Their … Read Full Bio ↴Tide Lines are a four-piece band from the Scottish Highlands.
Their sound has been described as “...Folk with rousing rock, sparkling electronics and escapist lyrics....awash with arms-aloft sing-alongs.” (The Sunday Times) and “...roaring tunes embracing anthemic lift-off and wide-eyed wonderment” (The Daily Mirror)
Their latest album, Eye of the Storm, finished its first week at number 12 in the UK Album Charts in May 2020: topping both the Scottish and Independent album charts in the process.
In 2019, they were named “the Rising Sound of Scotland” at the Nordoff Robbins Scottish Music Awards - one month after selling out the 1900 capacity Barrowland Ballroom in just 5 minutes.
The band formed in 2016 and write most of their original material in English but always with a nod to their Gaelic heritage.
Prelude
Tide Lines Lyrics
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Are reaching out before us now
I recall those days when we were free
There's a yearning in our chorus
There's a yearning in our chorus now
In "Prelude," Tide Lines sing about memories and the longing to return to times when they were free. The lyrics suggest that the memories of our past still live on in our wishes, and that we can almost reach out and touch them. The imagery is quite powerful, as it brings to mind the idea of memories as tangible things, which we can almost grasp but not quite hold onto. The chorus is particularly poignant – "There's a yearning in our chorus" – which suggests that even as we look back on our memories, there is a sense of sadness and longing, as we know that we can never truly return to these times.
Line by Line Meaning
Our wishes of our memories
We long for the past and the memories that we hold dear.
Are reaching out before us now
Those memories seem to be approaching us in the present.
I recall those days when we were free
I remember a time when we had no restrictions and could do as we pleased.
There's a yearning in our chorus
We all share a deep desire for something.
There's a yearning in our chorus now
Our collective desire is stronger than ever before.
Contributed by Hailey B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.