1. Poe… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists that perform under the name 'Poe'.
1. Poe™ - the stage name of Anne “Annie” Decatur Danielewski, an American singer-songwriter.
2. An electronic artist from Ukraine.
3. A 70’s Psychedelic Rock band
4. A korean indie rock band, see also 포.
5. For the Polish group, see Projekt Ostry Emade.
6. A Malaysian band that released one album
1. Poe™ (trademarked) is the stage name of Anne "Annie" Decatur Danielewski, an American singer-songwriter, . Her musical style is a blend of rock, folk, and electronic music elements backing intimate lyrical compositions. Poe was signed to Atlantic Records from 1995–2001, where she released two albums (Hello and Haunted); she's currently signed to her own label, RePoezessed Records.
Annie is the daughter of Polish film director Tad Danielewski and his second wife, Priscilla Machold and the sister of author Mark Z. Danielewski. She grew up in Provo, Utah, USA, where her father was a professor at Brigham Young University. She eventually began pursuing her undergraduate studies at Princeton University, where she organized her first band.
Poe's first album, Hello, was released in 1995. Her debut single, "Angry Johnny," got much radio and MTV airplay. The second single "Hello" charted #13 on U.S. Modern Rock Tracks and #1 on U.S. Hot Dance Club Play.
Occupied by extensive small club tours, she was unable to produce a second album until 2000's Haunted. Poe included her late father on Haunted after discovering cassette tapes containing his voice. But listening to them the first time proved so difficult that she was hesitant to use them in her music. "I took these tapes home and I couldn't listen to them," Poe explains. "It was too hard, so I kept finding ways to avoid it. They were sitting on my coffee table next to a boombox." The album also dovetails with themes and concepts from her brother Mark's post-modern novel House of Leaves; the CD and the book were released simultaneously. Poe and Mark toured together across America at Borders Books and Music locations in support of the album and the novel.
A remix of the song, "Hey Pretty", featured Mark reading a passage from the novel. It was released on one of the Haunted singles and became a radio hit. "Hey Pretty" was also the theme to a short-lived MTV soap opera Spyder Games. The show usually ended with bits of the risque video or a picture of the single's cover. In 10 Things I Hate About You the character of Kat has the Poe ball on her schoolbook.
Poe opened for Depeche Mode in 2001, and followed this up with a head-lining US tour. Poe's second album's rising success reached Gold and Top 10 alternative, but was abruptly interrupted by legal disputes. Poe started a campaign which she referred to as the "Re-POE-Session", an attempt to gain control of her master recordings from her former record label, Atlantic Records, because they refused to re-release her albums although she was still under contract. Her dedicated fan base, "The Angry Psychos", supported her fight by passing a "Poe Ball" around the country to show their support. In 2004, both albums were re-released on CD by FEI/Sheridan Square Records, and in downloadable form on various online music stores. The RePoezession was a success.
Poe appeared in the movie Gossip performing the song "My Lips are Sealed" (a cover of The Go-Go's' "Our Lips Are Sealed"), and as a CGI character, Mary Magdalene/Plague, in the PlayStation game Apocalypse. Apocalypse also featured an alternate version of her song, "Control", later released on Haunted.
Her most recent work includes collaborations with Rhys Fulber's solo project, Conjure One. She has had a part in the writing and singing of five songs on Conjure One's albums: "Center of the Sun" and "Make a Wish" on the self-titled first album and "Endless Dream," "One Word" and "Extraordinary Way" on Extraordinary Ways. She is credited as Jane on this later album.
Poe provides the voice of "Single Mother" in the movie musical "Repo! The Genetic Opera", along with other voices.
In November 2007 Poe began collecting mp3 recordings of dream accounts on her website, http://www.repoezessed.com
According to statements on her official forum, Poe is in production on new material.
2. Poe is a electronic music composer based in Ternopil, Ukraine.
3. The first psychedelic/ blues Poe released Up Through The Spiral in 1971
4. Poe (포) is a korean indie band. They describe their music as a mixture of dream pop, british rock/brit pop, shoegaze and piano rock. In 2010 they realeased their 1st EP “Burnout”.
물렁곈 - Vocal, Piano
김윤기 - Bass
김태종 – Drums
Amazed
Poe Lyrics
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Seem to say what I'm doing here
My tongue is all twisted around the air
I'm looking for words that were so well rehearsed
But I can't find them anywhere
With you there's no easy answer
It's true
You change the equation that I add up to
You turn it around
I'm amazed
When push comes to shove what I'd give to you
Everything
I'm amazed
The hallways I wouldn't mind crawling through
And I'd do it for days and days
I'm amazed, I'm amazed
That places your taking me to
Wait, I thought I had this down
I built all my cages and my hide out
I covered all my bases
But you
You creep in like a whisper
I try not to listen but I hear you
I don't know just what it is you do
But do it again
I'm amazed
When push comes to shove what I'd give to you
Everything
I'm amazed
The walls that I wouldn't mind crashing through
And I'd do it for days and days
I'm amazed, I'm amazed
At all of the things I know you have done
'Cause this time I think we've really won
That tables have turned
Now I'm taking my hat off to you
You said "we'll see"
But darling it's all clear to me
I'm amazed
And here in the foyer the hallway is small
I don't really think it's a hallway at all
It's a maze
Johnny your suitcase was finally received
She's packed up her things and she's ready to leave
It's amazing
All of the ink that was bled from your hands
Has painted a picture that she understands
It's amazed
And here by the ocean the sky's full of leaves
And what they can tell you depends on what you believe
It's a maze
The ass is a tree and the voices were three
And all that is gone is here sweeping through me
It's amazing
The voice of my father still loud as before
It used to scare me but not anymore
Father :
What is it Annie
Daughter:
I miss you
In this song, Poe is expressing her awe and disbelief at the power that her lover has over her. She can't seem to articulate her feelings and thoughts in a coherent manner, despite rehearsing them over and over again. She admits that with her lover, there is no easy answer, and things are not always what they seem. Every time she thinks she has it figured out, her lover surprises her and turns everything around. Nevertheless, she is willing to do anything for her lover, including crawling through hallways and crashing through walls. She is amazed by the places her lover is taking her to, both literally and figuratively.
