His c… Read Full Bio ↴M. Ostermeier writes and records music in Baltimore, Maryland.
His compositions often feature skeletal piano melodies that are augmented with electronics, guitar, and acoustic recordings.
He is a member of Should and co-owner of Words On Music.
Official website: www.words-on-music.com/mostermeier
Hang
M. Ostermeier Lyrics
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I fear for your fallen empire
Your empire
Fallen from high
Hang me from the stars in the sky
Wide graves
You will know it's time, yeah
Darling, you're nowhere
And you're no one
And you're nothing to me
No, you're nothing to me
Hang me from your fallen empire
Your empire
Your disgrace
I won't leave till you're in your grave, yeah
Darling, you're nowhere
And you're no one
And you're nothing to me
The lyrics of M. Ostermeier's song, Hang, express a sense of cynicism and apathy towards life. The first lines, "Halos never hang from the heads of all these sinners," suggest a lack of righteousness or purity. The singer admits to being cynical and feels that they are unable to change. They reference a war between two parties, which they see as never-ending.
The tone of the song changes when the singer says, "If everybody noticed, then how couldn't you? If I am to die, I wanna do it with you. If I have to die, then I need you." Here, the singer acknowledges their own mortality and their desire to experience life with someone else. They express the sentiment that life is better when experienced with others and that they need someone else in their life.
Line by Line Meaning
Halos never hang
from the heads
The sinners and cynical people don't have halos, which symbolize purity and goodness, over their head.
of all these sinners and
cynical as I am
The singer himself is cynical and feels like a sinner.
I was never quite beginning to change
Despite being aware of his faults, the singer was never able to initiate change within himself.
and all you want
to claim you are a victim
The artist accuses someone of pretending to be a victim in a never-ending battle between two groups.
in a war between two parties
in a battle that will never end
The two groups involved in the conflict are engaged in a perpetual war with no foreseeable end.
If everybody noticed
then how couldn't you
The singer questions how a particular person could have missed something so obvious when everyone else has noticed it.
If I am to die
I wanna do it with you
The singer wants to die with a particular person.
If I have to die
then i need you
The artist needs the person's presence if dying is inevitable.
we should be the one behind the gun
we could take on anyone you see
The artist and the person they are addressing can be a strong force together, capable of taking on anyone.
I'll be there
I'll be the enemy
try and stop me if you can
I'll burn this city
down by hand
watch it glow
as night goes on
light cigarettes on the ground
The artist is willing to stand up and be an enemy, even going so far as to burn a city down, and will enjoy watching it burn over time.
shhh
(anybody else)
The singer abruptly quiets down and then mentions someone else.
If you could just stay
I could be anybody else
The artist would do anything to keep the person from leaving, including changing who they are.
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Brian Adams
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