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.
Don't Know Why
Various Artists Lyrics
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dont know why i didnt come
i left you by the house of fun
dont know why i didnt come
i dont know why i didnt come
when i saw the break of day
wish that i could fly away
catching teardrops in my hand
my heart is drench in wide
with you be on my mind forever
i would cross the endless sea
i would die in ecstacy
but ill be unbreakable
driving down the road alone
my heart is drench in wide
with youll be on my mind forever.
something has to make you wrong
dont know why i didnt come
feel as empty as drown
dont know why i didnt come
i dont know why i didnt come
i i i dont why i didnt come.
The lyrics of "Don't Know Why" by Various Artists are an introspective reflection on a past relationship. The song is about the singer's regret and longing for someone they left behind, and their confusion as to why they made the decision to leave in the first place. Through the lyrics, we can see the singer struggling with their emotions and trying to come to grips with the fact that they may have made a mistake.
The first verse sets the tone for the rest of the song, with the singer regretting their decision to leave their partner ("don't know why I didn't come"). The second verse takes a more dreamy and wistful turn, with the singer imagining what could have been if they had stayed with their partner ("wish that I could fly away...catching teardrops in my hand"). The chorus repeats the singer's confusion and regret over leaving their partner.
The bridge of the song provides a glimmer of hope, with the singer imagining a future where they can be reunited with their partner ("I would cross the endless sea, I would die in ecstasy"). However, the final verse indicates that the singer is still struggling with their emotions and has yet to fully come to terms with their decision to leave ("something has to make you wrong...feel as empty as drown").
Overall, "Don't Know Why" is a beautifully written and performed song that speaks to the universal experience of regret and the search for redemption.
Line by Line Meaning
ive waited till i saw the sun
I waited for the perfect moment to come before seeing you.
dont know why i didnt come
I don't quite understand why I didn't come.
i left you by the house of fun
I left you by the place where we used to have fun together.
dont know why i didnt come
Again, I don't quite understand why I didn't come.
i dont know why i didnt come
I am genuinely confused as to why I didn't come.
when i saw the break of day
As soon as it was morning and the sun came up.
wish that i could fly away
I just wish I could fly away with you.
standing near on endless sand
I feel like I'm always stuck in the same place.
catching teardrops in my hand
I am trying to hold on to something that is slipping away.
my heart is drench in wide
My heart is full and overflowing with emotion.
with you be on my mind forever
I cannot seem to get you out of my mind.
i would cross the endless sea
I would do anything to be with you, even if it meant crossing the wide sea.
i would die in ecstacy
Being with you would be worth even risking my life.
but ill be unbreakable
However, I know that I will remain strong and unbreakable, no matter what.
driving down the road alone
I am now driving alone on this road, with my thoughts still lingering on you.
something has to make you wrong
There must be a reason why things didn't work out between us.
dont know why i didnt come
Once again, I cannot understand why I didn't come to be with you.
feel as empty as drown
I feel empty inside, like I'm drowning in my own emotions.
dont know why i didnt come
I am still searching for the reason why I didn't come to be with you.
i dont know why i didnt come
In the end, I am still at a loss for why I didn't come to you.
Writer(s): Daniel Alan Jones, Victoria Louise Jones
Contributed by Hudson I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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