After a return to college to focus on her studies, Hesketh along with two of her fellow students formed the electronic/indie pop band Dead Disco in 2005. The band had limited releases of their four singles but due to increasingly different ideas about the band's musical direction, Hesketh left to pursue a solo career. Hesketh has cited as influences The Human League, Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, and Jean-Michel Jarre.
Hesketh began writing her own songs and posting covers on the social networking sites such as YouTube and MySpace. After appearing on several shows including Later... with Jools Holland and Last Call with Carson Daly, Hesketh entered production on her debut album. With increasing media attention regarding her then-yet-to-be-released debut album, Hesketh topped the BBC Sound of 2009 poll and received a BRIT Critics Choice nomination. She has been linked to a wave of breakthrough female artists in their twenties playing 1980s-influenced music, including Lady Gaga, Ladyhawke, Florence and the Machine, and Elly Jackson of La Roux.
Her debut album, Hands, was released on 8 June 2009 on 679 Recordings and Atlantic Records to generally positive reviews. The album peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and at number twenty on the Irish Albums Chart. Hands included a collaboration with Phil Oakey from The Human League on the song "Symmetry". The first single off the album "New in Town" became a top twenty hit, while the next single "Remedy", produced by RedOne, reached the top ten. She has also released the EP Illuminations in the United States.
Little Boots' second album, Nocturnes, was released on 5 May 2013 on her own label On Repeat.
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Click
Little Boots Lyrics
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I thought I knew direction that we we're heading in
And I know it is not healthy to sit and fantasize
But I thought we were complete at least on the outside
I know promises fade away
Have you forgotten yesterday?
I love you anyway you know
I thought we clicked like two parts of a puzzle, now I'm all in a muddle
Click like the flick of a switch and now the pieces don't seem to fit
Click like a second in time like you were reading my mind
Think how we were from the start
And now our halves are falling, falling apart
I thought you were my religion, you had faith in me
I thought you were a condition that no one else could treat
And I know all your friends say as she's out of her mind
And you're best staying away, you just don't know what she'll try
And now my conscience fades away
A 100 years becomes a day
I love you anyway you know
I thought we clicked like two parts of a puzzle, now I'm all in a muddle
Click like the flick of a switch and now the pieces don't seem to fit
Click like a second in time like you were reading my mind
Think how we were from the start
And now our halves are falling, falling apart
I thought we had a connection but now I just feel rejection
Thought that was love perfection, things look different in reflection
Thought you were my religion, worshiped everything that you do
Tell me a part of it was true, tell me
We clicked like two parts of a puzzle, now I'm all in a muddle
Click like the flick of a switch and now the pieces don't seem to fit
Click like a second in time like you were reading my mind
Think how we were from the start
And now our halves are falling, falling apart
The song Click by Little Boots talks about a relationship that seemed perfect, but the once-perfect pieces don't seem to fit together anymore. The artist talks about how she thought they had a connection, direction, and were complete, but that seems to be just an outside appearance. She compares their connection to two parts of a puzzle that clicked perfectly in the beginning, but now they are just all in a muddle.
The song describes how the promises fade away, and the artist feels rejection instead of the once-thought-perfect love. The artist thought of the other person as her religion - something that no one else could treat. But in reality, things look different in reflection, and maybe that perfection was just a part of imagination. The song speaks about how the artist once thought they clicked as two parts of a puzzle. Still, now their halves are falling apart.
Overall, 'Click' is a deep and emotional song that portrays the complexities of a relationship. The song paints a relatable picture of how sometimes love or any other relationship could feel so perfect, but it doesn't last forever.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought we had a connection, I thought we had a good thing
I believed we shared a special bond and our relationship was going well.
I thought I knew direction that we we're heading in
I believed I had a clear understanding of where our relationship was headed.
And I know it is not healthy to sit and fantasize
I understand that it's not healthy to have unrealistic fantasies about our relationship.
But I thought we were complete at least on the outside
I believed our relationship looked perfect from the outside.
I know promises fade away
I know that promises can be broken.
Have you forgotten yesterday?
Do you not remember our past together?
I love you anyway you know
Despite everything, I still love you.
I thought we clicked like two parts of a puzzle, now I'm all in a muddle
I believed we fit together perfectly, but now I'm confused.
Click like the flick of a switch and now the pieces don't seem to fit
Our relationship changed suddenly and now it doesn't feel the same.
Click like a second in time like you were reading my mind
You knew exactly what I was thinking and feeling for a moment.
Think how we were from the start
Remember how we were when our relationship began.
And now our halves are falling, falling apart
Our relationship is now breaking apart.
I thought you were my religion, you had faith in me
I treated you like my everything and believed you had complete trust in me.
I thought you were a condition that no one else could treat
I believed that only you could meet my needs and cure my problems.
And I know all your friends say as she's out of her mind
I know that your friends think I'm crazy.
And you're best staying away, you just don't know what she'll try
Your friends think you should stay away from me because they're afraid of what I might do.
And now my conscience fades away
I'm losing my sense of what is right and wrong.
A 100 years becomes a day
Time seems to be moving more quickly.
Thought that was love perfection, things look different in reflection
I used to think our relationship was perfect, but now I see things differently.
Thought you were my religion, worshiped everything that you do
I thought you were everything to me, and I idolized you.
Tell me a part of it was true, tell me
Please tell me that some part of what we had was real.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: VICTORIA HESKETH
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