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)
Like Paper Cuts
Mew Lyrics
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Just to feel you
Finally
Break in two
I would that you
Spoke with no words
Like paper cuts they hurt
Cicada
Sing like it was afternoon already
Call for your Love
It is bulit soon to end
This heart is
You rendered me
Unprotected
My feet part
Of the floor
I would that you
Spoke with no words
Like paper cuts they hurt
Cicada
Sing like it was afternoon already
Call for your Love
It is built soon to end
This heart is
The lyrics to Mew's song Like Paper Cuts describe a yearning for someone and the pain that comes with that yearning. The singer is confessing that they came to be with this person just to feel them and ultimately break apart. The line "I would that you spoke with no words" reveals that the singer desires the other person's affection without having to explicitly hear it. Interestingly, the simile "like paper cuts they hurt" adds another layer of intense pain, as paper cuts are known to be especially sharp and long-lasting.
The mention of the cicada singing "like it was afternoon already" suggests a longing for a time when everything was simpler and more carefree. Perhaps the singer is reminiscing about a time when they were with this person and everything felt perfect. The repeated chorus of "Call for your love, it is built soon to end" hints at a sense of urgency and desperation, as if the singer knows that their time with the other person is limited and they desperately want to hold on.
Overall, Mew's Like Paper Cuts is a song about the complicated feelings that come with wanting someone deeply and the pain that can come from unrequited love. The lyrics are filled with similes and metaphors that add layers of meaning to the simple words, making it a powerful and resonant song.
Line by Line Meaning
I came for you
I made an effort to be with you
Just to feel you
To experience your presence
Finally
After some time has passed
Break in two
My emotions become unbearable
I would that you
I wish that you
Spoke with no words
That your actions and feelings were clear
Like paper cuts they hurt
But instead, the way you treat me is painful yet subtle, like paper cuts
Cicada
A metaphor for nature continuing on despite human drama
Sing like it was afternoon already
Make your presence known despite the fact that it doesn't fit with the overall mood
Call for your Love
Seeking emotional support
It is built soon to end
You know the relationship will eventually come to a close
This heart is
My emotions are
You rendered me
You left me vulnerable and exposed
Unprotected
Without the normal emotional barriers
My feet part
I feel ungrounded and uncertain
Of the floor
Disconnected from my usual sense of security
Contributed by Riley I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
LUIS VENTURINI
Track List:
A. Am I Wry? No
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Rich Costey
4:59
B. Like Paper Cuts
Producer – Mew
4:09
Label: Epic – 672854 7
Format: Vinyl, 7", Single
Country: UK
Released: 2002
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock
Credits:
Design, Art Direction – Tom Hingston Studio
Photography [Sophie Photographed By] – Benedicte Sehested
Notes:
Tracks A recorded at Third Stone Studio, Los Angeles and Sun Studio, Copenhagen; mixed at Cello Studios, Los Angeles.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 5099767285473
Other (Label Code): LC 0199
Other (Rights Societies): MCPS/BIEM/SDRM
Other Versions (5 of 10) View All
https://www.discogs.com/Mew-Am-I-Wry-No/release/2233458
Brandonism89
Close your eyes while hearing the song, The beautiful sounds of piano makes us feels nostalgic. Mew never have been dissapoint me.
Iris Jane
They are Dream Pop, Indie and Space Rock, not Emo. Mew are one of best bands of the 21th Century. Like Paper Cuts, great song and video.
laffoe
Love this song... so strange, scary and full of hope all at once... Confuses my mind but talks right to my heart... Makes me touch that still voice inside my heart, so quiet and yet so powerfull... I´m addictet to this song and this video... I wish for all of you out there to get touched by your heart
Kanada Jin
Wow, I click play, hear those solemn notes, and start to cry. Wow, just wow Mew. This is a person who doesn't like to show emotions- and you brought em right out of me :)
andi00yh
very nice song, I can hear this song all the time!! love Mew!!!!
Mega Dega
this song meant allot to me when I was depressed
LUIS VENTURINI
Track List:
A. Am I Wry? No
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Rich Costey
4:59
B. Like Paper Cuts
Producer – Mew
4:09
Label: Epic – 672854 7
Format: Vinyl, 7", Single
Country: UK
Released: 2002
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock
Credits:
Design, Art Direction – Tom Hingston Studio
Photography [Sophie Photographed By] – Benedicte Sehested
Notes:
Tracks A recorded at Third Stone Studio, Los Angeles and Sun Studio, Copenhagen; mixed at Cello Studios, Los Angeles.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 5099767285473
Other (Label Code): LC 0199
Other (Rights Societies): MCPS/BIEM/SDRM
Other Versions (5 of 10) View All
https://www.discogs.com/Mew-Am-I-Wry-No/release/2233458
Just Diego
i always come back here
만화경
Me2. From. Korea
Myan
my mother now is infected with covid 19 at the new year. She is not in danger, but I lived my loneliest new year ever. I came back here.