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The Story of The Twilight Hours
Experience eternity in a single song!
A beautiful name, The Twilight Hours. And the music is ravishing.
But who are these two men from Minneapolis? Can the hearts of John Munson and Matt Wilson be as pure as these songs we hear?
No. These are two practical and desperate gentlemen who have scrubbed around in the underbrush of music long enough to have touched glory and to have been gored by humiliation. Imagine the most moldy dressing room inside the loneliest bar. Now imagine two middle-aged men on a vinyl couch, crying in their underwear. There have been some sad moments.
Three decades ago, like proud and powerful young rodents, Munson and Wilson set about digging at the roots of a golden shrubbery called Music. They scratched the dirt for money and glory they thought might be buried underneath. Meanwhile, as they gouged their holes, time and wind killed the plant. Now, decades later, they raise their brown heads to see that the bush is dead! And there is no treasure! What else can the two rodents do, but return to their digging? They are The Twilight Hours.
And yet, weirdly – impossibly – the recordings that Munson and Wilson have patched together possess the power to build a green and complete universe inside your mind. How can two such degraded men create a sonic landscape of endless moisture and springtime. How?
How are insects made? Who teaches the birds to fly? Musicologists can explain the science behind Munson’s booming bass technique. Divinity students can guess as to the source of magic lies behind Wilson’s poetry. But here we are, in the flickering twilight of their time on earth, and their music is definitive, true and alive.
Still, you have questions. You need to hear the details of their broken lives – the scamming for money, the orchestras they’ve assembled and discarded. Maybe, if you gained some biographical context, you could decode the music: you could understand the songs as machines, rather than as incantations. Because when a work of unspeakable religious majesty such as “Stereo Night” looms directly above us like a tree that can touch the clouds – and then rise through them into heaven – isn’t it our duty is to dissect the tree? If The Twilight Hours present us with a plant whose fruit can give eternal life, isn’t it our job to study the fruit? To break it down and understand?
Eat! Eat the fruit. Stop questioning, and live forever! Bite down and experience eternity in a single song!
Those of you who fear magic, continue with your questions. Learn more history. Study the science of things that are dead.
And for those of you who are ready to fly up to the sun: here are The Twilight Hours.
Alone
The Twilight Hours Lyrics
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I wanted to become
Your sun, your moon, your anything
When I heard you were apart
I wanted to rush in
And be the light or anything
Here I am unknown
Alone
I wanted to fit in
To show the world and laugh a lot
When I heard you lost a lot
I wanted to become
The only thing that you have to get
These lyrics are a beautiful expression of empathy and compassion towards someone who is going through a tough time. The songwriter heard that the person they care about is alone or apart, and they immediately want to be there for them. They want to be their sun, their moon, their anything - a source of light and comfort in their life. This is such a powerful sentiment because it shows how deeply the songwriter cares for this person and how willing they are to fill any void or provide any support that is needed.
The next part of the lyrics also shows how the songwriter wants to fit in and be accepted, but also wants to make others feel the same way. They want to show the world and laugh a lot, but when they hear that someone else has lost a lot, they immediately shift their focus to that person. They want to become the only thing that this person has to get, indicating that they want to be a constant source of support and stability in their life.
Overall, these lyrics are a beautiful expression of love, empathy, and compassion. They show how important it is to be there for the people we care about, especially when they are going through difficult times. The songwriter is saying that they are willing to be anything and everything for the person they care about, and that they are always thinking about how they can offer support and comfort to those who need it.
Line by Line Meaning
When I heard you were alone
Upon learning of your solitude,
I wanted to become
I yearned to transform myself into
Your sun, your moon, your anything
Your ultimate source of warmth, light, and everything else you needed
When I heard you were apart
Upon learning of your separation,
I wanted to rush in
I wished to quickly intervene
And be the light or anything
To serve as the shining light or any support you needed
Here I am unknown
However, I remain a stranger
Alone
Left on my own
When I came to lose a lot
During my own times of loss,
I wanted to fit in
I tried to find my place
To show the world and laugh a lot
To demonstrate happiness to the outside world
When I heard you lost a lot
As I learned of your own losses,
I wanted to become
I desired to transform into
The only thing that you have to get
Your sole way to regain what you lost
Contributed by Elizabeth F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
FoxLynn AbbeyRose6102
I just got to see them today!! There live performance is so mesmerizing!!
timcoartsltd
I love the melody, the stripped down sound showcases Matt's voice so well. Since the Sun Sawed in 1/2 is back in the studio, this is a really cool inspiration on how to keep the core of the song so up front. Beautiful.
Neal & Traci Anderson
Absolutely love this song. It's the strange and beautiful combination of melody and melancholy the likes of which I have not heard since since "Unlucky Lady." The world is right again.
jneau
Thanks for posting this guys. Nothing beats the experience of watching it with you at the Cedar...
Big Sunn 0
WOOT WOOT!! Im STILL goin crazy from the show these guys played here in Vegas last year. It was off the hook! I couldnt beleive what I was seeing. Sometimes i still think i mightve been dreaming!
Valerian Rain
Will you guys make new music soon?? Love you lots :)
FoxLynn AbbeyRose6102
This isn't their account a fan made it