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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.
Never Mine to Lose
The Twilight Hours Lyrics
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There were scratches in the groove
I never understood my part
I never made the proper move
Every time I held your hand
You would smile and act confused
And when I tried to be a man
Many reasons to refuse
But I didn't get to choose
And I didn't lose your heart
You were never mine to lose, lose, lose
Let me walk you though the past
Because we didn't get that far
We were never made to last
Let me take you to your car
Let me walk you through the past
Let me take you very far
Let me take you very fast
In "Never Mine to Lose" by The Twilight Hours, the lyrics create a narrative of a past relationship with a sense of sadness and resignation to its ending. The song presents a feeling of lack of control over the events that lead to this relationship's end. In the first verse, the singer acknowledges that the couple was "rusty from the start" and that there were problems from the get-go. They often ran into obstacles and misunderstandings in their relationship, represented by the "scratches in the groove." Despite sensing that something was wrong, the singer admits to not knowing "my part" in the relationship and "never made the proper move."
In the second verse, the singer emphasizes the missed opportunities to make the relationship work. The attempts to connect with the partner seem to have backfired, as the partner reacted with confusion to gestures of affection. Even when trying to be more assertive about their feelings, the singer saw "many reasons to refuse." The relationship eventually ended, with the singer not having the power to change the outcome, yet still holding onto some hope that it could have been different. However, the lyrics make it clear that the partner was never fully committed; hence, the phrase, "you were never mine to lose."
The song's imagery of walking through the past, taking the listener through the relationship's timeline, suggests a sense of closure and the acceptance of the end of that relationship. However, there is still some bittersweetness in the lyrics, representing the memory of past feelings and the sense of "what if" that accompanies many relationships that didn't quite work out.
Line by Line Meaning
We were rusty from the start
Our relationship was never perfect from the beginning, it was always flawed.
There were scratches in the groove
Our connection was weakened and full of inconsistencies.
I never understood my part
I was always unsure of my role in the relationship.
I never made the proper move
I failed to do the right thing to further our relationship.
Every time I held your hand
Even in the moments of affection, there was confusion and uncertainty.
You would smile and act confused
Your reaction made me realize that our communication was not aligned.
And when I tried to be a man
I attempted to fulfill my supposed masculine role in the relationship.
Many reasons to refuse
But there were many reasons why I couldn't.
And I didn't want to part
I had no intention to end our relationship.
But I didn't get to choose
But unfortunately, it was never my decision to make.
And I didn't lose your heart
I did not break your heart because it was never mine to break.
You were never mine to lose, lose, lose
You were never truly mine to have, so I could never lose you in the first place.
Let me walk you though the past
Let me take you on a journey through our time together.
Because we didn't get that far
Sadly, our relationship did not come very far.
We were never made to last
Our doomed relationship was never meant to be permanent.
Let me take you to your car
Let me escort you to your vehicle and end this chapter of our lives.
Let me walk you through the past
Let me revisit the memories of our time together one last time.
Let me take you very far
Let's go deeper into our shared experiences one last time.
Let me take you very fast
But let's do so quickly to finally move on from this relationship.
Contributed by Kaelyn C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mark Foster
Matt Wilson is a frickin pop genius, people!!!