Swimming With Dolphins is a synthpop band from Minnesota, USA. It was forme… Read Full Bio ↴Swimming With Dolphins is a synthpop band from Minnesota, USA. It was formed in 2008 by Austin Tofte. Adam Young helped produce the first Swimming With Dolphins EP "Ambient Blue". After gaining considerable mainstream popularity, Adam Young focused on Owl City. Ambient Blue was released on 2 September 2008 and contained five tracks. After Ambient Blue, the band released two further singles, "Fast Car" (cover of the Tracy Chapman song) and "Jacques Cousteau".
On June 21 2010, Swimming With Dolphins signed to Seattle record label 'Tooth & Nail'. Swimming with Dolphins debut album entitled "Water Colours" released on May 17, 2011. The single Sleep To Dream was released April 26 2011. A promotional video for Water Colours debuted a track called Good Times, featuring Minneapolis based rapper Mod Sun.

Silhouettes
Swimming with Dolphins Lyrics

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I know you won't admit this
I am just a silhouette to you
You found comfort with my distance
But you never let me stray out of your view

Who really needs the past
With the allure of something new
So we split apart at last

Went back to places that I knew
Before you

And you never have to see
The light that wraps itself around me
And I never have to know
The faces there
The places you go
(That you go 4x)

When I can't bear the resistance
I bend in shapes and ways I never knew
So I'll try to postpone my existence
Yeah I'll stop or start my heart if you ask me to
I'll stop my heart and then I'll wait for you

I was sure I never would be sure we were in love
(Although it's dark and black)
I am sure I never would be sure of love to come
(There is one thing left to hold on to)
After you

And you never have to see
The light that wraps itself around me
And I never have to know
The faces there

The places you go
(That you go 4x)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Swimming with Dolphins' Silhouettes describe a situation where one person is just a silhouette or a vague figure to the other person. The other person has found comfort in this lack of visibility because they can still keep an eye on them. In the song, the idea of the past versus something new is explored, and the two individuals finally split apart because neither of them was willing to let go of their past experiences.

The song's narrator expresses the desire to postpone their existence when things get tough, and they even go as far as saying that they will stop or start their heart if asked to by the other person. The disconnect between the two individuals becomes more apparent towards the end when the lyricist realizes that they were never sure if they were in love or not. Despite this darkness, there is some hope left when the singer acknowledges that there is one thing left to hold on to.

Line by Line Meaning

I know you won't admit this
You won't acknowledge the truth about us

I am just a silhouette to you
To you, I am merely a vague outline

You found comfort with my distance
You liked the emotional space between us

But you never let me stray out of your view
But you always kept an eye on me

Who really needs the past
Why dwell on what's behind us?

With the allure of something new
When there's something new to discover

So we split apart at last
That's why we eventually broke up

Went back to places that I knew
I returned to my old haunts

Before you
Before I met you

And you never have to see
You don't need to witness

The light that wraps itself around me
How I shine with my own inner radiance