1. Kessler is a DJ, producer & musician from Belfast, based in Rotterdam. Techno, breakbeat & everything obscure in between.
2. When you write great songs it doesn’t take long for the world to find out. Formed in 2005 (although a few of the members have known each other since high school), Kessler was just another Dallas band trying to get their songs noticed until an opportunity arose to record a track for a local CD released by Coca-Cola. That one song on their MySpace page was enough to not just get them noticed, but land them a record deal with then-fledgling label YMA Records. “We’ve been writing this record our whole lives,” drummer Jonathan Ogle says. “I think with your first record you just try to write singles because you want to get signed. It’s always ‘We gotta write a better song.’ We did that until we found the song that got us signed.” The band lost no time translating the songs they’d been writing and performing over the years into their debut album. Before the ink on their contracts had even dried, the band was off to begin recording in September of 2006. “Within a week we had all quit our jobs and were in LA,” says Mike Mitchell, lead vocalist. “It was really fast.” There, the fivesome began work with producer Jim Wirt (Hoobastank, The Rocket Summer, Jack’s Mannequin), who bolstered the group’s already-engaging songs into the eleven impassioned, streamlined tracks that appear on the dynamic I Know Your Voice. “He did a phenomenal job,” Mitchell says of Wirt. “He brought a really good ear to our songs. He made the songs that were not as bright just jewels on the album. That was really helpful to us. We sat down and discussed and how we wanted a lot of strings and pianos all over it. We’re not really a string and piano band, but we thought it would be so epic and big. He really encouraged that and organically put that in where it meshed with what we were doing and made good songs into epic songs.” These epic songs, which range from the undeniable debut single “Outside Your Window” to the propulsive, soaring “Dallas” to the massively catchy “Love Is War,” reveal the group’s talent for crafting compelling pop rock numbers that resound with universal appeal and hit potential. Throughout the album Kessler proves that the most important thing is writing a great song. “I think that’s a lost art these days,” Ogle says. “Everyone trying to do something different and new, but we just set out to write great songs that people want to sing to. I think we really did that.” After completing the album in early 2007, Kessler spent much of the year on the road where they proved just how much passion and energy are behind their songs. The guys have shared the stage with countless bands, including My Chemical Romance, Flyleaf, Forever the Sickest Kids, The Academy Is, and Rooney, acquiring more and more fans at every show. Touring has also given the band the opportunity to share the spirituality of their music with audiences, revealing a greater importance to Kessler’s songs and reason for being a band. “We want to convey some sort of truth,” Ogle says. “We’re still trying to figure how to do that, but it’s very much on the top of our minds. We want to leave an imprint of our songs on people. Hopefully that also leaves some kind of impression of who we are as people.”
Perfect
Kessler Lyrics
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Without you, I'm nothing
When my eyes are set on you, time stands still
I can't believe this is happening
I've never felt this way
This won't be just another love song
These aren't just words to me
No one else on this earth could ever be as beautiful
Is it true that life with you could make me feel alive; so alive
Could it be that my dreams come true and you are mine
You are mine
If it's a dream, just let me sleep
Let me lay with you forever
There's no one in this universe
That shines as bright as you
I think you're perfect lit a starlit sky
No one else on this earth could ever be as beautiful
The song "Perfect" by Kessler is a beautifully written love song that portrays the depth of love and affection that the singer feels towards their significant other. The opening lines "Without love, who am I, without you, I'm nothing" highlight the importance of love in the singer's life and how their partner has become an integral part of their identity. The singer then goes on to describe how time stands still when their eyes are set on their partner and how they have never felt this way before. The lines "This won't be just another love song, these aren't just words to me" highlight the sincerity and depth of the singer's feelings towards their partner.
The chorus of the song "I think you're perfect lit a starlit sky, no one else on this earth could ever be as beautiful" emphasizes the singer's admiration and love for their partner. The singer is in awe of their partner's beauty and feels lucky to have them in their life. The lines "Is it true that life with you could make me feel alive; so alive, could it be that my dreams come true and you are mine, you are mine" show the singer's hopes and dreams for a future together with their partner.
The song's final lines "If it's a dream, just let me sleep, let me lay with you forever, there's no one in this universe that shines as bright as you" further highlights the depth of the singer's love, and the desire to stay with their partner forever.
Line by Line Meaning
Without love, who am I
I don't feel complete without the love of someone else
Without you, I'm nothing
I need you in my life to feel like I am something
When my eyes are set on you, time stands still
Being with you feels like time stops moving and nothing else matters
I can't believe this is happening
This relationship and love feels so surreal and amazing
I've never felt this way
This is a new and unique feeling for me
This won't be just another love song
This feeling is so special that it can't be compared to any ordinary love song
These aren't just words to me
I truly mean everything I am saying about my love for you
I think you're perfect lit a starlit sky
I see you as a beautiful and unique star in the sky and there is no one else like you
No one else on this earth could ever be as beautiful
I truly believe that you are the most beautiful person in the world to me
Is it true that life with you could make me feel alive; so alive
Being with you could give my life a new and exciting purpose and make me feel truly alive
Could it be that my dreams come true and you are mine
I feel like all my dreams are coming true by being with you as my partner
You are mine
I feel lucky and grateful to have you as my partner and I claim and cherish our relationship
If it's a dream, just let me sleep
If this feeling is too good to be true, please let me keep dreaming and living in it
Let me lay with you forever
I want to spend my life with you and be close to you forever
There's no one in this universe that shines as bright as you
You are the most special and radiant person in my life, and there is no one else that compares to you
Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: JAKE MORAH ARON, KEENAN JOSEPH MITCHELL, SAMUEL EDWARD UBL, WILLIAM EDGAR RUNGE, ZACHARY WEST FRIED
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