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.
We Own The Sky dubstep
M83 Lyrics
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Is kept in our eyes
Keep blowing and lighting
Because we own the sky
Secrets from the winds
Burnt stars crying
Can't we change our minds?
We kill what we build
Because we own the sky
Secrets from the winds
Burnt stars crying
So many moons here
Lost wings floating
It's coming, it's coming now!
It's coming, it's coming now!
What's coming? What's coming now?
What's coming? What's coming now?
It's coming from the sky
It's coming from the wind
The lyrics of M83's song We Own the Sky paint a picture of the power and ownership that humans feel over nature. The opening lines, "Each shade of blue is kept in our eyes" suggests that we imbue our surroundings with our own interpretations, but it is the next line, "Keep blowing and lighting because we own the sky," that makes clear the theme of domination. The phrase "keep blowing and lighting" could be a reference to fireworks or something similar - an ostentatious and celebratory display of mankind's control over the elements. The repetition of the lyric "Because we own the sky" underscores the sense of ownership that we feel over our surroundings.
The next verse, "Secrets from the winds burnt stars crying" follows a similar theme. The winds carry secrets, but we burn stars - celestial bodies of immense beauty - in order to maintain our grip on the world around us. The line "Soft, soft or cruel, can't we change our minds?" acknowledges that there is some ambiguity about our relationship with nature. We can be soft or cruel, but ultimately our ownership is absolute. We "kill what we build" - even the things we create, sustainable or not, are subject to our domination.
The repeated lines "It's coming, it's coming now!" and "What's coming? What's coming now?" could be interpreted as a recognition of the consequences of this domination of nature. Something is coming, something that we have wrought through our control over the sky and the wind. But what it is, we do not yet know.
Line by Line Meaning
Each shade of blue
Every possible emotion, mood or feeling
Is kept in our eyes
We have the power to perceive and feel everything intensely.
Keep blowing and lighting
Continue to explore and discover new heights.
Because we own the sky
Our power and ability to control everything around us.
Secrets from the winds
We are open to receiving, sharing and concealing secrets around us.
Burnt stars crying
No matter how powerful and influential we are, we are not invincible.
Soft, soft or cruel
We have the power to choose our actions with kindness, empathy or cruelty.
Can't we change our minds?
We have the ability to change our perspectives and views.
We kill what we build
Sometimes our own actions result in the destruction of what we create.
Because we own the sky
Once again reiterating our absolute power and control over everything around us.
So many moons here
There are many opportunities and possibilities around us.
Lost wings floating
Sometimes our own carelessness or lack of attention can lead to loss or failure.
It's coming, it's coming now!
Something big is approaching and we must prepare ourselves.
What's coming? What's coming now?
Our curiosity and eagerness to know more.
It's coming from the sky
The unknown that hovers above us.
It's coming from the wind
The whispers of opportunities and challenges that surround us.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANTHONY GONZALEZ, YANN GONZALEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
《::SCVNTHORPE::》
I remember this from my early teens. Good shit.
Makes me think of a heavily polluted planet ravaged by war upon war.
youngc202
I love DatsiK and i like it how he could switch over from Optimus Prime stage into a more mellow stage and still make both stages sound beautiful. :D
Applehead Defender
youngc202 <:,)
MoskaDubStep7
the bass on this is insane. im loving the bassline!
hopthefencetofreedom
And good mellow track, loving it.
Mitch Sweat
This song evokes such a particular feeling, that I haven't been able to replicate with any other song/piece I've came across.
Can anyone recommend recommend music that scratches the same itch?
Genre doesn't matter. Classical pieces welcome.
Thank you all
OBCMUFUKA
cant wait to see him live on the 18th
PsychedeliSandwich
YESSS!!! I've been waiting for a good dubstep remix for this song! Datsik 4 pres!
Simon Heard
nice tune, loving the mellowness
lefsepowered
This song and edit totally own! Please create and post more songs for us!