In 2010, they released their second album, The Ship and The Sea (March 2010), co-produced by the band and Jason Lehning.
Free tracks can be downloaded at their offical website, http://theautumnfilm.com/share. The new album can be heard at http://theshipandthesea.com.
Band Members:
Tifah Phillips - vocals, keys
Dann Stockton - drums, keys
Reid Phillips - guitar, programming, keys
“Like a post-collegiate Fiona Apple jamming with Snow Patrol, The Autumn Film serves up a piano-drenched sincerity topped off with a voice that’s wise and heartbroken beyond its years”.
- The A.V. Club
Of The Ship and The Sea, the Westword said, "Here are songs to break down to and be lifted by. It is melancholia that does not fill a space as much as consume it. There is a lack of subtlety to the lyric… But this isn't about being coy. This is about the naked moments of familiar lovers who know each other too well to bother with aloof or witty. In those moments, the only things that will do are patience and honesty, and the Autumn Film doesn't know any other way."
Don't Go Away
The Autumn Film Lyrics
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Don't go, go away.
Don't go, go away.
For now just stayed two inches away,
stand face to face
with nothing in the way.
And this feel so sad
that I next to you, next to you.
Don't go, go away.
Don't go, go away.
Don't go, go away.
For now just stayed.
Your eyes are gray
and the blue and green defend me on the day.
You are too focused but it's clear to me, clear when you say:
Don't go, go away.
Don't go, go away.
Don't go, go away.
For now just stayed.
For now just stayed.
The Autumn Film's song Don't Go Away seems to be addressing a feeling of anxiety towards a possibility of separation from someone. The repetition of the phrase "Don't go, go away" emphasizes the desire to keep the person close, to not let them leave. The lines "For now just stayed two inches away, stand face to face, with nothing in the way" suggests a reconnection attempt, trying to bridge the perceived distance before it materializes. The singer seems to be trying to hold on to this moment with the person, expressing sadness at the thought of losing it ("And this feel so sad that I next to you, next to you").
The description of the person's eyes as "gray and the blue and green defend me on the day" is an interesting way to describe them. It seems to suggest they are multifaceted, complex, and comforting in some way. The line "You are too focused but it's clear to me, clear when you say: Don't go, go away" implies that the person the singer is addressing may be preoccupied with other things, but despite their focus, their desire to stay connected is evident. The repetition of the phrase in the last line, "For now just stayed," seems to suggest the singer's reluctance to let the moment end, their attempt to capture it and keep it.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't go, go away.
The singer pleads with their partner not to leave.
For now just stayed two inches away, stand face to face with nothing in the way.
The singer asks their partner to stay close and to share a moment of intimacy.
And this feel so sad that I'm next to you, next to you.
The singer feels sorrowful despite being next to their partner.
Your eyes are gray and the blue and green defend me on the day.
The singer describes their partner's eyes and how they feel protected by them.
You are too focused but it's clear to me, clear when you say: Don't go, go away.
The singer acknowledges that their partner may have other priorities but, when they say 'Don't go,' they express their love and desire to stay together.
For now just stayed.
The singer reiterates their plea for their partner to stay.
For now just stayed.
The singer repeats their desire for their partner to stay a little longer.
Contributed by Maya M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
AlissaDawn0938
Listened to one song and now I'm hooked♥
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I love'em now.
kenzie loomis
i am addicted to this song.
H TOWN
I just discovered it I am addicted!!!
Natalia Belga
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