Gonzalez and Fromageau parted ways shortly after touring their second album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. Gonzalez records primarily on his own, with other artists as guest musicians. The band is signed to Mute Records and found international success in 2011 with the single "Midnight City". Their most recent album Fantasy was released on 17 March 2023.
Anthony Gerard Gonzalez (born March 13, 1980) grew up in Antibes, France together with his brother Yann. His family had a great interest in football and Gonzalez had trials with AS Cannes, while his maternal grandfather is the French international Laurent Robuschi. At the age of 14 he got injured and turned to music instead after his parents bought him a guitar. Gonzalez developed his interest in music and American culture while at secondary school. Together with Fromageau he formed a post-rock outfit called My Violent Wish.
At the age of 17, Gonzalez bought a synth to record a demo, which he sent to a number of French labels. When the Paris-based Gooom Records appeared interested, he recruited Fromageau to "help me because I didn't feel like I had the shoulders to carry the project on my own". The band is named after the galaxy of the same name.
The band's musical aesthetic is characterized by extensive use of reverb effects and lyrics spoken softly over loud instruments. Gonzalez has been inspired by aspects of the American Dream and his songs have been outlined as themed around "adult-scripted teen dreams". Inspiration for the 1980s style found in much of Gonzalez’s music includes bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Pink Floyd, and Tangerine Dream. Between various electronic music properties and album artwork, M83’s style includes a mix of both contemporary pop and 1980s dream pop.
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M83 Lyrics
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Give your tears to the tide
No time
No time
There's no end, there is no goodbye
Disappear with night
No time
No time
No time
No time
M83's song Wait is a melancholic and emotional track that is open to interpretation, but on a surface level, it seems to be about letting go of the past and living in the moment. The opening lines "Set your dreams where nobody hides, give your tears to the tide" suggest that one should not hide their dreams or emotions but let them rise to the surface and be accepted. The line "Give your tears to the tide" is a metaphor for letting go of past sadness or regrets and allowing them to be washed away.
The repeated phrase "No time" creates a sense of urgency and a reminder that life is brief and fleeting. The lyrics "There's no end, there is no goodbye, disappear with the night" continue the theme of impermanence and emphasize that everything eventually fades away.
Overall, the song's lyrics suggest a message of acceptance and living in the present moment instead of dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. It encourages listeners to embrace the finite nature of life and make the most of the time they have.
Line by Line Meaning
Set your dreams where nobody hides
Place your aspirations in a realm where they will not be obscured by anyone's veil of doubt and apprehension.
Give your tears to the tide
Allow your sorrows to be weightlessly carried away by the gentle waves, as the sea absorbs them with all its calmness and wisdom.
No time
There isn't any moment to waste on hesitation, as time is fleeting and constantly slipping away from our grasp.
No time
There is no more room for delay or procrastination, since time is finite and therefore priceless.
There's no end, there is no goodbye
The journey of life is eternal, as we are continuously moving forward, even in the face of goodbyes and endings.
Disappear with night
As the nightfall envelops us in its embrace, we become entranced by its mysterious allure and eagerly dissolve into its ephemeral aura.
No time
Time is a scarce commodity that must be cherished and utilized optimally, without any traces of regret or longing.
No time
The ticking of the clock is a constant reminder of our mortality, and an invitation to act swiftly and deliberately while we still can.
No time
Every second counts, as we should be driven by a sense of urgency and purpose, rather than succumbing to apathy and indifference.
No time
We cannot afford to squander any opportunities or take anything for granted, for we never know when time might abruptly run out.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, DistroKid, DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANTHONY GONZALEZ, YANN GONZALEZ, JUSTIN MELDAL-JOHNSEN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@destina3355
100 Reasons To Stay Alive
1. to make your parents proud
2. to conquer your fears
3. to see your family again
4. to see your favourite aritist live
5. to listen to music again
6. to experience a new culture
7. to make new friends
8. to inspire
9. to have your own children
10. to adopt your own pet
11. to make yourself proud
12. to meet your idols
13. to laugh until you cry
14. to feel tears of happiness
15. to eat your favourite food
16. to see your siblings grow
17. to pass school
18. to get tattoo
19. to smile until your cheeks hurt
20. to meet your internet friends
21. to find somoene who loves you like you deserve
22. to eat ice cream on a hot day
23. to drink hot chocolate on a cold day
24. to see untouched snow in the morning
25. to see a sunset that sets the sky on fire
26. to see stars light up the sky
27. to read a book that changes your life
28. to see the flowers in the spring
29. to see the leaves change from green to brown
30. to travel abroad
31. to learn a new language
32. to learn to draw
33. to tell others your story in the hopes of helping them
34. puppy kisses
35. baby kisses
36. swear words and the release you feel when you say them
37. trampolines
38. ice cream
39. stargazing
40. cloud watching
41. taking a shower and then sleeping in clean sheets
42. receiving thoughtful gifts
43. "I saw this and thought of you."
44. the Feeling you get when somoene you love says, "i love you."
45. the relief you feel after crying
46. sunshine
47. the feeling you get when somoene is listening to you/giving you their full attention
48. your future wedding
49. your favourite candy bar
50. new clothes
51. witty puns
52. really good bread
53. holding your child in your arms for the first time
54. completing a milestone
55. the kind of dreams where you wake up and can't stop smiling
56. the smell before and after it rains
57. the sound of rain against a rooftop
58. the feeling you get when you're dancing
59. the person (or people) that mean the most to you. Stay alive for them.
