There are multiple artists called Lydia: 1. a two-piece indie rock band, 2.… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists called Lydia: 1. a two-piece indie rock band, 2. a Spanish female singer, 3. a Korean female singer.

1) Lydia is a two-piece (formerly six) indie rock group from Gilbert, Arizona.

Lydia started out in 2003 as a five piece band: Leighton Antelman (Lead Vocals and Guitar), Steve McGraw (Guitar), Maria Sais De Sicilia (Backup vocals and Keyboard), Dustin Forsgren (Bass), and Loren Brinton (Drums). Their debut album, This December; It's One More and I'm Free was released on September 27th, 2005 with the HourZero Records.

Their sophomore album, Illuminate, featured a new line-up: Evan Aranbul replaced Forsgren, Mindy White replaced Sais De Sicilia, and Craig Taylor replaced Brinton; a second guitarist, Ethan Koozer, was also added. Illuminate garnered extremely positive reviews and gained the band increased recognition. They toured extensively throughout the country and participated in the Zumiez Couch Tour, Vans Warped Tour, and The Bamboozle festival. They also played on the first annual Bamboozle Roadshow in 2008. In 2009, the band released an acoustic EP of 4 re-recorded songs off of "This December" titled Hotel Sessions.

Their final release, 7 track EP "Assailants", came out in 2010. Lead vocalist Leighton Antelman embarked on a solo project with an album planned for 2011, due to be produced by Matt Malpass. He has also stated that drummer Craig Taylor will continue to work with him. Mindy White formed States with Bryan & Stephen Laurenson of Copeland. Ethan Koozer is currently playing guitar for the New Jersey-based band Gates which contains former members of Bears & Bright Lights. Steve McGraw has formed a new band called The Saturn Hands.

In late May of 2011 Leighton announced that Lydia would put out a new record to be produced by Matt Malpass. Leighton hasn't announced a release date but he acknowledged that it should be expected in mid to late fall of 2011. Leighton and Matt also collaborated on their own project named The Cinema. Leighton tracked and recorded the album throughout June and July and will be mastered by Matt after. They will be producing this album on their own similarly to Assailants.

2) Lydia Rodríguez Fernández (born 15 January 1980 in Madrid) is a Spanish singer who became famous in 1996 when she released her debut album, which was certified Platinum. In 1999 she represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem with "No quiero escuchar", included in her sophomore album 'Cien veces al día'.

3) Lydia Lee is a Korean female singer with several single releases on Spotify, YouTube etc., e.g. with a cover of Adele's "Hello".

Knee Deep
Lydia Lyrics

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So I'm knee deep in this summer creek
Washing everything away,
Just get it all away

Now you're looking all the same,
looking all the same,

But she'll never see,

Yeah she'll never see,
All that wicked inside of me,

Yeah everything I learned I'll soon forget it,
You tell me I fucked up well I guess I did then,
Just take me back to that day,

Now she's waist deep in my summer sheets saying,
How about we go,
How about we go,

So I'll just runaway,
I'll just runaway,
Runaway from her,

So she don't see,
Hope she don't see,
All that wicked inside of me,

Yeah everything I learned I'll soon forget it,
You tell me I fucked up well I guess I did then,
Just take me back to that day,

Well I don't want to wait,
I don't want to wait,
I don't want to wait,
So I take my time,
I take my time,

I don't want to wait,
I don't want to wait,
I don't want to wait,
So I take my time,
I take my time,

But if you stay it might get cold,

Just take me back to that day,
Yeah everything I learned I'll soon forget it,
You tell me I fucked up well I guess I did then,

Everything I learned,
Everything I learned,
Forget it,

You tell me I fucked up well I guess I did then,
Just take me back to that day

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lydia's song "Knee Deep" describe a sense of elusiveness and a desire to escape the past. The song begins with the singer standing knee deep in a creek, wanting to wash everything away. The repetition of the phrase "get it all away" suggests that the singer is haunted by something they can't shake off. The singer then talks about a woman (presumed to be his lover) who is looking at him in a judgemental way, but she doesn't realize the wickedness inside of him. The singer seems to have done something that he can't go back from and he wants to forget, but he can't seem to shake it off.

The second verse describes him being intimate with this woman who is now waist deep in his "summer sheets" and suggests that they are about to make love. However, he still feels like he needs to run away from her to keep his past a secret. The repetition of "just take me back to that day" suggests that the singer is looking for a way to go back in time and change the events that led him to the place he is now. The chorus repeats lines from the first verse with slight variations, emphasizing the internal struggle of the singer.

Overall, the song portrays a feeling of guilt and a need to escape from the past. The repetition of the phrase "just take me back to that day" and the use of Nature and seasonal metaphors create a sense of nostalgia and a longing for a time before everything went wrong.

Line by Line Meaning

So I'm knee deep in this summer creek Washing everything away, Just get it all away
The singer is trying to escape from something and is attempting to wash it away in a creek during the summer.

Now you're looking all the same, looking all the same,
The people or things around the singer are becoming indistinguishable and are starting to blend together.

But she'll never see, Yeah she'll never see, All that wicked inside of me,
The singer is hiding a dark and secret part of themselves from someone else, and that person will never know about it.

Yeah everything I learned I'll soon forget it, You tell me I fucked up well I guess I did then, Just take me back to that day,
The artist is willing to forget everything they have learned just to go back to a specific day in the past where things were better.

Now she's waist deep in my summer sheets saying, How about we go, How about we go,
The artist is with someone who wants to leave and go somewhere else while they are in bed.

So I'll just runaway, I'll just runaway, Runaway from her,
The singer is going to run away from the person they are with.

So she don't see, Hope she don't see, All that wicked inside of me,
The singer is afraid that the person they are with will find out about their dark secret.

Well I don't want to wait, I don't want to wait, I don't want to wait, So I take my time, I take my time,
The artist doesn't want to rush things and is taking things slowly.

But if you stay it might get cold,
The artist is warning the person they are with that if they stay, things may get worse.

Everything I learned, Everything I learned, Forget it,
The artist has decided to forget everything they have learned.

You tell me I fucked up well I guess I did then, Just take me back to that day
The singer is admitting that they made a mistake and just wants to go back to a specific day in the past where things were better.

Contributed by Gabriella B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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