The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
Everything Is Changing
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And not for better
Don't know what it means to me
but it's hopeless, hopeless...
Got to get you home
Could be with anyone
Think of what I've done, uh
Everything is everything
Everything is everything
The more I talk about it
The less I do control
Everything means EVERYTHING!
Can't understand a word
Half of the stuff I'm sayin'
The things I do possess
Sometimes they own me too
What they gonna do to me?
It's hopeless, hopeless...
What I can't explain
I'm sure you'll get it well
Since I always wanted
I always wanted you
Everything is everything
The more I talk about it
The less I do control
Everything means EVERYTHING!
Can't understand a word
Half of the stuff I'm sayin'
Riding low, riding low, riding faster
If this is what I want
Look at what it did to me
Riding low, riding low, riding faster
If this is what you want
This is what you get instead
Everything is everything
The more I talk about it
The less I do control
Everything means EVERYTHING!
Can't understand a word
Half of the stuff I'm sayin'
Riding low, riding low, riding faster
The more I talk about it
The less I do control
Riding low, riding low, riding faster
Can't understand a word
Half of the stuff I'm sayin'
The lyrics to "Everything is changing" seem to be conveying a sense of confusion and a feeling of being lost or trapped in one's circumstances. The repeated use of the word "hopeless" suggests a sense of despair at the way things are changing, particularly as the singer doesn't seem to know what those changes mean to them. There's a sense of being out of control, and the more the singer talks about it, the less they feel like they're able to exert any influence over the situation.
The line "Got to get you home" suggests a sense of urgency, as though the singer must take action to try and regain some sense of control over their life. The lines "Everything is everything" and "The more I talk about it, the less I do control" seem to be repeating the idea that change is inevitable, and that the singer is struggling to come to terms with it. In fact, the line "Can't understand a word/Half of the stuff I'm sayin'" seems to acknowledge that the singer is struggling to even articulate their thoughts and feelings about what's happening to them.
Despite the uncertainty and confusion, there's also a sense of yearning in the lyrics. The lines "Since I always wanted/I always wanted you" suggest that the singer may be looking for a sense of stability and security in their personal relationships, and that the changes they're experiencing may be threatening those connections.
Line by Line Meaning
Things are gonna change
Change is inevitable and unavoidable
And not for better
Change does not always bring improvement
Don't know what it means to me
Uncertainty about the impact of change on oneself
but it's hopeless, hopeless...
Feeling of despair and powerlessness towards the change
Got to get you home
The need to return to safety and comfort
Could be with anyone
The possibility of being with someone else, but not wanting that
Think of what I've done, uh
Reflection on past actions and their consequences
You know it all
Addressing someone who has full knowledge of the situation
Everything is everything
Emphasizing the interconnectedness and significance of all aspects of life
The more I talk about it
The more I try to understand and explain it
The less I do control
Realization that one has limited control over everything
Can't understand a word
Difficulty in comprehending and communicating one's thoughts and feelings
Half of the stuff I'm sayin'
The feeling that only some of what is said truly reflects what is meant
The things I do possess
One's possessions can sometimes control or overwhelm them
Sometimes they own me too
Acknowledgement that possessions can have power over a person
What they gonna do to me?
Uncertainty about what the future holds
What I can't explain
Something that is difficult or impossible to articulate
I'm sure you'll get it well
Confidence in the listener's ability to understand
Since I always wanted
Expressing long-term desire
I always wanted you
The person being addressed is the object of that desire
Riding low, riding low, riding faster
Metaphor for the feeling of losing control and speeding towards a negative outcome
If this is what I want
Questioning one's own desires
Look at what it did to me
Acknowledgement that one's own desires and actions have negative consequences
If this is what you want
Questioning someone else's desires or intentions
This is what you get instead
The negative outcome that results from pursuing certain desires
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