(1) Lovers are the brain child of gifted lyricist and heartbroken hero Carolyn Berk (CUBBY), the doe-eyed, silken voiced vagabond whose intimate tales of love and loss have garnered her overwhelming critical acclaim. Torrents of emotion fill each song on Lovers' sophomore release, The Gutter and the Garden, but an unflinching, underlying kindness runs throughout. Achingly beautiful string arrangements, subtle vocal harmonies, and layered soundscapes create a perfect musical accompaniment to Berk's breath-taking imagery and nuanced narratives.
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Lovers have successfully followed their brilliant debut release Starlit Sunken Ship, over which the Boston Phoenix raved, "Carolyn Berk's songs are full of breathless melancholy and a sinking, infinite sadness. In them you hear hints of the circus-funeral magic-realist run-on folk song of Neutral Milk Hotel, the dreamy twilight grandeur of Mazzy Star, Bright Eyes' last-gasp heartstring soliloquies, and the ghosthaunted majesty of Magnetic Fields' loneliest highways. But I'll be damned if Berk isn't a more entrancing spell caster than any of them."
(2) Swedish project that released one album in 2013, Addicted To Drugs.
The Air You Breathe is Full of Ghosts
Lovers Lyrics
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My darling, your gums are soft as a __. i want to become the side of your lungs. oh when you breathe in, just breathe me in. is all the world afloat in your sleep little boat? will i cough and choke chasing a bottle with a note? oh when you breathe in, just breathe me in.
In the song "The Air You Breathe is Full of Ghosts" by Lovers, the singer is expressing their desire to be close to their loved one, even if it means becoming a part of the very air they breathe. The lyrics mention how the singer drew their loved one's name in the air above them, symbolizing their longing for their presence even when they are not physically together. The line "is all the world afloat in the bubbles you blow?" suggests that the singer sees their loved one as having a powerful presence that affects everything in their surroundings, like blowing bubbles that fill the air around them. The metaphor "am I just made of soap and the breath of your throat?" implies that the singer feels like they are a part of their loved one, just as soap bubbles are made of the air that we exhale.
As the song progresses, the lyrics become more intimate, with the singer describing their desire to be so close to their loved one that they become a part of their body. The line "My darling, your gums are soft as a __" suggests that the singer sees their loved one as having a delicate and vulnerable side that they want to protect. They become almost possessive in their desire to become a part of their loved one's lungs and to be breathed in with every breath that they take. The final lines "will I cough and choke chasing a bottle with a note? Oh when you breathe in, just breathe me in" suggest that even if their pursuit of their loved one is difficult, they are willing to endure it in order to be close to them.
Line by Line Meaning
Did you sleep okay? i drew your name above me in the air and left my longing there.
I hope you had a good night's sleep. I spent the night thinking of you and even wrote your name in the air above me, as a way of expressing my longing for you.
did you never know, oh, how my room just turned cold. and the night and the road and the sky behind my home.
I wonder if you realize how much of an impact you have on me. It's as if my entire room and surroundings change when you're not around.
is all the world afloat in the bubbles you blow? am i just made of soap and the breath of your throat?
Your existence is so captivating that it feels like everything else pales in comparison. It's as if the world revolves around you and I'm merely a small part of your life.
when i hold to you it's like loving of ?? a balloon.
When I embrace you, it's like holding onto something fragile and light, such as a balloon, that could easily slip away if I'm not careful.
My darling, your gums are soft as a __. i want to become the side of your lungs.
You are so tender and delicate that even your gums feel soft to me. I want to be so close to you that I become a part of you, like the side of your lungs.
oh when you breathe in, just breathe me in. is all the world afloat in your sleep little boat?
When you take a deep breath, I want to be a part of that breath, to be inside you. I wonder if even in your sleep, everything else fades away when you're breathing in my essence.
will i cough and choke chasing a bottle with a note? oh when you breathe in, just breathe me in.
I am willing to risk everything, even my own safety, just to be close to you. I want to be inhaled by you, to mix with your breath and become a part of you.
Contributed by Ruby P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Leonardo Pizarro Pizarro
esta cancion la escuche en su momento y desde ahi siempre me acompaño, por ahi pasa tiempo en que no la escucho, pero siempre está , es una belleza, pena que no este en spotify