Pop Levi is kinda small and reedy and darkly, hairily handsome, and, far more important, the maker of an odd brand of music that is sort of like a combination of every kind of pop ever heard all at once, yet it manages to stay original.
Pop Levi's career started in the fogs of Liverpool. Somewhere along the line, he got the opportunity to play bass for electronic-rock artists Ladytron, and then the guy who wrote the songs for Ladytron heard Pop's solo stuff and put it on his own label, Invicta HiFi, and then the estimable DJ-type post-post-electronic label Ninja Tune heard that.
Pop took a long time recording his solo stuff because he needed certain sounds. He also needed to octuple-track guitars, pan them insanely, hire mini-orchestras, etc.
His song Sugar Assault Me Now can be heard in trailers for the 2010 film Get Him To The Greek.
Mournin' Light
Pop Levi Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Baby babe I love the way you wlakin' home
Keep on the move now baby
Babe you left me all alone
Baby babe I long for you to steal the night
Baby babe I long for you to steal the night
If you can keep on the groove now baby
Honey I know, I know you'll do me harm
Baby babe you rock e to the edge of the farm
If you do babe, if you do babe, if you do
Tell me how you keep so calm
Baby baby don't you try to talk to me
Oh baby don't you try talkin' to me
See me wailing darlin'
Hear me screaming 'let me be! '
Don't ever come back to me babe
Honey I know, I know you'll do me harm
Honey I know, I know, I know you'll do me harm
You lead me on, you do babe
Tell me how you keep so calm
Oh babe I long for you to steal the night
Oh babe I long for you to steal the night
Give it me back babe, give it me back
Stay until the mournin' light
In Pop Levi's song "Mournin' Light", the singer addresses his lover and acknowledges his love for her despite the harm she causes him. He loves the way she comes and walks home, but he is also plagued with worry because she left him alone. The singer seems aware that his lover is dangerous and can do him harm, but he cannot resist her. He longs for her to steal the night and stay until the morning light, indicating his longing for her company.
However, as the song progresses, the singer's tone changes. He becomes more agitated and frustrated with his lover, and begins to demand that she does not talk to him. He acknowledges that she has brought him to the edge of the farm and confesses that she does do him harm. The singer ultimately pleads with his lover to not come back to him, as he knows she will only cause him pain.
Overall, "Mournin' Light" is a complex song about love, danger, and the conflicting emotions that can arise when two people are together. The singer is torn between his love for his dangerous lover and his fear of the harm she can do to him.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby babe I love the way you comin' home
I adore the way you come back home after being away.
Baby babe I love the way you wlakin' home
I admire the way you walk with confidence when coming back home.
Keep on the move now baby
Keep being active and don't stay still baby.
Babe you left me all alone
You left me all by myself and now I miss you.
Baby babe I long for you to steal the night
I crave for you to come and take me away during the night.
If you can keep on the groove now baby
If you can keep moving and dancing to the beat baby.
Stay until the mournin' light
Stay with me until the morning comes.
Honey I know, I know you'll do me harm
I understand that you will hurt me, honey.
Baby babe you rock e to the edge of the farm
You make me feel alive and on the edge when we're together, baby.
If you do babe, if you do babe, if you do
If you do what you do, honey.
Tell me how you keep so calm
Let me know how you stay so relaxed in difficult situations.
Baby baby don't you try to talk to me
Please don't attempt to communicate with me, baby.
Oh baby don't you try talkin' to me
Oh baby, don't even bother talking to me.
See me wailing darlin'
You can see me crying out for you, my love.
Hear me screaming 'let me be! '
Hear me shouting for you to let me go and be free.
Don't ever come back to me babe
Please never return to me again, honey.
You lead me on, you do babe
You deceive me and play with my feelings, honey.
Oh babe I long for you to steal the night
Oh honey, I yearn for you to come and whisk me away in the nighttime.
Give it me back babe, give it me back
Return what you took from me, honey, give it back.
Stay until the mournin' light
Remain with me until the sun rises in the morning.
Contributed by Nora J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.