Nadler studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she began her performing career after writing songs for many years.
The foundation of her sound is her haunting mezzo-soprano, and a delicate 6-string acoustic guitar, often accompanied by a variety of instruments, including electric guitar, theremin, and piano. Nadler writes strange, yet classic, melancholy songs. Her voice is often bathed in a wash of reverb and space echo and creates a ghostly, atmospheric feeling to the music.
She has American Gothic leanings; her songs often take place in an imagined, idealistic time with a cast of characters of her own creation.
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Loner
Marissa Nadler Lyrics
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But cobwebs and dust in the lock
Blood runs thick in the veins
But I live like a fish in the water again
She says soft to a fault
She believes the hardest things of all
To love never did exist at all
Aw, aw, aw, aw
She lives in a dark cloud of little hells
When she meant something to somebody else
But now it's dark
And cobwebs and rose petals
Defy her into the well
To go back to the days of color
Into the well
To go back to the days of color
The song "Loner" by Marissa Nadler evokes a sense of isolation and a yearning for a time gone by. The lyrics describe the singer's empty existence, comparing it to cobwebs and dust in a locked place. The metaphorical comparison sets the tone for the rest of the song, as the lyrics go on to explore the singer's relationship with her mother and her sense of isolation. The line "Blood runs thick in the veins, but I live like a fish in the water again" suggests that despite being connected to people through family ties, the singer feels alienated and disconnected from the world around her.
The chorus of the song, with its repeated "Aw, aw, aw, aw" gives the song an ethereal quality, and the lyrics that follow describe a darker side to the singer's existence. She lives in a "dark cloud of little hells" and feels that she once meant something to somebody else, but now she is alone. The lines "But now it's dark, and cobwebs and rose petals defy her into the well" suggest that the singer is being pulled down into a dark place, and she is unsure how to get out.
Overall, "Loner" by Marissa Nadler is a hauntingly beautiful song that explores themes of loneliness, isolation, and longing for a time gone by.
Line by Line Meaning
Mama, I have nothin',
But cobwebs and dust in the lock
The singer has nothing in her life, only emptiness and neglect that feels as if it comes from a dusty old attic.
Blood runs thick in the veins,
But I live like a fish in the water again
Although blood relations exist, the singer still feels adrift and alone in the world.
She says soft to a fault
She believes the hardest things of all
To love never did exist at all
The singer's heroine is so gentle she believes that true love is not really possible in the world.
Aw, aw, aw, aw
She lives in a dark cloud of little hells
When she meant something to somebody else
The singer's heroine is unhappy and stuck, all while remembering a time when she actually mattered to someone.
But now it's dark
And cobwebs and rose petals
Defy her into the well
The singer's protagonist is now alone and depressed. She may be considering suicide given the line about rose petals and a well.
To go back to the days of color
Into the well
To go back to the days of color
All the singer's protagonist wants is to find happiness and purpose once more, but that seems impossible. She may have to seek it in death.
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Written by: MARISSA NADLER
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afantis2004
In the year of the angels
You were famous for your kiss
In the year of the robins
You were lost in the midst of your bleeding heartIn the time of loners
Twenty lies beyond
It's been years since you left me
It's been hard living without youYou're alone, one last loner
And I'm a loner too
And I believe you're filled with sin
Like me loner blueIn the year of angels
You were lonely for a kiss
In the time of sunshine
You were lost in the midst of your beating heart
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Beata Spiewak
Magic 🖤
Love you Marissa ♥️
Dicitas
Thanx for this beautiful song! :) Would greatly appreciate if somebody could add the lyrics too...
Lili Moharos
This takes me to Wonderland
AnneARcTicA
Can you please get the lyrics???
agyanez
A very very inspired Marissa
Peter Allert
A dream, I agree
hornek
yeah, this song has the wrong lyric all over the internet.