The lyrics take an interesting turn towards the end of the song, with references to a few obscure characters and events. Johnny's suitcase being received likely refers to the 1948 movie "Johnny Belinda," in which the singer is a deaf-mute who is wrongly accused of murder. The line "all of the ink that was bled from your hands has painted a picture that she understands" may be a nod to Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar," where the singer talks about wanting to write a novel that is "red and purple and green," just like the colors that blood turns when it dries. The mention of the three voices could be a reference to the three Fates of Greek mythology, or perhaps the Three Graces. The line "the ass is a tree" is a Surrealist reference to the work of Salvador Dali, who famously painted a picture of a tree growing out of a donkey's back. Finally, the exchange between the father and daughter at the end of the song adds a poignant layer of emotion, suggesting that the singer may be missing her own father, who has passed away.
Overall, "Amazed" is a complex and multi-layered song that rewards careful listening and analysis. It speaks to the universal experience of being swept away by love, and the disorienting feeling of having one's world turned upside down. By referencing a variety of literary and artistic tropes, it also invites the listener to engage with the song on a more intellectual level.
Line by Line Meaning
It's amazing to me but I can't
Seem to say what I'm doing here
My tongue is all twisted around the air
I'm looking for words that were so well rehearsed
But I can't find them anywhere
With you there's no easy answer
It's true
You change the equation that I add up to
And all of the things I thought I knew
You turn it around
The singer is impressed with their surroundings but struggling to articulate what it is that they are experiencing. They are confused and uncertain, unable to find the words they thought they had prepared. Being around the person they are referring to has changed their perspective and made them approach things differently, making them feel overwhelmed yet intrigued.
I'm amazed
When push comes to shove what I'd give to you
Everything
I'm amazed
The hallways I wouldn't mind crawling through
And I'd do it for days and days
I'm amazed, I'm amazed
That places your taking me to
The singer is repeatedly expressing how impressed they are by the person they are referring to and how much they are willing to give to them. They also express eagerness to follow their lead wherever they go.
Wait, I thought I had this down
I built all my cages and my hide out
I covered all my bases
But you
You creep in like a whisper
I try not to listen but I hear you
I don't know just what it is you do
But do it again
The singer thought they had everything under control, but the person they're referring to subtly infiltrated their life and changed everything. Even when the singer tries to resist them, they can't help but listen and be amazed by their influence.
I'm amazed
When push comes to shove what I'd give to you
Everything
I'm amazed
The walls that I wouldn't mind crashing through
And I'd do it for days and days
I'm amazed, I'm amazed
At all of the things I know you have done
'Cause this time I think we've really won
That tables have turned
Now I'm taking my hat off to you
You said "we'll see"
But darling it's all clear to me
The artist continues to express amazement at the person they're referring to and how much they're willing to give to them. They feel like they have won something by being with this person and acknowledge that they underestimated them before.
And here in the foyer the hallway is small
I don't really think it's a hallway at all
It's a maze
Johnny your suitcase was finally received
She's packed up her things and she's ready to leave
It's amazing
All of the ink that was bled from your hands
Has painted a picture that she understands
It's amazed
And here by the ocean the sky's full of leaves
And what they can tell you depends on what you believe
It's a maze
The ass is a tree and the voices were three
And all that is gone is here sweeping through me
It's amazing
The voice of my father still loud as before
It used to scare me but not anymore
Father :
What is it Annie
Daughter:
I miss you
These lines contain a series of surreal images that convey how the artist feels lost and disoriented, like they're trying to navigate through a maze. They also hint at a relationship that has ended, leaving the artist feeling emotional but also empowered by newfound understanding. The final lines are a conversation between a daughter and her deceased father, indicating that the song has touched on themes of mortality and loss.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DAVID PORTER, ISAAC HAYES
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nick payne
I love how the hallway and relationship between Navi & Karen really comes through in this song, the correlations I mean, "The hallways I wouldn't mind crawling through" its about so much. its about relationships and how they can be shattered by anything in a minute, its amazing... its a maze. Its amazing how we get through those mazes. The play on words. this song is probably the best use of the notions brought up in her brother's book, House Of Leaves.
Renee Semarge
I love this song so much I want it played at my funeral.
Mark, Colclough
i love this song especially the final few sentences
Cynthia Buford
This song breaks my heart everytime it was the last song playing right before my best friend was about to move, were still best friends but this song is hard to listen too
Alex Caballero
Sos una genia monica!!
Anne Arsenault
I never listened to Poe before, only read him. Thank you for my morning music.
Mark, Colclough
2 different Poes
Minnette Fink
ok babe..this one is for you..