There is more than one artist with this name:

1) Mesh is a synthpop/… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:

1) Mesh is a synthpop/ebm group, hailing from Bristol, England, UK consisting of Mark Hockings and Richard Silverthorn. Neil Taylor was in Mesh from their conception in 1991 until 2005. Their music is described by their official website as "somewhere between synthpop and EBM". Personally they prefer the term 'Electro rock'.

Mesh were discovered largely as a result of Future Music releasing their first three demo songs on a compilation. Holding a large amount of distaste for major label business, the trio chose to form their own label titled Tolerance Records, which released their first EP "Fragile" in 1993. Soon after circulation, the band signed to Memento Materia and re-released the EP. Mesh followed "Fragile" with the album "In This Place Forever", which included the popular single "You Didn't Want Me."

1999 saw the release of "The Point At Which It Falls Apart", which the official bio cites as "certainly the best work that the band had produced to date. It is a rich and emotional album, and shows the threesome taking their music to a new level."

In 2000, Mesh signed distribution agreements with Metropolis Records in order to pursue US appeal, an arrangement which ultimately fizzled out. In 2002 the band switched labels yet again to release "Who Watches Over Me?" on Columbia (a Sony subsidiary).

In 2006 Mesh signed to the German label Königskinder after leaving Columbia. To date neither "Who Watches Over Me?" or "We Collide" have been released on an American label.

In April 2006, the album "We Collide" was released in Europe to generally positive reviews and good chart positions in Germany. In 2007 the band released the DVD "The World's a Big Place", with live performances and interviews from their "We Collide" Tour.

November 3 2009 saw the release of their tenth album "A Perfect Solution" which featured a more synth gritty rock sound rather than previous ones, it spawned 2 singles, first single "Only Better" (which a promotional video was made for) followed by second single "How Long".

Two years later, the band released "An Alternative Solution" which contains all tracks remixes of their latest album by bands like Zeromancer, Assemblage 23 among others.

September 29 2012 the band announces their new album 'Automation Baby' that will be expected in february 2013. Fans can follow the production process with little 'Making of' clips on the bands Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/meshtheband/.

2) Mesh is a Dutch progressive-trance artist, real name Jack Molenschot who records for "In Trance We Trust", a sub-label of the Tiesto-owned Black Hole Recordings.

Jack Molenschot also records using the names of Freejack and Future Vibe.

3) Mesh was a Swiss postpunk band in existence from 1981 -1992. They released one album called "Claustrophobia LP," and several tapes releases during their career.
* Stephane Vogel

4) Mesh is a New York based graffiti artist and electro, electronic dance rock band which has tracks available at http://www.last.fm/label/MESH.

How Long
Mesh Lyrics

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If we ever write the play
We'd never need to rehearse
'Cause everything we say
Someone said it first
The light is fading
And so are we
We both need saving
We're just too tired of everything

And how long?
And how much pain?
Do we need to feel
Before we start again
And how long?
Do we need to cry?
Before the tears grow cold
Before the lies run dry

Never live the dream
'Cause that's what dreaming's for
But everything we've done
Someone's done before
The bell is toning
For you and me
And I can't watch you drowning
But you won't take a hand from me

And how long?
And how much pain?
Do we need to feel
before we start again
And how long?
Do we need to cry?
Before the tears grow cold
Before the lies run dry

And I
I didn't want this
I should've been there
I could've stopped this
Heart for you

And I
I didn't want this
I should've been there
I could've stopped this
Heart for you

And how long?
And how much pain?
Do we need to feel
before we start again
And how long?
Do we need to cry?
Before the tears grow cold
Before the lies run dry

I didn't want this
I didn't know it
I didn't want this
I didn't end it

I didn't want this
I didn't know it
I didn't want this
I didn't end it

And I

Overall Meaning

Mesh's song How Long speaks to the feelings of exhaustion and desperation that can come with relationships that have gone on for too long. The opening lines suggest that the two people in this relationship don't need to rehearse their lines, because everything they say has been said before. This paints a picture of two people who are stuck in a cycle of repeating arguments and conversations, unable to break free of the pattern. The chorus asks how much more pain they need to feel before they're able to start again and move past their issues.

The verse "Never live the dream 'cause that's what dreaming's for" seems to offer a bleak perspective on love and relationships. The idea of "living the dream" suggests that there's some perfect, fairy tale relationship out there that people aspire to, but the singer is saying that such a thing is impossible. The chorus repeats the same questions about how much longer they can continue in this way.

The bridge of the song is interesting because it takes on a different perspective. The singer switches from speaking about the relationship to speaking directly to their partner, saying that they wish they could have prevented whatever situation they're in. They continue to repeat the same line about not wanting this and not knowing it, which suggests that their relationship may have deteriorated without them realizing it.

Overall, Mesh's How Long is a song that captures the pain and exhaustion of being stuck in a relationship that isn't working. It speaks to the fear of being unable to move on and the hopelessness that can come with feeling trapped in a cycle of bad communication and missed opportunities.

Line by Line Meaning

If we ever write the play
We wouldn't need to rehearse because everything we say has been said before.

'Cause everything we say
All our words have already been spoken by someone else.

Someone said it first
Our thoughts and ideas are not original.

The light is fading
Our situation is growing darker and more hopeless.

And so are we
We are losing hope and feeling increasingly helpless.

We both need saving
We require help and intervention to make it through this difficulty.

We're just too tired of everything
We are exhausted by everything we've been through.

And how long?
How much longer do we need to endure this?

And how much pain?
How much more pain must we experience?

Do we need to feel
Before we can move forward and start afresh

Before we start again
Before we can begin anew.