Hannah Hooper met Christian Zucconi late one evening on the lower east side of Manhattan. They had both been living in New York for years and had never crossed paths before. But from that night forward the two could hardly be pulled apart. Soon after their connection, Hooper was invited to an art residency in Greece on the island of Crete and Hooper insists "without any hesitation" she invited Zucconi to join her on this journey. "Seriously, we had only known one another for a few days but are both so inspired and alive when we are together that going to Greece seemed like a magical and natural thing to do," recalls Zucconi.
On Crete, in a small remote mountain village, Hooper and Zucconi met the members of their future band "GROUPLOVE" a year before it was officially formed. Sean Gadd, a natural songwriter and guitar player, born and bred in London instantly bonded with the two eccentric New Yorkers. Their relationship became apparent through the music they were making day in and day out. Andrew Wessen, a pro surfer and musician from Los Angeles and his childhood friend Ryan Rabin, an accomplished drummer and producer, were also at the residency and quickly joined in with the musical trio. These five musicians make up the members of what we now know as GROUPLOVE .
Like all good things, the summer and the residency came to an end and the five friends scattered back to their homes all over the globe. With Sean in London, Christian and Hannah in Brooklyn and Ryan and Andrew in Los Angeles GROUPLOVE was faced with the challenge of what to do now. "We all understood how rare it is for five strangers to feel as close as family and create passionate music together. We couldn't just return to Brooklyn and let the music we all made fade into a memory of that summer we had in Greece," explains Zucconi. Everyone pulled their funds together and Sean, Christian and Hannah made their way to Ryan Rabin's studio in LA to record their album. "We seriously had the best time of our lives doing that record," says Gadd. And the result is an incredibly special album where soaring harmonies coupled with sweeping anthems lead you through their powerful journey. Like the members of GROUPLOVE, their music is diverse in influence and style but bonded together by an undeniably creative kinship.
Their experience back together and recording together was so potent that Hooper and Zucconi packed up their lives in Brooklyn and Gadd packed up his life in London and they all moved to LA to live and play their music.
"We never could have dreamt this up," says Zucconi, "but at the same time we're not at all surprised - GROUPLOVE is meant to be. Our story a testament to fate, and our music is something we are ready to share."
Deleter
Grouplove Lyrics
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In the highways
We've been here for too long, for too long
Am I anxious or just modern?
All this darkness
Been going on too long, for too long
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It turns out you're only a deleter
Tell your friends that you're okay
You're never gonna see them anyway
All this time I thought you were a leader
It turns out you're only a deleter
But no, no, no, no
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
No, no, no
It's the future and I'm brain dead
Yeah I'm destined to
Yeah I feel no roots anymore, anymore
Take another picture (picture)
Show 'em what you doing (doing)
And how we built a lighthouse
Out of all these godforsaken ruins
We know it's coming
None of this can last
The world will recover once you put us in a pack, yeah
All this time I thought you were a leader
It turns out you're only a deleter
Tell your friends that you're okay
You're never gonna see them anyway
All this time I thought you were a leader
It turns out you're only a deleter
But no, no, no, no
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
No, no, no
Yeah, yeah
I don't know
Where to go
Bring the pain
Bring the pain, my baby
I just know
I know you're gonna let me out
So bring the pain
Nothing really matters anymore my baby
All this time been burning with the fever
It turns out I've always been my hero
No, no, no, no
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
All this time I thought you were a leader
It turns out you're only a deleter
No, no, no, no
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
No, no, no, yeah, yeah
The lyrics to Grouplove's "Deleter" discuss the singer's frustration with someone they thought was a leader, but it turns out they are only a deleter. The singer is questioning whether they are anxious or just modern in a world where darkness has been going on for too long. They feel as though they have been stuck in the highways, and that they no longer have any roots. The song wants to move on from this deleter, but they keep coming back, ultimately making the singer feel like they are burning with a fever.
The chorus repeats the idea of the singer realizing that the person they thought was a leader is actually only a deleter. They tell the deleter to tell their friends that they are ok, but they are never going to see them again. This may be a reference to the deleter's habit of deleting people from their life once they no longer serve a purpose. The final chorus swivels to the singer realizing that they have always been their own hero and don't need the deleter. The song ends with a call for pain and a feeling that nothing really matters anymore.
Line by Line Meaning
The car wash and your air cleans
The car wash and the fresh air cleanse everything around us.
In the highways
We're driving on the highways.
