After attending Northeastern University in Boston, Black pursued an internship at a record label in London, England. There, he immersed himself in the music scene, exploring various aspects such as writing, photography, and composing. Haux began his career by recording tracks and sharing them on SoundCloud, eventually releasing his first digital EP, "The Bluest Sage," on December 8, 2014. In 2016, he released his debut physical EP, "All We've Known," on Akira Records, drawing comparisons to artists like Bon Iver, C Duncan, and Benjamin Francis Leftwich.
Over the following years, Haux continued to release dreamy singles such as "Touch," "Youth," and "Cologne," which were later compiled into his 2018 EP, "Something to Remember." However, during a European tour after the EP's release, Haux experienced severe anxiety, prompting him to take a break from music and confront his formative trauma.
On July 17, 2020, Haux released his debut full-length album, "Violence in a Quiet Mind." The album delves into the themes of family struggles with substance abuse, trauma, and the importance of confronting personal demons for healing. Through introspective and deeply personal songs, Haux reflects on the loss of loved ones, particularly his aunts, and the generational struggle with addiction within his family.
The album was recorded on the Isle of Harris in Scotland, a place significant to Haux's mother, creating an isolated and emotionally charged environment for channeling his feelings. Co-produced by Jamie Macneal and Thomas Bartlett, the album maintains an intimate atmosphere that captures the raw emotions and vulnerability of Haux's storytelling.
Haux hopes that "Violence in a Quiet Mind" will spark conversations about mental health, addiction, and the importance of honesty and empathy. By sharing his own experiences and struggles, Haux aims to provide solace and support for listeners as they confront their own challenges and seek healing from past traumas. The album invites audiences on an intimate and contemplative journey, encouraging self-reflection and embracing the power of healing through music.
Touch
HAUX Lyrics
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For when we met
Burning alone
With a cigarette
And I don't know why you said
"I'm not afraid"
Running away with you,
end all your pain
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Remember us now (remember us now)
And don't forget (and don't forget)
Swallow your pride (swallow your pride)
It's what you met (that's what you met)
And I don't know why you said (I don't know why)
You're not afraid (you're not afraid)
Running away from you (I'm running away)
The bed we make (the bedroom we...)
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
I'm still in love
Of when we met
With heaviest hurts
We were a silhouette
The lyrics to the song Touch by HAUX are quite introspective and explore the complex emotions of a lover who is getting closer to their partner, uncertain about where that journey will lead them. The song seems to describe the beginning of a romantic relationship as well as the apprehension that comes with it. The verse "Cutting the cold for when we met" and "Burning alone with a cigarette" suggest that the singer was feeling isolated and lonely before the love interest came into their life. They seem to be caught up in the moment, unable to understand why the love interest said "I'm not afraid" but is still running away from them. The chorus expresses a confusing feeling where each time they touch one another, the singer feels both elated and crushed. They are worried that falling in love might mean letting go of something important, but they are not sure what that is. The final verse "I'm still in love, of when we met, with heaviest hurts, we were a silhouette" suggest that the singer is reminiscing about how they felt when they first met the love interest and that they might be struggling with pain and uncertainty.
The song is a hauntingly beautiful piece that showcases the fear of vulnerability in a relationship. The underlying meaning of the lyrics is that the singer is scared they will get hurt if they fall in love, and that they are unsure whether their love interest is truly in it for the long haul, or if they will eventually let them go. The song's structure is quite simple, with the chorus repeated several times, giving the listener plenty of time to contemplate its meaning. The use of repetition is a powerful motif, as it creates a sense of unease while also drawing attention to the emotional state of the singer as they sing.
Line by Line Meaning
Cutting the cold
Trying to fight off the coldness or emptiness inside
For when we met
This feeling started the moment we met
Burning alone
Feeling lonely and burning with desire
With a cigarette
Trying to find some solace in smoking
And I don't know why you said
I do not understand the reason behind what you said
"I'm not afraid"
Not afraid to take risks or fall for someone
Running away with you,
Letting go of my fears and worries to be with you
end all your pain
Hoping to help you forget your troubles and suffering by being together
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Physical intimacy makes me feel closer to you, but it also makes you more guarded, leaving me feeling broken
Remember us now (remember us now)
And don't forget (and don't forget)
Swallow your pride (swallow your pride)
It's what you met (that's what you met)
Let's hold on to our memories and not let go of what we have. We need to accept our faults and learn to love each other despite our flaws.
And I don't know why you said (I don't know why)
You're not afraid (you're not afraid)
I am still trying to understand why you said you're not afraid
Running away from you (I'm running away)
The bed we make (the bedroom we...)
