I was asked by one of our biggest fans to create a page with some insight behind the meanings and inspirations for our songs. While I personally want our listeners to be able to take what they want from the songs, based on their own experiences, I realize that some people may want to know more about the background behind the songs. So here it is, for our biggest fans (you know who you are). Cheers, Fuchsia
Abstracted Visions 2008:
1. Out of Control – The first verse of this song was actually written while sleeping. I woke up and scribbled the words down, from out of a dead sleep. It is about a close family member who let a drug change them and destroy their relationships.
2. Transmissions – The chorus of this song was inspired by a Hermann Hesse book “Strange News From Another Star”. The lyrics are literally about listening to a song on the radio. It also alludes to receiving messages from an alien planet. The music video took that concept to the next level and even introduced the idea of an abduction.
3. Neverwhere – The title was inspired by a book by Neil Gaiman, although the song itself is about something entirely different. Neverwhere, to me, is about being blissfully in love and afraid of it ending.
4. Underwater – This song is about falling in love and the ocean. The chorus was inspired by an old vintage video game “A Message From The Sea”, which can be found in the free arcade museum in San Francisco, by Fisherman’s Wharf.
5. Full Moon On a Half Night – This is a song of nostalgia.
6. Silent and Still – Mourning the loss of a loved one… The chorus was inspired by the Neil Gaiman character “Death” from Sandman.
7. Interlude – There is no real meaning behind this one, as there are no lyrics. The music is very sad and regretful to me though.
8. Blissful Escape – This song tells of a close friend’s escape from her painful reality through the use of prescription drugs, and the downsides that come along with it.
9. Coil – This song is about being in an oppressive relationship and feeling trapped.
10. Don’t Walk Away – A dying relationship and the fear of moving on.
11. A Recurring Dream – This is one of my favs on Abstracted Visions, because of its randomness and lack of any meaning at all.
12. Moonbow – This is a celebration of new love and infatuation.
Synesthesia 2010:
1. Denial – This song is about gay rights, and human rights in general. It was written for a friend of mine who got gay bashed while protesting the anti gay marriage amendment in San Francisco. We wrote it in hopes that someday there will be equal rights for everyone, regardless of their sexual preference.
2. This and the Other – This song is literally about the process of making music.
3. Ophelia – Musically and conceptually, this was inspired by a painting that I first saw at the Louvre in Paris by Paul Delaroche. I took a print home, and she hung above my bed for years. The lyrics were inspired by Shakespeare’s Ophelia.
4. A Different Effect – This song is a nod to one of my favourite quotes by Albert Einstein “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”.
5. Who Knows – This is one of my favourite tracks on Synesthesia. Its about indecision, regret and uncertainty.
6. Illogical Logic – A lighthearted take on a breakup. The exact opposite of the song that comes before it.
7. No Escape – Another song that was inspired by the Neil Gaiman book Neverwhere, as well as the short horror story “The Beast In The Cave” by HP Lovecraft.
8. The Dolly Pop Song – This is definitely the most lighthearted song that we have written. Its about girls and lollipops.
9. Spiral Effect – This is about a friend who held onto a relationship too long. Its always easier to see the reality of a situation when you are not personally involved in it.
10. Unanswered Questions – This was inspired by the David Lynch movie “Inland Empire” and also a couple of existential philosophy seminars that I had attended.
11. Last Words – A song about getting rid of negative energy.
12. So Long Ago – Another song about holding onto a relationship too long.
13. The Finite One – Mourning the loss of a friend who had an untimely death.