It's said that the musical urge in Kellogg started with a mixture of his dad's records (Cat Stevens/Jim Croce) and his sister's (Mötley Crüe/Bon Jovi). The songwriting of the former and the showmanship of the latter was the beginning of the musical attitude that pervades Kellogg's work today. Kellogg got his start recording and touring while attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1994-1998. He independently released several solo albums before being signed to Universal Records in 2004.
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Anthem Of Our Discovery
Stephen Kellogg Lyrics
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She's gone like a mystery
She's gone like the wind
To touch anything real you could stay up all night and transcend
It always ends up the same in the end.
A little tired
She was beautiful, She was beautiful
Covers up my heart,
And I got this picture of beauty
That she is essence and she is art
When the sun shines through your window
Some virgin mystic
All the history you've forgotten
You know it's bound to repeat
We'll make it tired, cuz you're tired just like me
She was beautiful, She was beautiful
When the weathers just moved like
The two of you have done
You can't melt the moon and I can't freeze the sun
We'll make it tired, cuz you'll be tired just like me
She was beautiful
Well I've been stoned as a junkie,
I've been proud as a beast
And I've got these thoughts in my mind
Their like a lonely man's feast
Give me your victory song
How bout an anthem so sweet
Make it fly, Like a child who's got the wings upon his feet
Make it fly, Like my brother 10 years younger than me
He got the heart
So why, just legacy
Make it fly, Like a child who's got the wings upon his feet
Make it fly, Like my brother like I got wings upon my feet
Make it tired, cuz you're tired just like me
She was beautiful, She was beautiful
When the weathers just moved like
The two of you have done
You can't melt the moon and I can't freeze the sun
We'll make it tired, cuz you'll be tired just like me
She was beautiful, She was beautiful, She was beautiful
The opening lines of Stephen Kellogg's "Anthem of Our Discovery" speak to the fleeting nature of life's most profound experiences. The singer introduces the woman of his affection as "gone like a mystery" - a captivating enigma that suddenly vanished from his life. Despite the fact that they may have discussed "things that make your mind spin," Kellogg's narrator acknowledges that life has a way of reducing everything down to a predictable end. In the face of this inevitability, he can't help but feel a little tired.
Kellogg's narrator goes on to describe the woman's beauty as an all-consuming force in his life. His heart may be covered in shadows and dust, but her essence is like art that can bring light into the darkness. The imagery is powerful and vivid, with the singer's descriptions of the "virgin mystic" and forgotten histories that are destined to repeat themselves. In the end, the singer admits that he and the woman are both tired, but that doesn't stop him from wanting to preserve the feeling of being alive with a soaring anthem that captures the magic of discovery.
Overall, "Anthem of Our Discovery" is a bittersweet song about the transience of life and the enduring power of love, beauty, and creativity.
Line by Line Meaning
Talked about things that make your mind spin
We had deep conversations that left us feeling mentally stimulated and challenged.
She's gone like a mystery
She left without explanation and we may never know the reason.
She's gone like the wind
She left quickly and without warning, like the breeze that comes and goes.
To touch anything real you could stay up all night and transcend
In order to experience true reality, one must be willing to stay up all night and transcend to a higher level of consciousness, beyond the limitations of the physical world.
It always ends up the same in the end.
No matter what we try, things often end up the same way they always have, without much change or progress.
A little tired
Feeling mentally and emotionally drained and fatigued.
She was beautiful, She was beautiful
Repeating the fact that the person who left was beautiful, emphasizing the intense emotional impact of their departure.
Well I got shadows of dust, Covers up my heart, And I got this picture of beauty That she is essence and she is art
I am emotionally guarded and my heart is covered by the dust of past experiences, but I still see her as a beautiful work of art and a pure essence.
When the sun shines through your window Some virgin mystic
When the sunlight enters your room, you feel a sense of purity and mysticism, like a virgin experiencing something new and transformative.
All the history you've forgotten You know it's bound to repeat
If we forget the lessons of history, we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes and experience similar consequences.
We'll make it tired, cuz you're tired just like me
We will exhaust ourselves trying to hold on to something that is already gone, because we are both feeling drained and depleted.
When the weathers just moved like The two of you have done You can't melt the moon and I can't freeze the sun
When everything is in flux and changing, it's impossible to control or manipulate things that are unchangeable, like the moon and the sun.
Well I've been stoned as a junkie, I've been proud as a beast And I've got these thoughts in my mind Their like a lonely man's feast
I've experienced intense highs and lows, and I am plagued by thoughts that consume me like a lonely man who feasts alone.
Give me your victory song How bout an anthem so sweet Make it fly, Like a child who's got the wings upon his feet
Sing me a song of triumph and make it soar, like a child who is free and weightless, soaring through the air with wings on their feet.
Make it fly, Like my brother 10 years younger than me He got the heart So why, just legacy
My younger brother has a pure heart and spirit, and I want to inspire him to take flight and create a legacy of his own.
Make it tired, cuz you're tired just like me
Again emphasizing the point that we are both emotionally and mentally drained, and the effort to hold on to what we lost will make us even more exhausted.
She was beautiful, She was beautiful, She was beautiful
Repeating once more the impact of the person who left, and how beautiful they were, despite the pain of their departure.
Contributed by Parker F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.