It’s a feeling that comes through not only in the gauziness of the production, but also in the vulnerability of the songs themselves. Sagar began writing Helium shortly after completing Fresh Air, and in the middle of what he calls a “binge” reading of Haruki Murakami. It’s not hard to picture the narrator of these songs as a distinctly Murakamian character: He moves through time by himself, bemused by and insulated from a world he doesn’t quite seem to have been made for. Everyone Sagar encounters here — including himself — seems to be a step removed from present reality, whether by technology (“Anything At All”), solitude (“Just Like My”), or sweet fantasy (“Like Mariah”). The record is stitched together by a series of instrumental interludes, synthesizer explorations whose haziness adds to the suspicion that this is all an uncanny dream.
Which isn’t to say that Sagar is unmoored in his own world. In fact, much of Helium is the result of what he calls “a much clearer mental state” than the one he’d experienced shortly following Fresh Air’s completion. “I had a better idea of the sound that was working for this record and what it was turning into as I was writing the songs,” he says. That’s owing in part to the album’s genesis. Where his previous three records were recorded directly to one-inch tape in a local studio, Helium was recorded and mixed by Sagar alone in his apartment in Montreal’s Little Italy neighborhood between April and June of this year. Freed of the rigid editing process he’d endured before, he was able to lose himself in pursuit of tone and texture. “I didn’t have to book time, compete for good hours, wait on availability. I did a lot of it at home in the middle of the night,” he says. “It made me get more obsessive about details.”
A budding interest in ambient and experimental music — particularly Visible Cloaks, DJ Rashad, and Jlin — pushed him to tinker with the micro-sounds that surround the songs here. It’s a process he found creatively invigorating; even the tinkling boom-bap of Young Thug informs “All Night Long.” It’s a far cry from the chorus-laden guitars of his earlier work. “Ever since I started introducing synthesizers into my music, I’ve gotten more interested in texture,” he says. “I’d hit a creative dead end [with guitars], so synths took over.” The warm chords of a Roland Juno 60 form the album’s base, and gave him a clean palette with which to work. “No tape hiss, no humming power outlets and shitty mixing boards,” as he puts it. “Everything just came out nice and pure.”
Still, for all the growth it demonstrates and the ways it luxuriates in its discoveries, Helium is at its core a record that isn’t beholden to any particular set of sounds, textures, or instruments to get its point across. In that sense, it feels closer to the bone, at once assured of its vision and remarkably vulnerable. It’s perhaps our purest view yet of Homeshake’s home country.
Like Mariah
Homeshake Lyrics
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Dreaming something up seems so unclear
Only thing that's getting in the way of getting paid
And everybody knowing my name
Isn't that I wish I wasn't me
Even though I do occasionally
Wouldn't change except this little thing
Can't help thinking up how it could be
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
Everything around so glamorous
See the spotlight shining down on us
Tinted windows for some privacy, nothing to see
Still have feelings hopefully
Not so sure that I could even cope
Bottle service and a velvet red rope
Wouldn't need a thing but suddenly it would be free
Can't help thinking up how it could be
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
Anyway that's it nevermind
These lyrics from HOMESHAKE's song "Like Mariah" convey the longing for fame and success, but also a hint of uncertainty and doubt. The singer seems to be dreaming up aspirations but feels that something is getting in the way of achieving them. He expresses a desire for the glamour and luxury associated with success, but at the same time, acknowledges the potential challenges that come with it. There is also a sense of admiration for Mariah Carey's singing abilities, as she is considered a symbol of success and talent in the music industry.
Despite the singer's yearning for fame and success, he is aware that he wouldn't want to change who he is, except for this one little thing, which is his inability to sing like Mariah. He envisions a life where he could sing like her and have everything he's ever wanted, including privacy and wealth. The lyrics suggest that the idea of singing like Mariah is a fantasy that gives him hope, but he doesn't believe it will actually happen. Overall, there is a sense of melancholy and longing in these lyrics, as the singer grapples with his aspirations and the reality of his situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't mind me, I'm only sitting here
I am simply sitting here, do not pay any attention to me
Dreaming something up seems so unclear
I am imagining something but it is not clear
Only thing that's getting in the way of getting paid
The only obstacle in the way of making money
And everybody knowing my name
If everyone knew my name
Isn't that I wish I wasn't me
It is not that I wish I was not myself
Even though I do occasionally
Although sometimes I do wish that
Wouldn't change except this little thing
I would not change anything except for this one small thing
See what it brings
And see what it brings me
Can't help thinking up how it could be
I cannot stop imagining how it could be
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh, if only I could sing as Mariah does
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
Oh, if only I could sing like Mariah does
Everything around so glamorous
Everything is so fancy and full of glitter
See the spotlight shining down on us
The spotlight is shining on us
Tinted windows for some privacy, nothing to see
Tinted windows provide privacy and nothing can be seen
Still have feelings hopefully
However, I still have emotions, hopefully
Not so sure that I could even cope
I am not certain if I could handle it
Bottle service and a velvet red rope
Bottle service and a red velvet rope
Wouldn't need a thing but suddenly it would be free
I would not need anything, but suddenly everything would be free
Can't help thinking up how it could be
I cannot stop imagining how it could be
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh, if only I could sing as Mariah does
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
Oh, if only I could sing like Mariah does
Anyway that's it nevermind
Anyway, that's all, forget it
Lyrics © SC PUBLISHING DBA SECRETLY CANADIAN PUB., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Peter J Sagar
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@VICTOR74800
Don't mind me I'm only sitting here
Dreaming something up seems so unclear
Only thing that's getting in the way of getting paid
And everybody knowing my name
Isn't that I wish I wasn't me
Even though I do occasionally
Wouldn't change except this little thing
See what it brings
Can't help thinking of how it could be
[Hook]
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
[Verse 2]
Everything around so glamorous
See the spotlight shining down on us
Tinted windows for some privacy, nothing to see
Still have feelings hopefully
Not so sure that I could even cope
Bottle service and a velvet red rope
Wouldn't need a thing but suddenly it would be free
Can't help thinking of how it could be
[Hook]
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
[Outro]
Anyway that's it never mind
@karinagutierrez3435
Mira lo que trae
No puedo dejar de pensar en cómo podría ser.
