Herndon was recently announced a candidate for doctoral study in Electronic Music at Stanford University, and received her MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media at Mills College under the guidance of John Bischoff, James Fei, Maggi Payne, and Fred Frith. While at Mills she won the Elizabeth Mills Crothers award for Best Composer in 2010 for her vocal generated piece ’195′.
Her musical work explores embodied experience in electronic media through experiments with the electronically processed voice, using extended vocal techniques, vocal processing and FM synthesis.
Herndon released CAR in 2010, a site specific cassette on ThirdSex in Chicago, and is currently working on her solo debut album and a book on embodiment in electronic music performance for the Swiss publisher Van Dieren. Other notable projects for 2012 involve collaborations with Jlin, Hieroglyphic Being, Rene Hell and the Iranian philosopher Reza Negarestani, as well as performances with the media group .
When not producing music, Herndon curates and manages exhibits and residencies at The Children’s Creativity Museum in San Francisco and teaches music technology at the University of the Pacific. She co-founded the +dialog speaker series at Gray Area Foundation of the Arts in San Francisco, which to date has hosted Kode9, Erik Davis, Max Matthews, Douglas Kahn and more.
Morning Sun
Holly Herndon Lyrics
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I begin to fall
You run me off
I begin to fall into your heart
I belong
I belong
In the morning sun, I will belong
In the morning sun, I will belong
I belong
I belong
In the morning sun, I call you off
In the morning sun, I call you off
I begin to fall
You run me off
I begin to fall into your heart
I belong
I belong
In the morning sun, I will belong
In the morning sun, I will belong
I...
Emptiness, emptiness
Emptiness, emptiness
Emptiness
Emptiness, emptiness
Emptiness
Emptiness, emptiness
Emptiness
Emptiness, emptiness
Emptiness
The lyrics to Holly Herndon's song "Morning Sun" express the singer's desire to belong to the object of her affection. The opening lines "wake up, I begin to fall, you run me off" suggest that the singer is trying to gain the attention and affection of someone who is initially resistant to her advances. However, the singer is persistent and continues to fall for this person, hoping to fall into their heart.
The chorus, "In the morning sun, I will belong" is a declaration that the singer's desire for this person will be fulfilled; they will finally belong together. The repetition of "I belong" reinforces the singer's longing and determination to be with this person. The phrase "I call you off" in the second verse suggests that the singer is aware of the other person's reticence and is trying to woo them in a gentle and respectful way.
The repeated section "emptiness, emptiness" could be seen as a reflection of the singer's feelings of emptiness in the absence of the other person. It could also suggest that the singer is aware of the possibility of rejection and that the other person's heart may be empty towards her. Overall, "Morning Sun" is a tender and intimate song that expresses the pain and desire of unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
I begin to fall
I start to lose control and am spiraling downward
You run me off
You are pushing me away and don't want me near you
I begin to fall into your heart
I am gradually falling deeper in love with you, despite your distance
I belong
I have a place where I belong and can feel accepted
I belong
I have a sense of belonging and being where I am meant to be
In the morning sun, I will belong
At a time of new beginnings, I will find my place and purpose
In the morning sun, I will belong
When a new day dawns, I will find my sense of belonging
In the morning sun, I call you off
In the light of day, I try to ward off my feelings for you
In the morning sun, I call you off
As a new day begins, I try to resist my attraction to you
Emptiness, emptiness
A feeling of void or lack of meaning
Emptiness, emptiness
A sense of being unfulfilled or unsatisfied
Emptiness
A feeling of being devoid of substance or significance
Emptiness, emptiness
The feeling of having nothing left
Emptiness
A condition of being unoccupied or uninhabited
Emptiness, emptiness
A sense of hollowness and nothingness
Emptiness
A state of being empty or bare
Emptiness, emptiness
A feeling of being pointless or meaningless
Lyrics © SC PUBLISHING DBA SECRETLY CANADIAN PUB., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Holly Herndon, Holly Rebecca Herndon
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Yuri de Albuquerque
Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that she literally colonized another planet to shoot this video? That's real commitment to art.
Collin McLaren
I like to imagine this is what mainstream pop music will sound like in a hundred years.
John Harrison
That was the concept of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love"
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James Elliott
Give me Holly Herndon, FKA Twigs, and Björk on the same bill and I can die happy.
Ellie
Arca too
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Tim L
@Daniel Varotto Couto rip <3
Daniel Varotto Couto
Might I add Sophie as well?
Jesus From The Hood.
James Elliott FKA Twigs is not at their level.