Discography:
2011 - The Escape (EP)2013 - Knives, Knives, Knives (EP)2013 - See Dreams (EP)2015 - Ghost Stories (EP)2016 - Elegies (EP)2018 - Hyperreal2020 - Alternate (EP)2020 - Continuum (EP)2024 - Wave Machine
Current members:
Andy Cizek - Vocals (since 2017)Eric Stewart - GuitarMatt Beljan - GuitarJohn Tomasso - BassKevin Beljan - Drums
Past members:
Spencer Pearson - Vocals (2016-2017)Brandon Sky Cullen - Vocals (2011-2016)Lindsay England - Piano/Keys (2011-2015)
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Makari Lyrics
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You left me in
And I thought it'd be cool
To be
Melted down
To be water on the ground
You could walk on or swim through
Dreaming that you let me in
Talk me down, talk me down
Talk me down
We leave our marks on things
That will never be ours
The streets are scarred
The trees are carved
With names that glow like
Diamond rings on one knee
In a nice restaurant
I'm better now
Those dreams are gone
Cause I thought it'd be you
And me
Hovering round everything
I knew
We'd be, if autumn flowers could
Just hold out til spring
And shake off the snowfall
Here I am at the top again
Desperate for oxygen
Talk me down, talk me down
Here I am at a loss again
Starving for oxytocin
Talk me down, talk me down
We leave our marks on things
That will never be ours
The streets are scarred
The trees are carved
With names that glow like
Diamond rings on one knee
In a nice restaurant
I'm better now
Those dreams are gone
Fading faster
In the picture you took of us
Just the two of us
There's no future in
This phantom limb
I've sown to us
And there's a little spot where I
Let you in
Now it's a vacant lot
Where your name never washes off
Cause I thought it'd be you
And me
Circling infinity
We leave our marks on things
That will never be ours
The streets are scarred
The trees are carved
With names that glow like
Diamond rings on one knee
In a nice restaurant
I'm better now
Those dreams are gone
In Makari's song Better, the first verse talks about being left behind by someone and how it seemed cool to be in the pool they left them in. The singer talks about wanting to be melted down and turned into water that the person who left could walk or swim through. The chorus follows a pattern of the singer reaching the top, only to come crashing down again and needing to be talked down. The second verse talks about how we leave our marks on things that we don't own, including streets and trees that have been marked with names akin to diamond rings in a fancy restaurant. The singer talks about being better now that their dreams of being with this person have faded away.
The line "Hovering round everything I knew" in the second verse implies that the singer was planning a future with the person who left them. The line "There's no future in this phantom limb I've sown to us" suggests that they have accepted that the relationship is over and that holding onto it will only cause harm. The line "Where your name never washes off" emphasizes the permanence of the marks we leave behind, even when the people who made the marks are no longer in the picture.
Overall, the song is about the pain of being left behind by someone and the difficulty of accepting that a relationship is over. It explores the concept of leaving our marks on things and how those things may never truly belong to us. The song also talks about the idea of reaching the top, only to fall back down again and needing someone to talk you down.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm still in the pool
You left me in
And I thought it'd be cool
To be
Melted down
To be water on the ground
You could walk on or swim through
I am still stuck in the same place you left me in, and even though it's tough, I imagined it might be beneficial to liquefy and become a part of the ground, allowing you to walk or swim through me as you please.
Here I am at the top again
Dreaming that you let me in
Talk me down, talk me down
Talk me down
I find myself back in the same situation once more, having dreams that you'll accept me into your life. I need someone to bring me down from these hopes and level me with reality.
We leave our marks on things
That will never be ours
The streets are scarred
The trees are carved
As we go through life, we inevitably leave our influence on the world, but these things will never fully belong to us. The pavement and trees carry evidence of our past actions, but they will continue to exist long after we're gone, outlasting even our memory.
With names that glow like
Diamond rings on one knee
In a nice restaurant
The names we carve or write in public places are our attempt to make our existence known or to express our feelings. To some, it's a grand gesture, like proposing with a sparkling diamond, but in reality, it's like a cheap knockoff version produced in a substandard setting.
I'm better now
Those dreams are gone
I've grown wiser over time and am no longer held back by those old aspirations, having accepted their futility.
Fading faster
In the picture you took of us
Just the two of us
The memory of us together is slowly vanishing, much like how photographs fade over time, including the one where we were together.
There's no future in
This phantom limb
I've sown to us
This transparent and non-physical form is not going to be sustainable for us in the future, as it has no real substance, and ultimately will not produce the feelings and outcomes that we need in our lives.
And there's a little spot where I
Let you in
Now it's a vacant lot
Where your name never washes off
There was a time when I allowed you to be a part of my life, and even though you're gone now, it's like a vacant lot that will always hold the memory of the temporary times you were present, a place that won't allow me to forget about you.
Cause I thought it'd be you
And me
Circling infinity
I long believed that it would just be you and me together for eternity, going around and around in a never-ending cycle.
Here I am at a loss again
Starving for oxytocin
Talk me down, talk me down
Once again, I find myself at a loss, craving the closeness that my body once experienced, which is now lacking, and I need someone to bring me back to reality and away from this intense desire.
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
Written by: ANDREW SCOTT CIZEK, JOHN ANTHONY TOMASSO, JON ERIC STEWART, KEVIN DREW BELJAN, MATTHEW BRYCE BELJAN
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@ILUSHA_YT
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@IanTheGreatYT
Everyone talks about how good of a vocalist Andy is, but no one ever acknowledges his incredible lyric writing
@consideratemedia
I reread the lyrics to this song at least once a month
@bipseh
You did it, you acknowledged it, and we're glad you did , papi ! xx
@jnperez7685
Their album "Hyperreal" is a masterpiece!
@Opsity
This song is like a mix between Dance Gavin Dance and Two Door Cinema Club. Definitely one of my all time favorite songs tbh
@jacobsidian
DUDE I WOULD SCREENSHOT ME JUST SAYING THIS TO MY FRIEND 30 MINUTES AGO IF I COULD
@knockxrs1890
Exactly what I thought
@yeti4269
Dang I didn’t even think of old Two Door Cinema. No wonder I love this album so much.
@lhejlrludljcjpcofiysiwkts
Dude you’re a genius