Their debut single, Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants backed with The Old Dog was released on Bad Sneakers Records on 20th November 2006. Their second single Through Dark Night backed with Please, Sir was released 23rd April as their last single on Bad Sneakers. In February 2007 the band signed to Domino Records. A debut album Limbo, Panto was released in the UK on June 16 2008 with strong critical endorsement. Their second album, Two Dancers, was released on 3 August 2009 to widespread critical acclaim, receiving 9/10 reviews from NME and Drowned in Sound. It was also ranked at #41 on NME's top 100 albums of the decade. Their third album, Smother was released on May 9, 2011.
The four boys of Wild Beasts aren’t concerned with being of the modern or being of the renaissance, being baggy pantsed or being tight pantsed, being in a scene or being in a place. Wild Beasts’ music just is.
On 25 September 2017, the band announced that they were disbanding, playing their final gig on 17 February 2018.
Palace
Wild Beasts Lyrics
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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
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
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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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.