"Because your blood's running cold" said the familiar, true to life
Can you walk on the water with I, you and I?
Or keep your eyes on the road and live there familiar, without you and I
It glows with gates of gold, true to life
And our love is a ghost that the others can't see
It's a danger
Every shade of us you fade down to keep
Them in the dark on who we are
(Oh what you do to me)
Gonna be the death of me
It's a danger
'Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see
We took a walk to the summit at night, you and I
To burn a hole in the old grip of the familiar, you and I
And the dark was opening wide, do or die
Under a mask of a million ruling eyes
And our love is a ghost that the others can't see
It's a danger
Every shade of us you fade down to keep
Them in the dark on who we are
(Oh what you do to me)
Gonna be the death of me
It's danger
'Cause our love is a ghost that the others can't see
Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel (born 28 October 1980) is a Danish singer, songwriter, and musician based in Berlin.
Her debut album, Philharmonics (2010), was released by PIAS Recordings, and was certified gold in June 2011 by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) after selling 10,000 units. At the Danish Music Awards in November 2011, Obel won five prizes, including Best Album and Best Debut Artist. Her second album Aventine (2013) received positive reviews and charted in the top 40 of the charts in nine countries.
Obel's third album Citizen of Glass (2016) received acclaim from music critics and the IMPALA Album of the Year Award 2016. In 2018, she curated and performed a compilation album for Late Night Tales series titled Late Night Tales: Agnes Obel. It features artists such as Nina Simone, Henry Mancini, Ray Davies, Michelle Gurevich, Can, and Yello. Her fourth album, Myopia, was released in February 2020.
I now have Agnes Obel in my collection, thanks RP.
Is she there of her own free will, or should we notify the authorities?
I want to know who the male vocal is!
"Male" voice is Agnes electronically enhanced.
This tune was in an episode of "Carnival Row" on Amazon prime season 1. Recognized the tune and knew it was Agnes immediately having heard it here on RP. Strangely I could not remember the name of the tune itself, but it was familiar.
Aye Aye
I want to know who the male vocal is!
Bakaretsu wrote:"Male" voice is Agnes electronically enhanced.
Thanks for that, never would have guessed...and a quick search yielded this (from songfacts.com)
The chorus sounds like a male voice, but that's actually Obel's voice pitched down and layered to make it sound ghostly - what she calls "secret singing." The processed vocal also goes with the theme of love (especially secret love) taking place in cyberspace much of the time.
Long Live RP and Love (secret or not!!)
kind of guess she'll be working with him for a while then.
OH GREAT, cellos...k I'm sold
Well, I don't do that with my tuba!!!
Laurie Anderson was doing that way back in the 80s.
Would be nice to hear something off Big Science here on RP . . .
"Familiar" is a hauntingly beautiful song by Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel, released in 2016 as part of her third studio album, "Citizen of Glass." The song features a combination of ethereal melodies, intricate arrangements, and compelling lyrics that evoke a sense of nostalgia and longing. Here is an interpretation of the song:
At its core, "Familiar" explores the theme of rediscovering a connection with someone from one's past. The lyrics suggest the encounter between the two individuals may not be entirely positive, as it brings back memories of their shared past and unearths unresolved emotions. The narrator seems to be unsure of whether the connection is real or a figment of her imagination.