflies, possibly representing a sense of freedom or weightlessness as the singer entrusts their life to their loved one.
The lyrics to "Take My Life" suggest a relationship that is highly personal and emotional. The repeated appeals for the loved one to hold onto the singer's life and notes show an intense desire for intimacy and closeness. The use of changing lights and frames as a metaphor for different stages in life also reveals the singer's acknowledgement of the impermanence of life. Despite this, the presence of a higher power and the imagery of flying butterflies hint at the possibility of transcendence and a connection to something greater than oneself.
Line by Line Meaning
Take my life with you
I want you to take my life and share it with you.
Hold it close to yourself
I want you to treasure and cherish my life as if it were your own.
'Cause when all the lights
Are changing colors,
The one above you, shine for me
When everything around you is in a constant state of flux, I want the one constant, unchanging light to remind you of me and my love.
Fly-
Yeah they fly me by
Melody
Of butterflies
I am swept away by the beauty and grace of life, which is embodied by the delicate and unassuming butterfly.
Take my notes with you
Just as I want you to hold onto my life, I also want you to hold fast to the notes that make up my being.
Hold them close to yourself
Please cherish my every note, as they represent the essence of who I am.
'Cause when all the frames
Are changing focus
The one above you is clear to me
Even in moments of confusion and chaos, I want you to know that I always have a clear and focused image of you in my mind.
Fly-
Yeah they fly me by
Melody
Of butterflies
I am reminded of the beauty and wonder of life through the gentle fluttering of butterfly wings and the melodies they sing.
Contributed by Thomas K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.