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''Brooklyn'' was originally a solo song by Lyle from his album ''The Floating Years''.<ref>https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/the-floating-years-2</ref> Prior to being on ''The Floating Years'', it debuted on the first episode of Lyle's podcast, ''From The Secret Lair''.<ref>https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/1-the-secret-agent</ref> He has also recorded another version of the song under the name ''Floating Empire''.<ref>https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/25-the-starter-home-1-the-car-that-ate-downtown</ref> | ''Brooklyn'' was originally a solo song by Lyle from his album ''The Floating Years''.<ref>https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/the-floating-years-2</ref> Prior to being on ''The Floating Years'', it debuted on the first episode of Lyle's podcast, ''From The Secret Lair''.<ref>https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/1-the-secret-agent</ref> He has also recorded another version of the song under the name ''Floating Empire''.<ref>https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/25-the-starter-home-1-the-car-that-ate-downtown</ref> | ||
During a Reddit AMA, Lyle discussed the inspiration for the song:<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/electronicmusic/comments/horqzi/we_are_the_midnight_our_new_album_monsters_is_out/fxju7tw/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> | During a Reddit AMA, Lyle discussed the inspiration for the song:<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/electronicmusic/comments/horqzi/we_are_the_midnight_our_new_album_monsters_is_out/fxju7tw/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> <blockquote> | ||
When I moved to New York, I didn't know anything about the neighborhoods and was basically scared of everything, so I moved into a big glass tower in Brooklyn. I had a crazy view of Manhattan from my roof and my bedroom was on the 25th floor and looked out over Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene. A lot of that imagery does have a lot to do with heights and the hallucinatory impression the lights at night give you about the city- that coupled with just the sheer difficulty of living in such a challenging city. I was thinking about a couple who might not make it, but the song is definitely about the tension of floating or falling. | <poem> | ||
When I moved to New York, I didn't know anything about the neighborhoods and was basically scared of everything, so I moved into a big glass tower in Brooklyn. I had a crazy view of Manhattan from my roof and my bedroom was on the 25th floor and looked out over Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene. A lot of that imagery does have a lot to do with heights and the hallucinatory impression the lights at night give you about the city- that coupled with just the sheer difficulty of living in such a challenging city. I was thinking about a couple who might not make it, but the song is definitely about the tension of floating or falling. | |||
</poem> | |||
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In an interview with ''Headliner Magazine'', Lyle further stated:<ref>https://headlinermagazine.net/headliners/the-midnight-future-nostalgia.html</ref> | In an interview with ''Headliner Magazine'', Lyle further stated:<ref>https://headlinermagazine.net/headliners/the-midnight-future-nostalgia.html</ref> | ||
It was a very lonely and searching time. I had just got married, and my wife and I were deeply unhappy in New York. That song was a question to the city itself as to whether the time there would be good or bad...whether we'd fall apart. | <blockquote> | ||
It was a very lonely and searching time. I had just got married, and my wife and I were deeply unhappy in New York. That song was a question to the city itself as to whether the time there would be good or bad...whether we'd fall apart.</poem></blockquot> | |||
During an interview with ''Magnetic Magazine'', the band commented on the production of their version of the song:<ref>https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/07/the-directors-cut-the-midnight-monsters/</ref> | During an interview with ''Magnetic Magazine'', the band commented on the production of their version of the song:<ref>https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/07/the-directors-cut-the-midnight-monsters/</ref> | ||
<blockquote><poem>'''Tim''': My job on this track was simple: to get out of the way of the song. It needed to feel stripped down and just be in support of Tyler’s amazing performance. | |||
'''Tyler''': I moved from LA to New York in 2014 a week after I got married. It’s such a difficult city to live in. Most New Yorkers would claim that it’s part of the charm. We moved into a tall glass tower in Downtown Brooklyn with a view from the 25th story of Fort Green and Bed Stuy. I was transfixed by the lights at night, all the while dealing with the major life change of a new wife, a new city, and a disruption to my normal “day job” which was writing songs with other people. It was a lonely time. I wrote a lot of songs in that season though. | '''Tyler''': I moved from LA to New York in 2014 a week after I got married. It’s such a difficult city to live in. Most New Yorkers would claim that it’s part of the charm. We moved into a tall glass tower in Downtown Brooklyn with a view from the 25th story of Fort Green and Bed Stuy. I was transfixed by the lights at night, all the while dealing with the major life change of a new wife, a new city, and a disruption to my normal “day job” which was writing songs with other people. It was a lonely time. I wrote a lot of songs in that season though. | ||
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== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
<blockquote>There’s traffic on the bridge | <blockquote> | ||
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There’s traffic on the bridge | |||
But the skyline shines with a certain light | But the skyline shines with a certain light | ||
And I know you’re sick of it | And I know you’re sick of it | ||
But I know a happy hour nearby | But I know a happy hour nearby | ||
And there’s a possibility | |||
That one day things will get better for | That one day things will get better for | ||
The huddled masses in between | The huddled masses in between | ||
The shadows and the stars | The shadows and the stars | ||
Floating empire | |||
Held up by fraying wire | Held up by fraying wire | ||
I’ll cover you in winter like a blanket by the fire | I’ll cover you in winter like a blanket by the fire | ||
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We’ll just buy cheaper wine | We’ll just buy cheaper wine | ||
And hang on to see if whether | And hang on to see if whether | ||
Constellations hold together or not | Constellations hold together or not | ||
Four years in Brooklyn | |||
And happy birthday darling | And happy birthday darling | ||
When we feel young again | When we feel young again | ||
