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)
Superfriends
Mew Lyrics
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On social tyrany we would bend
There's nothing more than this
Save some time
Perhaps your spare kiss
Is for now
On the balcony
On the balcony
Don't think that I'll forget this
The lyrics to Mew's Superfriends appear to be about relationships - the singer is asking if they can be called a "superfriend", which could signify that they want to be more than just a friend to the person they're addressing. The next line, "On social tyranny we would bend," suggests that the characters are interacting in a social context - perhaps they're discussing a relationship in secret or they're breaking some sort of social taboo. The lines "There's nothing more than this / Save some time / Perhaps your spare kiss / Is for now" suggest that the relationship is superficial or temporary, and that the person doesn't want to commit to anything serious just yet. However, the line "Perhaps your spare kiss / Is for now" hints that this could change in the future.
The second verse is more descriptive, with the singer watching the person from a balcony and admiring them. The line "You look more sane than me" suggests that the singer feels a bit unstable or crazy in comparison to the person they're watching. The final line, "Don't think that I'll forget this," indicates that this moment is significant to the singer in some way - perhaps they're experiencing a moment of clarity or they're falling in love.
Line by Line Meaning
So would you call me "superfriend"?
Do you consider me to be your close and trusted companion, like a superfriend?
On social tyranny we would bend
In a society where conformity and oppression are the norm, we would submit to those norms.
There's nothing more than this
There is nothing else beyond this moment or situation.
Save some time
Let's not waste any time.
Perhaps your spare kiss
Maybe you have a little bit of affection or attention to spare.
Is for now
But it's only temporary and won't last forever.
On the balcony
Standing outside on a high platform.
You look more sane than me
You appear to be in a more stable mental state than I am.
Don't think that I'll forget this
I won't forget this moment or how you looked at me on the balcony.
Contributed by Daniel P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.