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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.

New Life
Various Artists Lyrics

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You should know my life is out of tune
I have the feeling you feel quite the same
It's hard for me to talk and express myself
But let me explain I live in the loneliness

So I sing out
You're always in my head
I can't explain why

Even in my dreams you're on

Me escondare en ningun lugar
Donde yo se que tu me puede encontrar
Me escondare en ningun lugar
Donde yo se que tu me puede encontrar

Just sometimes I feel great
But let me tell you don't care what people say
They don't come now
I think of all my little ...
I think of all my little ...

Me escondare en ningun lugar
Donde yo se que tu me puede encontrar
Me escondare en ningun lugar
Donde yo se que tu me puede encontrar
Que tu me puede encontrar

No time for love
You are the last one

No time for love
You are the last one

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "New Life" by Various Artists are filled with themes of loneliness, disconnection, and a yearning for love. The first few lines of the song, "You should know my life is out of tune, I have the feeling you feel quite the same," express a sense of dissonance in the singer's life that they can't fully articulate. It's difficult for them to open up and express themselves, as they live in a state of loneliness. However, they can't help but think about this person who is always in their head, even in their dreams. The lyrics "Me escondare en ningun lugar, donde yo se que tu me puede encontrar" (I will hide in no place, where I know you can find me) suggest the singer's fear of vulnerability and their inclination to push people away.

The second verse of the song highlights the singer's struggle with people's opinions, explaining they feel great "sometimes" but "don't care what people say." The line "I think of all my little..." is left incomplete, adding to the sense of hesitation and insecurity present in the song. As the song progresses, the singer repeats the line "Me escondare en ningun lugar, donde yo se que tu me puede encontrar" (I will hide in no place, where I know you can find me) several times, suggesting a deep-rooted fear of intimacy and the difficulty of the singer in articulating their feelings. The last lines of the song repeat the phrase "No time for love, you are the last one" emphasising the singer's inability to connect and inviting interpretation for their desire for companionship and love.

Line by Line Meaning

You should know my life is out of tune
My life is not going as planned and things are not in sync

I have the feeling you feel quite the same
I sense that you may understand how I am feeling

It's hard for me to talk and express myself
I struggle to verbalize my emotions and thoughts

But let me explain I live in the loneliness
However, I want to clarify that I endure loneliness on a regular basis

So I sing out
To cope with my feelings, I sing

You're always in my head
You are constantly on my mind

I can't explain why
I cannot fully comprehend why you have such an impact on me

Even in my dreams you're on
You even appear in my dreams, which shows how much you mean to me

Me escondare en ningun lugar
I will not hide anywhere

Donde yo se que tu me puede encontrar
I know that you can find me

Just sometimes I feel great
Occasionally, I feel fantastic