Saying the name Mishima is speaking about not only the great Japanese write… Read Full Bio ↴Saying the name Mishima is speaking about not only the great Japanese writer but one of Barcelona’s most influential bands of the 21st Century. Despite the fact they started singing in English, the five-piece band fronted by David Carabén started using his mother tongue around 2005 and paved the way for the new wave of indie bands writing songs in Catalan language. Loved by the press and with a fan base growing in geometrical progression, they’ve just released a new album, their seventh, recorded at the mythical Black Box Studios with the help of Peter Deimel (The Kills, The Last Shadow Puppets, Anna Calvi). Hailed as their best, “L’ànsia que cura” (TRIS-Warner, 2014), captures the raw energy of their live set and a sophisticated range of influences including The Smiths and JG. Ballard, Randy Newman and David Lynch, Tindersticks and the chanson française. Think The National born and raised by the Mediterranean Sea.

Band members:
Xavi Caparrós - bass
David Carabén - voice, guitar
Marc Lloret - keyboards
Alfons Serra - drums
Dani Vega - guitars

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Discography:
Lipstick traces (2000)
The Fall Of Public Man (2003)
Trucar a casa. Recollir les fotos. Pagar la multa. (2005)
Set tota la vida (2007)
Ordre i aventura (2010)
L'amor feliç (2012)
L'ànsia que cura (2014)

L'estrany
Mishima Lyrics

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I deixa créixer l'estrany
dins seu
vas a vas fins que et troba
una altra veu

Ebri ofega l'antiga
ple de rancor i menyspreu
A la cort els mesquins

a veure el que ningú veu

Deixa créixer l'estrany
dins teu
mira'l cara a cara
deixa que parli
la idiota franquesa
d'un germà gran

Deixa créixer l'estrany
deixa créixer l'estrany

I reconeix a l'estrany
dins seu
on ningú veu en l'altre
i ell es veu en tothom
i se li planta al davant

Deixa créixer l'estrany
dins teu
mira'l cara a cara
deixa que parli
la idiota franquesa
d'un germà gran

Deixa créixer l'estrany
deixa créixer l'estrany
deixa créixer l'estrany
el qui cada vegada
et parla
tu el sents
com per dintre et desborda
ara et mira
i et veus des de fora
fins que entens que ets tu
qui tens al davant
et tens al davant
et tens al davant

Deixa créixer l'estrany

Overall Meaning

The song "L'estrany" by Mishima is a contemplative song about recognizing the strange and unfamiliar within oneself. The lyrics encourage the listener to allow their inner strange or oddness to grow and develop, to explore it and give it a voice. The song suggests that by doing so, one can come to understand and accept themselves more fully.

The first verse speaks of allowing the strange to grow "within" oneself until it finds "another voice." This could be interpreted as a call to allow oneself to be vulnerable and open, to explore one's internal complexities until they are able to communicate with others honestly and authentically. The second verse speaks of letting go of bitterness and pettiness, perhaps suggesting that allowing the strange to flourish within oneself can help one to overcome negative emotions and move towards a more positive and accepting mindset.

The chorus repeatedly encourages the listener to let the strange grow within them, to face it directly and allow it to speak honestly. The bridge suggests that recognizing the strange within oneself can also help to recognize it in others, leading to a greater understanding and empathy.

Overall, "L'estrany" is a poetic and introspective song that encourages the listener to embrace their inner complexities and confront them honestly.

Line by Line Meaning

I deixa créixer l'estrany dins seu
Allow the strange to grow within oneself

vas a vas fins que et troba una altra veu
Step by step until you find another voice

Ebri ofega l'antiga ple de rancor i menyspreu
Drunkenness drowns the old one full of resentment and contempt

A la cort els mesquins a veure el que ningú veu
At court, the petty ones see what no one else sees

Deixa créixer l'estrany dins teu
Allow the strange to grow within oneself

mira'l cara a cara deixa que parli la idiota franquesa d'un germà gran
Look it in the face and let the foolish frankness of an older sibling speak

Deixa créixer l'estrany deixa créixer l'estrany
Allow the strange to grow, allow the strange to grow

I reconeix a l'estrany dins seu
And recognize the strange within oneself

on ningú veu en l'altre i ell es veu en tothom i se li planta al davant
Where no one sees in the other, but they see themselves in everyone and stand in front of them

Deixa créixer l'estrany dins teu
Allow the strange to grow within oneself

mira'l cara a cara deixa que parli la idiota franquesa d'un germà gran
Look it in the face and let the foolish frankness of an older sibling speak

Deixa créixer l'estrany deixa créixer l'estrany deixa créixer l'estrany
Allow the strange to grow, allow the strange to grow, allow the strange to grow

el qui cada vegada et parla tu el sents com per dintre et desborda
Whoever speaks to you, you feel it overflowing within you

ara et mira i et veus des de fora fins que entens que ets tu qui tens al davant et tens al davant et tens al davant
Now it looks at you and you see yourself from the outside until you understand that you are the one in front of you, you are the one in front of you, you are the one in front of you

Deixa créixer l'estrany
Allow the strange to grow within oneself

Writer(s): Oscar D. Aniello, Marc Lluis Lloret Isiegas, Daniel Alejandro Vega Baez, Daniel Acedo Blanco, Lidia Vines Curtis, David Caraben van der Meer

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