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.
Official site: littlebootsmusic.co.uk
Mathematics
Little Boots Lyrics
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I never understood what was the missing link
And by the time I calculated the correct solution
The question had escaped me and so did the conclusion
So tell me everything must always equal two
Or nothing else is true
And I'll believe you 'cause your X is equal to my why
So will you take just a little of my mind and subtract it from my soul
Add a fraction of your half and you'll see it makes me whole
Multiply it by the times that we've never been apart
You'll see nothing can divide just a heart plus a heart
A little of my mind, take it from my soul
A fraction of your half, see it makes me whole
And multiply the times, never be apart
'Cause nothing can divide a heart plus a heart
Don't know my Fibonacci or Pythagoras
But the only formula I know will work for us is that
When we're together in the sum of our parts
It's far greater than what we added up to at the start
So tell me everything must always equal two
Or nothing else is true
And I'll believe you 'cause your X is equal to my why
But equations pass me by
So will you take just a little of my mind and subtract it from my soul
Add a fraction of your half and you'll see it makes me whole
Multiply it by the times that we've never been apart
You'll see nothing can divide just a heart plus a heart
A little of my mind, take it from my soul
A fraction of your half, see it makes me whole
And multiply the times, never be apart
'Cause nothing can divide a heart plus a heart
A heart plus a heart
Take just a little of my mind and subtract it from my soul
Add a fraction of your half and you'll see it makes me whole
Multiply it by the times that we've never been apart
You'll see nothing can divide just a heart plus a heart
A little of my mind, take it from my soul
A fraction of your half, see it makes me whole
And multiply the times, never be apart
'Cause nothing can divide a heart plus a heart
The song "Mathematics" by Little Boots is about the difficulty of understanding relationships and love using mathematical concepts. The first verse talks about how the singer never understood the "missing link" in relationships, and by the time she figures out the solution, the question has already escaped her. The chorus implies that relationships must always equate to two, or else they are not true. The singer then admits that mathematical equations and concepts pass her by, suggesting that love cannot be reduced to a simple mathematical equation.
However, the following verses use mathematical concepts to describe the singer's love for her partner. She asks her partner to "take just a little of my mind and subtract it from my soul, add a fraction of your half, and you'll see it makes me whole." She then suggests that, when they are together, the "sum of our parts" is greater than what they were before, implying that their love is more significant than just the two of them separately. The end of the song repeats this idea of a heart plus a heart being indivisible and suggests that their love is more than just a combination of their individual selves.
Line by Line Meaning
Mathematics is a difficult thing
The subject Mathematics is complex and challenging.
I never understood what was the missing link
I could never grasp the concept that seemed to be missing.
And by the time I calculated the correct solution
When I finally came up with the right answer,
The question had escaped me and so did the conclusion
I had lost sight of the problem and its resolution.
So tell me everything must always equal two
Explain to me why everything is binary, with only two possible outcomes.
Or nothing else is true
Otherwise, nothing else makes sense.
And I'll believe you 'cause your X is equal to my why
I'll trust you because we have the same perspective and understanding.
But equations pass me by
However, I am not proficient in solving equations.
So will you take just a little of my mind and subtract it from my soul
Would you mind sharing some of your knowledge with me?
Add a fraction of your half and you'll see it makes me whole
If you give me even a little bit of what you know, it will complete me.
Multiply it by the times that we've never been apart
The value of what we have together multiplies with every moment we spend together.
You'll see nothing can divide just a heart plus a heart
The love we have for each other is indivisible, and when combined, it becomes stronger.
Don't know my Fibonacci or Pythagoras
I am not familiar with these well-known Mathematical formulas.
But the only formula I know will work for us is that
However, the only thing I know for sure is that
When we're together in the sum of our parts
When we are together, and take into account all that we have to offer,
It's far greater than what we added up to at the start
Our love and bond is far greater than what we thought it would be when we first met.
A heart plus a heart
Together, our love is additive and creates a stronger bond.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JO GODDARD, VICTORIA HESKETH, GREGORY KURSTIN
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Diva Pallada
Little Boots- Mathematics
Mathematics is a difficult thing
Математика сложная вещь
I never understood what was the missing link
Я никогда не понимала, что такое недостающее звено
And by the time I calculated the correct solution
И когда я вычислила верное решение
The question had escaped me and so did the conclusion
Этот вопрос вырвался от меня и был сделан выбор
So tell me everything must always equal two
Так скажи мне, что все всегда равно 2
Or nothing else is true
Или все не правда
And I'll believe you 'cause your X is equal to my Y
И я поверю тебе, потому что твоя Х равно моей Y
But equations pass me by
Но уравнения не про мне
Припев:
So will you.. take just a little of my mind and subtract it from my soul
Так что возьми немного из моих мыслей и вычти это из моей души
Add a fraction of your half and you'll see it makes me whole
Добавь долю от твоей части и ты увидишь что это делает меня целой
Multiply it by the times that we've never been apart
Умножь это на время, что мы были не вместе
You'll see nothing can divide just a heart plus a heart
Ты увидишь, что ничто не может разделить два любящих сердца
A little of my mind, take it from my soul
Немного из моих мыслей, возьми от души
A fraction of your half, see it makes me whole
Долю от твоей части, видишь это делает меня целой
And multiply the times, never be apart
И умножь на время, что мы были не вместе
'Cause nothing can divide a heart plus a heart
Потом что ничто не может разделить два любящих сердца.
Valera Karpenko
Mathematics is a difficult thing
I never understood what was the missing link
And by the time I calculated the correct solution
The question had escaped me and so did the conclusion
So tell me everything must always equal two
Or nothing else is true
And I'll believe you 'cause your X is equal to my why
But equations pass me by
So will you take just a little of my mind and subtract it from my soul
Add a fraction of your half and you'll see it makes me whole
Multiply it by the times that we've never been apart
You'll see nothing can divide just a heart plus a heart
A little of my mind, take it from my soul
A fraction of your half, see it makes me whole
And multiply the times, never be apart
'Cause nothing can divide a heart plus a heart
Don't know my Fibonacci or Pythagoras
But the only formula I know will work for us is that
When we're together in the sum of our parts
It's far greater than what we added up to at the start
So tell me everything must always equal two
Or nothing else is true
And I'll believe you 'cause your X is equal to my why
But equations pass me by
So will you take just a little of my mind and subtract it from my soul
Add a fraction of your half and you'll see it makes me whole
Multiply it by the times that we've never been apart
You'll see nothing can divide just a heart plus a heart
A little of my mind, take it from my soul
A fraction of your half, see it makes me whole
And multiply the times, never be apart
'Cause nothing can divide a heart plus a heart
A heart plus a heart
Take just a little of my mind and subtract it from my soul
Add a fraction of your half and you'll see it makes me whole
Multiply it by the times that we've never been apart
You'll see nothing can divide just a heart plus a heart
A little of my mind, take it from my soul
A fraction of your half, see it makes me whole
And multiply the times, never be apart
'Cause nothing can divide a heart plus a heart
Moy Gospodin
Сейчас тут будет больше просмотров чем никогда))) Дорофеева привет
Дима Закрутик
Не похоже вообще
Liza
Я с Гугла))
Елена Лузан
Правда? Ну мне с первого раза не похоже :(
Sweet girl
@Елена Лузан припев похоже! Своровала песню, позор!
Елена Лузан
@Moy Gospodin Ну мне не похоже
Nick Games
Пришла сравнить песню с треком Дорофеевой 😅
Владимир Шуйский
Пришел и понял что совсем не одно и то же
Анжеліка Крівцова
Ага я тоже😂😂😂
SER RES
Здесь все такие)