Oh si solo pudiera cantar como Mariah
Oh si solo pudiera cantar como lo hace Mariah
Oh si solo pudiera cantar como Mariah
Oh si solo pudiera cantar como lo hace Mariah
Todo alrededor tan glamoroso.
Mira el foco brillando sobre nosotros.
Ventanas tintadas para un poco de privacidad, nada que ver
Aún tengo sentimientos esperanzados
No estoy tan seguro de que pudiera arreglármelas
Servicio de botellas y una cuerda de terciopelo rojo.
No necesitaría nada, pero de repente sería gratis.
No puedo dejar de pensar en cómo podría ser.
Oh si solo pudiera cantar como Mariah
Oh si solo pudiera cantar como lo hace Mariah
Oh si solo pudiera cantar como lo hace Mariah
De todos modos eso es lo que no importa
(Oh, no importa nunca)
(Oh oh, ooh ooh ooh, oh oh)
(Ooh ooh ooh)
@Vojife
LYRICS:
Dumb mummy have my meat, silly he,
Tree mint some fin upset so unclear.
Hungry females getting in the way,
I'm kidding, hey.
Winnin' it buddy, know it Allaine,
Isn't that how Misha was a meat?
He will glide to a cage in our name.
Will itch change accept this little fix in mighty brains?
Kettle thinking of "Have a curry".
Oh if I hold me
This here lemonade,
Oh if I hold me
These here lemon neighbours.
Oh if I hold me
This here lemonade,
Oh if I hold me
These here lemon neighbours.
Every finger ransom glamorous,
See this pile of Chinese denim hats?
Teeny windows for some privacy,
My new tree, see?
Still have females half furry.
Not such a bad, I could even cup,
But Lucifer's hand end rather redder.
Money need a thing but suddenly it would be free.
Kettle thinking of "Have a curry".
Oh if I hold me
This here lemonade,
Oh if I hold me
These here lemon neighbours.
Oh if I hold me
To seal all Murray deaths.
Anyway that's it, nevermind.
Hump a dumb dada,
Hole!
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooo,
A hole!
Oo-oo-ooo-ooo-oooooooo.
@farouqal-sahara9831
Homeshake songs gives me such good vibes. I feel really stress free when I listen to homeshake songs
@tonysalas99
I went to go see HOMESHAKE this last august in Seattle, I listened to midnight snack and a few other songs off in the shower before buying tickets. when they played this song live I had no idea what song it was but I’ll never forget that moment when I fell in love with it.
@VICTOR74800
Don't mind me I'm only sitting here
Dreaming something up seems so unclear
Only thing that's getting in the way of getting paid
And everybody knowing my name
Isn't that I wish I wasn't me
Even though I do occasionally
Wouldn't change except this little thing
See what it brings
Can't help thinking of how it could be
[Hook]
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
[Verse 2]
Everything around so glamorous
See the spotlight shining down on us
Tinted windows for some privacy, nothing to see
Still have feelings hopefully
Not so sure that I could even cope
Bottle service and a velvet red rope
Wouldn't need a thing but suddenly it would be free
Can't help thinking of how it could be
[Hook]
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
Oh if I only could sing like Mariah does
[Outro]
Anyway that's it never mind
@justice4all718
Lyrics and home shake seems so profound
@nazimusi
👌🏽
@NewAlternative40Chart
"Like Mariah" debuted at #27 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week!
@publichousingnyc
and #1 in our hearts so whats your point really 😂
@IMOK130
✨Resurrection of Seinfeld bass✨
@Lyserion.
As someone once said, this world needs more homeshake
@peaxce6675
OHHH IF I ONLY COULD SING LIKE MARIAHHH 😩