Describing their music as a combination of “Funeral Pop” and “Dead Western”, MXMS made a vow to express their art as naked as it reads channeling artists like Johnny Cash, Nirvana, Serge Gainsbourg, Lush, Vast, and Enya.
Collaborating with designer Asher Levine for a “funeral” inspired fashion show for SS 2014, performing a series of shows at NYC’s immersive Sleep No More theatre, and playing LACMA’s (Los Angeles contemporary museum of modern art’s) annual Halloween Ball installation called “Haunted Screens” German 1920’s Cinema are just a few of the many events and performances MXMS has taken part of in efforts to jointly focus on music, fashion and cinema.
At the end of 2014, with a large collection of songs and a finished film script MXMS signed with boutique indie label Grand Jury Records. The music is earmarked for release early summer internationally via digital and vinyl with an accompanying tour.
“MXMS’s music frequently swells from lush yet painfully intimate lows to rousing and inspirational cinematic highs, demanding to be mined for a transformative film montage. The duo relishes straddling the fine line between light and dark–as well as navigating, and often deliberately disrupting, the fault line between their fierce desires to both shun industry norms, and to share their music with the world.” –Kurt McVey for Interview Magazine
After Night
MXMS Lyrics
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On your face
You stole
The world
From me
Your voice
Is in my lungs
You are right
But now your gone
Gone
Night after night
I close my eyes
And think of you
I'm not waking up
Not in love with you
Striking a match
To photographs
I lay in the ashes
Of you
In a spiders web
Between the stars
You are right
Where you belong
Your coming home
Night after night
I close my eyes
And think of you
I'm not waking up
Not in love
With you
We say goodbye
Told a lie
You know
The truth
I'm not waking up
Not in love
With you
Yeah yeah yeaa i i i i
Yeyeaaa yeaaa yeeaa yeaaaa yeaaa
Yea yea yeaaaa yea yea yeaaa
Ohhh ohh
Yea yea yeaaa yea yea yeaaaa
Yea yeaa yeaa yeaaa yeaaa
ohhhh wow oh
The song "After Night" by MXMS is a hauntingly beautiful track that describes the feeling of lonliness and heartbreak after losing someone who was once very important to the singer. The opening lyrics "the lightning on your face, you stole the world from me" is a metaphor for the loss and devastation that comes when someone you love leaves your life. The singer is left feeling as if their world has been stolen from them and the memory of this person still lingers in their mind and heart.
The chorus of the song "Night after night, I close my eyes and think of you, I'm not waking up, not in love with you" highlights the struggle to move on from the person who has already gone. The singer is struggling to let go of the memories and the feelings they have for this person. The lyric "Striking a match to photographs" suggests that the singer is trying to burn away the memories, but it's a futile effort as the images and feelings remain strong.
Furthermore, the line "in a spider's web, between the stars" indicates the feeling of being trapped and stuck in one's own feelings. It is as if the singer is stuck in a web of their own thoughts, and no matter how far they may try to escape, they will always be tied to this person. The song ends on a hopeful note with the idea that the person who left will eventually return to them, even after all the struggles they have faced.
Line by Line Meaning
The lightning
A sudden flash of light on your face
On your face
A sensation of light that briefly illuminated the features of your face
You stole
You took something that belonged to me without asking or permission
The world
Everything that was important to me
From me
I lost it and can't get it back
Your voice
The sound that you made with your throat and mouth when you spoke or sang
Is in my lungs
It feels like I am breathing in your voice, and it is inside of me
You are right
You are in the correct position or place
Where I belong
You are supposed to be with me
But now your gone
You are not here anymore, and it makes me sad
Gone
Missing or no longer present
Night after night
Every evening for a long time
I close my eyes
I shut my eyelids to block out light
And think of you
I focus my thoughts on you
I'm not waking up
I am not becoming conscious after sleeping
Not in love with you
I am not romantically attached or attracted to you anymore
Striking a match
Making a spark by rubbing it against a rough surface
To photographs
Images that were captured with a camera and printed on paper
I lay in the ashes
I am resting on the remains of something destroyed, after it was burned
Of you
The person that used to be the focus of my affection
In a spiders web
Trapped in a sticky and intricate structure created by a spider
Between the stars
In the vast space between celestial objects that are very far apart
Your coming home
You are returning to the place where you were meant to be
We say goodbye
Expressing farewell or parting
Told a lie
Made a false statement or gave misinformation
You know
You are aware or have knowledge of something
The truth
The real facts or actuality of a situation or circumstance
Yeah yeah yeaa i i i i
Vocalization expressing agreement or confirmation
Yeyeaaa yeaaa yeeaa yeaaaa yeaaa
Vocalization expressing strong emotions
Yea yea yeaaaa yea yea yeaaa
Vocalization expressing excitement or anticipation
Ohhh ohh
Vocalization expressing realization, understanding, or appreciation
Yea yea yeaaa yea yea yeaaaa
Vocalization expressing nostalgia or desire
Yea yeaa yeaa yeaaa yeaaa
Vocalization expressing longing or regret
ohhhh wow oh
Vocalization expressing amazement, astonishment, or excitement
Writer(s): JEREMY DAWSON, ARIEL LEVITAN
Contributed by Katherine H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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[Lyrics]
The lightning
On your face
You stole
The world
From me
Your voice
Is in my lungs
You are right
Where I belong
But now you're gone
Gone
Night after night
I close my eyes
And think of you
I'm not waking up
Not in love with you
Striking a match
To photographs
I lay in the ashes
Of you
In a spiders web
Between the stars
You are right
Where you belong
you're coming home
Night after night
I close my eyes
And think of you
I'm not waking up
Not in love
With you
We say goodbye
Told a lie
You know
The truth
I'm not waking up
Not in love
with you.
yeah yeah yeaaa i i i i
yeyeaaa yeaa yeaa yeaa yeaa
yea yea yeaaa yea yea yeaaa
ohh ohh
yea yea yeaaa yea yea yeaaa
yea yea yeaa yeaa yeaa
ohhhh wow oh
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@yasmine7649
[Lyrics]
The lightning
On your face
You stole
The world
From me
Your voice
Is in my lungs
You are right
Where I belong
But now you're gone
Gone
Night after night
I close my eyes
And think of you
I'm not waking up
Not in love with you
Striking a match
To photographs
I lay in the ashes
Of you
In a spiders web
Between the stars
You are right
Where you belong
you're coming home
Night after night
I close my eyes
And think of you
I'm not waking up
Not in love
With you
We say goodbye
Told a lie
You know
The truth
I'm not waking up
Not in love
with you.
yeah yeah yeaaa i i i i
yeyeaaa yeaa yeaa yeaa yeaa
yea yea yeaaa yea yea yeaaa
ohh ohh
yea yea yeaaa yea yea yeaaa
yea yea yeaa yeaa yeaa
ohhhh wow oh
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