We've been here for too long, for too long
We've been on this journey for a long time and it's time for a change.
Am I anxious or just modern?
I'm not sure if my feelings are a result of modern times or if I'm just anxious.
All this darkness
The world is full of darkness.
Been going on too long, for too long
It's been happening for a long time and it's time for a change.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Repeated affirmation.
All this time I thought you were a leader
I've always thought you were a leader.
It turns out you're only a deleter
But it turns out you're only interested in deleting things rather than leading positively.
Tell your friends that you're okay
Tell your friends that you're doing alright.
You're never gonna see them anyway
But you won't be seeing them again.
But no, no, no, no
Rejection of this idea.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Nonsensical, repeated sounds.
It's the future and I'm brain dead
We're in the future and I feel like I'm not operating at full capacity.
Yeah I'm destined to
It feels like I'm heading towards something inevitable.
Yeah I feel no roots anymore, anymore
I feel disconnected and unrooted from everything around me.
Take another picture (picture)
Take another snapshot of the moment.
Show 'em what you doing (doing)
Show them what you're doing with your life.
And how we built a lighthouse
We're trying to construct something important to guide us out of the darkness.
Out of all these godforsaken ruins
Out of all the destruction that has occurred.
We know it's coming
We're aware of the inevitable future.
None of this can last
Nothing in this life is permanent.
The world will recover once you put us in a pack, yeah
The world will recover once we start working together towards a common goal.
I don't know
I have no idea.
Where to go
I don't know where I should be heading.
Bring the pain
Bring on the struggles and hardships.
Bring the pain, my baby
Bring on the struggles, even if it hurts.
I just know
But I do know.
I know you're gonna let me out
I believe that I'll be able to escape this situation.
So bring the pain
Even if it hurts, it'll be worth it in the end.
Nothing really matters anymore my baby
All these small things no longer matter, my love.
All this time been burning with the fever
For a long time, I've been passionate and driven.
It turns out I've always been my hero
It turns out that all along, I have been my own hero.
No, no, no, no
Rejection of previous concepts.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
More nonsensical, repeated sounds.
No, no, no
Rejection of previous ideas.
Yeah, yeah
Repeated affirmation.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andrew Wessen, Benjamin Homola, Christian Zucconi, Daniel Gleason, Daniel Ledinsky, Dave Sitek, Hannah Hooper
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sahlofolina8410
One, two, three, go
Yeah, your carwash
And your airplanes, and the highways
We've been here for too long, for too long
Am I anxious or just martyred?
All this darkness
Been going on too long, for too long
Yeah, yeah, yeah
All this time I thought you were a leader
It turns out you're only a deleter
Tell your friends that you're okay
You're never gonna see them anyway
All this time I thought you were a leader
It turns out you're only a deleter
No, no, no, no
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na no
No, no
Yeah, yeah
It's the future and I'm braindead
Yeah, I'm destitute, yeah, I feel no roots anymore, anymore
Take another picture (Picture)
Show 'em what you're doing (Doing)
And how we built a lighthouse
Out of all these godforsaken ruins
We know it's coming
None of this can live
The world will recover once you put us in the past, yeah
All this time I thought you were a leader
It turns out you're only a deleter
Tell your friends that you're okay
You're never gonna see them anyway
All this time I thought you were a leader
It turns out you're only a deleter
No, no, no, no
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na no
No, no
Yeah, yeah
I don't know
Where to go
Bring the pain
Bring the pain, I'm braindead
I just know, I know you're gonna let me out
So bring the pain
Nothing really matters anymore, my baby
All this time we're burning with the fever
It turns out I've always been my healer
No, no, no, no
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
All this time I thought you were a leader
It turns out you're only a deleter
No, no, no, no
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na no
No, no
Yeah, yeah
@grouplovemusic
DELETER from the 👀 https://youtu.be/tgnXog1Bq6E
@higorgie9050
Love this song always make good music
@sn4koo
Love this group ☺️ love y’all keep going with y’all career
@stevelund7512
GROUPLOVE do I see starcrawler in this video? Awesome
@higorgie9050
You guy's are the best
@alancasiano9810
Listened to double radio 9 .
99.1 , from Lima - Perú
@willhe652
Depression rate drops to 0%
@snahbrah4046
😂
@dust1077
This just in; Suicide rates have drastically increased leading to an all time low in depression
@LAG3
That's awesome! "Depression rate drops to 0%"