2) Canadian noise arti… Read Full Bio ↴1) Matthew Melnikov aka Mot, Russian rapper.
2) Canadian noise artist. Skillfully executed loopy tape dirt and junk metal clatter colliding, joint together as dynamic sound collage. Brilliant tape from prolific visual and sound artist Paul Van Trigt.
3) MoT (못) is a two piece Korean rock band. Their first album, "비선형 (Non-linear)", was released in 2004. In May 2007, after a three year hiatus, they finally released their second album, "이상한 계절 (Strange Seasons)".
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MoT Lyrics
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I opened my eyes to the soft lullaby
And I found you've gone away
Birds died in the yard through the night
I grabbed some cash and called out for heaven
I burned my song when it was halfway done
And gathered the ashes into an empty glass
I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye
Time to close my sorry heart
Flowers bloomed everywhere overnight
I grabbed some change and dialed
Then I just hung it up
Tears fell all night and filled the glass
You begged me for denial but I denied you it
I burned my song when it was halfway done
And gathered the ashes into an empty glass
With some ice and liquor, I drank it up
I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye
Time to close my sorry heart
It's time to close my mind
It's time to close
It's time to close my mind
It's time to close
I burned my song when it was halfway done
And gathered the ashes into an empty glass
With some ice and liquor, I drank it up
I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye
Time to close my sorry heart
MoT's song "Close" depicts a painful, heart-wrenching situation where the singer has lost their loved one. The opening line, "Heavy snow fell in my room last night," is a metaphor for the singer's heart being cold, dark, and lonely. The line "I opened my eyes to the soft lullaby" suggests that the singer is sad and unable to sleep. They are consumed by their thoughts and cannot find peace. The next line, "And I found you've gone away," confirms that the singer's loved one has left, and now they are dealing with the aftermath.
The following lines, "Birds died in the yard through the night/ I grabbed some cash and called out for heaven" signify a sense of despair where everything around them is dying, and they feel helpless. However, the singer still clings to hope, as shown by the line "I grabbed some cash and called out for heaven." They are trying to reach for some higher power to pull them out of their misery.
The chorus, "I burned my song when it was halfway done/ And gathered the ashes into an empty glass/ With some ice and liquor, I drank it up/ I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye/ Time to close my sorry heart," is a powerful way of expressing the singer's grief. The singer has given up on their hope and is ready to close their heart and let go completely. The ashes represent the remains of something once vibrant and full of life but that now has turned to dust, like the singer's love. The glass represents the singer's heart, which is now empty and ready to be filled with something new. The line "I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye" shows how the singer is struggling to let go of their pain, but they know that they must in order to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Heavy snow fell in my room last night
I felt overwhelmed with sadness and emptiness last night
I opened my eyes to the soft lullaby
I woke up to the peaceful sound of falling snow
And I found you've gone away
But I realized that you're no longer here with me
Birds died in the yard through the night
The world around me seemed to be in a state of chaos and death
I grabbed some cash and called out for heaven
I desperately sought some sort of escape or relief from this pain
I burned my song when it was halfway done
I gave up on something that I had put a lot of effort into
And gathered the ashes into an empty glass
I tried to salvage what I could from the wreckage
With some ice and liquor, I drank it up
I drowned my sorrows in alcohol
I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye
I know it's time to let go of what's hurting me
Time to close my sorry heart
It's time to close my heart to the pain and move on
Flowers bloomed everywhere overnight
Despite everything, the world around me kept moving and changing
I grabbed some change and dialed
I tried to reach out for help
Then I just hung it up
But I couldn't bring myself to follow through with it
Tears fell all night and filled the glass
I continued to suffer and cry, trying to find some way to cope
You begged me for denial but I denied you it
You tried to convince me that things weren't as bad as they seemed, but I couldn't believe it
It's time to close my mind
I need to stop dwelling on these thoughts and feelings
It's time to close
I need to find a way to move on and let go of the past
It's time to close my mind
I need to stop letting my thoughts and emotions control me
It's time to close my sorry heart
I need to find a way to heal and move forward with my life
Contributed by Abigail D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.