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Oxygen - Moguai feat. Fiora - the lyrics
The sour taste in my mouth - I should have known when we crashed down; the look that flashed upon your face.
Now I find myself backed against the wall.
And I find myself where the atmosphere will drive me underground.
And the air out there’s not enough to go around.
And I’m heady now and the air is getting thin.
And the oxygen’s not enough to live in.
I need to breathe oxygen, need to breathe oxygen, need to breathe oxygen.
And I find myself quiet in the dark,
And the air out there’s not enough to make a spark
Why’d you have to bring me here? Now I’ve got to fight you to survive
Need to breathe oxygen but there’s not enough for us both to stay alive.
*Fiora
“Oxygen” - Moguai feat. Fiora
http://fioramusic.tumblr.com/post/4958183893/lyrics-oxygen
18th Dec 2010 - The Genesis of "Dreams" - thoughts on music
For the past 4? months, Robot Koch and I have been working on a song called “Dreams of You.” It uses the track “Away from” from his previous record Death Star Droid. I loved “Away from” and innocently asked him one day over noodle bowl if I could sing something I had written on it. He was like “yeah sure” … no doubt we were both thinking “What could be simpler?!”…
Now, today - however many sessions, months, bowls of fried rice and changing seasons later I *THINK* we have it ready for mastering. The thing about “Dreams” is - it’s basically … BENDY music.
What drew me to “Away from” was this organic musical thing in the track - simple melodies that push and pull that make it breathe - without analysing it at the time what I later discovered was - this was actually 2 parts slightly out of tune with each other that get louder and softer within the mix so it’s very dynamic.
But then - the more dynamic parts you add; an orchestra, a dynamic vocal - not only did the whole thing start to become blatantly out of tune with itself - then you have to balance the dynamic of what is natural to the vocal on its own, with making sure you don’t lose words to the huge beat, how to fit in with this bendy melody thing jumping in and out of the speakers and then the “overall” dynamic of the arrangement - this one being totally unconventional just to make matters worse.
The thing that kept hitting me on the head (figuratively speaking) in this process, apart from how cool Robot Koch is! - was - music is always in transit. It is worlds within worlds tied to emotions tied to the inevitibility of time. It is the feeling you get coming FROM somewhere and going TO the next place and all shades of the spectrum in between. Working on it to create that emotional roadmap you can’t just listen to one bar or work on one section. You have to navigate the feeling through the whole piece. When you change one tiny detail you change other things in relation to that detail and though this can start to drive you completely bananas! - in the end it is ONLY about Instinct and trusting the flavour of your own feelings.
In the most beautiful way, making music shows me over and over again how Nothing exists in isolation. Everything is affected by a myriad of choices - but almost more importantly - where those choices fall in a timeline.
“Dreams of You” will finally be released January 5th 2011… you can find a very early demo of Dreams here; Dreams of You (Away From) Fiora & Robot Koch - coming soon by Fiora
Thanks for reading this lyrical wax ;-)
*Fiora
http://fioramusic.tumblr.com/post/2351352819/makingmusic-genesisofdreams
Dec 11th 2010 - Flavors.me
Flavors.me is the coolest website - it lets you stream all your feeds to one pretty site you set up yourself - Hallelujah! This essentially means you don't need another homepage that you have to pay $$$ for. So as an artist with a tumblr, twitter, soundcloud, flickr and now bandcamp account you can stream all those feeds to one page you set up on flavors - for free! Really easy to use and ofcourse you can use your own url. I know I sound like a salesperson here but gosh! here's to logical tools that make life easier for the DIY.
Carols?
OK this may seem mundane - but Christmas Carols… do we love them? or do we hate them? I must say as someone who studied classical singing & forced into caroling for a seasonal december job I am somewhat scarred… but I wouldn’t say I’m a complete Humbug. “Little drummer boy” I always liked… “Silent night” and “Oh Holy Night” … have I forgotten any?
The Ground Rules - by Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi is known as the greatest Japanese samurai that ever lived (1584 -1645). Years ago I read his 9 rules that set up the philosophy of his life. I always reeeeally liked them - very simple and very clear. 9 basic guidelines to live by - by Musashi.
- Do not think dishonestly.
- The Way is in training
- Become acquainted with every art.
- Know the Way of all professions
- Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters.
- Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything.
- Perceive those things which cannot be seen.
- Pay attention even to trifles.
- Do nothing which is of no use.
BROKEN PIECES - Apocalyptica feat. Lacey - The Lyrics
Too late this is not the answer - I need to pack it in
Can't pull your heart together with just my voice alone
A thousand shards of glass I came to meet you in
You cut the peace out of me
And as you ripped it all apart that's when I turned to watch you,
And as the light in you went dark I saw you turn to shadow,
If you would salvage some part of you that once new love
But I'm losing this, and I'm losing you -
Oh I've got to turn and run, from faces that you never see,
Oh I've got to save my blood, from all that's you've Broken
and Pack up these Pieces of me.
It's too late now to stop the process - this was your choice, you let it in,
This double life you lead is eating you up from within,
A thousand shards of glass you pushed beneath my skin,
and left me lying there to bleed.
And as you showed me your scars I only held you closer,
But as the light in you went dark I saw you turning over,
I wanted always to be there for you and close to you
But I'm losing this, and I'm losing you -
Oh I've got to turn and run, from faces that you never see,
Oh I've got to save my blood, from all that's you've Broken
and Pack up these Pieces of me.
Maybe without me you'll return to all the beauty I once knew,
But if I stay here now we will both be drowned by your holding onto me.
*Fiora
"Broken Pieces" - Apocalyptica feat. Lacey
Breathe in deeps - the lyrics
Lie, Breathe in Deep,
Sleep ‘til the sunlight rushes in,
And the smell of skin throws light up into my face,
I can’t breathe when you’re near to me,
It’s like a dream when I see the sunlight on your face,
And the touch of you throws light on the darkest place…
* Fiora
"Breathe in Deep" - Armin van Buuren feat. Fiora
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OXYGEN - Moguai feat. Fiora - the lyrics
The sour taste in my mouth - I should have known when we crashed down; the look that flashed upon your face.
Now I find myself backed against the wall.
And I find myself where the atmosphere will drive me underground.
And the air out there’s not enough to go around.
And I’m heady now and the air is getting thin.
And the oxygen’s not enough to live in.
I need to breathe oxygen, need to breathe oxygen, need to breathe oxygen.
And I find myself quiet in the dark,
And the air out there’s not enough to make a spark
Why’d you have to bring me here? Now I’ve got to fight you to survive
Need to breathe oxygen but there’s not enough for us both to stay alive.
*Fiora
“Oxygen” - Moguai feat. Fiora
http://fioramusic.tumblr.com/post/4958183893/lyrics-oxygen
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