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.
I Can See It
my bloody valentine Lyrics
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I will leave you again
Grab a reason
And I'm dragging you down
Come just to make you happy
Shot in the head I can see
I can see it
The lyrics to My Bloody Valentine's "I Can See It" are a haunting exploration of the conflicting emotions that can arise in a relationship. The opening lines, "Don't know when/I will leave you again," suggest an underlying sense of uncertainty or restlessness within the singer. However, rather than confronting these feelings head-on, they seem to be searching for a "reason" to cling to their partner and avoid being alone. This leads to a sense of being "dragged down," as though the singer is unable to fully engage with their own desires and needs.
Despite this sense of internal conflict, there is also a desire to please their partner: "Come just to make you happy." Yet even in this selfless act, there is a sense of violence and detachment that underlies the relationship: "Shot in the head I can see/I can see it/But I can't feel it." This suggests a numbness or disconnection from the emotional reality of the situation – the singer can recognize that they are hurting their partner, but they are unable to feel or process those feelings in a healthy way.
Overall, "I Can See It" captures the tense and shifting dynamics of an unhealthy relationship, as well as the ways in which emotional numbness and disorientation can make it difficult to truly connect with others.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't know when
Uncertain about the timing of my departure
I will leave you again
I will have to leave you once more
Grab a reason
Find a justification
And I'm dragging you down
But my actions are negatively affecting you
Come just to make you happy
I am here only to bring you joy
Shot in the head I can see
My perspective is clear, without any doubts or misunderstandings
I can see it
I understand the situation fully
But I can't feel it
But I am unable to emotionally connect with it
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: KEVIN SHIELDS
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