In early 2005, Lior released his debut album, "Autumn Flow". The album was nominated for three ARIA Awards: Best Breakthrough Artist, Best Male Artist, and Best Independent Release, the album was also nominated for the J Award, presented by youth radio station Triple J for the "Australian Album of the Year" . Due to the success of "Autumn Flow" in Australia, it was subsequently released overseas.
In 2006 Lior was further nominated for two ARIA Awards for his live album "Doorways of My Mind" - Best Blues and Roots Album; and Best Independent Release.
In February 2008, Lior's second album, "Corner of an endless road" was released.
In 2010, Lior released his third studio album, 'Tumbling into the Dawn'.
April Bloom
Lior Lyrics
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hoping for regeneration,
but my seeds at all but die.
I long to be swept away
by the shifting sand,
to be freed by roaring winds,
to forget who I am.
As everything lay so still,
silently waiting away.
Dusk arrived and tore the wall,
pushing the sun down,
wet and black, the freezing air.
I fell to ground.
As everything lay so still,
silently waiting away.
April bloom never arrived,
so I look within,
to live the year and season
without changes.
The first stanza of Lior's "April Bloom" portrays a feeling of disappointment and despair as the singer laments the fact that April, the month associated with new growth and fresh beginnings, never arrived, leaving the singer full of regret and longing for the regeneration of life that should come with it. Despite this hope for renewal, however, the singer acknowledges that their own seeds are dying, suggesting a sense of personal stagnation and struggle.
The second stanza of the song, however, takes a different turn, as the singer expresses a desire to be swept away by chaos and uncertainty - symbolized by the shifting sand and roaring winds - in order to escape the confines and limitations of their own identity. This is a common human desire, to be freed from the constraints and expectations of our own "selves", and to embrace something more chaotic and uncertain, even if it is scary.
The final stanza then returns to the singer's sense of disappointment, but suggests a newfound sense of acceptance and resilience. In the face of the disappointment at the lack of April's bloom, the singer recognizes the importance of looking within themselves to find the strength and awareness to live, grow and evolve without the promise of external change.
Overall, "April Bloom" is a song about the human condition and struggle to cope with the ups and downs of life; it explores the concept of accepting life as it is, with a sense of peace and understanding that change will come from within.
Line by Line Meaning
April bloom never arrived,
The expected changes and growth that usually arrive in the spring have not come.
hoping for regeneration,
There was an anticipation for renewal and regrowth.
but my seeds at all but die.
Despite the hope, there was little evidence of new beginnings and everything seems to stay the same or even regress.
I long to be swept away
The person desires a change from their current state of stagnancy.
by the shifting sand,
They want a transformation that will be drastic and unpredictable.
to be freed by roaring winds,
They want whatever change that would happen to release them from their current state of immobility.
to forget who I am.
The expectation is that the change would so profound it would lead to almost a total loss of identity.
As everything lay so still,
In the waiting period there was an eerie calmness.
silently waiting away.
The wait was so quiet it seemed like the world was holding its breath.
Dusk arrived and tore the wall,
Darkness came abruptly and disrupted the stalemate of waiting.
pushing the sun down,
The darkness was quick to override the day.
wet and black, the freezing air.
The surrounding is bleak and becomes uncomfortable.
I fell to ground.
The change is so powerful that the transition hits the person physically.
April bloom never arrived,
The expected change never came.
so I look within,
The person starts being introspective since they couldn't find what they were looking for in the world around them.
to live the year and season
There's an adaptation of perspective to focus on the experience rather than the things that should change around them.
without changes.
Even if external changes don't come, the person decides to change from within instead.
Writer(s): Lior Attar, Joseph Tawadros
Contributed by Josiah V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
lbsapa
Amazing. You are at the crossroads of the ancient and the modern. A very deep pool, and utterly intoxicating.
Queen B
Amazing compilation!!! What a way to use the orchestra and band ♥️♥️
Stephen de Weger
Sensational. More like this, please.
xuanxuan pang
i feel relax and happy i love it！♥
Jeffrey Massey
Absolutely brilliant !
MrFrotop
Lovely..
marlou169
❤️
marlou169
:)
Jay Richards
not sure if thats a custom maton, or wether he has just drilled two more holes in the headstock to make an 8 string
Marcela Figueroa G.
What is that instrument? a 'laúd'?