Love Spirals Downwards was begun by multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lum and then-girlfriend Suzanne Perry. In 1991, Lum and Perry recorded a demo, which led to a contract with Projekt Records. Over its 8-year history, the band released four full-length albums, a career retrospective, and a CD single, selling (by their own account) in excess of 40,000 CDs. They were also included on over two dozen various artist compilations, including the Heavenly Voices series released by the German label Hyperium.
Perry's sister Kristen collaborated with Lum on two tracks for the 1998 album, Flux. One of her songs, "Psyche ," was used on episode #501 of Dawson’s Creek, originally airing on 10/10/2001. This episode is included on the Season 5 DVD set.
Jennifer Wilde (then working under her maiden name, Jennifer Ryan Fuller) collaborated with Lum and Perry on two tracks for Love Spirals Downwards' 1994 second release, Ardor. Her vocals from one of these songs, "Sunset Bell," were reused for a new version of the song 4 years later on the band's album, Flux. Wilde went on to form her own band, Liquid State, in January 2006.
Although the band never officially broke up, in 1999 Lum began releasing music under the shortened moniker, Lovespirals, featuring new vocal collaborator, Anji Bee. In January 2000, the Love Spirals Downwards career retrospective CD, Temporal, was released by Projekt with no indication of the duo's split.
Soon after the 2002 release of Lovespirals' first full-length album, Windblown Kiss, Projekt announced that Perry would release an EP under the band name, Melodyguild. Though recorded in 2003, the band's debut EP, Aitu, wasn't released until mid-2008. Perry has since collaborated with Falling You on material released in 2006 and 2008.
In 2007 Projekt re-released the first two Love Spirals Downwards albums remastered by Ryan Lum with additional tracks included in newly designed digipacs.
Drops Rain and Sea
Love Spirals Downwards Lyrics
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Forsake said she
Adamantine
Drops, rain, and sea
Now with lowery wisdom
Nobility assured
Opulent sweetness
Slow now, she may
Freely she chose
Flow down in May
Far away
Now with lowery wisdom
Nobility assured
Opulent sweetness
Vision answered
Slow now, she may
Freely she chose
Flow down in May
Flow down in May
The lyrics to Love Spirals Downwards' song "Drops Rain and Sea" seem to describe a relationship between two individuals. The first line "allured by me" suggests that one person has captured the attention of the other, perhaps even enchanted them. The next line, "forsake said she," indicates that the other person is willing to give up something for the sake of the one who has allured them. The use of the word "adamantine" in the same line adds a sense of strength or unbreakability to the situation.
The next line, "drops, rain, and sea," is interesting in that it seems somewhat disconnected from the previous three lines. However, it could be interpreted as referring to the beauty and power of nature, perhaps suggesting that the relationship between these two individuals is as strong and overwhelming as the forces of nature. The repetition of the lines "now with lowery wisdom, nobility assured, opulent sweetness, vision answered" reinforces this idea of the relationship being something special, almost transcendent.
The final lines of the song have a gentle, dreamlike quality to them. "Slow now, she may, freely she chose, flow down in May, far away" suggest a sense of letting go or surrender to something greater than oneself. By "flowing down in May, far away," the individual seems to be moving towards a state of peace or acceptance.
Line by Line Meaning
Allured by me
I attracted her
Forsake said she
She told me she would leave me
Adamantine
Unyielding
Drops, rain, and sea
Symbols of permanence
Now with lowery wisdom
Having learned from past experiences
Nobility assured
Her honor is secure
Opulent sweetness
Her life is full of richness
Vision answered
Her dreams have been realized
Slow now, she may
She can take her time now
Freely she chose
She made her decisions without coercion
Flow down in May
She moves forward calmly and steadily
Far away
Her past is left behind
Flow down in May
The gentle flow of her life continues
Writer(s): ryan lum, suzanne perry
Contributed by Savannah S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Trevor Hall
I like this song. A lot...