Oceans Rise from Perspective by LIONLION
LIONLION's single “Oceans Rise” is about the courage to see things from a different perspective. It's about staying in motion, trying new things and taking chances.
How can we overcome our boundaries and rise above our own limited view? A signi ficant question that preoccupies the songwriters Matthias & Michael Rückert on their creative journey, and one that perpetually arises in the band's pursuit of artistic ideals – along with all the obstacles that come with that kind of self-realization.
Perspective is a matter of viewpoint: how do I perceive my life and does it match my feelings? How congruent is the dream I am living with my reality?
In the video for “Oceans Rise”, a mid-century modernist villa from 1968 provides the perfect backdrop to contrast interior with exterior, psyche with environment. The clean and crisp design of the building is juxtaposed with impressive shots of the open countryside. In this way, the video visualizes one of the design principles of the architect Richard Neutra: his 'Biorealism' aiming to bring the outside in, create a seamless connection with the natural surroundings and become one with your environment.
At the end of the day, happiness might well be a matter of perspective.
Tracklist
| 2. | Oceans Rise | 4:46 |
Lyrics
oceans rise and fall
I am trapped in a maze of melodies, straying round in my head
deja vu, I'm lost with barriers bending over
I hear walls of sound in hi-fi, leaving me brain dead
there's no way out of my mind
I am adrift in a sea of memories, swimming round in my head
deja vu, I daydream and the ocean’s roaring
I feel towering waves of water, killing me stone dead
over board, out of control
dead or alive?
when the oceans rise, never compromise your life
release my mind
Still in the midst of melodies, lo-fi, flying round in my heart
deja vu, I daydream, and the seas are swelling
I see the oceans break down, sci-fi, let me restart
I wanna wake up, regain control
and come alive
when the oceans rise, never compromise your life
release my mind
you free my mind
I realise
you make me thrive
I come alive
you clear my sight
and shine a light
when the oceans rise, never compromise your life
and when the barriers rise, never compromise your life
release my mind
Credits
Music Written By LIONLION
Text Written By Michael Rückert / Matthias Rückert
Recorded At MOS Recording Studios
License
All rights reserved.
LIONLION is a four-piece indie rock band based out of the south of Germany, centred around the Rückert twins. After the release of their critically acclaimed debut album 'The Atlas Idea', the follow-up EP ‘Rise & Fall’ gave a foretaste of their second album ‘Perspective’, with which LIONLION have found the sweet spot between poetry and objectivity, motion & rest, grand gestures and quiet nuances.