At the age of 19, Nick moved to Havana, Cuba to study music and art. On returning to the UK, Nick enrolled at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies to study Ethnomusicology. In 2011, he left Portico Quartet to pursue his career as a solo singer-songwriter .
He released two EPs, The Trellis (Communion Records 2012) and Fever to the Form (Communion Records 2013), before his debut full-length First Mind landed on 12 May 2014. The album received a 2014 Mercury Music Prize nomination and was promoted with the singles Cucurucu and Meet me there.
We Are Never Apart
Nick Mulvey Lyrics
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Can you still hear
The sirens moan
Calling you home again
Black out call
Calling you back again?
Oh Myela, my love, they say the pipeline is coming
Black bears at the summit
Gonna have to move on
With the white geese at dawn
Our daybreak storm
And our indigenous heart
Even though Lancashire said no
Quadrilla say they fracking anyway
Oh Myela, my love, nobody said it was simple
But people raise it so hard
Knowing who we are
And our place in the stars
And now we
Are never really apart
From the whole of it all
Hmm
Knowing who we are
And our place in the stars
And now we
Are never really apart
From the whole of it all
Our daybreak storm
And our indigenous heart
So paint the earth, paint the earth on me
Paint the earth, paint the earth on me
Paint the earth, paint the earth on me
Paint the earth, paint the earth on me
Paint the earth, paint the earth on me
The lyrics of Nick Mulvey's song "We Are Never Apart" speak about important social and environmental issues. The first verse mentions "Myela," who could be interpreted as a loved one or perhaps Mother Earth herself. The repeated question "can you hear?" suggests a sense of separation or loss of connection. The sirens moaning and the black out calls symbolize danger and the need to return home. This could be a reference to the displacement of Indigenous communities due to natural resource extraction such as fracking or pipelines. The lyrics also mention "Lancashire," which is a county in Northern England that has been the site of controversial fracking operations. The repetition of the phrase "Our daybreak storm and our indigenous heart" invokes both the power of nature and the resilience of Indigenous cultures. Overall, the lyrics express a deep concern for the intersection of environmental destruction and social justice.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh Myela, my love, can you hear?
Can you still hear
The sirens moan
Calling you home again
Calling you back again?
Black out call
Oh Myela, my love, they say the pipeline is coming
Black bears at the summit
Gonna have to move on
With the white geese at dawn
Our daybreak storm
And our indigenous heart
Even though Lancashire said no
Quadrilla say they fracking anyway
Oh Myela, my love, nobody said it was simple
But people raise it so hard
Knowing who we are
And our place in the stars
And now we
Are never really apart
From the whole of it all
Hmm
Our daybreak storm
And our indigenous heart
And now we
Are never really apart
From the whole of it all
So paint the earth, paint the earth on me
Paint the earth, paint the earth on me
Paint the earth, paint the earth on me
Paint the earth, paint the earth on me
Paint the earth, paint the earth on me
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Nicholas Patrick Mulvey, Federico Bruno, Dean Brodrick
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@andreagrauso4606
I'm so grateful to Kristina for putting this song as the one that would sound during the Avatrice reunion, it's truly heartbreaking not being able to see it happen but having this as the background it's just perfect, thank you for this amazing song, I cried #WarriorNun
@lorrr_randomly
helloooo im also from the space earlier aaaaaaaaaaaa
@yashatheninth4160
Me too
@mitsukosukino
Everyone was in that space🤣 what a night guys
@WrathOfGrapesN7
That was a great space. Truly cathartic, I needed it.
@nieuwe7793
"calling you back again" and netflix just cancelled it. I might cry again 😭. Im also from space earlier
@shvvii8171
Kristina my girl thank you for sharing this song with us it really means alot❤️❤️❤️❤️
@stressedflipflop
Here because Kristina Tonteri-Young. ❣️
@iamnel3141
Thanks Kristina Tonteri-young for recommending this beautiful song
@kj009
Avatrice's reunion song ♥️. In this and all other lives!