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.
I Disappear
Various Artists Lyrics
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We're just the losers
And we keep waiting to be seen, right?
And no one seems to care
Or stops to notice that we're there
So we get lost in the in between
But if you can somehow keep them thinking of him
That means we matter too
It means someone will see that you are there
No one deserves to be forgotten
No one deserves to fade away
No one should come and go
And have no one know he was ever even here
No one deserves to disappear
To disappear
Disappear
It's true
But even if you've always been that
Barely in the background kind of guy
You still matter
And even if you're somebody who can't escape the feeling
that the world's past you by
You still matter
If you never get around to doing some remarkable thing
That doesn't mean that you're not worth remembering
But the people who need to know
They need to know
You need to know
I'll show them
That no one deserves to be forgotten
No one deserves to be forgotten
No one deserves to fade away, to fade away
No one should flicker out
Or have any doubt that it matters that they are here
No one deserves
No one deserves
To disappear, to disappear, to disappear
When you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around
All you want is somebody to find you
When you're falling in a forest
And when you hit the ground
All you need is somebody to find you
No one deserves to be forgotten
No one deserves to fade away
No one deserves to be forgotten
No one deserves to be forgotten
No one should flicker out or have any doubt
That it matters that they are here
No one deserves to disappear
To disappear
To Disappear
No one deserves, no one deserves, no one deserves to be forgotten
No one deserves to disappear
Disappear
The lyrics of "I Disappear" by Various Artists discuss the feeling of being forgotten and unseen in the world. The song addresses people, specifically guys like the singer, who feel like losers and are waiting to be noticed, but they seem to go unnoticed or uncared for. The lyrics aim to remind people that everyone matters, regardless of their social status or past mistakes. The song encourages listeners to keep pushing and exist in the world because no one deserves to be forgotten or disappear.
The it's true section of the song acknowledges that some people may feel lost, and some may feel like they can't escape the feeling that the world has passed them by. However, the song reminds listeners that they still matter even if they are in the background or have not accomplished anything remarkable yet. The singer will show that no one deserves to be forgotten, and everyone deserves to matter and exist in the world, without any doubts of their existence.
Overall, "I Disappear" by Various Artists is an inspirational song that encourages people to continue living and remember that they matter in the world. The song is a reminder that there is always hope, and no one should give up even when it seems like no one is noticing or caring.
Line by Line Meaning
Guys like you and me
People like us
We're just the losers
We feel insignificant
And we keep waiting to be seen, right?
We hope to be noticed
And no one seems to care
Nobody pays attention
Or stops to notice that we're there
Nobody acknowledges our presence
So we get lost in the in between
We feel forgotten
But if you can somehow keep them thinking of him
If you can remind people of someone important
And make me more than an abandoned memory
And make me more than just a forgotten memory
That means we matter too
That means we are also important
It means someone will see that you are there
It means someone will notice your presence
No one deserves to be forgotten
Nobody should be overlooked
No one deserves to fade away
Nobody should disappear from memory
No one should come and go
Nobody should be ignored
And have no one know he was ever even here
And have nobody know of their existence
No one deserves to disappear
Nobody should vanish completely
To disappear
To fade away from existence
Disappear
Vanish completely
It's true
This is a fact
But even if you've always been that
Even if you've always been the kind of person
Barely in the background kind of guy
Who stays in the background
You still matter
You are still important
And even if you're somebody who can't escape the feeling
And even if you're someone who feels
that the world's past you by
That the world has moved on without you
You still matter
You are still important
If you never get around to doing some remarkable thing
If you never achieve something outstanding
That doesn't mean that you're not worth remembering
This doesn't mean you're not important
But the people who need to know
But the people who should recognize this
They need to know
They should be aware
I'll show them
I will make them aware
When you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around
When you're alone and in trouble
All you want is somebody to find you
All you seek is assistance
And when you hit the ground
When you hit rock bottom
No one deserves, no one deserves, no one deserves to be forgotten
Nobody should be overlooked
Disappear
Vanish completely
No one deserves
Nobody should
No one deserves to be forgotten
Nobody should be overlooked
No one should flicker out or have any doubt
Nobody should lose their shine or feel insecure
That it matters that they are here
That their existence is important
To disappear
To vanish completely
To Disappear
To fade away from existence
No one deserves to disappear
Nobody should vanish completely
No one deserves
Nobody should
No one deserves to be forgotten
Nobody should be overlooked
No one deserves to disappear
Nobody should vanish completely
Disappear
Vanish completely
Contributed by Riley A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.