Feeling lost and unsure of what is happening, but still longing for a connection in the bedroom.
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Asking a hypothetical question; if we fall in love and have had enough, would you be willing to let me go?
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Feeling like our physical connection is not enough and causing a breakdown in our emotional connection.
I'm still in love
Of when we met
With heaviest hurts
We were a silhouette
Despite the challenges, I am still in love with the memory of our first meeting when everything was simpler, and we were just a silhouette.
Contributed by Luke M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@loidang1850
LYRICS ⬇
Caught in the cold of when we met
Burning our lungs with a cigarette
And I don't know why you said I'm not afraid
Of running away with you and all your pain
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Remember us now
And don't forget
Swallow your pride
Is what you met
And I don't know why you said
You're not afraid
Of running away from you
And the bed we made
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Lost in the love of when we met
With heaviest hearts
We were a silhouette
@jordyngrainger8386
Cutting the cold
For when we met
Burning our lungs
With a cigarette
And I don't know why you said
"I'm not afraid"
Of running away with you,
end all your pain
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Remember us now (remember us now)
And don't forget (and don't forget)
Swallow your pride (swallow your pride)
It's what you met (that's what you met)
And I don't know why you said (I don't know why)
You're not afraid (you're not afraid)
Of running away from you (I'm running away)
The bed we make (the bedroom we...)
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
I'm still in love
Of when we met
With heaviest hurts
We were a silhouette
@user-hf5ut2tl3s
Caught in the cold of when we met
Burning our lungs with a cigarette
And I don't know why you said I'm not afraid
Of running away with you and all your pain
[Chorus]
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
[Verse 2]
Remember us now
And don't forget
Swallow your pride
Is what you met
And I don't know why you said
You're not afraid
Of running away from you
And the bed we made
[Chorus]
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
[Bridge]
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
[Chorus]
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
[Outro]
Lost in the love of when we met
With heaviest hearts
We were a silhouette
@user-um5nv8gc5f
Caught in the cold of when we met
Burning our lungs with a cigarette
And I don't know why you said I'm not afraid
Running away with you, end all your pain
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Remeber us now (remeber us now)
And don't forget (and don't forget)
Swallow all your pride (swallow all your pride)
It's what you met (that's what you met)
And I don't know why you said (I don't know why)
You're not afraid (you're not afraid)
Of running away from you (of runnin' away)
The bed we make (the bedroom we...)
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down
@renata6301
Złapany zimnem
Kiedy się spotkaliśmy
Palenie naszych płuc
Z papierosem
Nie wiem dlaczego powiedziałeś
Nie boję się
Uciekać z tobą
I cały twój ból
Kiedy dotykamy
Czuję, że rumienisz się
Zamknij swoje serce
Złam mnie
Pamiętaj nas teraz
I nie zapominaj
Przełkną dumę
Co masz na myśli
Nie wiem dlaczego powiedziałeś
Nie boisz się
Uciekać ode mnie
Iz łóżka, które zrobiliśmy
Kiedy dotykamy
Czuję, że rumienisz się
Zamknij swoje serce
Złam mnie
Gdybyśmy się zakochali
Gdybyśmy mieli dość
Czy mógłbyś mnie wypuścić?
Czy mógłbyś mnie wypuścić?
Kiedy dotykamy
Czuję, że rumienisz się
Zamknij swoje serce
Złam mnie
Zagubiony w miłości
Kiedy się spotkaliśmy
Z najcięższych serc
Byliśmy sylwetką
@loidang1850
LYRICS ⬇
Caught in the cold of when we met
Burning our lungs with a cigarette
And I don't know why you said I'm not afraid
Of running away with you and all your pain
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Remember us now
And don't forget
Swallow your pride
Is what you met
And I don't know why you said
You're not afraid
Of running away from you
And the bed we made
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause if we fell in love
If we had enough
Would you let me go?
Would you let me go?
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Cause when we touch, touch, touch
I feel you blush, blush, blush
Close your heart up, up, up
Breaking me down, down, down
Lost in the love of when we met
With heaviest hearts
We were a silhouette
@mervelerdenbiri
+1
@jaimiesmith7369
Da Loi Thanks you ♡
@kikenavarro5582
❤
@axelgutierrez950
Super
@carmenlupu2969
Da Loi ddd
@helenadful
I'm in love with this song from the first second. As usualy, perfect work for Haux ❤️
@ditazamberga4994
Helen Ad i teared up as soon as i heard the first word.. i cant explain it
@Wikato
Same here…years ago
@ShadowMusicOfficial
Cuz when we touch touch touch I feel u blush blush blush...