Prior to being a recording artist, he was a record store owner and a club DJ at a nightclub in Salt Lake City as a way to make ends meet for him and his wife. After he and his wife moved to San Francisco he landed a job as a A&R man at OM records, where in addition to reviewing demos for the label he also submitted his own material, which would pay off big time for him. In 2001 he went from behind the desk to behind the turntables and the recording studio as an artist in his own right. In 2003 Kaskade released his first album, "It's You It's Me", which was well received by critics.
It would be his follow up, "In The Moment" in 2004, that would put Kaskade on the map. The first single off the set "Steppin' Out" would become a major hit on the Dance Radio Airplay that year as well as a top 10 hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. His biggest breakthrough would come the week of May 14, 2005, when his follow up, "Everything," would go all the way to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
ARE YOU LISTENING
Kaskade Lyrics
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I am racing to a door that's still unlocked
More than trying, more than doing what you're told
Thunder lying, between the sheets of warm and cold
So I wonder, with the racing of my heart
Moving always, with the me that's torn apart
I am loving, with the sub of me I know
I want everything, beneath the blazing sun and snow
I am loving, with the sub of me I know
The lyrics of Kaskade's song "Where Are You Now?" featuring Tamra Keenan explores the lament of a protagonist as he tries to find and reconnect with his lost love. He begins by wishing that he could read his love's mind and understand her better as she was the thinking kind. However, he acknowledges that he may have misunderstood her at some point and put her out in the rain. He takes responsibility for his actions and admits that his bleeding heart and shot in the dark had torn his world apart.
As the song progresses, the singer begins to ask where his love is now and whether there is no turning back. He feels pained and betrayed as he thinks someone else might know his love better than he does now. He recalls the promise of running away together and realizes his fault of pushing her away despite being excited about being with her. He remembers her request for peaks and valleys and the failure of his trust in her, which he now has to live with the pain of.
Overall, the song presents a mournful tone, lamenting a failed relationship and the longing for a lost love. It emphasizes the importance of communication and trust in a relationship, portraying the opposite as a cause of separation and pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Wish I could read your mind
I wish I could have understood your thoughts and feelings without you having to express them verbally.
You were the thinking kind
You were a person who gave a lot of thought to things and were introspective.
I must've read you blind and put you out in the rain
I failed to truly understand you and probably hurt you in the process, leaving you feeling abandoned or exposed.
I had a bleeding heart
I was full of deep emotional pain or empathy and it hurt me to see others suffer.
It tore my world apart
The emotional pain I felt was so intense that it felt like it was destroying everything around me.
Taking a shot in the dark, I wasn't meaning to aim
I acted on my emotions without any plan or direction and without intending to cause harm or hurt.
Is there no turning back?
I wonder if it's too late to fix the mistakes I've made and reconcile with you.
You got me listed black
You think of me as a negative influence or emotion, or perceive me as having bad intentions towards you.
You're missing out, one fact
You are not aware of one important truth or piece of information that is causing misunderstandings between us.
We were one and the same
We used to be so connected and in sync that it felt like we were the same person.
Does someone else know you better than I could do?
I wonder if someone else has a deeper understanding of you and your thoughts and feelings than I ever did.
You were the only truth, I gotta live with the pain
You were the only source of honesty and authenticity in my life and now I have to live with the emotional pain of losing that connection with you.
Say you didn't wanna be without me, we would run away, we would run away
You said that you wanted to be with me and escape from everything else in life, but we never acted upon it.
I told you that I was excited while pushing you away, while pushing you away
I told you that I was eager to pursue a relationship with you, but at the same time, I was also pushing you away and sabotaging any chance we had together.
You said you wanted peaks and valleys, I didn't trust a single word you said
You expressed that you wanted to experience the ups and downs of life together, but I didn't believe that you were being sincere or genuine with me.
So I don't let you in
I shut you out emotionally and refused to let you get close to me, which caused our relationship to suffer and ultimately fall apart.
Where, where are you now?
I can't help but wonder where you are and what you're doing without me in your life.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Kaskade Kaskade
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
CalumG.
I think after about 7 years of producing chill tracks, he felt it was time to try something new. Wise decision. He did everything he had to do in this genre and moved on before his stuff got stale and repetitive to fans. Gotta keep moving forward and evolving.
When the time's right, he'll drop some classic Kaskade tracks again.
Adam Marquez
I hope
Flowingbass
This song is so relaxing. This song hasnt got enough appreciation it deserves. This should be in a LNA album.
eternacht
Definitely one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Makes me feel like I'm floating through space.
ALL IS MIND
I found this song like a decade ago... I was a model and living my dreams as a teen. This song brings me back to my old apartment and all the memories <3
Adam Marquez
how old are u now?
ALL IS MIND
@Adam Marquez 30
devdas14224
Kaskades new works are aite...but its the tracks like this and those that came pre-Dynasty are the ones I will hold dearest.
Adam Marquez
Beautiful
Jalanko13
Same here. I just imagine what it would have been like had Nujabes and Kaskade collaborated, before his sad demise :(