In early 2007 the group signed to Hardly Art, a label started by Sub Pop founder Jonathan Poneman. Their debut album, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly was released on September 11, 2007. Their second album, Family, was released by Hardly Art on September 22, 2009.
In 2010 the band announced that they were no longer playing.
Canto I
Le Loup Lyrics
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Like… basically, feeling like I was the only person in the world
There are people around that like know where to get to that, know a way to like talk to that.
And feel like cause… I don’t fully… conscious. I wasn’t fully like… able to experience the world at all. And like… I don’t know
It didn’t feel like it was ever going to change. Not sure what it was like. Like… It didn’t feel like… my life was ever going to be the same
Sort of like… you know… just a bunch of chaos up there, like above me and like around me but I couldn’t like. I had no access to. And that’s probably what made it feel more like hell
The lyrics to Le Loup’s song “Canto I” describe a feeling of being half awake and feeling like the only person in the world. The singer is aware that there are people around them who know how to access something that they themselves cannot. They feel stuck in a state of not being fully conscious and unable to fully experience the world around them. The chaos that surrounds them feels overwhelming and never-ending, as though their life may never be the same again.
The lyrics capture a sense of isolation and disorientation that can come from feeling disconnected from the world around us. The singer seems to be struggling with a sense of powerlessness and a lack of agency, unable to access parts of the world that others seem to take for granted. The sense of chaos that surrounds them adds to this feeling of being trapped and unable to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember awaking, but being half awake
Feeling isolated and detached from the world around me
There are people around that like know where to get to that, know a way to like talk to that.
Others seem to be able to navigate the world and communicate with it, but I feel incapable
And feel like cause… I don’t fully… conscious. I wasn’t fully like… able to experience the world at all. And like… I don’t know
I feel like I can't fully experience the world due to an unknown barrier, and it's frustrating and confusing
It didn’t feel like it was ever going to change. Not sure what it was like. Like… It didn’t feel like… my life was ever going to be the same
The barrier feels permanent and I can't imagine my life returning to how it was
Sort of like… you know… just a bunch of chaos up there, like above me and like around me but I couldn’t like. I had no access to. And that’s probably what made it feel more like hell
It feels like there's chaos and confusion all around me that I can't access or understand, making me feel trapped in a hellish state
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