The Frames have been together since 1990 and are a survivor of Dublin's prolific early 90's rock and roll scene. They have also been essential in the development of the current crop of emerging Irish rock bands, such as Turn. The Frames have toured with various other Irish artists, including Damien Rice and Bell X1. In December 2004, Hansard appeared on stage in a collaboration with singer songwriter Paddy Casey.
The name The Frames reportedly arose from Hansard's habit, at a young age, of fixing the bicycles of many of his friends. The large number of bicycle frames lying around his house led neighbours to dub it the "house with the frames".
Their new, 6th studio album, The Cost, is available in Ireland since 22 September 2006 and worldwide since 20 February 2007.
Lead singer Hansard recently collaborated with Czech musician Markéta Irglová, which led to the solo album "The Swell Season". Glen and Markéta also star and perform in the John Carney movie Once (www.oncethemovie.com). The movie received several awards including the World Cinema Audience Award - Dramatic at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival as well as an Oscar for best Song for the track "Falling Slowly".
On several occasions the members of The frames appear on stage during the Swell season gigs.
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Monument
The Frames Lyrics
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To every word that passed between us
And I built a monument
To stand through history
And I watch the hourglass
The time will pass
You'll rue the day, love, (?)
I built a monument
To make the time more easy passing
And I built a monument
To stand up straight for me
When all is said and done
The time will come
It might be too low
You'll see a more romantic me
I built a monument
To all we were
I built a monument
To me and her
Now she's coming back
The roof is cracked
And the walls are falling
And all those bitter words
Will flow back to the sea
And I watch the hourglass
The time will pass
You'll rue the day, love, (?)
When you ever strayed so far from me
I built a monument
To all we were
I built a monument
To me and her
And only we can knock it down now
I built a monument
To all we were
I built a monument
To me and her
I built a monument
To all we were
I built a monument
To me and her
The song "Monument" by The Frames is a melancholic tune about a lasting relationship that ended due to infidelity. In the first verse, the singer explains how he built a monument to every word that passed between him and his partner, symbolizing the importance of their past communication. He continues to say that he also built a monument to stand through history, representing the endurance of their love, even after separation.
In the chorus, the singer watches an hourglass, reminiscing about how time has passed since the relationship's end. He warns his former partner that they will rue the day they strayed so far from him.
In the second verse, he repeats that he built the monument to make time more comfortable and to stand up straight for him. The singer talks about a potential reconciliation, where his former partner would see a more romantic side of him. However, the ending of the song suggests that things did not work out, as the roof is cracked, wall are falling, and bitter words will flow back to the sea.
The song is a tragic yet relatable depiction of heartbreak and lost love. It portrays how building monuments, physical or metaphorical, to people we love can sometimes cause more pain than healing in the long run.
Line by Line Meaning
I built a monument
I created something significant to represent the memories between us.
To every word that passed between us
I made it to commemorate every word that we have exchanged in our past.
And I built a monument
I constructed something sizable for an everlasting impact.
To stand through history
I built with the intention of it being preserved and remembered over time.
And I watch the hourglass
I am monitoring the elapsed time.
The time will pass
The time will continue forward.
You'll rue the day, love, (?)
You will regret the day, my love.
When you ever strayed so far from me
When you went far away from me and our relationship.
To make the time more easy passing
I created the monument to help me cope with time when I miss it all.
To stand up straight for me
I made it to stand firmly and constantly regard me.
When all is said and done
After everything is experienced and explained.
The time will come
A time for consequences will arrive.
It might be too low
It could be too late to make amends.
You'll see a more romantic me
You will witness an improved side of me when we reconnect.
To all we were
To signify all the valuable memories we held together.
To me and her
For me and the one who meant the world to me.
Now she's coming back
The one I made the monument for is coming back.
The roof is cracked
The monument I built is starting to deteriorate.
And the walls are falling
The structure itself is giving way and collapsing.
And all those bitter words
The hurtful words exchanged in our past.
Will flow back to the sea
They will be forgotten and disappear into vast emptiness.
And only we can knock it down now
Only those two can be able to demolish it completely.
I built a monument
I created something significant to represent the memories between us.
To all we were
To signify all the valuable memories we held together.
I built a monument
I constructed something sizable for an everlasting impact.
To me and her
For me and the one who meant the world to me.
I built a monument
I created something significant to represent the memories between us.
To all we were
To signify all the valuable memories we held together.
I built a monument
I constructed something sizable for an everlasting impact.
To me and her
For me and the one who meant the world to me.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Ultra Tunes
Written by: ROGER POWELL, TODD RUNDGREN, KASIM SULTON, WILLIE WILCOX
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Jack Craig
Epic tune!
MZ Was Here
I heard this once in a bar in deep ellum in Dallas Tx way back in the 90s and searched for it for yrs .
Stephen O'Donnell
cool vid to a amzing tune