Julia Marcell composed since she was 14 years old, and circa 2007 she learned how to play the piano. In 2007 she released her first album, the extended play Storm EP, which featured piano oriented compositions with string arrangements.
In October 2007, with the help of fans around the world, she obtained a sum of US$ 50,000 (through the website Sellaband) in order to record her first studio album. Titled It Might Like You, it was released in Germany in 2009, and was produced by Moses Schneider, who previously worked with such bands as Beatsteaks, Kreator and Tocotronic.
In 2008, Marcell sang a duet with Cuban American dark cabaret singer Voltaire, named "This Sea". The song appears on his album To the Bottom of the Sea. In this same album, Voltaire makes a cover of her song "Accordion Player".
Since 2010 Marcell is extensively touring Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Finland, Japan and the U.S.A.
On September 30, 2011, she released a second studio album, entitled June, which brought a big change in style and saw Marcell playing with rhythm and expanding her sound with the addition of electronic instruments. June's first single, "Matrioszka", was released on August 7, 2011. The music video for "Matrioszka" was released on August 27, 2011. The second single for June, "CTRL", was released on November 30, 2011. The third single, "I Wanna Get on Fire", was released in June 20, 2012, alongside a music video. For June, Marcell was awarded with the prestigious Paszport Polityki prize in 2011, in the "Popular Music" category, and in 2012 she was nominated to seven Fryderyks, winning one of them.
In 2014, she would collaborate with Voltaire once more, providing additional vocals for the track "The Devil and Mr. Jones", off his album Raised by Bats.
Her third studio album, Sentiments, was released on October 6, 2014. On September 10, 2014, she released a music video for one of the tracks that would appear on the album, "Manners".
Band:
Mandy Ping-Pong - viola, vocals
Thomsen Slowey Merkel - bass
Sebastian Schmidt - drums
Thomas Fietz - drums
The Story
Julia Marcell Lyrics
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Of a woman sentenced to death
She called up her kids and husband
Said "I won't come home today
And I won't come home tomorrow
No, I won't come on Saturday
No, I won't come on Mother's Day"
So they burned all her belongings
To kill loneliness when night falls
And the room they used to sleep in
Stood there blushing from the naked walls
And with every dress thrown into fire
He would want her more than he ever did
And with every ruby lipstick
He felt trapped in his own guilt
So he wrote an awkward letter
From the bottom of his fragile heart
"See, I never thought I loved you
But the silence tore me apart
With your death in all its glory
There's no time for me to live"
I remember there's a story
Of a man sentenced to
Grieve
Grieve
Grieve
Grieve
The lyrics of Julia Marcell's song "The Story" narrate a heartbreaking tale of a woman who was sentenced to death, leaving her family behind to suffer the consequences of her choices. The woman knew she wouldn't be coming back home, and she even prophesied that she wouldn't be there for major holidays and occasions, throwing the future of her family into a state of despair. Her husband and children had to burn all her belongings, yet the memory of her remained alive in their hearts, making the husband yearn for her more than ever before. This made him realize that he had been taking her for granted all this time, and his guilt made him write an honest but awkward letter to express his feelings. The husband is then sentenced to grieve for the rest of his life, reminded of the love he lost but never truly appreciated.
The song is a musing on the fragility of life itself and how we often take our loved ones for granted. The woman's impending death is a reminder that one day, our time on this earth will come to an end, and all we have left are memories. The husband's guilt represents the regret we feel when we fail to appreciate what we have until it's gone. At its core, "The Story" is a poignant portrayal of the human condition, revealing the emotions of love, betrayal, loss, and longing that shape our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember there's a story
The singer recalls a story
Of a woman sentenced to death
The story involves a woman who was condemned to die
She called up her kids and husband
Before her death, she contacted her family
Said "I won't come home today
She informed her loved ones that she won't return home that day
And I won't come home tomorrow
She also won't come home the following day
No, I won't come on Saturday
She won't come home on Saturday either
And I won't get there on Christmas
She won't be present on Christmas
No, I won't come on Mother's Day"
She won't come on Mother's Day either
So they burned all her belongings
Her family burned all her possessions
To kill loneliness when night falls
They burned her things to avoid feeling lonely at night
And the room they used to sleep in
The room where they slept together
Stood there blushing from the naked walls
The room was empty and exposed, making them feel vulnerable and embarrassed
And with every dress thrown into fire
As they burned her dresses
He would want her more than he ever did
Her husband realized how much he loved and missed her
And with every ruby lipstick
As they burned her lipstick
He felt trapped in his own guilt
Her husband felt guilty for not appreciating her until it was too late
So he wrote an awkward letter
He wrote a difficult, uncomfortable letter
From the bottom of his fragile heart
The letter came from his deeply emotional and vulnerable self
"See, I never thought I loved you
In the letter, he admitted that he never realized how much he loved her
But the silence tore me apart
The absence of her voice and presence broke him
With your death in all its glory
He was struggling to make sense of her death
There's no time for me to live"
Her death consumed him, and he felt like he had lost his reason to live
Of a man sentenced to Grieve
The story ended up being about a man who was left to grieve after his wife's death
Grieve
The repetition of the word emphasizes the man's overwhelming sense of loss and pain
Grieve
Grieve
Grieve
Contributed by Mateo H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bloody Hetza
Las historias de sus canciones son maravillosas
Domi Borealis
I've been looking for this song for 4 years
CAUSE A CERTAIN SOMEONE DIDNT CREDIT THE ARTIST
AND NOW IVE FINALLY FOUND IT
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xx
Rebekka Charlotte Lol
Modern Moonlight
+Dominobear Who is a certain someone?
Domi Borealis
Delta Deltowski welp, some youtube animator. Can't remember who. It's been years. Many years.
Modern Moonlight
Dominobear
But this song still cool right? :V
Domi Borealis
Delta Deltowski yep!
Andres Julian
i love this song!!! :)
S.T.
this is my favourite song by here :) thanks for the upload!
Saul Nava
Why is not this song in spotify? :(