Growing up in a small town, Erickson began producing music at a relatively young age. Falling in love with the internet chiptune music scene, he drew inspiration from artists such as Bit Shifter & Anamanaguchi. Erickson's style grew up as he did, and he began producing more complex and emotional music. At the age of 16, he released the album Sophrosyne. This would be his 14th album as WMD.
The release of his self-titled album WMD in 2015 marked the end of Erickson's time in his hometown. The album is drenched with that same melancholia and uncertainty that comes with leaving home for the first time.
His next album, Limerence was released in 2016. The album is capped off with a 12 minute ambient drone piece simply titled 'Serein'.
WMD's newest album, Reminisce was released in September of 2017. The hazy downtempo dive into nostalgia was inspired not only by Erickson's own past experiences, but also by the antique photographs he began collecting while writing the album.
Sentimental
WMD Lyrics
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Life with you is-
Life with you is warm, laughter, rain, ingy, relief,
Quiet, pleasure, promise, warm, laughter, rain, ingy.
Life with you is warm, laughter, rain, ingy, relief,
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven
Heaven.
The song "Sentimental" by WMD is a love song with simple yet deeply emotional lyrics. The repetition of the phrase "Life with you is" puts the focus solely on the subject of the song, the person the singer is in love with. The first verse is a list of positive adjectives that describe their life together - warm, laughter, rain, ingy (which is likely a personal nickname or term of endearment), relief, quiet, pleasure, and promise. This implies that being with this person brings comfort, happiness, and hope. The repetition of the phrase at the end of the verse emphasizes the singer's contentment and satisfaction with their current situation.
The second verse, however, introduces a note of conflict or struggle. The inclusion of the word "struggles" among the positive adjectives implies that their relationship is not without challenges. The repetition of the phrase "warm, laughter, rain" suggests that despite these struggles or difficulties, their love for each other persists, and they remain happy together. The chorus, which simply repeats the word "Heaven" several times over, reinforces the idea that being with this person is like heaven on earth. It's a simple but powerful way of expressing love and devotion.
Line by Line Meaning
Life with you is-
Life with you is a combination of various emotions and feelings.
Life with you is warm, laughter, rain, ingy, relief,
Life with you is warm and cozy, filled with laughter and happiness, like the feeling of rain on a hot day. It also provides relief from the struggles of life.
Quiet, pleasure, promise, warm, laughter, rain, ingy.
In addition to the previous emotions, life with you is also calm and peaceful, giving pleasure and hope for a better future, like the warmth after a cold spell. It's like the feeling of light raindrops on your face, so gentle and refreshing.
Heaven
Overall, life with you is like being in heaven, filled with joy and contentment.
Contributed by Sadie M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Dmitri
thanks to Spotify for recommending me this beautiful song <3
Inspiring Midnight
Found this song a few years ago straight through Spotify. Amazing service isn't it?
Sky Raid
I listen to this every day to wake up and to sleep it inspires me it calms my shadows of my fury that resides inside and it morphs it Into something extraordinary
jtab1
This song gives me chills
4of92000
I find it poetic that SAM trips over the word "struggle"
fits with the others—welcome to humanity—but the hardest to say, and the hardest to say beautifully, despite its beauty and truth
Arcadeist legends
You should make a 1 or 10 hour version
Gazing Skies
So good 😌
AGenericBlueDragon
Its Beauty, not Ingy in the desc.