Even as the whiplash, bruises, an… Read Full Bio ↴The Orange Peels: Begin the Begone
Even as the whiplash, bruises, and body aches began to fade, it was like they could feel their old lives beginning to disappear.
Flash back to late November, 2013. On the way to the last show of their Sun Moon tour, founding Orange Peels members Allen Clapp and Jill Pries were in a life-changing accident. Stopped in traffic on Highway 880, Allen had just asked Jill for a piece of gum when they were hit from behind at 60 mph by a drunk driver.
Somehow, the two walked away, were given the OK by the EMTs, and even went on to play the show (their van wasn’t so lucky). But they weren’t the same.
What followed was a year of massive change, beginning with a 5-day recording session at the band’s 15-year headquarters — a midcentury modern Eichler home in the heart of Silicon Valley called Mystery Lawn Studio. In that session, new song ideas spilled out of the band faster than they could complete them.
By the next month though, that house would be on the market, and the two would leave their home and studio to retreat to the Santa Cruz Mountains. “It wasn’t your typical exit strategy,” Clapp says,”It was more like being beat up and kicked into an alternate universe.”
Trading the sleek Sunnyvale abode for a late 1970s hexagonal mountain house in Boulder Creek, CA turned out to be the perfect recipe for recovery. There among the redwoods, the band reconvened on the 2-acre compound — rechristened Mystery Lawn Mountain — to flesh out the tunes, write a couple new ones, and mix the results.
“It wasn’t your typical exit strategy,” Clapp says,”It was more like being beat up and kicked into an alternate universe.”
New inspiration wasn’t hard to find. Many of the songs loosely chronicle the band’s journey over the course of a tumultuous year, so it’s not surprising that themes of loss, discovery, and change dominate the lyrics. Shadows of the experience lurk on the back-to-back tracks “Fleeing the Scene” and “New Moon,” while a more anthemic telling of the tale is condensed into the verses of “9″ — a song about the mountain highway that snakes past the band’s new headquarters.
Maybe it was the shock of the accident that gave lead guitarist John Moremen and drummer Gabriel Coan the opportunity to carry the band forward in new ways. The collection showcases Moremen’s on-the-spot song arrangement chops and marks Coan’s first appearance as co-producer on a Peels record. It’s also the first time the band has released a new record in less than 4 years.
Still, some things remain unchanged. The band’s keen attention to mood and melody is thankfully and marvelously intact. So is the collaborative spirit that launched their 2013 album, Sun Moon. “Begin the Begone” finds the band taking new risks, saying to hell with the consequences, and making the most immediate and adventurous music of its career.
Something In You
The Orange Peels Lyrics
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Meet you halfway
In time, I'll try
We'll fly so high
There's something in you
That makes me want to be so free
There's something in you
Words call, time flies
As you walk by
Tell me you see
Some hope in me
There's something in you
That makes me want to feel so free
There's something in you
Something in you
And the feeling
Catches on and on
You can't conceal it
Cause it's something strong
I just believe it
What can go wrong
There's nothing I can do
Something in you
Something in you
Something in you
The lyrics to The Orange Peels' "Something in You" seem to be about a person who is drawn to someone else because of the way they make them feel. The singer wants to meet the other person halfway and try to fly high together. There is something about the other person that makes the singer feel free and hopeful, and they are calling out to the other person to see that hope in them as well.
The refrain of "There's something in you" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the mysterious and irresistible quality of the other person. The feeling catches on and on, and the singer can't help but believe in the power of this connection. The lyrics suggest that the singer has surrendered themselves to the other person and is willing to take a risk, even if it means they could fail.
Overall, "Something in You" is a song about the power of attraction and the way that other people can bring out different sides of ourselves. It's an optimistic and hopeful song, emphasizing the possibility of connection and the way that love can change our perspective on the world around us.
Line by Line Meaning
Somehow, some way
In any way possible
Meet you halfway
Coming to a mutual agreement or understanding
In time, I'll try
I'll do my best over time
We'll fly so high
We'll achieve great success
There's something in you
You possess qualities that stand out to me
That makes me want to be so free
Being with you makes me feel liberated and uninhibited
Something in you
An indescribable quality about you
Words call, time flies
Conversation flows naturally and time passes quickly
As you walk by
As I see you
Tell me you see
Acknowledge my presence or existence
Some hope in me
Provide me with optimism and support
And the feeling
A strong emotion
Catches on and on
Intensifies and persists
You can't conceal it
It cannot be hidden or disguised
Cause it's something strong
An undeniable and potent force
I just believe it
I have faith in it
What can go wrong
What could possibly not work out
There's nothing I can do
I am powerless to control the situation
Something in you
An ineffable appeal about you
Something in you
An intangible quality that attracts me to you
Lyrics © HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GABRIEL STEVE LOPEZ, JIMMY ANDREW RICHARD, JOSEPH MCINTYRE, BRENT PASCHKE
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Jackson Ferretti
Thank you so much... I have been looking for this song for 15 years... Im playing this on repeat as i type... Ty ty
Luciano Lopes
Such a cool song! Lifts up! Such a complete and positive vibe!
Yung Mung Bean
brings me back to better times, when i was a kid, discovering music through my ipod classic
kierra williams
dude same 💯💕
Treff Bennett
....just like everything The Orange Peels make-BEAUTIFUL!
danielle ponquinette
I have been looking for this song for like forever and I finally found it cuz I of you.....i don't care if lyrics are off I just want to listen to it and you made that happen! THNX XD
Laceeeyyy
i love it! <33
Willie McGee
great song, I remember finding it from a recommendation from a bay area dj on Rhapsody. I emailed him and he told me they showed early promise but fizzled out.
mvdiablo
I like this! Thanks for the video I appreciate it :)
Adam Marquez
this sounds like when i took my first ecstacy pill