I’d like to take you dancing | I’d like to take you dancing | ||
Cause there’s a possibility | |||
That one day things will get better | That one day things will get better | ||
For the huddled masses in between | For the huddled masses in between | ||
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That we’ll both go down together | That we’ll both go down together | ||
Or free ourselves from gravity | Or free ourselves from gravity | ||
And tumble through the dark | And tumble through the dark | ||
Floating empire | |||
Held up by fraying wire | Held up by fraying wire | ||
I’ll cover you in winter like a blanket by the fire | I’ll cover you in winter like a blanket by the fire | ||
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We’ll just buy cheaper wine | We’ll just buy cheaper wine | ||
And hang on to see if whether | And hang on to see if whether | ||
Constellations hold together or not | Constellations hold together or not | ||
I never placed too much faith in the stars | |||
I never placed too much faith in my heart | I never placed too much faith in my heart | ||
But the siren call of the chandelier city | But the siren call of the chandelier city | ||
And inch by inch we’re breaking apart | And inch by inch we’re breaking apart | ||
As we’re rising through the dark | As we’re rising through the dark | ||
From the sky I bet the lights look pretty | From the sky I bet the lights look pretty | ||
Floating empire | |||
Held up by fraying wire | Held up by fraying wire | ||
I’ll cover you in winter like a blanket by the fire | I’ll cover you in winter like a blanket by the fire | ||
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We’ll just buy cheaper wine | We’ll just buy cheaper wine | ||
And hang on to see if whether | And hang on to see if whether | ||
Constellations hold together or not</blockquote> | Constellations hold together or not | ||
<poem> | |||
</blockquote> | |||
Lyrics source<ref>https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/brooklyn</ref> | Lyrics source<ref>https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/brooklyn</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:57, 23 March 2022
Brooklyn[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the eleventh track from their album Monsters.
Track info
The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler lyle and produced by McEwan. The bass and fretless bass on Brooklyn were performed by Oliver McEwan. The guitar solo and additional guitar were done by Izzy Fontaine. It has a running time of four minutes and fourteen seconds and is in the key of A-flat major.
Brooklyn was originally a solo song by Lyle from his album The Floating Years.[2] Prior to being on The Floating Years, it debuted on the first episode of Lyle's podcast, From The Secret Lair.[3] He has also recorded another version of the song under the name Floating Empire.[4]
During a Reddit AMA, Lyle discussed the inspiration for the song:[5]
When I moved to New York, I didn't know anything about the neighborhoods and was basically scared of everything, so I moved into a big glass tower in Brooklyn. I had a crazy view of Manhattan from my roof and my bedroom was on the 25th floor and looked out over Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene. A lot of that imagery does have a lot to do with heights and the hallucinatory impression the lights at night give you about the city- that coupled with just the sheer difficulty of living in such a challenging city. I was thinking about a couple who might not make it, but the song is definitely about the tension of floating or falling.
In an interview with Headliner Magazine, Lyle further stated:[6]
It was a very lonely and searching time. I had just got married, and my wife and I were deeply unhappy in New York. That song was a question to the city itself as to whether the time there would be good or bad...whether we'd fall apart.</poem></blockquot>
During an interview with Magnetic Magazine, the band commented on the production of their version of the song:[7]
Tim: My job on this track was simple: to get out of the way of the song. It needed to feel stripped down and just be in support of Tyler’s amazing performance.
Tyler: I moved from LA to New York in 2014 a week after I got married. It’s such a difficult city to live in. Most New Yorkers would claim that it’s part of the charm. We moved into a tall glass tower in Downtown Brooklyn with a view from the 25th story of Fort Green and Bed Stuy. I was transfixed by the lights at night, all the while dealing with the major life change of a new wife, a new city, and a disruption to my normal “day job” which was writing songs with other people. It was a lonely time. I wrote a lot of songs in that season though.
Lyrics
<poem> There’s traffic on the bridge But the skyline shines with a certain light And I know you’re sick of it But I know a happy hour nearby
And there’s a possibility That one day things will get better for The huddled masses in between The shadows and the stars
Floating empire Held up by fraying wire I’ll cover you in winter like a blanket by the fire And when the rent is too high We’ll just buy cheaper wine And hang on to see if whether Constellations hold together or not
Four years in Brooklyn And happy birthday darling When we feel young again I’d like to take you dancing
Cause there’s a possibility That one day things will get better For the huddled masses in between The shadows and the stars And there’s a possibility That we’ll both go down together Or free ourselves from gravity And tumble through the dark
Floating empire Held up by fraying wire I’ll cover you in winter like a blanket by the fire And when the rent is too high We’ll just buy cheaper wine And hang on to see if whether Constellations hold together or not
I never placed too much faith in the stars I never placed too much faith in my heart But the siren call of the chandelier city And inch by inch we’re breaking apart As we’re rising through the dark From the sky I bet the lights look pretty
Floating empire Held up by fraying wire I’ll cover you in winter like a blanket by the fire And when the rent is too high We’ll just buy cheaper wine And hang on to see if whether Constellations hold together or not <poem>
Lyrics source[8]
References
- ↑ https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/brooklyn
- ↑ https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/the-floating-years-2
- ↑ https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/1-the-secret-agent
- ↑ https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/25-the-starter-home-1-the-car-that-ate-downtown
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/electronicmusic/comments/horqzi/we_are_the_midnight_our_new_album_monsters_is_out/fxju7tw/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
- ↑ https://headlinermagazine.net/headliners/the-midnight-future-nostalgia.html
- ↑ https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/07/the-directors-cut-the-midnight-monsters/
- ↑ https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/brooklyn