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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.

Movin' On
Various Artists Lyrics

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I'm breakin' down
Gonna start from scratch
Shake it off like an etch-a-sketch
My lips are saying goodbye
My eyes are finally dry

I'm not the way that I used to be
I took the record off repeat

It killed me but I survived
And now I'm coming alive

I'll never be that girl again
No oh oh

My innocence is wearin' thin
But my heart is growing strong
So call me, call me, call me

Miss movin' on
Oh oh oh

Yeah.

I broke the glass that surrounded me (surrounded me)
I ain't the way you remember me (remember me)
I was such a good girl
So fragile but no more

I jumped the fence to the other side (the other side)
My whole world was electrified (electrified)
Now I'm no longer afraid
It's Independence Day (It's Independence Day)

I'll never be that girl again
No oh oh

My innocence is wearin' thin
But my heart is growing strong
So call me, call me, call me

Miss movin' on

Everything is changing and I never wanna go back to the way it was (to the way it was)
I'm finding who I am and who I am from here on out is gonna be enough (is gonna be enough)
Is gonna be enough

I'll never be that girl again
No oh oh

My innocence is wearin' thin
But my heart is growing strong
So call me, call me, call me
Miss movin' on
Oh oh oh
Miss movin' on

(On and on and on and on and on)

Miss movin' on
Oh oh oh

Yeah, I'm movin' on

Overall Meaning

The song "Movin' On" by Various Artists is about making a fresh start after experiencing heartbreak or disappointment. The singer is determined to leave her past behind and move on from the person she used to be. She compares her new beginning to breaking an etch-a-sketch, as she is starting over from scratch.

The lines "My lips are saying goodbye, my eyes are finally dry" suggest that she has gone through a period of grieving and is now done with it. She has accepted the situation and is ready to move forward, feeling stronger than before. The chorus repeats the phrase "Miss Movin' On," indicating that she has left behind her old self and is now a new person. The bridge highlights this transformation, with the lyrics "Everything is changing and I never wanna go back to the way it was. I'm finding who I am and who I am from here on out is gonna be enough." She is embracing her new identity and is content with who she is becoming.

Overall, the song is empowering and encourages listeners to move on from difficult situations and become the best version of themselves.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm breakin' down
I'm falling apart

Gonna start from scratch
I'm going to start over

Shake it off like an etch-a-sketch
I'm letting go of the past

My lips are saying goodbye
I'm leaving behind what was holding me back

My eyes are finally dry
I'm done crying over what's lost

I'm not the way that I used to be
I've changed and grown

I took the record off repeat
I'm not repeating the same mistakes

It killed me but I survived
I faced challenges but came out stronger

And now I'm coming alive
Now I'm living and feeling truly alive

I'll never be that girl again
I won't be who I used to be