However, they “stopped seeing eye to eye” after the protagonist became fed up with her lover’s disruptive habit of “staying out all night”.Ĭombined with the rather jazz-esque EDM sounds, this song elicits an indelible solitude and sorrow that everyone who has been in a relationship could certainly empathise with. The song is chiefly about the protagonist recalling much better times – sipping whiskey on the highest floor of a luxurious hotel, watching an English rock band during the summer, and taking beautiful Polaroid photos with her beloved one. “It Ain’t Me” is so vivid in imagery and storytelling that it is very difficult to dismiss it as “not meaningful”. If you think that EDM is too electronic to evoke emotions or feel authentic, then you definitely have to give this song a listen. On top of the well-crafted lyrics, the 7-count tempo in the first/ second lines and the fourth/fifth lines also increases the song’s overall musicality. I also enjoyed the metaphorical reference in “ driving the edge of a knife“, which goes very well with the preceding line. However, listeners (like me) would later realise that this actually means that a break-up would be so much to take that it would send the protagonist to heaven. The songwriters paired “Heaven” with “a heartbreak away”, and that feels counterintuitive initially because these are starkly contrasting states that do not normally go together. This is my favourite part of the song, because the words were chosen and arranged in such a masterful manner. Never let you go, never let me down” Very cool MV too, by the way! Although the protagonist believes that they “were burnin’ on the edge of something beautiful”, he also realises afterwards that they are just foolishly “sellin’ a dream”. “Let Me Love You” depicts the solemn picture of a lover who desperately wishes for his lover not to give up on their beautiful but troubled relationship. If you love touching and well-written lyrics, this song is for you. Maybe you will see EDM in a different light after listening to some of them (if you already love EDM, see if you agree with my recommendations)!ġ. However, I find such an assumption misleading and, indeed, saddening because EDM can be entrancing, soulful, and captivating too! It is in this spirit that I would like to share with my die-hard romantic readers today 3 beautifully composed EDM (sad) love songs that are equally impressive as their counterparts of other genres in every department, whether in lyrical brilliance or emotional intensity. Would you cup your ears like this when you hear EDM? On a superficial level, it seems that EDM is a genre that those with a sophisticated music palate should avoid. Rolling Stones was damning in its review of the genre, claiming that it was “electronic noises you try to pass off as music”. In fact, your perplexity is part of a larger debate that has been happening for a while now – despite EDM’s astonishing success in Singapore and the world lately, the newly popular genre has always had its fair share of detractors, who label it soulless, repetitive, and easy to make. You may find this strange for someone who enjoys good lyrics, and I wouldn’t blame you I have friends myself who regard EDM as the antithesis of authentic, meaningful music. Recently, I have been considerably smitten by EDM, which elongates to Electronic Dance Music. Maybe I was blessed with a certain mind… (JK not really) Very often, I had to commit neither time nor conscious effort into the process of memorisation, as lines and lines of lyrics would usually surge into my nervous receptacle and be translated into words from my gape, without me really noticing. Although I have never formally learnt a musical instrument, I have always had a certain affinity with lyrics I grew up reciting the lyrics of hit songs from head to toe in a variety of places, from solitary school hallways to the back of my dad’s car. That remains so today! Music has a tremendous influence on my thoughts, and it continues to inspire me in the most unlikely of ways. In a previous post, I mentioned that music was a huge part of my life.
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