Described as innocence meets disillusionment and disillusionment meets hope, LYON’s debut EP, Indian Summer, is electronic music with a human soul made by the girl next door with a secret. It wants to say that sometimes you can’t keep the one you have. Sometimes you can’t play out the movie inside your head. In the world of LYON, things don’t happen for a reason but they do naturally and beautifully fall into place.
In the spring of 2013, Lauren Malyon aka LYON signed with Canadian indie label, Black Box Recordings and released her first single, “Indian Summer”, shortly after. Indian Summer hit #1 and #3 in Oct 2013 on the M3 Top 20 and CBC Radio 3, respectively. LYON released her second single “Floating” on Feb 2014 with a video premiere on Noisey and hitting #5 on M3Top20 in Mar 2014. LYON completed a successful national spring tour with Wake Owl including sold out shows in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, and Victoria. “Lullaby”, LYON’s third and final single from the Indian Summer EP, was released on Sept 10 via Exclaim.
LYON is currently in the studio working on her first full length album with co-collaborators Japeth Maw and Dan Saitua, her band (Dan Saitua, Gary Rugala, Mike Taylor and Michelle Odorico), and producer, Alex Bonenfant. Her lead single, 'Cut Me Loose' was released as a free download on Nov 20th of 2014, with a second single to be released in January 2015 accompanied by an official music video.
2. Also, it may refer to LYON, the instrumental project of Canadian composer Andrew Morgan.
3. Lyon was an 1980s hard rock/heavy metal band formed in 1983, changing their name to Lion, featuring Doug Aldrich and Kal Swan.
Skeletons
Lyon Lyrics
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So what I got one too
Let's keep this mystery
Just between me and you
I gotta quench my thirst
Be still my hungry heart
You know I'm not afraid
Of what's hiding in the dark
Hide and seek I don't play pretend
Give up the ghost and let me end
Oh how you make me moan
Right down your flesh and bone
You got away with what
I let you take me home
I still can feel that there's
Someone between your sheets
Echoing all around
I live your fantasy
Tell me what are you waiting for
Hide and seek I don't play pretend
Give up the ghost and let me end (me end, me end, me end)
Hide and seek I don't (hide and, hide and) Play pretend, I don't play pretend
Give up the ghost
Give up the ghost and let me end
The lyrics in Lions' song "Skeletons" convey a sense of forbidden desire and the tension that comes with it. The singer acknowledges that both themselves and the person they desire hold secrets in their past and present, yet they still want to keep the mystery between them. The lyrics "I gotta quench my thirst, be still my hungry heart" suggest a longing that needs to be satisfied but is also tempered by caution. Despite this, the singer is not afraid of what they might find in the dark and seems willing to take risks to be with the person they desire.
The chorus "Hide and seek I don't play pretend, give up the ghost and let me end" further reinforces the sense of wanting to reveal the truth and let go of the secrets that bind them, even if it means ending the relationship. In essence, the lyrics are expressing the intense passion that arises when two people wrestle with the desire to be together while navigating past experiences and secrets that may tear them apart.
Line by Line Meaning
You gotta a history
You have a past, experiences and memories
So what I got one too
I also have a past, experiences and memories
Let's keep this mystery
Let's keep our relationship private and unknown to others
Just between me and you
Only the two of us should know about our relationship
I gotta quench my thirst
I need to satisfy my desires and cravings
Be still my hungry heart
I need to control my strong emotions and feelings
You know I'm not afraid
I am courageous and fearless
Of what's hiding in the dark
I am not afraid of the unknown or the mysterious
Tell what are you waiting for
Please tell me what is holding you back
Hide and seek I don't play pretend
I am not interested in playing childish games like hide and seek
Give up the ghost and let me end
Please let go of your fears and allow me to put an end to your problems
Oh how you make me moan
You make me feel desire and pleasure
Right down your flesh and bone
I feel your physical presence and attraction
You got away with what
You were able to take advantage of me
I let you take me home
I allowed you to bring me to your place
I still can feel that there's
I still have a sense that something or someone is present
Someone between your sheets
There may be another person involved in our relationship, specifically physically intimate moments
Echoing all around
My thoughts and emotions are being reflected and amplified
I live your fantasy
I am making your desires and dreams come true
Hide and seek I don't play pretend
I am not interested in playing childish games like hide and seek
Give up the ghost and let me end (me end, me end, me end)
Please let go of your fears and allow me to put an end to your problems
Hide and seek I don't (hide and, hide and) Play pretend, I don't play pretend
I am not interested in playing childish games like hide and seek
Give up the ghost
Please let go of your fears
Give up the ghost and let me end
Please let go of your fears and allow me to put an end to your problems
Writer(s): lauren malyon
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