Born the middle child of three sisters to a trucker in Mississippi, Ruelle was raised on a dairy farm. She attended music school in Sydney, Australia. Ruelle is now professionally based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Eckford adopted the French word "Ruelle" as her stage name because she liked how it gave off a sense of darkness and mystery and how it had multiple meanings including "chamber" and "wolf".
Though Nashville is best known for country music and rock-and-roll, Eckford's first two albums, For What It's Worth (2010) and Show and Tell (2012), released under her birth name Maggie Eckford, were indie pop. She then adopted the stage name Ruelle to represent a change in genre, moving toward electronic pop with a dark and cinematic style in the EPs Up in Flames (2015) and Madness (2016).
Ruelle's first television placement was a song in a Japanese iPad commercial. Besides the aforementioned theme songs for Shadowhunters and The Shannara Chronicles, Ruelle's songs have also been featured in numerous primetime television series, including Dancing with the Stars, Guilt, How to Get Away with Murder, The Leftovers, The Originals, Pretty Little Liars, Quantico, Reckless, Revenge, Scream, Sleepy Hollow, So You Think You Can Dance, Teen Wolf, The Vampire Diaries, and The Walking Dead.
Until We Go Down, after its use in Shannara, was used at the end of "Steel Bars and Stone Walls", the season 2 premiere of Wynonna Earp.
On film, she is featured on both the trailer and the soundtrack for The Loft as well as trailers for Bad Moms,Before I Fall, Free State of Jones, and Keeping up with the Joneses. Her song "Game of Survival" is featured in the 13 Reasons Why trailer.
Ruelle has collaborated with electronic music producer Ki:Theory, provided the vocals on his song "Bringing Me Down".
Ruelle's best-performing song on the Billboard charts is "I Get to Love You", which reached #15 on the Spotify Viral 50 on March 5, 2016.
The Other Side
Ruelle Lyrics
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It's just too hard
I don't want to leave here without you
I don't want to lose part of me
Will I recover?
That broken piece, let it go and unleash all the feelings
Did we ever see it coming?
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee-deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
Is it fair, or is it fate?
No one knows
The stars choose their lovers, save my soul
It hurts just the same
And I can't tear myself away
Did we ever see it coming?
Will we ever let it go?
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee-deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee-deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
Can't live without you
The lyrics of Ruelleโs song, The Other Side, are about the intense love that two individuals share for each other. Itโs about the fear of leaving a loved one behind and the incredible pain and void that it creates. The opening line, โI don't want to know who we are without each other, It's just too hard,โ immediately sets the emotional tone for the rest of the song. The singer is suggesting that the idea of living without her love is unbearable, and she doesn't want to confront that reality.
The lines, โWe are buried in broken dreams, We are knee-deep without a plea,โ are significant in driving home the message of how devastating losing a loved one is. It feels like a burial of all hopes, dreams, and aspirations. It feels like being stuck in quicksand, without any hope of survival.
The song also has a philosophical undertone to it. There's a reference to fate in the line, โIs it fair, or is it fate? No one knows, The stars choose their lovers, save my soul.โ Itโs almost as if the singer is resigned to the fact that fate plays a hand in what happens to us, including whom we fall in love with. The song ends with the profound message, โCan't live without you,โ which effectively sums up the intensity of the emotion being expressed in the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want to know who we are without each other
It is too difficult to imagine life without each other.
It's just too hard
The thought of separating is unbearable.
I don't want to leave here without you
Leaving without you is not an option.
I don't want to lose part of me
Being separated from you will be like losing a part of myself.
Will I recover?
Can I be whole again without you?
That broken piece, let it go and unleash all the feelings
Let go of the pain and allow yourself to feel everything.
Did we ever see it coming?
Were we prepared for this to happen?
Will we ever let it go?
Can we ever move past this?
We are buried in broken dreams
Our hopes and plans have been shattered.
We are knee-deep without a plea
We are struggling without any help or solution.
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Life without you is unimaginable.
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
The thought of a world without you is too painful.
Is it fair, or is it fate?
Is this situation a result of life's fairness or destiny?
No one knows
There is no clear answer.
The stars choose their lovers, save my soul
The universe has its own way of bringing people together, and I hope it saves me.
It hurts just the same
The pain is still acute.
And I can't tear myself away
I am unable to detach myself from you.
Can't live without you
You are an essential part of my life.
Contributed by Dominic K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@6995maria
I don't want to know who we are without each other
It's just too hard
I don't want to leave here without you
I don't want to lose part of me
Will I recover?
That broken piece, let it go and unleash all the feelings
Did we ever see it coming?
Will we ever let it go?
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee-deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
Is it fair, or is it fate?
No one knows
The stars choose their lovers, save my soul
It hurts just the same
And I can't tear myself away
Did we ever see it coming?
Will we ever let it go?
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee-deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee-deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
Can't live without you
@everlee8989
Here are LYRICS, my friends! โจ you are welcome ๐
I don't want to know who we are without each other
It's just too hard
I don't want to leave here without you
I don't want to lose part of me
Will I recover?
That broken piece, let it go and unleash all the feelings
Did we ever see it coming?
Will we ever let it go?
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee-deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
Is it fair, or is it fate?
No one knows
The stars choose their lovers, save my soul
It hurts just the same
And I can't tear myself away
Did we ever see it coming?
Will we ever let it go?
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee-deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee-deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
Can't live without you
@sabrinamaldonado9324
I don't want to know who we are without each other
It's just too hard
I don't want to leave here without you
I don't want to lose part of me
Will I recover that broken piece?
Let it go and unleash all the feelings
[Pre-Chorus]
Did we ever see it coming?
Will we ever let it go?
[Chorus]
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like to live without you
Don't want to know the other side of a world without you
[Verse 2]
Is it fair, or is it fate?
No one knows
The stars choose their lovers, save my soul
It hurts just the same
And I can't tear myself away
[Pre-Chorus]
Did we ever see it coming?
Will we ever let it go?
@elemattis1776
lyrics:
I don't want to know
Who we are without each other
It's just too hard
I don't want to leave here without you
I don't want to lose part of me
Will I recover that broken piece?
Let go and unleash all the feelings, ooh
Did we ever see it coming?
Will we ever let it go?
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like
To live without you
Don't want to know the other side
Of a world without you
Is it fair, or is it fate?
No one knows
The stars choose their lovers
Save my soul
It hurts just the same, ooh
And I can't tear myself away
Did we ever see it coming?
Will we ever let it go?
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like
To live without you
Don't want to know the other side
Of a world without you
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
We are buried in broken dreams
We are knee deep without a plea
I don't want to know what it's like
To live without you
Don't want to know the other side
Of a world without you
Can't live without you
\\from: https://genius.com/Ruelle-the-other-side-lyrics
@srijanchowdhuri
She should be one of the top singers in the industry.
@hinahussain1587
yes... ๐
@nishattasnimpia9259
hey im frm BD to im her huge fan ......
@sanjidparvez
looks like she's got a good fan base in BD :)
@srijanchowdhuri
I'm from India though. Still a Bangali.
@unsteadyedi
Srijan Chowdhuri agree
@yesemelymendoza3431
I hate that Ruelle is underrated. She has a lot a potential and she's already doing a great job.
@Vienna5551
She probably hasnโt sold her soul thatโs why sheโs underrated
@benberkenbosch
Donโt worry, she doesnโt need to be famous to have good music. Weโre one of the fewer people to experience this beautiful music.
@jeonmai8404
I think that there are so many others like her ๐