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
Warriors
The Good Natured Lyrics
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they came in fright to fight a war
that had already been won
so go back home to those you love
and tell them that you are sorry
for all of the pain that you have once supposed
and that you will never go away again
go away again,
never go away again
never go away again,
go away again
stay by my side like you promised me nights ago,
why did you have to go?
have to go?
but there are certain things that I will never know
your minds complexity something that I can not comprehend, so I pretend,
that I do
understand you
but you promised me that things would change
you said that we would find a better way
run away with me, oh
run away with me
let's get lonely now,
let's get lonely now
my minds gone blind
where are you now?
I'm crying out,
I'm crying out
in the middle of the night,
where are you now?
let's get lonely now,
let's get lonely now
my minds gone blind
where are you now?
I'm crying out,
I'm crying out
in the middle of the night,
where are you now?
let's get lonely now
Some things just never change
I will never alter your frame
and my joke to sad in your ways
just fight the promises you make
your thoughts are beyond me
your mentality is not admirable
have you lost your mind?
Now your gone
let's get lonely now,
let's get lonely now
my minds gone blind
where are you now?
I'm crying out,
I'm crying out
in the middle of the night,
where are you now?
let's get lonely now,
let's get lonely now
my minds gone blind
where are you now?
I'm crying out,
I'm crying out
in the middle of the night,
where are you now?
let's get lonely now
let's get lonely now
The song "Warriors" by The Good Natured seems to be about someone who has come back from a war that has already been won. The person is regretful of the pain they have caused and asks for forgiveness from their loved ones. The singer of the song is frustrated by the complexity of their partner's mind and the promises they have made in the past that they are not keeping. They are confused about where their partner is and are crying out for them to return. There seems to be a sense of abandonment and loneliness in the song.
The lyrics also seem to be about relationships and the challenges that come with love. The singer is holding on to the hope that things will change, but they are slowly losing faith. The chorus "let's get lonely now" indicates a sense of giving up on the relationship and embracing the loneliness.
Overall, the song is about the difficulty of relationships and the pain that comes with losing someone you love. It is a poignant reminder that not all relationships work out, and sometimes people just have to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Warriors
This song is called Warriors.
they came in fright to fight a war
They were scared when they came to fight a battle.
that had already been won
The war was already won before they arrived.
so go back home to those you love
Go back home to the people you care about.
and tell them that you are sorry
Apologize to them for your actions.
for all of the pain that you have once supposed
Apologize for the pain you caused in the past.
and that you will never go away again
Promise that you will never leave again.
go away again,
Don't leave again.
never go away again,
Never leave again.
never go away again
Never leave again.
go away again
Don't leave again.
stay by my side like you promised me nights ago,
Keep your promise to stay by my side like you said you would.
why did you have to go?
Why did you leave?
have to go?
Did you really have to leave?
but there are certain things that I will never know
There are things I will never understand.
your minds complexity something that I can not comprehend, so I pretend,
Your mind's complexity is something I can't understand, so I act like I do.
that I do
That I understand.
you promised me that things would change
You made a promise that things would be different.
you said that we would find a better way
You said we would find a better solution.
run away with me, oh
Let's escape together.
let's get lonely now,
Let's be alone now.
my minds gone blind
I can't think straight.
where are you now?
Where are you currently?
I'm crying out,
I'm asking for help.
in the middle of the night,
At night.
Some things just never change
Some things always remain the same.
I will never alter your frame
I won't change your mindset.
and my joke to sad in your ways
My attempt to make you laugh turned into sadness about your attitude.
just fight the promises you make
Don't break the promises you make.
your thoughts are beyond me
I can't comprehend your thoughts.
your mentality is not admirable
I don't approve of your mindset.
have you lost your mind?
Are you insane?
Now your gone
You've left now.
let's get lonely now
Let's be alone together now.
let's get lonely now
Let's be alone together now.
let's get lonely now
Let's be alone together now.
Contributed by Tristan C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.