Lou Rhodes (born 1 November 1964) is an English singer and songwriter from … Read Full Bio ↴Lou Rhodes (born 1 November 1964) is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, now living in Wiltshire. In addition to providing vocals and lyrics for the band Lamb, Rhodes has released a series of solo albums that are rooted in folk music.

Her 2006 debut solo album entitled Beloved One was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize and was released through Lou's own label Infinite Bloom. Rhodes' second album, Bloom (A&G Records/Infinite Bloom), was released in October 2007. Her third album, One Good Thing (Motion Audio/Infinite Bloom), was released in early 2010.

She released her third solo album One Good Thing in 2010 and became an author in 2012 with her children's picture book, The Phlunk (Strata Books). Follow-up, The Phlunk's Worldwide Symphony was published in 2014.

In 2012 Rhodes also contributed an essay to The First Time I Heard The Smiths, part of an ongoing series where musicians/writers tell their stories of first hearing the music of an iconic artist or band.

Rhodes released the singles "All The Birds" in April, and "All I Need" in June 2016. A month later, the album theyesandeye was released through Nude records. The album includes a cover of the song "Angels" originally performed by The xx. Other musicians on the album include Ian Kellet (guitars), Nikolaj Bjerre (drums), Danny Keane (strings) and [atist]Tom Moth (harp).

Tremble
Lou Rhodes Lyrics

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When you look at me
I'm as shaky as a leaf
On a new tree
One look in your eyes
And you make me
Tremble

You have something rare

Ah you take me to a place
I've never known before
Oh the magic that we share
Oh it makes me makes me
Tremble, yeah

And when you hold my hand
Oh I could dust with joy
Baby understand
I never felt this way with any other boy

Darlin', pity me
Tho' there's no place on this earth
I'd rather be
Hmmm and all the world can see
How you make me make me
Tremble
How you make me make me
Tremble, yeah, yeah
How you make me make me

Tremble
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah...

Overall Meaning

In Lou Rhodes's song Tremble, the lyrics capture the feeling of being completely overwhelmed and powerless in the presence of someone who has a powerful hold on you. The opening lines, "When you look at me, I'm as shaky as a leaf on a new tree" set the tone for the rest of the song. The imagery of a new leaf trembling on a tree conveys the vulnerability and fragility of the singer's emotions in this relationship, as if they are just starting to grow and develop into something bigger.

The chorus, "One look in your eyes and you make me tremble," emphasizes the power dynamic between the two people. The subject is completely at the mercy of their partner, and the partner has the ability to completely destabilize them with just one look. The second verse adds to this idea, with the lyrics "you have something rare, you take me to a place I've never known before." The singer is completely taken by the person they're singing to, and this person brings them to a completely new level of emotion.

The final lines, "how you make me, make me tremble" emphasize the repetition of this power dynamic over and over again. The singer has no control over their emotions and is fully in the grasp of the person they're singing to. The song captures the experience of being completely overwhelmed and swept away by love, and the lyrics convey the intensity of emotion that comes with that experience.

Line by Line Meaning

When you look at me
Whenever you gaze at me

I'm as shaky as a leaf
My body trembles and quakes like a leaf in the wind

On a new tree
Just like a newly grown tree

One look in your eyes
With a single glance into your eyes

And you make me
You have the power to cause

Tremble
These uncontrollable shivers throughout my body

You have something rare
It's apparent that you possess something unique and special

Ah you take me to a place
Along with you, I am transported to an unfamiliar yet wondrous realm

I've never known before
Somewhere I have never been to before

Oh the magic that we share
The inexplicable enchantment that we both experience

Oh it makes me makes me
It has the capacity to initiate