MoeDeLL, a Virginia native, was influenced by many genres of music growing up. You could hear old country playing around the house, and at a young age he was introduced to bluegrass and the pickers at the local farmer's market. Rock music pressed into the mix and took him on an adventure through many garage bands. His band Monkey In A Mansuit released a funk/rock album in 2002 and received a decent amount of local radio play. In 2004, he released his first solo EP, moved to Minnesota, and was signed to an independent record label. Aquarium Records released MoeDeLL's 2006 album "Out There" and "Kairos" in 2010. He also self released "The Inevitable" EP in 2010. Leaving the record label and being away from home for a decade, old country and bluegrass was resurfacing in his playing. "The songwriting flows more effortless and feels so alive and honest". With a nod to the Avett Brothers and early Johnny Cash, MoeDeLL's 2016 release, "Local", sounds like a trip down memory lane with its acoustic guitar and steady train beats. Songs about finding love, losing love, and home fill the 9 song album. "It's basically stories of my family and memories growing up". The 2017 release, "LOGAN DRIVE" is a continuation of "LOCAL".
MoeDeLL's spirited performances are one of his strong points. Playing over 200 shows a year, you can find him solo or with various musicians playing venues of all sizes around the country. He has opened for such diverse acts as Antigone Rising, Better Than Ezra, Cheap Trick, Bret Michaels from Poison, and Christopher Thorn and Travis Warren from Blind Melon.
Lovely
MoeDeLL Lyrics
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Frustrated
A little bitter again
While this anticipation is working its way into me
So lovely
And I dont understand all the things that you can
Conjure up in your head see
Its spilling again
Its raining
It started so lovely today
Well i took out the guns
Well I blew it away
I cannot believe
That it lasted so long
See i tried to walk away
Couldnt make it
So i turned on the noose
Couldnt hang it
But you see
So lovely
And I dont understand all the things that i can
Conjure up in my head see
Its spilling again
All on me
Its raining
It started so lovely today
Well i took out the guns
Well I blew it away
I cannot believe
That it lasted so long
The song "Lovely" by MoeDeLL is a reflection on frustration, bitterness and a sense of confusion that is both frustrating and inspiring. The singer sits and wastes away, trying to understand the things that someone else is conjuring up in their head that is now spilling onto him like rain. He is filled with anticipation, yet the frustration reigns as he contemplates his own thoughts and the thoughts of others. The song also speaks to the human experience, and how things can start out lovely, and then take a turn for the worse, with emotions that are hard to understand.
The lyrics possess an ambiguity that makes it possible for the song to be interpreted in different ways. The rain is symbolic of the emotions of the singer and how they are being spilled all over him. Also, the mention of the guns is interesting since it speaks to both the idea of taking something out, getting revenge or simply being frustrated with oneself. The lyric, "it started so lovely today," suggests that romantic love might have been the initial thought that motivated the singer, but there may have been a miscommunication that leads to frustration.
Line by Line Meaning
Well i sit and waste away
I am idling and getting nowhere with my life
Frustrated
I am feeling aggravated and irritable
A little bitter again
I am somewhat resentful and cynical
While this anticipation is working its way into me
I am feeling anxious and excited at the same time
So lovely
The feeling is both positive and strong
And I dont understand all the things that you can
I am puzzled by all the things that you can imagine
Conjure up in your head see
The images that you create are amazing
Its spilling again
The emotions are overflowing
All on me
I am completely affected by them
Its raining
These feelings are like rainfall
It started so lovely today
The day began with promising possibilities
Well i took out the guns
I made a bold decision
Well I blew it away
But I messed it up completely
I cannot believe
I am in disbelief
That it lasted so long
It went on longer than I ever could have imagined
See i tried to walk away
I attempted to leave the situation
Couldnt make it
I was unable to do so
So i turned on the noose
I used a different approach to solve the problem
Couldnt hang it
But it didn't work out either
Contributed by Jasmine K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@barbaragoncalves9453
I wanna take you somewhere so you know I care
But it's so cold and I don't know where
I brought you daffodils in a pretty string
But they won't flower like they did last spring
And I wanna kiss you, make you feel alright
I'm just so tired to share my nights
I wanna cry and I wanna love
But all my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
Oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
And if somebody hurts you, I wanna fight
But my hand's been broken, one too many times
So I'll use my voice, I'll be so fucking rude
Words they always win, but I know I'll lose
And I'd sing a song, that'd be just ours
But I sang 'em all to another heart
And I wanna cry, I wanna learn to love
But all my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
Oh oh
I wanna sing a song, that'd be just ours
But I sang 'em all to another heart
And I wanna cry, I wanna fall in love
But all my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up oh oh, oh
@evil_tw1n
2012: i'm crying
2020: still crying
edit - 2021: still crying
2023: …
2024: guess what
@pigflig371
When they ask how are you and you have to say that you fine, but you are not really fine, but you can't get into, because they will never understand.
@N10ID
True
@katnisseverdeen6371
Ingrid Kovács yap
@flojoleen
Same
@ArdaIskender
I just remembered after all that time and wanted to watch it again. Still this is a piece of art...
@AJ-pn8us
Honestly, I think the saddest sound ever is the crack in someone's voice when they're on the verge of tears
@leahsrebornbabies3323
it really is
@legrandluan
Fact
@thessalylarissa3261
I think the saddest sound ever is a voice devoid of emotion. When they should be crying, and you know it, they know it but...nothing happens. Because no one realizes how much the little crack in a voice when they are able to let grief go matters until they no longer have it. Silence when there should be sound is scarier to me than a room full of a thousand screams.