The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
Better
Various Artists Lyrics
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before I take a hammer
to the walls around it
I cannot let you inside
my cell for fear I'll sink
this ship and drag
us both down
weekend but it's
all I have to believe in [x2]
Matt makes his
murderous demand:
foreign films I
take a stand and
it's all up hill
from here at least
I hope so
Kate claims
she can't depend
on me for anything
and I agree
It's crystal clear I
reach for the bottle
and disappear
Our hell ends every
weekend but it's
all I have to believe in [x2]
Frank fails to see
the humor in
my sad attempts
at break dancing
in every bar
along lyndale
avenue
Liz likes to liquor
up my thoughts
from the c.c. club
to the triple rock
there's no escape
from the chorus
of people screaming:
You better open the door
before I take a hammer
to the walls around it
I cannot let you inside
my cell for fear I'll sink
this ship and drag
us both down
Our hell ends
every weekend
but it's all I have
to believe in [x2]
I'll swim backwards [x6]
I'll swim alone
the long goodbye
You better open
the door before
I take a hammer
to the walls
around it
I cannot let you
inside my cell for
fear I'll sink this
ship and drag
us both down
The lyrics to "Better" are a snapshot of the different relationships the singer has with different people in their life. The opening lines are a warning to the person they are addressing that if they don't open up to the singer, they may resort to drastic actions to get through. The reference to sinking the ship is a metaphor for the inevitable destruction that will happen if the singer is not allowed in.
The song then goes on to describe a specific interaction with each person. The first person mentioned is Matt, who has made a request for the singer to watch foreign films with him. The singer sees this as a daunting task but attempts to go along with it in the hopes that it will improve their relationship.
The next person mentioned is Kate, who has made it clear she cannot depend on the singer for anything. The heavy drinking that follows is a coping mechanism for the singer to deal with their feelings of inadequacy.
Frank is the next person mentioned, and although he doesn't find the singer's break dancing attempts humorous, he is more easy-going than the others mentioned.
Lastly, there is Liz, who seems to be a source of chaos and distraction for the singer. The chorus then repeats, with the singer once again hinting at their desperation to be let in by the walls that have been put up.
Overall, "Better" is a poignant reflection on relationships and the various coping mechanisms people use to deal with them.
Line by Line Meaning
You better open the door
You should allow me to enter
before I take a hammer to the walls around it
Otherwise, I will break down the physical barriers in my way
I cannot let you inside my cell for fear I'll sink this ship and drag us both down
I am afraid that if you join me, we will both suffer the same fate: despair and failure
Our hell ends every weekend but it's all I have to believe in
Even though our life is difficult, I hold onto the hope that things will improve
Matt makes his murderous demand: foreign films
Matt insists that we watch movies in a language we do not understand
I take a stand and it's all up hill from here at least I hope so
I resist Matt's demand, and I hope that things will get better from this point on
Kate claims she can't depend on me for anything and I agree
Kate thinks that I am unreliable, and I agree that I sometimes let her down
It's crystal clear I reach for the bottle and disappear
In times of stress or sadness, I rely on alcohol to numb my emotions
Frank fails to see the humor in my sad attempts at break dancing
Frank does not find my dancing amusing, even though it is a lighthearted attempt to lift our spirits
in every bar along lyndale avenue
Despite Frank's indifference, I continue to dance at every opportunity
Liz likes to liquor up my thoughts
Liz encourages me to drink when I am feeling down
from the c.c. club to the triple rock there's no escape from the chorus of people screaming
Even when I am out with friends, I continue to hear the voices in my head that bring me down
I'll swim backwards [x6] I'll swim alone the long goodbye
I am resigned to the fact that I will face my problems alone, and that there will be no easy solutions
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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@themyka7382
LYRICS:
It's some kind of love
It's some kind of fire
I'm already up
You lift me higher
You know I'm not wrong
You know I'm not lying
We do it better
We do it better, yeah
And I don't mind if the world spins faster
The music's louder
The waves get stronger
I don't mind if the world spins faster, faster, faster
Just let me take you to a better place
I'm gonna make you kiss the sky tonight
Yeah if you let me show the way
I'm so excited to see you excited
I'll take you to a better place
And baby, you can love me on the way
We're flying up to outer space
I'm so excited to see you excited, yeah
I don't mind if the world spins faster
The music's louder
The waves get stronger
I don't mind if the world spins faster, faster, faster, faster
Just let me take you to a better place
@cartoonsvel8167
I'll take you to a better place yoo hoo
And baby you can love me all the way
We're flying up to outer space
I'm so excited to see you excited
I don't mind if the world spins faster
The music's louder
The waves get stronger
I don't mind if the world spins faster faster faster faster
Just let me take you to a better place
@ilovecats1917
It’s some kind of love
It’s some kind of fire
I’m already up Ooooooooo, ooooooo
But you lift me higher Ooooooooo, ooooooo
You know I’m not wrong
You know I’m not lyin’
We do it better
We do it better, yeah
I don’t mind if the world spins faster
The music’s louder, the waves get stronger
I don’t mind if the world spins faster,
Faster, faster
Just let me take you to a better place
I’m gonna make you kiss the sky tonight
Yeah if you let me show the way (ya-hey)
I’m so excited to see you excited
I’ll take you to a better place (yoohoo)
(I’ll take you to a better place)
And baby you can love me on the way
We’re flyin’ up to outer space
I’m so excited to see you excited, yeah
(I’m so excited to see you excited)
I don’t mind if the world spins faster
The music’s louder, the waves get stronger
(Waves get stronger)
I don’t mind if the world spins faster, faster, faster
Faster!
Yeah!
Just let me take you to a better place!
@equestrianm4gic
they did NOT have to make this sound so heavenly
@Cloud......
ikr, like it feels like I ascend when I listen to it- (they fr took me to a better place)
@Bachira-ij7ct
Ikr
@CeceCreatesArt
Righttt
@rumbiemandizha3591
First time to hear this song u all ready want to start all over and and over again
@hiidkwhyimhere2597
I was ascending in the cinema when this came on HAHAHAHAH
@kevinlockhart2000
Everyone's voice gave me the chills hearing justin, eric, anna, daveed, kid, camilla, and troye. All of this warms my heart, when they hit the family harmony.
@Michelle-xi5km
The full version has been out for a month or two. The singers are NSync. Verse 1 is Timberlake,, Verse 2 is JC Chasez, and the chorus is all 5 guys
@janicespivery333
@@Michelle-xi5kmno that's the reunion version this family harmony version is Troye Justin Anna daveed kid cudi and Camila and Eric andre
@shroomiegunleader814
It still surprises me that Daveed is in this movie.