Tennis is Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, a husband/wife duo from Denver, C… Read Full Bio ↴Tennis is Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, a husband/wife duo from Denver, Colorado, who began making music together as Tennis in 2010. Their music mixes indie pop mixed with 1970s styled soul and 1980s styled new wave music, and is notable for Alaina Moore's distinctive expressive singing voice and Riley's melodic guitar playing. Tennis usually produces their own music and has their own record label called Mutually Detrimental.

The idea for the project began one day a couple of years ago when Alaina made fun of Patrick for playing tennis in college. A year later the two fled their hometown Denver to spend eight months sailing and exploring the North Atlantic coast. During their adventures they began writing music together documenting their experiences. The Longboat Pass Songfacts reports that the pair eventually recorded their songs. The resulting album, Cape Dory, is about their time on the seas, the majority of the tracks being about the difficulties they experienced during their trip.

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2. Australian Indie band containing two brothers, two cousins and a mystery bass player. Tennis have left the halcyon days of art school behind in pursuit of the perfect musical storm. Tennis played their first gig at a strip club in Surry Hills circa ’06, simultaneously debuting in Sydney’s indie and adult entertainment scenes.
Pursuing the former rather than the latter, Tennis have since graced the stages of many more credible venues, supporting the likes of; Matt & Kim(USA), The Ruby Suns(NZ), Wolf and Cub, Children Collide, Lost Valentinos, Tame Impala and The Holidays. Their colliding beats, wild rhythms, melodic vocals and stark atmospheres meld into a festive music de force driving listeners into a sweaty rapture.

3. IDM project of Ben Edwards & Douglas Benford. Their releases:
Wooden Sweets (CD, 2000)
Duckshelf / Interview (7", Expanding 2001)
Europe On Horseback (CD, BiP_HOp 2001)
Furlines (2xCD, BiP_HOp 2003)

4. A now-defunct alternative pop/punk band from New York consisting of singer/guitarist Greg Tuohey, bassist Kris Bauman, and drummer Jochen Rueckert.

Low Man's Lyric
Tennis Lyrics

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My eyes seek reality
My fingers seek my veins
Theres a dog at your back step
He must come in from the rain

I fall cause I let go
The net below has rot away
So my eyes seek reality

And my fingers seek my veins

The trash fire is warm
But nowhere safe from the storm
And I can′t bare to see
What I've let me be
So wicked and worn

So as I write to you
Of what is done and to do
Maybe you′ll understand
And won't cry for this man
'Cause low man is due

Please forgive me

My eyes seek reality
My fingers feel for faith
Touch clean with a dirty hand
I touched the clean to the waste

The trash fire is warm
But nowhere safe from the storm
And I can′t bare to see
What I′ve let me be
So wicked and worn

So as I write to you
Of what is done and to do
Maybe you'll understand
And won′t cry for this man
'Cause low man is due

Please forgive me
Please forgive me
Please forgive me

So low the sky is all I see
All I want from you is forgive me
So you bring this poor dog in from the rain
Though he just wants right back out again

And I cry, to the alley way
Confess all to the rain
But I lie, lie straight to the mirror
The one I′ve broken, to match my face

The trash fire is warm
But nowhere safe from the storm
And I can't bare to see
What I′ve let me be
So wicked and worn

So as I write to you (yeah)
Of what is done and to do (yeah)
Maybe you'll understand
And won't cry for this man
′Cause low man is due

Please forgive me
Please forgive me

So low the sky is all I see
All I want from you is forgive me
So you bring this poor dog in from the rain
Though he just wants right back out again

My eyes seek reality
My fingers seek my veins

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Tennis's song Low Man's Lyric reveal an introspective and emotional lament. The search for reality and escape from the physical and emotional pain can be interpreted from "my eyes seek reality" and "my fingers seek my veins." The presence of a dog at the back step highlights the theme of seeking refuge from the storm. However, the singer recognizes that he has let himself become "wicked and worn," but instead of seeking pity, he makes a plea for forgiveness. The chorus "So low the sky is all I see, all I want from you is forgive me" echoes throughout the song.

The singer can't bear to see himself and seeks a metaphorical fire for warmth but realizes there is nowhere safe from the storm. The rain is both literal and symbolic of the turmoil within the singer. The confession and plea for forgiveness are emphasized throughout the song, with the repeated line "please forgive me." The final stanza is potent as the singer acknowledges their inability to confront their flaws, lying straight to the mirror.

Low Man's Lyric is a powerful exploration of guilt, shame, and the search for self-forgiveness. The song's somber quality is emphasized by Tennis's vocal range and the sparse instrumentation. Its relentless introspection aligns with existential themes and is a departure from the group's usual upbeat sound. This song has been hailed by fans as a standout on their album, I Miss That Feeling.

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Low Man's Lyric
Tennis Lyrics