60. trying out new recipes
61. the feeling you get when your favourite song comes on the radio
62. the rush you get when you step onto a stage
63. you have to share your voice and talents and knowledge with the world because they are so valuable
64. breakfast in bed
65. getting a middle seat in in the movie theatre
66. breakfast for dinner
67. feeling of being loved
68. forgiveness
69. water balloon fights
70. new books by your favourite authors
71. fireflies
72. birthdays
73. realising that somoene loves you
74. spending the day with somoene you love
75. spending the whole day in bed
76. eating a whole pint of your favourite ice cream
77. floating in water on your back and just staring up at the sky
78. first dates (even the bad ones make for funny stories.)
79. bonfires and s'mores
80. relationships where you love somoene but aren't in love with them
81. coming home from somoene you love
82. the colour of autumn leaves when they change
83. singing songs at the top of your lungs with your friends
84. cuddling
85. being wrapped up in a warm bed
86. someone's skin against yours
87. holding hands
88. the kind of hugh when you can feel a weight being lifted off your shoulders.
89. singing off key with your best friends
90. road trips
91. spontaneous adventures
92. the feeling of sand beneath your toes
93. the feeling when the first ocean wave rolls up and envelops your toes and ankles and knees
94. thunderstorms
95. your first trip to Disneyland
96. the taste of your favourite food
97. the child-like feeling you get on Christmas morning
98. compliments and praise
99. the day when finally everything goes your way
100. to look on this moment in 10 years time and realise you did it
@Alan-yr6hj
man...
how tired were we from this world,
how tired were we from each other,
how much did we want to travel the world,
how much did we want to live in the peaceful world of our childhood dreams,
how hard was it to love,
how hard was it to live in a cycle of study, money, live, pay, earn, eat, and sleep,
we all live in different places, yet this 6 minute long songs connects us somehow spiritually...
man... how much do I want to go back to my childhood..
but I know that I have to carry on and cherish everything
@niftykifty
When emptiness, longing and sadness have run their course, only love remains. This overwhelming love will equally make you sob yet this sobbing leaves you not empty but breathes life, gratitude and joy into your very being.
Love, now there's a strange thing.
"and though I pour an ocean of words upon you, it profit you not, for love is the answer to all the questions you have and all the questions you have not yet pondered"
Much love to you.
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved
It's always love
@mdwallace
Ayah, most people do feel lost and alone. And most people from day to day are not buffeted by the winds of life. They are buffeted by the tumultuous nature of other people. Everyone is adrift and for the most part equally untethered to any kind of faith within themselves. And that is ok 😊 your ok. She. You find that one intuition.. that one thread of synchronicitity inside of yourself, when you realize that it's not manifesting or synchronicity at all. But just a feeling. A feeling of knowing.
That one feeling is with you underneath all of the anxiety and fear of other people... You realize so much of what your feeling is not your feelings at all. They are reverberations and echos of someone else's mental and emotional tides. Your just an antenna. But somewhere inside of you is 💯 an understanding. It's not a purpose or a mission or anything to do with the material work. It's a starting point of your own personal faith. In that moment you are untouchable and you are the anchor. It's so hard to articulate that knowing, but it's love and ambition and letting go until death all rolled into one. In between the spaces of other people's reactions to you being completely calm you'll see how much life you are really living. And your purpose is not about anything you've been told or values that the world seems important. Your value comes from holding onto that knowing and feeling it, walking it and standing in it in the midst of the world. God depends on it. It is the essence of faith
It is a very lonely place. Love
True Love that's never tainted or manipulated or corrupted steps into that. No need to win your agenda or prove a point or manipulate someone else. You are the agenda and just by being aligned with that very tiny seemingly insignificant knowing inside of yourself you anchor yourself in faith and the whole universe is quantamly emeshed with God's plan for you. Without a word the whole of the world's historical reality and it's epigenetic lineage is bound to every manifest thought you have.
The loneliness comes from the need of two people to join together in faith.. for something to endure in the world it takes two. And a cord of three is very difficult to break. You'll find your place soon enough.
@nicross9551
Please read.
This song makes me remember my friends Sheila and Tim. The year I met them was the best year of my life. They showed me understanding and just how much people could care. I'd come from a life of being bullied and abused and put down for 16 years so meeting people who cared as much as they did really turned my life around.
Sheila was Tim's mom and the most caring soul you'd have the pleasure of knowing - an angel on earth. We'd sit and talk over coffee for hours at a time.
Tim was an incredibly smart person. An iq of around 160..graduated high school at 15 and into college right away. He had a really hard time feeling like he fit in with his peers and people always say that the smartest people do.
A couple years after I moved back to Canada, there was talks of him getting into hard drugs. Heroin.
I got a message one day a few years ago that he had overdosed and passed away.
Just over a year later, Sheila overdosed on pills because she couldn't stand not having her son with her.
Before she died, she made me promise that I would tell people about Tim so here I am telling you. So you know the world had these wonderful, beautiful souls that went away far too soon.
I don't know you but I love you.
Try to be strong. And remember the names Sheila and Timothy.
@ayamterbang1231
The saddest part of life is when the person who gave you the most memories becomes a memory..
@ayamterbang1231
and i copy it
@jjblanche5094
bro this hits
@alanah5894
noooooo 😭😭😭
@MatiBrokenWings
:( true
@zarzartinwin593
That’s happening in me ...
@alisbai4376
This song makes me remember memories I don't even have.
@lotti1284
ali sbai Is a mood
@dat_boii
It helps me forget the ones I don't want
@drummerdude100
Think you need a doctor