The members of Mew started playing music together in 1995. Mew first achieved success in Denmark with their album Frengers, although their debut album, A Triumph for Man, had been met with much critical acclaim back in 1997. At the 2003 Danish Music Critics Award Show, Mew won the awards for "Album of the Year" and "Band of the Year." Until this point Mew was relatively unknown outside of Denmark; however after a European tour supporting R.E.M. Mew began to attract wider attention. After releasing the critically-acclaimed album And The Glass Handed Kites, featuring contributions from J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr, Mew has built on their success in Denmark as well as attracting attention from other countries in Europe and Asia. In the summer of 2006, they toured as the supporting act for Bloc Party in the U.S. as well as for Kasabian in the U.S. and Canada in the fall. After these tours, they returned to Denmark to work on new material.
On March 14th, 2007, Mew embarked on their first ever headlining tour in America with Oh No! Oh My! as the supporting act. Their fifth studio album, No More Stories/Are Told Today/I'm Sorry/They Washed Away//No More Stories/The World Is Grey/I'm Tired/Let's Wash Away, was released in August 25, 2009. They've also toured with Nine Inch Nails, Kings of Leon and Sigur Rós. In 2010, they released a greatest hits compilation called Eggs are Funny. They began performing new material in 2012 at Roskilde Festival, and released their sixth studio album, +- in 2015. Madsen left the band the same year, and the band began writing new material for their new album shortly after they concluded their tour. They released their seventh studio album, Visuals, after releasing a few singles in the months preceding its release. They embarked on tours for the album, as well as a tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of their breakthrough album Frengers in 2018.
Discography:
* A Triumph for Man (1997, re-released 2006)
* Half the World Is Watching Me (2000, re-released Aug 2007)
* Frengers (2003)
* And the Glass Handed Kites (2005)
* No More Stories... (2009)
* Eggs are Funny (2010)
* +- (2015)
* Visuals (2017)
A Dream
Mew Lyrics
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Are told today, told today, told today, told today
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
They washed away, washed away, washed away, washed away
No more stories, no more stories, no more stories, no more stories
The world is gray, world is gray, world is gray, world is gray
I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired
No more stories, no more stories
, no more stories, no more stories; the lyrics repeat this line several times, indicating the desire to put an end to the stories. The lyrics of "Hawaii Dream" are seemingly about a person feeling overwhelmed with the burdens of life and seeking an escape. In this case, the escape being referred to is Hawaii. Hawaii symbolizes a utopia where everything is perfect, and all of life's problems are left behind. In the opening line, "No more stories," the singer seems to be declaring that they no longer want to hear or tell any stories that feed into a negative reality. They desire an escape from the struggles of life.
The phrase "They washed away" could indicate the singer's desire for a cleansing, perhaps of negative thoughts or experiences. The following line reinforces this idea with the phrase "wash away" being repeated. The lyrics speak to the universal desire for an escape, whether it be to a tropical island or just a momentary break from the struggles of life. The phrase "world is gray" suggests that everything has become dull, and the song suggests that this is the reason the escape is needed. Hawaii Dream can also be interpreted as the manifestation of the singer's innermost thoughts and desires, the desire to be free of the mundane and enter a world of dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
No more stories, no more stories, no more stories, no more stories
The singer is tired of hearing and telling stories and wants to move on.
Are told today, told today, told today, told today
The singer acknowledges that stories may have been told in the past, but they are not relevant today.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
The singer apologizes for the need to move on and let go of old stories.
They washed away, washed away, washed away, washed away
The artist reflects on the idea that stories are like waves, they come and go and eventually fade away.
The world is gray, world is gray, world is gray, world is gray
The artist finds the world dull and uninspiring.
I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired
The singer is exhausted by the monotony of their environment.
Let's wash away, wash away, wash away, wash away
The singer suggests that it's time to let go of the past and move on to new experiences.
Lyrics © Fintage House Publishing
Written by: BO RUNE MADSEN, JONAS BJERRE TERKELSBOEL, SILAS UTKE GRAAE JOERGENSEN
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