The band has released several albums, of which include: "West of Eden" (1997), "Four" (2006), "Rollercoaster" (2001), "A Stupid Thing To Do" (2003), and the winter album "And Then Snow Fell" (2007). Ouside of the formation of their band, Jenny and Martin released an album together called "Kite High" in 2004, and Martin produced "Leaving the Circus" in 2008. Most recently they have created an album entitled "The Travelogue of West of Eden" in 2009.
Their unique style has gained West of Eden a wide following of avid fans.
[as of July 2010]
hide and seek
West of Eden Lyrics
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We used to play hide and seek
I can still hear my voice counting to ten by the tree
You were the boy with the fast feet
Always the last to be found
I was the girl who could run without making a sound
And though it was long ago
Though it's so long ago
I'm still searching
The lingering feeling of magic
That always surrounded us there
And then a fragrance of violets and rain in the air
The sound of your steps in the gravel
Smoke from the fisherman's pipe
These are the memories that keep me awake in the night
And though it was long ago
It seems I still look for you
Though it's so long ago
I'm still searching
Last night I found myself sitting in the attic
Going through the pockets of my old clothes
I found a piece of bark from the fisherman's tree
And thought of you and me
And though it was long ago
It seems I still look for you
Though it's so long ago
I'm still searching...
West of Eden's song Hide and Seek is a beautiful rendition of memories and long lost friendship. In the opening verse, the singer reminisces about her childhood memories of playing hide and seek in the fisherman's garden with a young boy. She recalls that the boy had fast feet and was always the last to be found, while she could run without making a sound. The song is a nostalgic trip down memory lane, highlighting the singer's yearning for a friendship that was once strong, but now lost.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the intensity of the singer's search, even after all these years. The lingering feeling of magic and the fragrance of violets and rain in the air make the memories of those days even more potent. The sound of footsteps in the gravel and the smoke from the fisherman's pipe are memories that keep the singer awake at night. She searches, though she knows it was so long ago, and she may never find what she is looking for.
The last verse presents the singer sitting in the attic, going through her pockets and finding a piece of bark from the fisherman's tree. The tree sparks memories of her and the young boy, and she thinks of their friendship. The powerful closing chorus stresses the singer's unwavering search, even when the memories are all that remains.
The song is a beautiful portrayal of nostalgia and the power of memories, and it will resonate with anyone who has longed for a lost friendship.
Line by Line Meaning
Down in the fisherman's garden
In a place where nature dominates, far from big cities and their bustle
We used to play hide and seek
We had fun by being elusive, invisible, and surprised
I can still hear my voice counting to ten by the tree
I have a clear memory of the time I spent playing and the rituals that surrounded it
You were the boy with the fast feet
You were the one who knew how to move quickly, but also in silence
Always the last to be found
You were very good at hiding, almost invisible, and hard to find
I was the girl who could run without making a sound
I could run very fast, but also very quietly, like a ninja
And though it was long ago
Even though some time has passed since then
It seems I still look for you
I am still searching for you, even though it seems pointless
The lingering feeling of magic
The memory of something enchanting and surreal that still lingers inside me
That always surrounded us there
That was always present, like a magical aura, in that place where we played
And then a fragrance of violets and rain in the air
There was a strong and pleasant smell of flowers, mixed with the freshness of the rain
The sound of your steps in the gravel
I can still hear your footsteps, subtle and almost imperceptible, on the crunchy surface of the ground
Smoke from the fisherman's pipe
The smell of tobacco, mixed with the scent of nature, that reminds me of the fisherman
These are the memories that keep me awake in the night
These memories are so vivid and intense that they often come back to me, especially when I try to sleep
Last night I found myself sitting in the attic
Recently, I was in a storage space, filled with old objects and nostalgic memories
Going through the pockets of my old clothes
I was searching for something that would evoke those memories, maybe a keepsake, hidden in my old clothes
I found a piece of bark from the fisherman's tree
I found a relic, a piece of the tree that was like an emblem of that place where we played
And thought of you and me
This object brought back vivid memories of my childhood and of you, the boy with the fast feet
And though it was long ago
Even though it was such a long time ago
It seems I still look for you
It seems that I still long for that boy, who was so agile, so unpredictable, and so elusive
Though it's so long ago
Even though it was such a long time ago
I'm still searching...
I'm still looking for that elusive feeling of magic and wonder that we shared in that place, so far away from the real world
Writer(s): Martin Alexander Schaub, Jenny Charlotta Schaub
Contributed by Sydney K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.