The band’s key member is guitarist/singer/composer Kevin Shields, a reclusive perfectionist and radically inventive guitarist/engineer. The band’s other original member is drummer/studio maven Colm Ó Cíosóig; during their heyday MBV also included singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe. Their band shares its name with a low-budget Canadian slasher film.
MBV influences include The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, late-1970s Wire, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and independent artists such as The Pastels. Kevin Shields has also named The Beach Boys and The Ramones as a personal influence.
After leaving Creation Records in 1992 and signing with Island Records, the band fell into a creative black hole. Rumors spread among their fans of albums being recorded and then shelved. Debbie Googe left the band to form Snowpony; she had not played bass on their recordings since You Made Me Realise. Colm Ó Cíosóig eventually left and formed a band with Hope Sandoval, formerly of Mazzy Star, called Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions. Kevin Shields sporadically collaborated with other artists, most notably Experimental Audio Research, Curve, and Primal Scream. He revealed in a fall 2003 National Public Radio interview that Island Records quit financing his My Bloody Valentine endeavors after he spent half a million pounds of their money.
As of 2006, many rumors mentioned the possible reformation of MBV for a new studio album, but none of these were true. On November 15 2007, My Bloody Valentine announced three upcoming live gigs in the UK for 2008. On June 13 and 14, the band played in public for the first time in thirteen years, offering a pair of "Live Rehearsal" presentations at the ICA in London and officially starting their series of comeback performances. The band went on to play a slew of festivals in Summer and Fall of 2008. Following their appearance at the 2008 All Tomorrow's Parties festival, the New York Times reported that Shields was planning to complete the unfinished album.
On 2 February 2013 they self-released the self-titled album m b v as a download with both vinyl and CD copies shipping on 22nd Feb 2013. The Huffington Post reported that it caused such a public stir that the official MBV website crashed when fans attempted to access the site to purchase a copy.
You're Still in a Dream
my bloody valentine Lyrics
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You know (you're) simply a game
I see you've messed up your laughing head
I'll take you again and again
When you wake you're still in a dream
Not real though I love you unclean
I'm telling you you're a sick mind
You come back so fine, so fine
Know your smile is colder than ice
That will back you up real nice
But killing's hardly a weapon for you
Your wasted space is mine to
The above lyrics are from the song "(When You Wake) You're Still in a Dream" by My Bloody Valentine. The song opens with a command, "Turn around to watch all the same," which seems to suggest that everything is repetitive, and the singer is tired of it all. The lyrics, "You know simply a game," suggest that the person the singer is addressing is not taking life seriously and treating everything as a game. The line, "I see you've messed up your laughing head," suggests that the person's mentality is screwed up, and the singer is going to take advantage of that.
The chorus of the song is repeated twice and is a critical part of the song. The chorus goes, "When you wake you're still in a dream, not real though I love you unclean, I'm telling you you're a sick mind, you come back so fine, so fine." The lyrics suggest that the person the singer is addressing has a disturbed mind, and the singer is attracted to that. The singer loves them "unclean," meaning that the person is messed up, and they like them that way. The phrase "you come back so fine, so fine" suggests that despite being "sick-minded," the person is alluring to the singer.
The phrase "know your smile is colder than ice" suggests that the person the singer is addressing is not easily moved, and the line "killing's hardly a weapon for you" is challenging the person, saying that they can not be destroyed so easily. The closing lyrics "Your wasted space is mine to" end abruptly, leaving the listener hanging, but it seems to suggest that despite their dysfunctionality, the singer is still attracted to the person despite acknowledging their mental problems.
Line by Line Meaning
Turn around to watch all the same
Look back and realize that everything remains unchanged
You know (you're) simply a game
You are aware that you are nothing but a form of entertainment
I see you've messed up your laughing head
I notice that you have confused yourself with delusions and fantasies
I'll take you again and again
I will continue to use you and abuse you despite your pain
When you wake you're still in a dream
When you come to your senses, you will realize that everything felt unreal
Not real though I love you unclean
Even though our love is tainted and wrong, it still feels significant to me
I'm telling you you're a sick mind
I am making you aware of the fact that you are mentally disturbed
You come back so fine, so fine
Despite your deformities and flaws, you always return more attractive
Know your smile is colder than ice
Understand that your smile is fake and emotionless
That will back you up real nice
Despite your lack of sincerity, your false smile makes you look good
But killing's hardly a weapon for you
Violence is not a viable method for you to achieve your goals or solve problems
Your wasted space is mine to
I control every aspect of your life, even the parts that you have abandoned or neglected
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: COLM O'CIOSIOG, KEVIN SHIELDS
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