We are a thing that came out of a few chance meetings at Sydney University. You see, Heather and Hayley had been playing music together for a while. Inevitably came the journey south from Byron - being their place of youth - to Sydney for a foray into higher education. Nik and Sam were studying at Sydney University also. And you know, for some reason you just meet people...
We don't have a manifesto as such, but we do have definite intentions in what we do. We wish to play pop, but with a recognizable element of self-awareness. We wish to be emotional, but with a sense of certainty that our audiences won't walk away thinking that we take ourselves too seriously. What is paramount is an attempt to push this thing called the culture industry in some direction which makes it more human. (I guess this is all too ambitious but oh well... We do try)
Heather studies piano at the conservatorium and reads a bit too much Russian literature. Hayley looks toward her personal canon of pop ballads for guidance in all situations and believes we must return to the way life was prior to the poker machine epidemic. Nik is a science student who imbues his drumming with formulas and mathematical complexities. Sam is a country music-playing, Marx-spouting communist with a love of all things meaningfully subversive.
The Jezabels have released 3 EPs: Dark Storm (2010), The Man is Dead (2009) and She's So Hard (2009).
Their debut album Prisoner was released in September 2011. The Jezabels won the 2012 ARIA Award for Best Independent Release for their album, Prisoner.
Official site: http://www.thejezabels.com
Come Alive
The Jezabels Lyrics
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When you're young, and youre lovely, there are voices,
Yhat pull down, like somebody, inside us
But nkt yours and mine, in her likenes
I come alive,
I come alive
I come alive
This whole week,
Sonce you aerived
They seek the shade you can only get from the holes in her body
That's the allure of the smoke and the stars and the call to the oven
And all rhe womeb whove fallen before area tipping the scales
But somehow the allure of the smoke and the stars can no longer pull me
I come alive
I come alive
I come alive
I come alive
Into you
To feel love
Allow myself more than those others were allowed
In my eyes
In my eyes
That suicide
And if you say
When every trouble you can relate to is
weighing you down, The Jezabels’s song “Come Alive” serves as an anthem to rising above the challenges and finding life in the darkest places. The vocals of lead singer Hayley Mary are haunting and powerful, and the lyrics are thought-provoking and deep. The song speaks to those who have struggled with feelings of being lost and trapped inside their own minds, but it also offers a message of hope and empowerment.
The opening verse warns the youth to be aware of the voices that can bring them down. Those voices are often the negative thoughts that creep into our heads and rob us of our confidence and happiness. But the following lines suggest that there is a way to overcome those voices, perhaps through finding someone who makes us feel alive. The repetition of “I come alive” emphasizes the importance of this feeling, as it is what gives the singer hope and strength to face their troubles.
The second half of the song speaks to the allure of escapism, the desire to disappear into ourselves, but it also emphasizes the beauty and power of connection. The line “And all the women who’ve fallen before are tipping the scales” suggests that finding strength and community among women can balance out the negative forces in our lives. The song ultimately serves as encouragement to look for the light in the darkest places, to let ourselves truly feel and connect with others.
Writer(s): Samuel Henry Lockwood, Hayley Frances Mcglone, Nik Kaloper, Heather Gail Shannon
Contributed by Adeline N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@guto35617
I really cant understand how this band is not everywhere.. very underrated band.
@isk4ndro
sadly 90% of people are listening reggaton :(
@alexandriabrangwin
Its not only musically brilliant but truly EPIC!
The Jezabels are the best thing to happen to Australian music for the last 20 years!
@Poseidon1979
+Alexandria Brangwin yes but as well as Delta Goodrem
@firetraq
+Emma Liess thanks for this, always looking for good new music.
@allbums7038
+Alexandria Brangwin You heard The Drones?
@ChrisJoyeMusic
The Jezabels are the best thing to happen to music in the whole world in forever! :)
@michaelmurray8839
The best thing to happen to music in general.
@gezzabomb
4 years later I'm still in awe of this, both the clip and the soaring haunting vocals.
@robax
And now the videos are catching up with the band... very nice!