HighasaKite make songs unlike most things yet to come out of Norway. Pop music with a twist. Let's start in Brooklyn. Via Monrovia to Piraeus and Norwegian mountaintops on to Stockholm.
Irresistible soundscapes full of tasty hooks and mysterious stories, musicians from some of Norways best young bands and then some – Highasakite is undoubtably one of the most original and exciting indiebands you’ve come across in a while.
Keyboards, zither, pounding drums and the occasional noise guitar together with Ingrid Helene's distinctive voice makes a delicious blend of exciting indie pop inspired by artists such as Lykke Li and the movie Where The Wild Things Are.
Highasakite's debut album "All That Floats Will Rain" has received rave reviews throughout the Norwegian press, some even calling it album of the year (Dagbladet) and saying that "No song on this album is redundant, it's all brilliantly brought to life. This, ladies and gentlemen, is pop music!"
Highasakite is playing many of Norways biggest and most important festivals this summer, amonst them Øya and Hove, in support of their debut album 'All That Floats Will Rain', out February 3rd 2012, on Norwegian indie label Riot Factory.
Hiroshima
Highasakite Lyrics
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That a tiny little thing, like the sun will once will be gone
I'm sure it won't be until long
Besides you and I will both be gone
I should be digging my way to China
With a shovel
But winded up in Portugal
And I missed the earth and it's blue walls
But when I pop my head up in Hiroshima
Heaven is just like earth only upside down
And I carelessly walk around
I carelessly walk around
Nananana...
Why should I know, why should I care?
That a tiny little thing, like the sun will once will be gone
I'm sure it won't be until long
Besides you and I will both be gone
I should be digging my way to China
With a shovel
But winded up in Portugal
Oh it's a long way to crawl
And I missed the earth and it's blue walls
But when I pop my head up in Hiroshima
Heaven is just like earth only upside down
And I carelessly walk around
I carelessly walk around
But when I pop my head up in Hiroshima
But when I pop my head up in Hi-ro-shima
And I carelessly walk around
I carelessly walk around
But when I pop my head up in Hiroshima
But when I pop my head up in Hi-ro-shima
I carelessly walk around
I carelessly walk around
Nananana...
The lyrics of "Hiroshima" by Highasakite reflect on the fragility of life and insignificance of humanity in the grand scheme of things. The song starts with a rhetorical question of whether we should bother thinking about the future of the sun and the inevitable end it will face. The singer concludes that it won't happen until long and both they and their companion will be gone by then. They express how they should be doing something productive like digging their way to China but instead they ended up in Portugal, a long way from their goal. They lament their missed opportunity to explore and see the beauty of Earth, referring to it as the "blue walls."
The chorus of the song brings in the title of the song, where the singer sees themselves popping their head up in Hiroshima. They note the irony of the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped being a gateway to heaven, and describe how it's just like Earth but upside down. The singer walks around carelessly, perhaps acknowledging the fleeting nature of life in the face of such a catastrophic event.
Overall, the song touches on themes of existentialism and the transient nature of human life, while also referencing historical events that highlight our tendencies towards violence and destruction.
Line by Line Meaning
Why should I know, why should I care?
What's the point of understanding or caring about something?
That a tiny little thing, like the sun will once will be gone
Even something as big and seemingly permanent as the sun will eventually disappear.
I'm sure it won't be until long
It won't happen for a while.
Besides you and I will both be gone
Both you and I will also no longer exist.
I should be digging my way to China
With a shovel
But winded up in Portugal
Oh it's a long way to crawl
And I missed the earth and it's blue walls
I intended to do one thing, but ended up somewhere completely different and far away. I also miss everything familiar about home.
But when I pop my head up in Hiroshima
Heaven is just like earth only upside down
And I carelessly walk around
I carelessly walk around
When I'm in Hiroshima, it feels like there's no difference between heaven and earth, and I walk around carefree.
Nananana...
Instrumental
Contributed by Ian P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Evan Luchana
Saw you guys in NYC during Of Monsters and Men's concert, and I was sooo hooked!! You guys are AWESOME!!! Can't stop listening to all your songsss!!
Colonel Kamp
A brilliant band
Tim O.
@daarnit: Reading the lyrics , I think this song Hiroshima is about dying /death and meeting up again with loved ones in Heaven. That's my interpretation of the lyrics. A VERY powerful song. HAAK is fricking awesome...
Why Bother
Why do I find this song the most optimistic sounding?
Braydon Gatlin
@Elias Ellis i watch on Flixzone. Just search on google for it =)
Elias Ellis
i guess Im quite randomly asking but does anybody know of a good website to watch new tv shows online ?
Adam Hume
Holy shit this song is good. Digging a hole to China and popping my head up in Hiroshima...I tried this when I was a child...brilliant!!
We Are Ivol
perfect.
ManinManchester
True. Not a note out of place.
Leo Dobrodenka
Im trying to figure out what is it with this song and performace that 1 didn't like.
I wish this person happy days in the future.
Incredible band!