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(yo! *waves* so I'm not as prolific or social as I used to be. oh well. I intend to keep this up, anyway, even if it is down to, like, one update a year. I got projects and shit that I may or may not eventually get up here. so much cross-concepting...)
So, in the same vein as Kirikirimai and In Our Dreams, here's my take of the lyrics to Elizaveta's recent English-language EP "HERO". All of these are based on my perception of the words spoken, not necessarily the original intent; where I'm entirely unclear on what the hell she's singing, I'll note it with italics and plenty of bewildered question marks.
01. HERO
02. RED BALLOON
03. SORRY
04. SPACEMAN
05. GOD ONLY KNOWS
01. HERO
Elizaveta posted her official lyrics here on her blog, but the background is unnoted and there are occasional differences (asterisked). For the Russian part, I have the original lyrics she posted in Cyrillic and a tentative transliteration beneath.
( I'm the one who will fall )
02. RED BALLOON
Elizaveta posted her official version of the first part of the first verse here on her tumblr, but not the rest of the lyrics, and there's a word substitution on the EP track ("flew" instead of "took"). (I'm ignoring the "ba ba da, ba ba da, ...ba ba da; ba ba da, ba ba da, ba ba da ba da ba da" bit during the latter part of the final chorus for reasons of clutter and inability to appropriately represent the vocal layering without winding up with an incomprehensible wall of text.)
( I want to fly forever )
03. SORRY
Someone posted a version of these lyrics on a popular lyric site, but I disagree on a few points (asterisked). (Also it sounds like the song was recorded in a bathroom with so-so acoustics, but I'm sure it's an artistic choice, alongside all that vibrato...)
( I don't care if I let you down )
04. SPACEMAN
I am excessively fond of this song, even if I'm dubious about the use of dubstep in it, but for the life of me I can't confidently identify a number of the lines. Auuugh. Mondegreen lines italicized.
( can you hear me now )
05. GOD ONLY KNOWS
This one is fairly short, sweet, and simple, compared to the multilayered clusterfucks above. Also a nice conclusion to the album. If there only wasn't that one damn line...
( the song I'll never sing for you )
:D
So, in the same vein as Kirikirimai and In Our Dreams, here's my take of the lyrics to Elizaveta's recent English-language EP "HERO". All of these are based on my perception of the words spoken, not necessarily the original intent; where I'm entirely unclear on what the hell she's singing, I'll note it with italics and plenty of bewildered question marks.
01. HERO
02. RED BALLOON
03. SORRY
04. SPACEMAN
05. GOD ONLY KNOWS
01. HERO
Elizaveta posted her official lyrics here on her blog, but the background is unnoted and there are occasional differences (asterisked). For the Russian part, I have the original lyrics she posted in Cyrillic and a tentative transliteration beneath.
( I'm the one who will fall )
02. RED BALLOON
Elizaveta posted her official version of the first part of the first verse here on her tumblr, but not the rest of the lyrics, and there's a word substitution on the EP track ("flew" instead of "took"). (I'm ignoring the "ba ba da, ba ba da, ...ba ba da; ba ba da, ba ba da, ba ba da ba da ba da" bit during the latter part of the final chorus for reasons of clutter and inability to appropriately represent the vocal layering without winding up with an incomprehensible wall of text.)
( I want to fly forever )
03. SORRY
Someone posted a version of these lyrics on a popular lyric site, but I disagree on a few points (asterisked). (Also it sounds like the song was recorded in a bathroom with so-so acoustics, but I'm sure it's an artistic choice, alongside all that vibrato...)
( I don't care if I let you down )
04. SPACEMAN
I am excessively fond of this song, even if I'm dubious about the use of dubstep in it, but for the life of me I can't confidently identify a number of the lines. Auuugh. Mondegreen lines italicized.
( can you hear me now )
05. GOD ONLY KNOWS
This one is fairly short, sweet, and simple, compared to the multilayered clusterfucks above. Also a nice conclusion to the album. If there only wasn't that one damn line...
( the song I'll never sing for you )
:D