Woods have released 12 albums, the latest being Perennial. Pitchfork Media reviewed one of their previous albums, Songs of Shame, giving the band its "Best New Music" designation and describing the sound as "a distinctive blend of spooky campfire folk, lo-fi rock, homemade tape collages, and other noisy interludes, all anchored by deceptively sturdy melodies."
Singer-guitarist and founder Jeremy Earl also runs the rising Brooklyn label Woodsist, for whom the band releases their work.
Prior to their initial output as Woods, founding members Jeremy Earl and Jarvis Taveniere, along with former member Christian DeRoeck, performed together in the band Meneguar, in which Taveniere sang and played guitar, and Earl played drums. Meneguar released three albums, beginning with I Was Born At Night (released on cassette in 2004 by Fuck It Tapes, on LP the following year by Magic Bullet Records, and reissued in 2006 by Troubleman Unlimited). The group released two subsequent albums, Strangers in Our House (Release the Bats Records, 2007) and The In Hour (Woodsist, 2008) prior to shifting their focus full-time to recording and performing as Woods.
There are other artists with the same name:
2) Woods is a recording name of Japanese musician Seiichi Yamamoto (of Boredoms, Novo Tono, Rovo, Most, etc.).
3) Woods is a techno/house band.
4) woods is an American artist from Tennessee.
Say Goodbye
Woods Lyrics
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Just to say goodbye,
Just to be there in the night,
When it comes around.
As the morning's coming,
Won't you like to say goodbye?
I would be there by your side
See me mumbling like a day-breeze,
Like a cool breeze flying by your side.
Just to hear him coming,
Just to say goodbye,
Just to be there in the night,
When it comes around.
As the morning's coming,
Won't you like to say goodbye?
I would be there by your side
When nothing is around.
Oh you see me mumbling like a day-breeze,
Like a cool breeze flying by your side.
See me mumbling like a day-breeze,
Like a cool breeze flying by your side.
The song "Say Goodbye" by Woods is a dreamy and introspective piece that explores the bittersweet act of saying goodbye to someone or something. The opening line "Just to hear him coming, just to say goodbye" sets the tone for the entire song, suggesting a feeling of longing and nostalgia for something that has already passed. It's as if the singer is willing to go through the pain of separation just to have one last moment with the person they're saying goodbye to.
The repetition of the phrase "Just to be there in the night, when it comes around" reinforces this theme of longing and the idea that the singer wishes to hold on to the memory of the person or thing they're leaving behind. The line "As the morning's coming, won't you like to say goodbye?" adds a sense of urgency to the song, as if the singer is trying to make the most of the time they have left.
The chorus of the song, which repeats the opening lines, together with the image of the singer "mumbling like a day-breeze, like a cool breeze flying by your side" creates a sense of ambiguity and detachment. It's as if the singer is trying to come to terms with the fact that the person or thing they're leaving behind is slipping away from them, and they can only hold onto the memory of their presence.
Overall, "Say Goodbye" presents a haunting meditation on the act of saying goodbye and the complicated emotions that come with it. It's a song that captures the melancholy and fleetingness of life, and reminds us to cherish the moments we have with the people we love.
Line by Line Meaning
Just to hear him coming,
I want to hear him approach me.
Just to say goodbye,
I want to bid farewell to him.
Just to be there in the night,
I just want to be there with him when it's dark outside.
When it comes around.
When the time for goodbye comes.
As the morning's coming,
When the morning arrives,
Won't you like to say goodbye?
Wouldn't you like to bid farewell?
I would be there by your side
I will be with you,
When nothing is around.
When there is no one else around.
See me mumbling like a day-breeze,
You can see me talking softly like a gentle breeze.
Like a cool breeze flying by your side.
Like a refreshing wind that brings comfort.
Oh you see me mumbling like a day-breeze,
You can see me talking softly like a gentle breeze.
Like a cool breeze flying by your side.
Like a refreshing wind that brings comfort.
Contributed by Isabella L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.