They released further albums, Beneath The Skin in 2015 and Fever Dream in 2019.
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Organs
Of Monsters and Men Lyrics
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The wind blows loudest when you've got your eyes closed
But I never changed a single colour that I breathe
So you could have tried to take a closer look at me
I am tired of punching in the wind
I am tired of letting it all in
And I should eat you up and spit you right out
I should not care but I don't know how
So I take off my face
'Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
And I pull out my tongue
'Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
I am sorry for the trouble, I suppose
My blood runs red but my body feels so cold
I guess I could swim for days in the salty sea
But in the end the waves will discolour me
So I take off my face
'Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
And I pull out my tongue
'Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
And I cough up my lungs
'Cause they remind me how it all went wrong
But I leave in my heart
'Cause I don't want to stay in the dark
So I take off my face
'Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
And I pull out my tongue
'Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
And I cough up my lungs
'Cause they remind me how it all went wrong
But I leave in my heart
'Cause I don't want to stay in the dark
The lyrics to Of Monsters and Men's song Organs tell a story about someone who is exhausted from constantly feeling weighed down by their emotions. The first verse sets the tone for the rest of the song as the singer expresses their frustration about feeling like they are always fighting against something, even when they are not sure what that something is. They also acknowledge that they have not changed themselves to make it easier for others to understand them, leading to feelings of isolation and alienation.
The chorus is a repetition of the singer's desire to rid themselves of the reminders of their past mistakes. The action of taking off their face and pulling out their tongue serves as a metaphor for their desire to forget the past and move forward without the burden of shame and regret. However, the repetition of the verses suggests that this is easier said than done as the past keeps creeping back into their thoughts.
The singer's desire to leave their heart intact while shedding the parts of themselves that they do not want to hold onto suggests that there is still hope for a brighter future. Ultimately, the lyrics paint a picture of someone who is tired of carrying the weight of their past mistakes and is ready to start anew, but is struggling to let go completely.
Line by Line Meaning
I am sorry this is always how it goes
I apologize that this is the way things always turn out
The wind blows loudest when you've got your eyes closed
Sometimes you're most affected when you're not paying attention
But I never changed a single colour that I breathe
I've remained true to myself, despite outside forces
So you could have tried to take a closer look at me
You should have looked deeper, instead of judging me on the surface level
I am tired of punching in the wind
I'm exhausted from fighting against things that I can't control
I am tired of letting it all in
I'm worn out from constantly allowing negative influences to affect me
And I should eat you up and spit you right out
I should be able to remove toxic people from my life easily
I should not care but I don't know how
I want to stop caring, but I'm struggling to let go
So I take off my face
I remove my external façade
'Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
Because it's a reminder of past mistakes and regrets
And I pull out my tongue
I remove my ability to speak
'Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
Because communication has led to negative outcomes in the past
I am sorry for the trouble, I suppose
I apologize for the inconvenience I may have caused
My blood runs red but my body feels so cold
I may appear healthy, but inside, I'm struggling
I guess I could swim for days in the salty sea
I could distract myself for a while, but my issues will eventually catch up to me
But in the end the waves will discolour me
Eventually, my struggles will affect me and change me
And I cough up my lungs
I physically feel the weight of my problems
'Cause they remind me how it all went wrong
Because my struggles have taken a toll on my body
But I leave in my heart
Despite everything, I still hold hope and love in my heart
'Cause I don't want to stay in the dark
I refuse to let my struggles consume me and keep me in a negative place
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: NANNA BRYNDIS HILMARSDOTTIR, RAGNAR THORHALLSSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@albaibanez1081
I love how this video is clearly different than the others.
Despite the fact that the performances of the actors from the other videos are great, you can see how they're supposed to act in a certain way according to what they are singing, according to what someone told them to do.
Here, you can see Nanna not only singing, but feeling every word she's speaking and talking by corporal expression in her most real and human form. Improvising but nailing it.
You really don't understand what is she thinking by moving this way, but it definately makes you feel something deep anyway.
@CreativePixel
This song always breaks me. The look in the mirror, the words that I said, the crying hurting my lungs, all was painful, but I didn't want my heart to fully break. At the end, I got away from the dark and I don't want to return.
So I take off my face
'Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
And I pull out my tongue
'Cause it reminds me how it all went wrong
And I cough up my lungs
'Cause they remind me how it all went wrong
But I leave in my heart
'Cause I don't want to stay in the dark
@iditrirajan
This is my closest interpretation to the song.
In the start, the song talks about how things always end the same no matter how hard you try in relationships (for me, the relationships ending and falling apart). Even the writer feels bad about it but she feels like she is helpless.
Then, she talks about how you get worst things at the point when you are not even expecting those.
Then. I believe she had referred to the thing that her friends say that she has changed when she has not and she is screaming silently for help.
Then, she talks about how she is tired of putting efforts even though the similiar is not recieved (they don't put enough efforts).
Then, she refers to advice of people to let that person go regardless of how they feel.
As a reply to it, she says, "I know what should i do but I don't know how am i supposed to do it."
Then, I think the chorus says that she is not being able to express herself which always lead to misunderstandings.
Her words always lured people away.
Then, she tries to move on and apologizes if she did anything wrong to that person.
She feels guilty about it but she is not able to feel the shame and sadness of it. She is just numb now.
I think "Swimming in salty sea" in yhis song means that doing something without any chances of failure because you can't drown in salty sea but she then realizes that no matter how hard she tries things will end up bad and she'll feel bad about her expressions and words.
Then, she wants to throw away her lungs because they started hurting her as she sobbed insanely.
Then, she says that she will try to move on and the song goes back to the start in my interpretation.
That's what I had gotten so far.
@AthAthanasius
It does make me wonder why this song, and why Nanna.
Given they used all manner of actors/others for the other lyrics videos it could have been any of the other band members.
Was the person they had planned for it suddenly unavailable during the filming days ?
Did Nanna just really want to do this one ?
I shall have to accept that I'll likely never know the answers to these questions.
@zacster311
These Icelanders write better lyrics and speak better English than half the musicians and people living in the US. If you read the lyrics of modern pop songs, it's pure drivel. Of Monsters and Men continues to write and create nearly perfect songs. I love this band so much.
@MegaSpideyman
@Takin' Really depends on the songs.
@romeowhiskey2759
Agreed!!
@dracologames8168
Takin' it EZ with DZ what are you talking about? “gucci gang gucci gang gucci gang gucci gang”? That shit had me in tears. So impactful. (This is sarcasm, ladies and gentlemen)
@sadmeat8937
well english is the most spoken language there so..
@jitudeka3371
And this shows how songs from a region can reflect the society as a whole. The people from Iceland are in generally humble and polite and they love their environment from their heart and it definitely shows in their singing and song writing. Another example is Bon Iver.
American society as a whole I feel is too fast in life, impatient and also materialistic and so majority of the songs reflects these traits of the society. Cheers to OMAM...!!
@hakitouchiha
Nanna is so beautiful and her voice...there are no words to describe it. I love her so much :) OMAM is the absolute best
@erikburrell1595
Her voice is hypnotic as well as her looks.
@jesteerie
Revoremus EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY
@Alan37129
Revoremus is that Omoi I see in your profile pic? Wohoo a fellow Naruto fan lol!