On the January 11, 2010, The Irrepressibles released their debut studio album, Mirror Mirror, a collection of 12 baroque pop songs produced by Dimitri Tikovoi and William Turner Duffin, and written by Jamie McDermott. The album features the single "In This Shirt". Mirror Mirror received critical acclaim. The Guardian called it "theatrical and very different, a ripe, colourful riposte to all that is Cowell" and The Independent described it as "a dramatic soundscape dripping with echoes of the Weimar Republic and la belle époque."
"In This Shirt" garnered critical and public acclaim after it was used as the soundtrack for short film, The Lady Is Dead, by Israeli production company PAG Films, described by Sundance Channel as "fantastic".
In November 2012, The Irrepressibles released their second album, Nude. Self-produced by Jamie McDermott, the album similarly received critical acclaim. The Quietus described it as "remarkably varied and unpredictable album" stating that "the results border on the spectacular". The Independent gave it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "an act of bravery in a cowardly world" and "swaddled in the most beautiful musical finery".
2013 saw the release of Nude : Landscapes, the first of three EPs inspired by - and expanding on - the band's second album. This first EP saw the band take a "minimal symphonic" and "acoustic" direction, as described by McDermott in an interview with QX Magazine. The second EP, Nude : Viscera, released on the February 14, 2014, "brings together influences from New Wave, Grunge, and Exotica". The third EP, Nude : Forbidden, is yet to be released.
The Irrepressibles have been remixed by various artists including Iamamiwhoami, Röyksopp, Hercules & Love Affair and Zero 7. Jamie McDermott has also provided guest vocals for Rex The Dog's single "Do You Feel What I Feel" and in 2013 on Röyksopp's single "Something in My Heart", credited as 'Jamie Irrepressible'.
Two Men in Love
The Irrepressibles Lyrics
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Will you be my prince
Will you lay down your armour
When you open me
All the power in me moves
How you want to see
All the depths of me real
When you open me
I feel real
How I love you
When I look into your eyes
There's a danger inside
When I see the edge
I can never hide
See my running, running, to you from you to you
There's a strange love inside
It's getting louder
And louder and louder and louder and louder
There's a danger I can't hide
Who I am, it's who I am, it's who I am
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
Gonna build you up, gonna help you believe sunny
Gonna build you up, gonna help you be free honey
There's a strange love inside
It's getting louder
And louder and louder and louder and louder
There's a danger I can't hide
Who I am
It's who I am, it's who I am
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
I'm in love!
We're just two men in love
The Irrepressibles' song "Two Men in Love" is a powerful love song that explores the themes of vulnerability and authenticity in a relationship between two men. The lyrics begin with the singer asking his partner to lay down his armor and be vulnerable with him, to open himself up completely. He wants to see all the depths of his partner's true self and promises to do the same in return. The power that moves within him is a reference to the strength and intensity of their love.
The lyrics then delve into the danger and fear that comes with the vulnerability of love. The singer admits that there is a part of him that he cannot hide, and that their love is getting louder and more dangerous with each passing day. He declares that he is in love and that he will help his partner be free and believe in their relationship. The song culminates in the powerful declaration that they are just two men in love.
The lyrics are open and honest about the challenges and dangers of vulnerability and love, particularly in a same-sex relationship. The song is a celebration of love in all its forms and the importance of being true to oneself and one's feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
If I asked you now
If I asked you at this very moment
Will you be my prince
Will you be my partner and protector
Will you lay down your armour
Will you drop your emotional defenses
When you open me
When we become emotionally intimate
All the power in me moves
I get overwhelmed by strong emotions
How you want to see
The way you want to perceive me
All the depths of me real
The true depths of my personality
I feel real
I feel authentic and genuine
How I love you
The intensity of my love for you
When I look into your eyes
When I gaze into your eyes
There's a danger inside
There's a risk involved in loving you
When I see the edge
When I approach the boundaries of societal norms
I can never hide
I can't pretend to be someone I'm not
See my running, running, to you from you to you
I keep coming back to you, even though our love is unconventional
There's a strange love inside
There's a unique and unconventional kind of love within me
It's getting louder
It's becoming more intense
And louder and louder and louder and louder
It's becoming harder to ignore or suppress
Who I am, it's who I am, it's who I am
I can't change who I am or who I love
I'm in love!
I'm deeply in love with you
Gonna build you up, gonna help you believe sunny
I want to support and uplift you
Gonna build you up, gonna help you be free honey
I want to help you live your life freely
We're just two men in love
Our love is between two men
Contributed by Kylie P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mimireese5617
The fact that this is restricted is so sick to me. What a beautiful display, general affection and adoration for ones partner. This is unsuitable? I feel so sorry for all the young gay men in the closet looking for realatability in the music and media of our modern culture and find this. This beautiful song censored to the world.
@inkajoo
It just proves YouTube doesn't actually give a damn about equality.
@ggt47
Yes,rather it be gay/bisexual men or platonic male best friends men are socially acceptable to express themselves with each other.
@mischachan552
it’s not still restricted huh?
@hugofourie7966
well said Mimi. Beautiful music
@deadbody6112
Well, now heterosexuality gets you shunned, you got your wish Mimi
@netilenva
This is the kind of music you can't describe with words, just feel its beauty in your soul...
@peftasteriao3
+netilenva That's it, it's just beautiful.
@fannykupcsik8975
+netilenva
you've exactly described what i'm feeling right now <3
@goyhen
You can feel it in the very part of your body.
This song puts my body in motion.