Punchline is also the name of an Israeli project. " Punchline " are Nisan Alva & Ido Segal from Israel , both with rich musical background . They started to produce electronic music in 2001, and along the years they have released several tracks on compilations. Collaborating with friends artists, spending most of days and nights in the studio...,investigating how to create new sensations in the Electronic music world. In 2010 they have released their debut album " Other Universe ", and in 2011 their killer ep "Drugs", and 2012 an amazing ep collaboration with Freeze called "Rave Music". This new ep "Trance State" contains 2 tracks with the new style of " Punchline " - cleaner, bigger, straight forward and in the same time still keeping the special Punchline magic Touch.
Rewind
Punchline Lyrics
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The lyrics of Punchline's song "Rewind" express the inability to communicate one's innermost thoughts and emotions to someone close to them. The singer suggests that they have created a "soundtrack to [their] brain" of things they "can not say" to their partner. The self-expression is boiling up and the singer feels empty, yet unable to show the scars inside. The chorus "rewind cause pausing won't cut it this time" emphasizes the need to go back to when things were better and to communicate again instead of shutting down. There is a sense of urgency and desperation to the singer's thoughts. They want their partner to understand their mind, but they feel like they have gone way too far.
The second verse addresses the partner's lack of understanding and confusion. The singer asks them to "trace the steps" and "read the text" to understand what they are trying to say. However, the singer still feels misunderstood and decides that they need to switch roles and try to understand their partner's perspective. The bridge is a call for action and accountability. The singer throws the tape down and picks it up again, forcing their partner to face the consequences of their actions. The song ends with the singer finally expressing what they feel and asking their partner, "what have you done?"
Overall, "Rewind" expresses the fear of vulnerability and the impact of not communicating one's emotions and thoughts with their partner. The song suggests that we need to take responsibility for our actions and work towards understanding each other.
Line by Line Meaning
Take this tape: a soundtrack to my brain of things that I just can not say to you.
I have a collection of thoughts that I cannot express to you and it is like a playlist in my mind.
its boiling up.
These thoughts and emotions are intensifying and getting hotter inside of me.
I'm on empty.
I'm feeling drained and that I have nothing left in me to express these thoughts and emotions.
you can't see the scars inside.
You are unable to see the emotional and mental pain that I am enduring.
all I know is I'm unknown by these things I cannot say.
I feel like you don't know the real me because of these thoughts and emotions that I cannot express.
rewind. cause pausing won't cut it this time.
I need to go back and re-evaluate my thoughts and emotions, simply pausing won't solve anything.
you're mine. so why can't you understand my mind?
We are in a relationship, yet you still cannot comprehend what is going on in my mind.
you've gone way too far tonight.
Your actions or words have crossed the line tonight.
you look confused. that is nothing new.
Your confusion is not surprising, as it seems to be a common occurrence when it comes to our relationship and communication.
trace the steps. read the text. rewind. cause playing won't cut it this time.
I need to go through everything once again, analyzing the past events and conversations, and simply playing back memories won't be enough.
switch sides. why can't you understand my mind.
I want you to see things from my perspective and understand what I am going through.
just this one time. rewind this time.
If there is any chance for us to move forward, we need to revisit and explore our past to understand it better.
take this tape. Throw it down. Pick it up and run around. Watch it fall. Now I see. Now I say what have you done?
I need to destroy the collection of thoughts and emotions that have been holding me back in our relationship, and start with a clean slate by questioning the actions that have led us up to this point.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANTHONY BRISCOE, CRAIG ASHLEY DAVID, MARK HILL
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