At the time, it was somewhat smaller than today and it was called the Filmový symfonický orchestr (FISYO) (The Film Symphony Orchestra) or was sometimes known as the Film Symphony of Prague. Many wonderful international films were done by this orchestra in the early days. Recordings have been made for film production companies such as Paramount, Sony, Lucasfilm and many others in the Smecky Music Studios. David Lynch returned again in 1997 to record his Lost Highway, and yet again in 2001 to record Mulholland Drive.
Fully privatized after the Velvet Revolution, today, the musicians and supporting professionals continue to play and record music together (usually every day of the week) for major international films, television series, CDs/DVDs, video games, and even ring tones - both for the Czech Republic market and for clients & media productions around the world.
The Tango
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Lyrics
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We are nothing but shadow and mist
In the mirror we look as we pass
No reflection's revealed in the glass
Don't you know that the blood in your vein is as lifeless as yesterday's rain?
It's a game where we come to conceal the confusion we feel
But as long as we're nameless our bodies are blameless
You cried when we kissedIt was nothing but shadow and mist
To a theme that we tore from the past to a tango we swore was the last
We are shadows who dance
We don't exist
We are nothing but shadow and mist
In the mirror we look as we pass
No reflection's revealed in the glass
Don't you know that the blood in your veinis as lifeless as yesterday's rain?
It's a game where we come to conceal the confusion we feel
But as long as we're nameless our bodies are blameless
You cried when we kissedIt was nothing but shadow and mist
Two illusions who touch in a trancemaking love not by choice but by chance
To a theme that we tore from the past to a tango we swore was the last
We are shadows who dance
We are shadows who dance
In The Tango by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the lyrics describe a relationship between two people as nothing more than shadows and mist. The singer explains that they don't truly exist and that their living bodies are just concealing their confusion and lack of identity. The reference to blood being as lifeless as yesterday's rain could suggest a feeling of numbness or lack of vitality in the relationship. Despite this, the two dance the tango - a dance often associated with passion and seduction. They acknowledge that their love wasn't a choice but instead a chance occurrence, and the tango they dance was one that they swore would be their last.
The lyrics of this song could be interpreted in different ways. It could be seen as a reflection on fleeting and temporary love, as the two dancers are "shadows" who don't exist in reality. It could also be seen as a commentary on the way people often hide their true selves in relationships and present a carefully crafted facade. The tango itself is a seductive dance, but in this song it is twisted to represent something more melancholy and fleeting.
Line by Line Meaning
We don't exist
We are mere apparitions without substance or form
We are nothing but shadow and mist
We are shapeless and transient entities
In the mirror we look as we pass
Our reflection appears fleeting as we move
No reflection's revealed in the glass
There is no evidence of our existence in what we see
Don't you know that the blood in your vein is as lifeless as yesterday's rain?
Our vitality is as empty as the water that has lost its force in the past
It's a game where we come to conceal the confusion we feel
We engage in an act to hide the turmoil within us
But as long as we're nameless our bodies are blameless
As we remain anonymous, we evade accountability
You cried when we kissedIt was nothing but shadow and mist
Your tears were shed due to an illusion that was fleeting
Two illusions who touch in a trancemaking love not by choice but by chance
Two beings without a real identity collide in a dreamlike state, experiencing affection that is not by intentional action
To a theme that we tore from the past to a tango we swore was the last
We adopted a tune from before to perform a final dance together
We are shadows who dance
We are beings which have no real weight or substance, but move together in accordance with the music
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GATO BARBIERI
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