Hundreds are a Hamburg (Germany) based, brother / sister duo, of Philipp (b… Read Full Bio ↴Hundreds are a Hamburg (Germany) based, brother / sister duo, of Philipp (b. 1975) & Eva (b. 1981). In 2001, Philipp was a good piano player & Eva had a good voice & ideas - they started to discuss. Then, they argued a lot. After a few years, they found an agreeable sound. In 2008 they called this project "hundreds" and started playing concerts and recording their first album "Hundreds". It was released in April 2010 on the Berlin based label sinnbusrecords.

Their influences inc: many indietronica artists (e.g. Björk, The Knife & Radiohead) and the forest.

Sites: Discogs.

The official band website is: http://www.hundredsmusic.com/.

Stones
Hundreds Lyrics

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When you caught my eye
I Held my breath silently
You were just a sketch
A blurry outline for me
You don't understand
Don't understand
What you mean to me
And my memory's all gone

Our blanket's of stone

We have become stone
We have become stone

Into icy Ponds
I dip my head and pause
There, behind your teeth
You carry the pearls
I'm seeking for

You hit me so hard
Hit me so hard
With your brilliancy

But my memory's all gone
Our blanket's of stone

We have become stone
We have become stone

Oh, my

We have become stone

Overall Meaning

The song "Stones" by Hundreds is a hauntingly beautiful meditative piece that tells a story of a person who is struck by the beauty of another person. The song starts with the singer describing how they held their breath when they first saw the other person, visualizing them as just a blurry outline. The singer then laments how the other person doesn't understand what they mean to the singer, and how the singer's memory is fading away.

The metaphor used in the song is "blankets of stone", which symbolizes the hardened and unchanging nature of the singer's emotions towards the other person. The chorus of the song, "We have become stone," is a reflection of how the singer has become emotionally frozen towards the other person, unable to express their feelings in a meaningful way.

The second verse of the song continues the metaphor, as the singer dips their head into an icy pond, searching for the pearls that the other person carries behind their teeth. The other person's brilliance hits the singer hard, but the memory of their time together is fading away, replaced by the stony, unchanging emotions that have taken hold.

The song is a testament to the power of emotions and how they can transform people, making them harder or softer, depending on how they are expressed or suppressed. Through its metaphorical storytelling, the song invokes a sense of wistful melancholy, which is truly magical.

Line by Line Meaning

When you caught my eye
I first started paying attention to you

I Held my breath silently
I was in awe of you and didn't want to mess anything up

You were just a sketch
At first I didn't know you well enough to understand you

A blurry outline for me
My perception of you was not yet clear or fully formed

You don't understand
You don't realize how much you mean to me

Don't understand
You can't imagine the depth of my feelings for you

What you mean to me
You are incredibly important and significant in my life

And my memory's all gone
I can't remember how I functioned before I met you

Our blanket's of stone
Our relationship is heavy and unresponsive like a blanket made of stone

We have become stone
Our relationship has lost its warmth and humanity and has become stagnant

Into icy ponds
I'm immersing myself in uncomfortable or unsettling situations