Lord Huron is an American indie band founded by Ben Schneider, a Michigan-b… Read Full Bio ↴Lord Huron is an American indie band founded by Ben Schneider, a Michigan-born visual arts major.

Origins
In the spring of 2010 Schneider traveled from Los Angeles to Northern Michigan. At Lake Huron, he developed songs for the first Lord Huron EP. He named the recording, Into the Sun. Upon his return to L.A., Schneider set to work putting a band together. The first to join him was his percussion-playing childhood friend Mark. Each of the band members of band hail from Michigan.

Into The Sun and Mighty
Lord Huron released two EPs in 2010, Into the Sun and Mighty. Pop & Hiss, the LA Times Music Blog, described Mighty as "full of lush acoustic guitars and Midwestern-accented harmonies as warm as a winter fireplace, but it's the Caribbean-influenced percussion that fans Lord Huron's folk sound into flame,"and Pitchfork could only classify it as "a stylistic superball, bouncing off any wall you put around it." NPR's World Cafe wrote "the band's lush harmonies are backed by a hazy whirlpool of polyrhythmic tropical drums and folk guitars."
Despite the fact that Schneider played all of the instruments on both EPs, he has gathered a band for live performances, which have also gotten positive reviews. "The totality of the experience was like being on hand for a combination drum circle, chamber performance, and Calypso street party," wrote LA Weekly.Some of the larger shows the band has performed at include Lollapalooza (2011) and Outside Lands (2011), as well as a marathon ten shows in four days at the SXSW (2011) music festival.

Discography

EPs
Into The Sun (2010)
Mighty (2010)
Time to Run (2012)

LPs
Lonesome Dreams (2012)
Strange Trails (2015)
Vide Noir (2018)
Long Lost (2021)

11 Vide Noir
Lord Huron Lyrics

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Many nights have I heard her voice
Whisper my name without making a noise
Calling out from a pure, black void

Tears of sorrow or tears of joy
Drops in my cup as my mind is destroyed
Staring into a pure, black void

So what if I'm living out past the edge?
So what if I never come back again?

Many evils have I enjoyed
Prowling the night raising hell with the boys
Getting high on a pure, black void

I am only an aimless soul
Heading into a pure, black void

So what if I'm living out past the edge?
So what if I never come back again?

Where can you go when it's all in your head?
These are the last words that I ever said
Where can you go when it's all in your head?

I am only an aimless soul
Heading into a pure, black void

I am only an aimless soul
Heading into a pure, black void

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Lord Huron’s song Vide Noir capture the feeling of being lost, both physically and mentally. The singer is haunted by a voice, perhaps a person or a memory, that whispers their name from a “pure, black void.” The tears they shed are ambiguous, whether they come from sorrow or joy. The sense of being lost is further emphasized by the singer’s confession of indulging in “many evils” and getting “high on a pure, black void” with their friends. They are an “aimless soul” heading into the unknown.

The chorus, “So what if I'm living out past the edge? So what if I never come back again?” suggests a resignation to the unknown, and perhaps even a desire to embrace it. The final lines, “Where can you go when it's all in your head? These are the last words that I ever said. Where can you go when it's all in your head?” emphasize the power of the mind and the internal struggle of feeling lost and disconnected.

Perhaps the song is a reflection on the search for meaning and purpose in life, and the fear and thrill of stepping out into the unknown. It captures the feeling of being lost, haunted, and uncertain, but also hints at the possibility of finding something meaningful in the darkness.

Line by Line Meaning

Many nights have I heard her voice
I have heard a voice many times in the night

Whisper my name without making a noise
The voice whispered my name silently

Calling out from a pure, black void
The voice came from a dark, empty place

Tears of sorrow or tears of joy
I cry tears of either happiness or sadness

Drops in my cup as my mind is destroyed
My mind is falling apart as I cry into my cup

Staring into a pure, black void
I look into an empty, dark space

So what if I'm living out past the edge?
What does it matter if I'm living a dangerous life?

So what if I never come back again?
What does it matter if I don't return?

Many evils have I enjoyed
I have taken pleasure in committing many sins

Prowling the night raising hell with the boys
I roam around at night causing trouble with others

Getting high on a pure, black void
I am numbing myself with drugs to escape the emptiness