This World Fair formerly went by the name 'Kalgren'. This World Fair were discovered in 2004 by the girlfriend of their manager Grammy Award-winning record producer, Stephen Short. Past This World Fair and Kalgren members include George Hadfield (bass), DJ House (guitar) and Tyler Jorenby (drums). In 2007, This World Fair toured with acts such as Under the Influence of Giants, Guster, Phantom Planet, and Quietdrive. During early 2008, This World Fair transformed from being a band in to the stage-name of lead singer-songwriter Chris Kalgren, similar to the form of solo-acts such as Aqualung (Matt Hales) and A Fine Frenzy (Alison Sudol).
This World Fair recorded and cowrote the track "Don't Make Me Wait"[6] featured in the Dreamwork's film, Disturbia, released 13 April 2007. A music video for this song made by Disturbia's director, DJ Caruso, was produced by Lakeshore Records. The music video is included as an extra feature on the DVD, HDDVD, and Bluray releases of the film.
In January of 2008, This World Fair toured across the Midwest. Throughout the month of February of 2008, Chris Kalgren of This World Fair produced an upcoming album by Ari Herstand at Pachyderm Studio near Minneapolis, MN. Most recently, This World Fair headlined the Chipotle Rhythm Kitchen stage at Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI and embarked on a Midwest and West Coast tour through July 2008.
Silicone
This World Fair Lyrics
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You got the best of me
With the worst of consistency
I have done
All that I can to hold
To this silicone self-control
I'm an arrow
With precise inaccuracy
Slipping
Yeah, ain't it beautiful
Falling back into the hold
It's easy to lose everything
Nothing you have is lasting
It's easy
No, no
I have nothing
To win today
I'm not playing this anyway
It's easy
Slipping away from me
When your silicone weld is free
It's easy to lose everything
Nothing you have is lasting
And all the lies
Crumble and die
And all the fears
Are spun in your life
Don't you dare lie to me tonight
Don't you dare say I didn't try
Yeah
To hold onto you
Don't you dare lie to me tonight
Don't you dare say I didn't try
Yeah
To hold onto you
Don't you dare lie to me tonight
Don't you dare say I didn't try
Yeah
To hold onto you
Yeah
The lyrics to This World Fair's song "Silicone" are a poetic exploration of the feeling of losing control and succumbing to one's impulses. The opening lines speak to the contradictory nature of the situation, in which the subject has been brought low by someone who has consistently hurt them: "Woman, you got the best of me / With the worst of consistency." They go on to lament the desperate attempts made to hold onto some semblance of control, represented by the idea of a "silicone self-control." The metaphor of an arrow pointing to destiny with "precise inaccuracy" suggests that the subject has a sense of where they are headed, but they cannot help but fall back into old patterns.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the ease with which everything can slip away and the impermanence of life: "It's easy to lose everything / Nothing you have is lasting." The lyrics also suggest that the subject has lost something important, but they are resigned to the fact that there is nothing left to gain: "I have nothing to win today / I'm not playing this anyway." The mention of "silicone weld" suggests that the subject is aware that this sense of control and stability is artificial and not sustainable. The repetition of the phrase "don't you dare lie to me tonight" in the bridge emphasizes the need for honesty in recognizing the reality of the situation and the pain it has caused.
Overall, "Silicone" is a powerful song that explores the difficult emotions of loss and the struggle to hold onto control. The lyrics use creative metaphors and vivid language to paint a picture of a person on the edge, struggling to keep it together in the face of overwhelming odds.
Line by Line Meaning
Woman
Addressing a woman
You got the best of me
The woman has taken advantage of the singer
With the worst of consistency
She has consistently taken advantage of him, even when it is to his detriment
I have done
The artist is referring to his actions
All that I can to hold
He has done everything in his power to maintain
To this silicone self-control
His self-restraint, which is artificial and temporary, like silicone
I'm an arrow
The singer is comparing himself to an arrow
Pointing to destiny
His actions are leading him towards his fate
With precise inaccuracy
Even though he is pointed in the right direction, he knows he will miss the mark
Slipping
The artist is beginning to lose his grip
Yeah, ain't it beautiful
He is finding beauty in the experience of losing control
Falling back into the hold
He is returning to his old habits and ways of thinking
It's easy to lose everything
It is simple to let go of everything that one has worked for
Nothing you have is lasting
All things are temporary and fleeting
No, no
The singer is repeating this for emphasis
I have nothing
The artist has nothing to gain
To win today
The artist has no goals for the day
I'm not playing this anyway
He is not invested in the situation
It's easy
It is simple
Slipping away from me
He is losing control and influence
When your silicone weld is free
When the woman's artificial restraint has been removed
And all the lies
The artist is referring to all the things that are not true
Crumble and die
They will eventually collapse
And all the fears
The artist is now discussing fear
Are spun in your life
The woman's life is consumed by fear
Don't you dare lie to me tonight
The singer is admonishing the woman for lying to him
Don't you dare say I didn't try
The singer is telling the woman that he did his best
To hold onto you
He tried to hold onto the relationship, but now he knows that it was not worth it
Yeah
Affirmative
To hold onto you
He repeats this phrase for emphasis
Contributed by Alexandra O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
PBS Space Time
For clarity: estimates for diatom oxygen production mentioned at 13:36 range from 20%-50% on an annual basis. If there’s any specialists in the audience who could provide greater clarity about diatoms and oxygen production, please reply to this comment!
Osmosis Jones
Ben 10 aliens were carbon based
Osmosis Jones
So conditions without water 💦 mite have life
Erik
@Osmosis Jones Excitement aside, spamming may not be the best method for getting anyone's attention.
Никита Барыкин
2:23 yeah... that's trinitrotoluene
Colin Holmes
This reminds me of a rare event in the game Stellaris where you find a cavern full of buildings and extremely detailed statues deep within a planet. After researching deeper, turns out the civilization wasn't long extinct, but instead was Si based, and when you broke through the cavern wall, the chamber flooded the area with O2, it turned them all into stone. Kinda scifi and quite a grim discovery, but a pretty cool storyline!
Ael Olul
@Rossi Gastone "documentary" lol
Jaden P
That sounds like a cool game
I'm Very Angry It's Not Butter
Oh god, now I'm imagining benign alien archaeologists visiting Earth, thinking that there must be no life because nothing could possibly survive our nitrogen-rich atmosphere, and proceeding to burn away all our breathable air so they can go down and explore.
Third Eye
Now I want to play Stellaris again, I didn't come across this event.