Meath’s powerful voice is front and center, unjoined by fellow harmonizers as it is in her folk group, Mountain Man. Sanborn, who plays bass in the genre-destroying Megafaun, creates intricate, pulsing grooves for Meath’s voice to inhabit.
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Sylvan Esso Lyrics
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I'll fall all over myself trying
I try until I build it up, I
Pretend 'til it's real enough, 'cause
I was made to act it out
I was made to twist and shout, oh
I was made to be the one you
Thought you remembered from the song
Yes, I'm the song that you can't get out of your head, oh
I'm the song that's bringing you to bed
I'm the song that's promising you all your wants
And needs and needs and needs and needs
Oh, how you want it to be real and it can be
Oh, if you only live in me, it can be
Oh, if you only live in me
Gimme the thing that I saw once when
I was younger and hadn't had enough when
All I knew of bad love
Was in a page in a board room full of grown ups
'Cause I can feel how it feels
Even though it isn't real
It's living on the tip of my tongue
I listened to it forever once
Yes, I'm the song that you can't get out of your head, oh
I'm the song that's bringing you to bed
I'm the song that's promising you all your wants
And needs and needs and needs and needs
Oh, how you want it to be real, and it can be
Oh, if you only live in me, it can be
Oh, if you only live in me, it can be
I'm the song that you can't get out of your head, oh
I'm the song that's bringing you to bed
I'm the song that's promising you all your wants
And needs and needs and needs and needs
Oh, how you want it to be real, and it can be
Oh, if you only live in me, it can be
Oh, if you only live in me, it can be
It can be, it can be, it can be (Oh, if you only live in me)
It can be, it can be, it can be (Oh, if you only live in me)
The lyrics of Sylvan Esso's "Song" touch on the way that music has the power to transport us to different emotional states, to instill desires within us, and to build up a false reality that we're tempted to live in. The singer of the song yearns for a world in which the sensations granted to her through music are real: she wants to "live in" the feelings that music inspires within her, rather than simply experiencing them vicariously. The lyrics express both a desire for a genuine emotional connection and a fear that such a connection might be elusive or even impossible.
Throughout the song, the singer describes herself as a song that is impossible to forget and that promises to fulfill all of her listeners' needs and wants. This is a clear metaphor for the way that music can become both an emotional crutch and a source of deep desire. The singer seems unsure whether music is truly capable of living up to those desires or whether the emotional connections it promises are just illusory. Ultimately, the lyrics suggest that the singer is willing to keep striving for a genuine emotional connection through music, even if that means falling back on the familiar patterns and tropes that she has known since childhood.
Line by Line Meaning
Give me a reason and I'll fall in like
If you give me a solid incentive, I'll become infatuated
I'll fall all over myself trying
I'll do everything in my power to try and make it happen
I try until I build it up, I
I continuously make an effort until it becomes a big deal in my mind
Pretend 'til it's real enough, 'cause
I fake it until it seems genuine, because
I was made to act it out
it's just in my nature to play along
I was made to twist and shout, oh
I'm prone to getting excited about things
I was made to be the one you
I was created to be the exact imagery of what you
Thought you remembered from the song
expect based on what you heard from the song
Yes, I'm the song that you can't get out of your head, oh
I am the tune that is stuck in your mind
I'm the song that's bringing you to bed
I'm the melody that's lingering and influencing your thoughts
I'm the song that's promising you all your wants
I am the harmony that assures you'll get what you desire
And needs and needs and needs and needs
as well as necessities, incessantly
Oh, how you want it to be real and it can be
Oh, it's the intense desire to turn the fantasy into reality, and it's plausible if
Oh, if you only live in me, it can be
you simply immerse yourself in me
Gimme the thing that I saw once when
Give me what I glimpsed during my youth that
I was younger and hadn't had enough when
when I was inexperienced and not yet jaded
All I knew of bad love
all my information regarding toxic relationships
Was in a page in a board room full of grown ups
came from papers distributed in corporate meetings with adults
'Cause I can feel how it feels
'cause I know how it's supposed to feel
Even though it isn't real
even though it's not tangible or authentic
It's living on the tip of my tongue
it's almost at the brink of being put into words
I listened to it forever once
I listened to the melody repetitively at one point
It can be, it can be, it can be (Oh, if you only live in me)
It can transpire, it can occur, it's attainable (if you give yourself to me)
Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: NICHOLAS CHRISTEN SANBORN, AMELIA RANDALL MEATH
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