Woods of Birnam is a pop-band from Germany. The band, founded in 2011 in Dr… Read Full Bio ↴Woods of Birnam is a pop-band from Germany. The band, founded in 2011 in Dresden, consists of the musician and actor Christian Friedel and four musicians of the German band Polarkreis 18.

In autumn 2012, Woods of Birnam created songs and music for a new production of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Out of this work was the Live EP "Hamlet" in April 2013 released.

The self titled debut album, Woods of Birnam, was released in November 2014. The band worked together with the producer Tobias Siebert. Since then they have released another 5 albums, most recently Dorian which was released on 2023-01-20.

Members: Christian Friedel - vocals & piano / Ludwig Bauer - piano & synthesizer / Philipp Makolies - guitar / Christian Grochau - drums / Uwe Pasora - bass

Dance
Woods of Birnam Lyrics

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Love's an ocean
Colder than the stars
Spiralling up in milky ways
My devotion
Hurts me like a scar
Never healed in endless pain
Dance / dance
Love's a giant

Exhausted to the core
Red and bigger than the sun
An implosion
Fight the Trojan war
You don't mean that much to me
We'll be dancing, riding on that wave,
Particles explode around

We'll be dancing, in the lightning,
We'll be dancing, oooohh

We're an ocean
Colder than the stars
Spiralling up in milky ways
My devotion
Hurts me like a scar
Never healed in endless pain
We'll be dancing, riding on that wave
Particles explode around

We'll be dancing / in the lightning /
We'll be dancing / oooohh
Dance / dance / dance / oooohh

We'll be dancing / in the lightning / oho
We're advancing / we're enlightening / oho
Love's a giant / love's an ocean / oho
We'll be dancing / in the lightning /

We'll be dancing / oooohh
Dance / dance / dance / oooohh

Overall Meaning

The song “Dance” by Woods of Birnam brings to light the feeling of love with all its complexities. The lyrics of the song establish that love is like an ocean, much colder than the stars and larger than life. The emotions associated with love are intense, and it is like a giant exhausting to the core. The lyrics describe the concept of devotion and how it can leave a scar that never truly heals, causing endless pain. The expression of devotion in love is so powerful that it can spiral up in milky ways, just like the swirls in the galaxy.

The song is a call to dance to the rhythm of life and love, to embrace the pain and the joys that come with it. The lyrics encourage the listener not to lose hope and to keep on dancing on the wave of love, even when it hurts. The line “Fight the Trojan war, You don't mean that much to me” indicates that love is a war that we fight within ourselves, and sometimes others get caught in the crossfire. The song ends on an empowering note to dance in the lightning, to be enlightened and keep dancing to the rhythm of life.

Line by Line Meaning

Love's an ocean
Love is vast and deep like an ocean

Colder than the stars
Love can be cold and distant

Spiralling up in milky ways
Love can take you on a cosmic journey

My devotion
My love and dedication to you

Hurts me like a scar
My love for you has left me with emotional scars

Never healed in endless pain
I still feel the pain of the past

Dance / dance
Let's dance together

Love's a giant
Love can be overwhelming and powerful

Exhausted to the core
Love can be draining and tiring

Red and bigger than the sun
Love can be intense and fiery

An implosion
Love can have a destructive force