Lindsay Olsen was raised in San Diego and played in punk bands growing up. She moved to Crockett, California, a small city north of the Bay Area, after college and began working as a scientist at the same time that she was delving deeper into composition. She began releasing music as Salami Rose Joe Louis, taking the project name from a mash-up of two childhood nicknames for her insular, sketch-like songs heavy on synthesizers and cosmic imagery. She released her first album, Son of a Sauce!, in 2016 and followed the next year with Zlaty Sauce Nephew, both sprawling collections of brief, wobbly pop experiments and drifting beats.
Shortly after the release of Zlaty Sauce Nephew, Olsen was involved in a car accident in which she sustained minor injuries that left her unable to work for several weeks. During this time, one of her songs was also used in a commercial, and the confluence of events led her to make a decision to pursue music full time. While working towards her next album, she toured with Toro y Moi and signed to the Brainfeeder label. The label proved a perfect home for Salami Rose Joe Louis' specific brand of extraterrestrial pop, and they released her third album, Zdenka 2080, in August 2019. ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi
Suddenly
salami rose joe louis Lyrics
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Challenging, stripping her
Of her given light
It happened so fast, and
It takes her twice as long
To climb up the path
(Unintelligible)
Challenging, stripping her
Of her given light
It happened so fast, and
It takes her twice as long
To climb up the path
(Unintelligible)
The song "Suddenly" by Salami Rose Joe Louis presents a melancholic theme of a woman experiencing life's challenges that are overwhelming and taking away her given light. The song begins with the phrase "Suddenly she finds life challenging" depicting the abruptness of the situation, which seems to have caught the woman off guard. The line "stripping her of her given light" can be interpreted as the woman losing her positive outlook on life, which may have been instilled in her since childhood.
The next sentence in the lyrics, "It happened so fast," implies the woman's struggle arrived unexpectedly, catching her off guard. The phrase, "And it takes her twice as long to climb up the path," showcases her difficulty in overcoming her challenges. It's hard to tell what the lyrics mean by "unintelligible," but perhaps it represents the woman's struggling to articulate what she's feeling.
The song's message communicates the struggle of life and how suddenly it can take a turn for the worse. This song may resonate with those who are facing difficult circumstances but struggling to make sense of their situation. Sometimes life can be challenging, and the path to resolution may take longer than expected. However, the song encourages the listener to keep pushing through and to keep climbing up the path.
Line by Line Meaning
Suddenly she finds life
Life has suddenly become challenging for her
Challenging, stripping her
The challenges are causing her to lose some of her identity or essence
Of her given light
The challenges are taking away the positive qualities or talents that made her unique
It happened so fast, and
The suddenness of these challenges is unexpected
It takes her twice as long
The challenges are slowing down her progress or making it harder to reach her goals
To climb up the path
Reaching her goals feels like an uphill battle
(Unintelligible)
The singer is either unsure of the next line or intentionally left it out for artistic effect
Writer(s): Lindsay Rose Olsen
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