He first started out in 1980 when he formed the band "Grauzone" with his brother. From 1982 on he sang solo and had his breakthrough in Switzerland in 1985 with the album "I tell this night".
In April 2007 he released his newest album: Eldorado. From his website:
"It seems that Stephan Eicher had this album in mind for a long time; almost fifteen years… Since « Carcassonne », when he was already thinking about reinventing himself, after six years of real success (Two people in a room, Combien de temps, Déjeuner en paix, Pas d’ami (comme toi…).
With 2003's generous "Taxi Europa", marked by continental climates, he went in a different direction, around the old continent. “By the end of this long tour, I couldn’t stand the idea of singing out loud. I felt like singing for myself or for someone. As a coincidence, I began to compose new songs in places where I couldn’t make so much noise. In the Camargue, there was a dog barking each time I started to sing. In Brussels, I had almost to whisper melodies to avoid waking up the child sleeping next to me. Progressively, I began to place my voice differently”.
Eldorado was born like that, in hushed silence, in the secret of the nights. And as usual with Stephan, the voice has opened the way. Softened, contained in intimacy, it drove all the instruments choices implicitly. It had to be organic, with grain, matter, in order to give more space to silences, a figurative instrumentation, almost a real original soundtrack which could tell what the voice was concealing."
Easy
Stephan Eicher Lyrics
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Much too easy too easy to stay
So easy easy you came
Like a birthday too easy to stay
And easy it falls
All around you
You waste it when you walk
Give it away
Give it all away
As long as you got some
As long you may
So senseless when you got it
Out of reach
When it's gone
Easy easy you came
Much too easy
Too easy to stay
So easy easy you came
Like a birthday
Too easy to stay
The candle will show
You the way
But not its light
No. Not it's light
Lt's not what shines
That shows you the way
It's the melting
That's the price you've got to pay
So easy when you got it
Out of reach
When its gone
Easy easy you came
Much too easy, too easy to stay
So easy easy you came
Like a birthday too easy to stay
The song "Easy" by Stephan Eicher is a contemplative track that reflects on the fleeting nature of things. The lyrics describe someone who entered into the singer's life all too easily, like a birthday present that is opened and enjoyed without a second thought. However, as the song progresses, it becomes clear that this person's presence is not necessarily a good thing. They waste everything around them, including opportunities and relationships. The refrain, "give it away," appears to be a call to action, encouraging the listener to let go of what they have and to not take anything for granted.
The second verse of the song brings up the idea that what we see shining is often not what is most valuable. Instead, what matters is what lies beneath the surface, the price that one has to pay to truly understand something. The final lines of the song echo the opening, with the singer once again lamenting that this person came too easily and was too easy to stay.
Overall, "Easy" can be seen as a song about the human tendency to take things for granted, particularly when they come easily to us. It encourages us to be mindful of what we have and to not waste it.
Line by Line Meaning
Easy easy you came
It was effortless for you to come into my life
Much too easy too easy to stay
You lingered around easily without any resistance
So easy easy you came
You came into my life without any difficulty
Like a birthday too easy to stay
Staying in my life was as easy as celebrating a birthday
And easy it falls
It falls effortlessly
All around you
Everything around you falls easily as well
You waste it when you walk
You don't take advantage of what you have when you move forward
You waste it when you talk
You don't appreciate what you have when you speak
Give it away
Give away your possessions
Give it all away
Give away everything, not holding anything back
As long as you got some
As long as you have something left to give
As long you may
As long as you're able to do it
So senseless when you got it
It's foolish to not appreciate what you have
Out of reach
When you can't have something
When it's gone
Once you no longer have something
The candle will show
The light of a candle will guide you
You the way
Show you the path to take
But not its light
The flame itself won't guide you
No. Not it's light
The light from the flame won't guide you
Lt's not what shines
What looks good isn't what's important
That shows you the way
That will lead you in the right direction
It's the melting
Instead, it's the disappearance of the candle
That's the price you've got to pay
The cost is to let go of something that's no longer there
So easy when you got it
It's effortless when you have something
Out of reach
When you can't have something
When its gone
Once you no longer have something
Easy easy you came
You easily came into my life
Much too easy
Far too easy
Too easy to stay
Staying seemed too easy
The candle will show
A candle can guide you
You the way
To the correct path
Like a birthday too easy to stay
Staying was as easy as celebrating a birthday
Contributed by Christopher C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.