Palace
Wild Beasts Lyrics


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n detail you were even more beautiful than from afar
I could love you like the blinded would do
Feeling their way through the dark

In the darkened house of love it feels like I was sleeping
But the bath ran cold
This is a palace and love is a sport
Maybe this heaven is a game of old words
A man who made old habits

Winter was long, now is going to a feast
We may be saddened to know but at the call of higher needs

Ooh, hey palace, ooh.

The past old faces of those who vaguely resemble love
But well close enough
You remind me of the person I wanted to be
Before I ever knew

Ooh, hey palace, ooh.
Ooh, hey palace, ooh.





Winter was long, I have come to fear
We may be saddened to know but at the call of higher needs

Overall Meaning

The song "Palace" by Wild Beasts is a melancholic reflection on love and its unknowable ways. The opening lyrics express an admiration for someone who looks even more beautiful up close. The singer imagines loving this person like a blind person feeling their way through the dark. This image of blindness suggests that there is something mysterious and unfathomable about love, that we are all blindly navigating our way through its twists and turns.


The following lines describe the darkened house of love, where the singer feels like they are sleepwalking. The bath ran cold, suggesting a sense of emptiness and detachment in this palace of love. The singer suggests that love is a sport, perhaps implying that it is something that we compete for, or that it is something that can be won or lost. Maybe this heaven is a game of old words suggests that love is something that has been talked about and written about for centuries, and yet we still do not fully understand it. The line, a man who made old habits, suggests that the singer has become stuck in old patterns in their search for love.


The second verse of the song continues the theme of ambiguous and confusing love. The singer reflects on the past faces of those who have vaguely resembled love, but ultimately fall short. However, the person they are with now reminds them of the person they wanted to be before they even knew what love was. The repetition of ooh, hey palace, ooh seems to suggest a sense of yearning or longing for something unattainable.


Overall, "Palace" is a haunting and introspective song that captures the sense of confusion and longing that often accompanies our search for love.


Line by Line Meaning

In detail you were even more beautiful than from afar
From close up, you were even more breathtaking than from a distance


I could love you like the blinded would do
I could love you with complete abandon and without reservation


Feeling their way through the dark
Navigating through difficult and uncertain times


In the darkened house of love it feels like I was sleeping
My love life felt stagnant and unfulfilling


But the bath ran cold
But the passion and warmth in the relationship faded away


This is a palace and love is a sport
Love is a luxurious game that we indulge in


Maybe this heaven is a game of old words
Perhaps love is simply an outdated concept


A man who made old habits
A man set in his ways and not open to change


Winter was long, now is going to a feast
After a long period of darkness and coldness, things are taking a positive turn


We may be saddened to know but at the call of higher needs
We may feel sorrowful about certain sacrifices made for the greater good


Ooh, hey palace, ooh.
Referring to the luxurious game of love


The past old faces of those who vaguely resemble love
Reminders of past relationships that were inauthentic and unfulfilling


But well close enough
Close enough to have been mistaken for love, but ultimately falling short


You remind me of the person I wanted to be before I ever knew
You inspire me to be a better person than I thought possible




Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: BEN LITTLE, CHRISTOPHER ROBERT TALBOT, HAYDEN NORMAN THORPE, THOMAS WILLIAM FLEMING

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Comments from YouTube:

String Sun

Gone too soon. So thankful I got to see them live. I went alone, surrounded by couples and friends and I still felt embraced.

Sergio Olaciregui

"We may be savage and raw, but at the core we've higher needs" wild beasts are something special man

Chris Nurse

Possibly my favourite lyric

Rose Q

My favourite band, I come here for comfort nothing else can provide. Love you guys

Mychelle Cam

No Por nada son mi banda favorita, cada disco,cada canción de ellos me trasmite algo nuevo, me da un poco de nostalgia a ver este vídeo ❤👏 han crecido mucho y vaya de verdad los amo. Thanks guys for all ❤

Francisco Carrillo

pienso lo mismo mychelle, lastima que se hayan separado :(

Mychelle Cam

@Francisco Carrillo totalmente, esa situación fue muy triste, Aún que los proyectos en solitarios de Tom y de Hayden son muy buenos, me da tristeza que solo hayan venido un par de ocasiones a México 🥺

Lázaro Olier

I really love how the album Present Tense shows us a present that is flooded with a certainty about how the past shapes the now "the past pull faces of those who vaguely resemble love but weren't close enough".

JAG

One of the best bands ever, their music takes me to another world! beautiful, deeply emotional, personal piece of music, very sophisticated, well composed. this band really speaks to my heart.this is the reason why I don't listen to that dance shit!
asdfghjkl this song makes me get goosebumps

Rory J Steel

Listen to both they have their palace.

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