After two EP's, he released his first album Tales of the Forgotten Melodies in March 2005, mixing hip-hop, downtempo and trip-hop, and a second, Hope & Sorrow in April 2007.
After being a host on a French radio in the Paris suburb of Mantes-La-Jolie, JC Le Saoût started the French Rap band La Formule in the 1990's. He created his label Lab'Oratoire in 1998 and produced records from La Formule as well as Break Beat compilations and a collaboration with the Swedish band Looptroop.
He began work on the Wax Tailor project in 2001, first appearing on a remix of Looptroop & La Formule's "Breathing Under Water". Wax Tailor's first EP Lost The Way was released in 2004 and features contributions from Charlotte Savary, Marina Quaisse, and Big Dada rapper Infinite Livez. Other musicians who have appeared alongside Wax Tailor include North Carolina Hip-Hop duo The Others, Ursula Rucker, Sharon Jones, Voice and A State Of Mind.
His second album Hope & Sorrow was nominated for "Best Electronic Album" at the 2008 Victoires de la Musique, a French music award ceremony.
Wax Tailor uses samples in his music as film directors use actors. His record is conceived as an orchestral movie between hip-hop and downtempo where Wax Tailor hijacks “The forgotten melodies” and tells a story of his own where each track is a sequence. In this large patchwork of numerous influences and multiple references to the seventh art, major names of the twentieth century music (Doris Day, Nina Simone...) could get a chance to meet Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen or Alfred Hitchcock
The Way We Lived
Wax Tailor Lyrics
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Do you realize what you're saying
Oh, I know what I'm saying
I'm lying here the bed's white
Someone turns off the light
There in the dark I start to cry
It all comes back to me
The way we lived our lives
And all the things we never feared
We were not like all of them
We didn't work we didn't worry
All we had was money, money
All we ever had was fame and fun
When I look at me then
When I look at me now
I can understand the fall
But I'll never know how
There in the dark I cry
It all comes back to me now
Whether it was by substance
Whether it was by car or
If I fell in the distance
Or if I thought a war
I cannot remember
If I was shot in the back
Or If I drowned in my bath
Now in this bed all day
Now in this bed all night
I still have my moment
When they bring me out
It is all that's left now
Of this fearless mind
A blink of my eye and
Some times she smiles
This white angel over me
This angel touching me sometimes
The way we lived our lives
And all the things we never feared
There in the dark I cry
It all comes back
to me now
The first verse of "The Way We Lived" by Wax Tailor feat. Sharon Jones presents a dialogue between two people. One person asks the other if they realize what they are saying, and the other responds that they do indeed know. The next verse is sung from the perspective of someone lying in bed in the dark and crying. The lyrics evoke memories of the way they lived their lives and all the things they never feared. The second verse describes a life of excess, where the characters did not work or worry and had money and fame instead. The song's chorus repeats the idea that everything comes rushing back to the person in the dark, and they cry.
The third verse begins with the lyric "whether it was by substance." This verse suggests that something went wrong in the characters' lives, leading to their current situation. However, the character's memory is foggy, and they cannot remember exactly what caused it. The final verse talks about the person's current state, lying in a bed all day and all night, but they still have moments of lucidity when they are brought out. The song ends with a reference to a white angel that touches the character occasionally.
Overall, the lyrics to "The Way We Lived" evoke feelings of regret and despair. The song's characters may have lived a life of luxury, but it brought them to a tragic ending. The song suggests that life is fleeting, and it's essential to live without regrets.
Line by Line Meaning
Now, wait a minute
Take a moment before continuing
Do you realize what you're saying
Are you aware of your words
Oh, I know what I'm saying
I am aware of my words
I'm lying here the bed's white
I am in a hospital bed
Someone turns off the light
The light is switched off
There in the dark I start to cry
I begin to cry in the dark
It all comes back to me
I remember everything
The way we lived our lives
Our lifestyle and choices
And all the things we never feared
Things we were never afraid of doing
We were not like all of them
We were different from others
We didn't work we didn't worry
We didn't have jobs or stress
All we had was money, money
Our focus was on wealth
All we ever had was fame and fun
Our life consisted of fame and entertainment
When I look at me then
Reflecting on my past self
When I look at me now
Comparing my past and current self
I can understand the fall
I understand how I ended up here
But I'll never know how
I don't know exactly what led to this situation
Whether it was by substance
I am not sure if it was caused by drugs or alcohol
Whether it was by car or
I am not sure if it was a car accident
If I fell in the distance
I am not sure if I fell from a height
Or if I thought a war
I am not sure if it is related to my military service
I cannot remember
I don't have any memory of it
If I was shot in the back
I am not sure if I was shot
Or If I drowned in my bath
I am not sure if it was a drowning incident in the bathtub
Now in this bed all day
I spend all my days in this bed
Now in this bed all night
I spend all my nights in this bed
I still have my moment
I have brief moments of awareness
When they bring me out
When they move me out of the bed
It is all that's left now
This is all that remains
Of this fearless mind
Of my once fearless mindset
A blink of my eye and
In a moment
Some times she smiles
Sometimes a nurse smiles
This white angel over me
The nurse taking care of me
This angel touching me sometimes
The nurse sometimes touches me
There in the dark I cry
I cry again in the dark
It all comes back
All the memories and regrets resurface
Writer(s): SHARON JONES, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE LE SAOUT, CHARLOTTE SAVARY
Contributed by Makayla W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Now, wait a minute
Do you realize what you're saying
Oh, I know what I'm saying
I’m lying here the bed’s white
Someone turns off the light
There in the dark I start to cry
It all comes back to me
The way we lived our lives
And all the things we never feared
We were not like all of them
We didn’t work we didn’t worry
All we had was money, money
All we ever had was fame and fun
When I look at me then
When I look at me now
I can understand the fall
But I’ll never know how
There in the dark I cry
It all comes back to me now
Whether it was by substance
Whether it was by car or
If I fell in the distance
Or if I thought a war
I cannot remember
If I was shot in the back
Or If I drowned in my bath
Now in this bed all day
Now in this bed all night
I still have my moment
When they bring me out
It is all that’s left now
Of this fearless mind
A blink of my eye and
Some times she smiles
This white angel over me
This angel touching me sometimes
The way we lived our lives
And all the things we never feared
There in the dark I cry
It all comes back
Compositores: Jean-Christophe le Saout / Sharon Jones / Charlotte Savary
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je kifffff
une tuerie !
Non Ji
pourquoi ne pas passer ça sur les radios ! mondedecons
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