jc90 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 lol, so many covers on youtube fucking up the lyrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safy Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 ooooh so I am gonna hold up half the sky is referring to a book about empowering women & gender equality :surprised: never saw it coming. maybe this song is actually written from a female point of view. If we've only got this life In this adventure, more than I And if we've only got this life You'll get me through, ohh And if we've only got this life In this adventure, more than I Wanna share it with you With you, with you this part of the song still confuses me though. Am I the only one who feels it is interrupted somehow? like there should be a completion of the sentence "In this adventure, more than I......"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gai Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 ooooh so I am gonna hold up half the sky is referring to a book about empowering women & gender equality never saw it coming. maybe this song is actually written from a female point of view. if you think about it, chris is really good at writing from a female point of view. paradise is the obvious example, but see it in a boy's eyes is a great song and the best example i think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I was quite astonished when I heard Chris say the inspiration is supposed to have come from a book about strong women in adverse / dangerous life situations. Because to me (and I say that as an objective criticism, this is not Newplay-bashing or something) the lyrics and disco-dance tune suggest the theme being "let's have fun now/new love/life is for enjoying/YOLO-attitude" rather than empowering women.... I would have expected a more serious (and by all means upbeat, but less light-flowing) song about a subject like the one Chris supposedly was inspired from, but well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Just read the official lyrics released by the band, does anyone know what "Umi she'd say" means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gai Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filiprasmusson Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Is Umi a name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empy Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 For those who find that picture hard to read, here are the official lyrics as posted along with that image: turn your magic on Umi she'd say everything you want’s a dream away and we are legends every day that's what she told me turn your magic on, to me she'd say everything you want’s a dream away under this pressure under this weight we are diamonds now I feel my heart beating I feel my heart underneath my skin and I feel my heart beating oh you make me feel like I’m alive again alive again oh you make me feel like I’m alive again said I can't go on, not in this way I'm a dream that died by light of day gonna hold up half the sky and say only I own me and I feel my heart beating I feel my heart underneath my skin oh I can feel my heart beating cause you make me feel like I’m alive again alive again oh you make me feel like I’m alive again turn your magic on, Umi she'd say everything you want's a dream away under this pressure under this weight we are diamonds taking shape we are diamonds taking shape if we've only got this life this adventure oh then I and if we've only got this life you get me through and if we've only got this life in this adventure oh then I want to share it with you with you with you yeah I do woohoo woohoo woohoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickulus Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Maybe I'm just being stupid but what's an "Umi"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gai Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 seeing as it's capitalized, i take it as she'd say, "Umi, everything you want’s a dream away, and we are legends every day." edit: or Umi as the name of the protagonist here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Adversary Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I was quite astonished when I heard Chris say the inspiration is supposed to have come from a book about strong women in adverse / dangerous life situations. Because to me (and I say that as an objective criticism, this is not Newplay-bashing or something) the lyrics and disco-dance tune suggest the theme being "let's have fun now/new love/life is for enjoying/YOLO-attitude" rather than empowering women.... I would have expected a more serious (and by all means upbeat, but less light-flowing) song about a subject like the one Chris supposedly was inspired from, but well... It could have been another Violet Hill or Politik with a theme like that. Although, with that said you can't really trust anything Chris says anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gai Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 It could have been another Violet Hill or Politik with a theme like that. Although, with that said you can't really trust anything Chris says anymore. but did you miss the part where even the book title actually appears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empy Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Maybe I'm just being stupid but what's an "Umi"? I know there's a sushi restaurant in Amsterdam called Umi, but I don't think that's wat he meant. Perhaps Umi is the protagonist of the album just like that Mylo Xyloto character they came up with? Or perhaps, since Indian culture has influenced the boys, it's something Indian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xylobryte98 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I know there's a sushi restaurant in Amsterdam called Umi, but I don't think that's wat he meant. Perhaps Umi is the protagonist of the album just like that Mylo Xyloto character they came up with? Or perhaps, since Indian culture has influenced the boys, it's something Indian? Nope, Umi isn't something related to India. I guess its just like 'to me' or ' you and me' maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Adversary Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 but did you miss the part where even the book title actually appears? Nah, It was drowned out by that inane "Too fly, dry. Magick, magick" nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Maybe "Umi" is something like "Prospect" ? Chris has it with his weird protagonist's names lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 first post updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gai Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 so according to this, the US live premier of aoal will happen on the american music awards on the 22nd. does that mean the james corden event that's happening this week wouldn't be broadcast till then or that it's possibly a bigger event? or the music award people got it wrong.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Probably just a mistake. AMA wants to hype up their event afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMDB9 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 So according to Google Translate, Umi could mean "sea" in Japanese. You can see the English pronunciation in gray lettering by the camera icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diogo_sg Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I just googled 'umi meaning'. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=umi Turn your magic on / Mother, she'd say So I think this song is about a woman remembering the times when her mother would tell her to be strong and never stop trying to achieve her dreams. This is a very lousy explanation of my interpretation, but I have too many things to do, so I can't write a longer paragraph. Sorry [emoji16] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harondor Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Umi means "mother" in arabic but I don't know if it is used in that sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myl_oxyl_oto Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Or perhaps, since Indian culture has influenced the boys, it's something Indian? Anybody who thinks this has obviously NEVER looked at Indian culture before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empy Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 You're absolutely right. I don't have any knowledge of India or it's culture at all, apart from the stereotypes that most people know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsue Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I just googled 'umi meaning'. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=umi Turn your magic on / Mother, she'd say So I think this song is about a woman remembering the times when her mother would tell her to be strong and never stop trying to achieve her dreams. This is a very lousy explanation of my interpretation, but I have too many things to do, so I can't write a longer paragraph. Sorry [emoji16] Diogo, give yourself more credit. Your interpretation makes total sense! Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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