1- M… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least seven artists in the world named Mondegreen:
1- Mondegreen is a french rock band created in 2003 in Paris. The current line-up is Patrice Beaudoux (vocals, guitar), François Dorléans (vocals, guitar, drums - former member of Naphta & The Skeletonz) and Benjamin Ballesta (bass, vocals). See http://mondegreen1.bandcamp.com for info.
Discography:
- Sandcastles E.P. (2006) (6-track EP)
- Latecomers (2009) (12-track album)
- Waiting/Same to me (2013) (2-track single)
- Hey! (2016) (5-track EP)
With this last release, the band changed its name to Mond/green in order to avoid confusion.
2- Sweden's Mondegreen is an experimental rock band.
3- South Africa's Mondegreen is an electronica/psychedelic outfit.
4- US Mondegreen is an indie rock band.
5- The UK's Mondegreen, a three-piece from Southampton
6- Mondegreen are a three piece band from Glasgow described by Vic Galloway as "off-kilter wonk-pop" who recorded their debut Headless EP in Chem19 studio and are working on a follow up album
7- Mondegreen is an Alternative R&B artist based in Tucson, Arizona. He put out his debut EP "Absinthe" in 2020 via No Agreements.
Sandcastles
Mondegreen Lyrics
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Tied up and twisted around
I want to be your lover
Till I'm underground
I want to be your man
But you don't feel the same
I feel it in your hands
Now I'm filled with shame
In a castle made of sand
No one wants me, no one wants me
I woke up with a broken hand
In a castle made of sand
Blunts and madness fill my lungs
And I am on the floor
When the darkness salts my tongue
I'll crawl back for more
I'm falling from the sky
But you don't even care
I see it in your eyes
A cold and blackened stare
I woke up in a foreign land
In a castle made of sand
No one wants me, no one wants me
I woke up with a broken hand
In a castle made of sand
I swear one day I'll make it right
When I'm out on the other side
After I spend some time alone
Soon I'll be coming home
I swear one day I'll make it right
Until then I will do my time
There's no place left to go
Now all I know is
I'm locked up in a foreign land
In a castle made of sand
The song "Sandcastles" by Mondegreen explores the pain and anguish of unrequited love. The singer yearns to be with their lover, but it seems that the feelings are not reciprocated. The opening lines, "I want to be your lover/Tied up and twisted around," suggest a desire to be intimately connected with their lover, to the point of being bound by their love. However, the next line, "I want to be your lover/Till I'm underground," conveys a sense of desperation and finality - the singer wants their love to last until they die.
The next verse reveals the singer's frustration at their lover's lack of interest, as seen in the line "But you don't feel the same." The singer can sense their lover's indifference towards them, which fills them with shame. The following lines, "Blunts and madness fill my lungs/And I am on the floor/When the darkness salts my tongue/I'll crawl back for more," suggest that the singer is using drugs to cope with their pain and that the cycle of heartbreak and addiction is becoming increasingly hard to break.
The chorus speaks of the singer's sense of alienation and isolation, as they find themselves "in a foreign land/In a castle made of sand." The imagery of a sandcastle suggests something that is ephemeral and impermanent, reflecting the singer's fragile emotional state. The final verse offers a glimmer of hope, as the singer promises to make things right in the future and come back to their lover - "Soon I'll be coming home." However, the last line of the song, "I'm locked up in a foreign land/In a castle made of sand," serves as a reminder that for now, they are still trapped in their misery.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to be your lover
I desire to be your significant other
Tied up and twisted around
Completely devoted and intertwined with you
I want to be your lover
Reiterating the desire to be your significant other
Till I'm underground
Until the end of our lives
I want to be your man
I want to be the man you choose
But you don't feel the same
Your feelings for me are not mutual
I feel it in your hands
I can sense it in the way you touch me
Now I'm filled with shame
But the way you feel about me makes me feel ashamed
I woke up in a foreign land
I woke up in a place that feels unfamiliar
In a castle made of sand
In a world that is temporary and fragile
No one wants me, no one wants me
I feel like nobody loves me
I woke up with a broken hand
I feel physically and emotionally hurt
Blunts and madness fill my lungs
I tried to escape my pain by indulging in drugs and irrational behavior
And I am on the floor
I've hit rock bottom
When the darkness salts my tongue
When the sadness overcomes me
I'll crawl back for more
I'll keep returning to the same destructive behavior
I'm falling from the sky
I feel like my life is spiraling out of control
But you don't even care
You don't seem to care about my pain
I see it in your eyes
I can tell by the way you look at me
A cold and blackened stare
That you have no sympathy
I swear one day I'll make it right
I'm determined to fix my life
When I'm out on the other side
Once I've overcome my struggles
After I spend some time alone
I need to take some time for myself
Soon I'll be coming home
But I'll be back soon
I swear one day I'll make it right
Reiterating my determination to fix my life
Until then I will do my time
Until I've overcome my struggles, I'll keep pushing through
There's no place left to go
I feel lost and alone
Now all I know is
All I can do is
I'm locked up in a foreign land
I feel trapped and isolated in unfamiliar territory
In a castle made of sand
In a world that is temporary and fragile
Contributed by Luke C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
João Eduardo Ferreira
Great work!! Waiting to hear your next songs!!