Friday, 26 November 2010

Lyrics and analysis

Here are the lyrics for An Army Of Light’s “An Army Of Lights.” I could not receive the lyrics from the band, but from listening to the song, this is what I have gathered.

Seize the day, seize the day today.
Dance the night, let's dance the night away.
Looking for a little light. Looking for an army of lights to shine
Looking for a little light. Looking for an army of lights to shine

Blinding. Blinding me,
Nothing's gonna stop us now.
Blinding. Blinding me,
Nothing's gonna stop us now.

Seize the day, seize the day today.
Dance the night, let's dance the night away.
Looking for a little light. Looking for an army of lights to shine
Looking for a little light. O, looking for an army of lights to shine

Blinding. Blinding me,
Nothing's gonna stop us now.
Blinding. Blinding me,
Nothing's gonna stop us now.

Distorted minds. Broken lines.
Nothing'll stop us now.
Dirty nights. Indulgent fights.
Nothing will stop us now.

Blinding. Blinding. O!
Blinding. Just blinding me.

From these lyrics, what I have gathered is to quite literally “Seize the day,” live life to the full, and not let anything stop you. In the last verse, the lyrics change to symbolise when this can have negative effects, I am guessing taking inspiration from the effects of alcohol on nights out, which is very typical of British indie rock bands, for example, Arctic Monkeys. However, the upbeat last chorus gives the impression that the singer has overcome this, as “nothing will stop us.” The title and reoccurring image of "An Army Of Lights" connotes the landscape of a British city at night, and by proxy, the hedonistic world of "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll."
These lyrics have inspired me to create a youthful, but almost hedonistic video, most probably including alcohol.

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