The Good Natured are an electropop trio from Berkshire, United Kingdom. The… Read Full Bio ↴The Good Natured are an electropop trio from Berkshire, United Kingdom. The band consists of singer-songwriter Sarah McIntosh, her brother Hamish McIntosh on bass and George Hinton on drums. In January 2014, they changed the band's name to Lovestarrs.

The Good Natured, recently signed to Regal/Parlophone Records, offer a catchy gothic twist on electropop with their new EP titled Skeleton, released on 20 June 2011. In the songs featured on the Skeleton EP, Sarah displays her compellingly mature command of the nuances of serious pop music, combined with the darker, and often more sensual, emotional and lyrical content of the gothic. Both "Skeleton" and "Wolves" are produced by Patrik Berger, known for his work with Robyn.

The title track "Skeleton" has an energetic blend of raw passion, synthpop and a murky, driving rhythm section. The track describes being stripped of emotional and physical coverings, leaving you with nothing to hide; metaphorically stripped down to two skeletons standing alone.

"Wolves" is a fast-paced, intimate dance track which sees Sarah in the deep dark wood, “dancing ’round fires, lost in desire” and ready to surrender to the howling of the wolves. The clarity of the interplay between the instruments is a stark contrast to the cheerfully morbid metaphor for escapism – feral and sensual.

The band have already been making a name for themselves with their previous EPs; Be My Animal, Your Body Is A Machine and their cover of Sufjan Stevens's "For the Widows in Paradise", retitled "For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti". These have helped their popularity on music blogs so much that they were in the top 10 most searched acts on Hypemachine last December. The band have also received strong support from Nick Grimshaw, Huw Stephens and Jo Whiley on Radio 1 amongst others on Radio 1, plus XFM and 6 Music.

With such catchy songs able to stay true to the dark pop theme it's no surprise that The Good Natured’s fans are so loyal, or that blogs and forums and all over the web are already clamouring for more music.

"A compelling new talent” The Sunday Times
"A talented and passionate force to be reckoned with" The Fly
"Swirling exciting Synth pop” The Times
"An exciting prospect indeed" Artrocker
"This is how pop should be done" Time Out

Official site: http://www.thegoodnatured.co.uk

The Hourglass
The Good Natured Lyrics

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Wearing crowns of thorns we prepare to fall
We are broken we are torn wilting on the floor
Stay with me here tonight chase the moonlight

Your hands are turning let go of my blackened heart
We’re falling through the hourglass like diamonds in the dark
So we are sinking you bury me under stars
We’re falling through the hourglass like diamonds in the dark

We’re falling through the hourglass

Feel the sands of time hear the hours chime
Stay with me here tonight chase the moonlight

Your hands are turning let go of my blackened heart
We’re falling through the hourglass like diamonds in the dark
So we are sinking you bury me under stars
We’re falling through the hourglass like diamonds in the dark

We are burning
See the ruins
Watch us fall to the ground

Your hands are turning let go of my blackened heart
We’re falling through the hourglass like diamonds in the dark
So we are sinking you bury me under stars
We’re falling through the hourglass like diamonds in the dark

We’re falling through the hourglass

Overall Meaning

The Hourglass by The Good Natured is a song that speaks of an inevitable end - the fall of humanity, a decline of sorts that is shown through the imagery of an hourglass. The song begins with the line "wearing crowns of thorns, we prepare to fall", which can be interpreted to mean that despite people's best efforts to survive, they are still shackled by their own weaknesses and vulnerability. The "crowns of thorns" symbolize the struggles that people go through in life, yet they continue to persist despite the inevitable outcome - their fall.

As the song progresses, the theme of falling is further explored. The lyrics "we are broken, we are torn, wilting on the floor" are particularly poignant, as they highlight the hardships people endure in their lives, which ultimately reduce them to nothing. The chorus speaks of the hourglass, with the metaphor of diamonds sinking through the dark being used to symbolize how humanity is deteriorating slowly, yet inevitably. Despite this, the lyrics "stay with me here tonight chase the moonlight" gives the impression that the singer is asking somebody to be with them through the end, to share those last moments even if they are fated to disappear.

The final part of the song evokes a sense of obliteration as the imagery moves from the hourglass to burning ruins, and how we are all fallen, doomed to collapse. The lyrics, "we are burning, see the ruins, watch us fall to the ground" create a powerful image of destruction, with the realization that everything people once knew has been turned to ashes.

Line by Line Meaning

Wearing crowns of thorns we prepare to fall
Despite our broken and torn state, we are still willing to face our downfall while experiencing pain, just as Jesus did while wearing a crown of thorns.

We are broken we are torn wilting on the floor
We are in a state of vulnerability and weakness, lying defeated and weakened on the ground, unable to support ourselves.

Stay with me here tonight chase the moonlight
Remain with me, chasing after something unattainable or fleeting, such as the moonlight, in order to escape reality and find comfort in each other's company.

Your hands are turning let go of my blackened heart
As time passes, you are losing your hold on my dark and corrupted heart, which is slowly losing its grip on reality.

We’re falling through the hourglass like diamonds in the dark
We are falling through time, unable to stop it, like diamonds shining in the darkness, beautiful but eventually lost to the void of time.

So we are sinking you bury me under stars
As we fall through time, we are sinking deeper and deeper into our struggles, until we are nothing but corpses buried under a vast expanse of stars in the night sky.

Feel the sands of time hear the hours chime
Experience the weight of time and the constant reminder of its passing with each passing hour and the sound of chimes that accompany them.

We are burning See the ruins Watch us fall to the ground
We are consumed by the fires of our struggles and desires, as we watch everything we once held dear fall to the ground in ruins before our eyes.

We’re falling through the hourglass
We cannot stop the passage of time or the inevitability of our downfall, and we are helpless as we fall through the hourglass of life.

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