They create upbeat music with gloomy undertones fused with husky, grated vocals. The mixture leads to music that is "love at first listen", perfect for those drab Sundays where you sit and look out the window and watch the world go by slowly. They released I'm Happy Now EP in 2008, and in April 2010 their self-titled album Palpitation was released on Luxury Records. Their latest album, I'm Absent, You're Faraway was released in June 2011.
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I Lost and Died
Palpitation Lyrics
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You said you were an art rat
Someone would take a shout
Where did i get that
You're something in my head
I guess i had too much to drink today
Did you say you were an art rat?
Did i hear you around?
You're something in my head
The other day i told you
You were noone
You're someone in my head
Trying to make me sick
I ride you over my car
Just to be sure you will never come back
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
The song "I Lost and Died" by Palpitation is a melancholic and mysterious piece that tells the story of the singer's encounter with another person in a stairway, who claims to be an "art rat" and leaves a lasting impression on the singer's mind. The repetition of the phrase "you're something in my head" throughout the song reflects the idea that this person has somehow lingered in the singer's thoughts long after the initial encounter.
The lyrics also convey a sense of fear and anxiety, with the singer expressing that they are afraid of losing this person and afraid to die. The line "trying to make me sick" suggests that the relationship between the two may be toxic or unhealthy in some way.
One interesting interpretation of the song is that the "stairway" is a metaphor for the transitional space between life and death, with the encounter with the "art rat" representing a moment of reckoning or reflection before death. The repeated references to fear of death and losing the other person may be interpreted as the singer grappling with their own mortality and the fleeting nature of human connections.
Overall, "I Lost and Died" is a haunting and thought-provoking piece that invites multiple interpretations and leaves a lasting impression on the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
Yesterday i met you in the stairway
I saw you yesterday in the stairway
You said you were an art rat
You claimed to be someone who values art
Someone would take a shout
Someone might end up shouting
Where did i get that
I wonder where that idea came from
You're something in my head
You keep occupying my thoughts
I guess i had too much to drink today
I drank too much and now it's affecting my thoughts
Did you say you were an art rat?
I'm confirming if you really said that
Did i hear you around?
I'm unsure if I heard it correctly
The other day i told you
At some point, I told you
You were noone
I belittled you
You're someone in my head
But in my thoughts, you're someone significant
Trying to make me sick
You're trying to mess with my mind
I ride you over my car
I ran over you with my car (figuratively)
Just to be sure you will never come back
So that I won't have to deal with you ever again
I'm afraid of losing you
I fear the idea of losing you
I'm afraid to die
My fear extends to the point of dying
I'm afraid of losing you
I fear the idea of losing you
I'm afraid to die
My fear extends to the point of dying
I'm afraid of losing you
I fear the idea of losing you
I'm afraid to die
My fear extends to the point of dying
I'm afraid of losing you
I fear the idea of losing you
I'm afraid to die
My fear extends to the point of dying
Writer(s): Ilon Minne Maria Elisabeth Vej De
Contributed by Connor S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Daria Daria
Yesterday i met you in the stairway
You said you were an art rat
Someone would take a shout
Where did i get that
You're something in my head
I guess i had too much to drink today
Did you say you were an art rat?
Did i hear you around?
Where did i get that
You're something in my head
The other day i told you
You were noone
You're someone in my head
Trying to make me sick
I ride you over my car
Just to be sure you will never come back
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
Cristina Doros
Yesterday I met you in the stairway You said you were an orange Someone would take your shell Where did I get that, just something in my head I guess I had too much to drink today Did you say you were an orange Did I hear you right? Where did I get that, just something in my head The other day I told you you were no one Just someone in my head trying to make me sick I ran you over by my car just to be sure you’ll never come back I’m afraid of losing you I’m afraid to die.
Daria Daria
Yesterday i met you in the stairway
You said you were an art rat
Someone would take a shout
Where did i get that
You're something in my head
I guess i had too much to drink today
Did you say you were an art rat?
Did i hear you around?
Where did i get that
You're something in my head
The other day i told you
You were noone
You're someone in my head
Trying to make me sick
I ride you over my car
Just to be sure you will never come back
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
I'm afraid of losing you
I'm afraid to die
JaneGraze
Wonderfull Song, so full of Feeling! I love it!<3
Cristina Oliveira
Love this a lot
oH X
me encanta!!
Egon
Now this - this is music.
xsakebux
they are amazing... simply.
jtaylor118
yes, yes, yes, thank you for creating music that is inside me but not music.
opusdei7777
country of origin for most of my current listenings = sweden ... damn there's some gorgeous stuff coming from there! pitty that's underrated
Tatiana Rodríguez
Loving Palpitation from Colombia <3