This London duo use gritty beats, droning guitars, abstract effects and dreamy vocals to create a soundscape that is arty yet tuneful. They have previously supported Muse, TV On The Radio, Florence + The Machine, Crystal Castles and Klaxons.
Milo Cordell is son of 1960s pop producer Denny and runs the Merok label, which has released cutting-edge dance acts Klaxons and Crystal Castles. Robbie Furze is a former guitarist with electro-punk singer Alec Empire and is also a founding member of the band Panic DHH.
Their first three singles were "Too Young To Love"/"Crystal Visions" (House Anxiety), "Velvet" and "Stop the World" (4AD). Their debut album A Brief History of Love was recorded at the Electric Ladyland Studios in New York and was released in the UK on the 14th of September 2009. The Big Pink supported Muse on the UK leg of The Resistance Tour.
Their second album Future This was released on 11 January 2012 on 4AD label.
Official site: http://www.musicfromthebigpink.com
Stop The World
The Big Pink Lyrics
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with the shades of a ghost face
they don't belong here
we set them free
hope says
with the feelings you held
I'll meet you down there
to dream
alone
to stop the world
for as long as we want
to love
to hold
to stop the world
forever we'll sing along
loveless
I suggest you go there
to magnetic zero
the world as you want it
loveless
I'm afraid to kiss again
we dream to remember
send us to sleep
dream
alone
to stop the world
for as long as you want
to love
to hold
to stop the world
forever we'll sing along
stop the world
stop the world
dream
alone
to stop the world
for as long as you want
to love
to hold
to stop the world
forever we'll sing along
The Big Pink's "Stop The World" is a dreamy song that explores the themes of longing, escape, and the desire to stop the world and escape into one's dreams. The song's opening verse speaks to this theme of escape, as the singer addresses Hope, who represents the optimistic and hopeful side of the singer's persona. With "the shades of a ghost face," Hope tells the singer that those who don't belong here have been set free. This suggests that the singer seeks to escape from the reality of the world and find solace in the realm of dreams.
The chorus then echoes this sentiment of escape, with repeated calls to "stop the world." The singer wants to be able to love and hold onto others, to hold onto their dreams, and to stop time itself so that they can fully escape into their own desires. The second verse adds further details to this fantasy of escape, as the singer suggests that the listener should go to a "magnetic zero," a place where the world is as they want it to be.
The final chorus, with its repetition of the verses before it, drives home the singer's desire to escape from reality and into the world of dreams, where they can love and hold onto their desires forever.
Overall, "Stop The World" is a beautiful and dreamy song that speaks to the human desire to escape from reality and into the realms of our own desires and dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
hope says
Hope speaks to us
with the shades of a ghost face
With the elusive qualities of a ghost's appearance
they don't belong here
They don't fit in this world
we set them free
We release them from this world
with the feelings you held
With the emotions you experienced
I'll meet you down there
I'll join you in that place
send us to sleep
Help us to fall asleep
to dream
To be lost in a dream
alone
By oneself
to stop the world
To pause time
for as long as we want
For an indefinite amount of time
to love
To experience love
to hold
To be held
forever we'll sing along
We'll sing this song indefinitely
loveless
Without love
I suggest you go there
I recommend you go to that place
to magnetic zero
To a magnetic zero point
the world as you want it
The world as you envision it
I'm afraid to kiss again
I'm hesitant to experience love again
we dream to remember
We dream to hold onto memories
stop the world
Pause time
dream
Indulge in a dream
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