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Of Monsters and Men — Crystals
Album: Beneath The Skin
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Released: 2015
Length: 3:58
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Lost in skies of powdered gold
Caught in clouds of silver ropes
Showered by the empty hopes
As I tumble down, falling fast to the ground

I know I'll wither so peel away the bark
Because nothing grows when it is dark
In spite of all my fears, I can see it all so clear
I see it all so clear

Cover your crystal eyes
And feel the tones that tremble down your spine
Cover your crystal eyes
And let your colours bleed and blend with mine

Making waves in pitch black sand
Feel the salt dance on my hands
Raw and charcoal coloured thighs feel so cold
And my skin feels so paper-thin

I know I'll wither so peel away the bark
Because nothing grows when it is dark
In spite of all my fears, I can see it all so clear
I see it all so clear

Cover your crystal eyes
And feel the tones that tremble down your spine
Cover your crystal eyes
And let your colours bleed and blend with mine

But I'm okay in see-through skin
I forgive what is within
Because I'm in this house
I'm in this home
All my time

Cover your crystal eyes
And feel the tones that tremble down your spine
Cover your crystal eyes
And let your colours bleed and blend with mine
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 unclehud wrote:

Had an Icelandic couple living next door in Georgia Tech's married housing ... sometime in the past century.  They explained that women used last names that were a mashup of the father's name and "dottir".  Men had the same mashup, but with "son".  Note the last names of each musician in the band's Wiki column. 

My Icelandic last name would be Josephsson.



I almost took this path with my recent name change on my gender transition, but I was happy enough to get rid of the “Jr.” suffix, didn’t want to tie myself down similarly. 🤷🏼‍♀️
Posted 5 months ago by eeastridge    [ Reply ]
So many whiny, negative comments. RadioParadise's mission statement is to play an ecclectic mix of music, which they nail perfectly. Just hit the PSD button.
Posted 10 months ago by clwguy    [ Reply ]
 jp33442 wrote:

I think your annoying for posting this

It's annoying that people are annoyed by music they can easily change on psd, but also annoying is the lack of attention to your and you're.  
Posted 11 months ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

I think I smell hipster sauce on this...could you take it back to the kitchen and tell the chef to leave it off...thanks...

(Ooh hey, thumb downer, you don't smell that...it stinks like an unnecessary "hey" or "woop"...and some primal drumming...catch it now?) 




The thumb-downers drive me crazy, particularly when the criticism is fair, even if I disagree with it.
Posted 1 year ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
Is anyone hearing 5/4 time on some of the main verses, maybe at the beginning?  If so that's pretty unique for an RP song.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 pa508701 wrote:


Is that what they told you?



Yep.
Posted 1 year ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
oh man, i'm so over this genre. so many bands sound the same with the singalong, primal drumming, etc...
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 joko63808 wrote:

Too much singalong for me. This music was written solely for live concerts and audience participation.



Is that what they told you?
Posted 1 year ago by pa508701    [ Reply ]
Had an Icelandic couple living next door in Georgia Tech's married housing ... sometime in the past century.  They explained that women used last names that were a mashup of the father's name and "dottir".  Men had the same mashup, but with "son".  Note the last names of each musician in the band's Wiki column. 

My Icelandic last name would be Josephsson.
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 Ishwara wrote:

Ho Hum



Sucko-barfo
Posted 1 year ago by tembaco    [ Reply ]
 bb_matt wrote:

At least there isn't a loud "HEY" type sound in this, more of a "WOW-O-O-OH" 

I do miss the "HEY" though, I keep expecting it at any minute. 

They just replaced it with "WOW-O-O-OHH" 

Two trick pony, but it's alright.


Family Guy's take on this...


Posted 1 year ago by ed_cardiff    [ Reply ]
freshhh
Posted 1 year ago by taywonen    [ Reply ]
Too much singalong for me. This music was written solely for live concerts and audience participation.
Posted 2 years ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
I think 'Quite likeable' and 'Pretty good' are the wrong way around.
Posted 2 years ago by 4lex    [ Reply ]
At least there isn't a loud "HEY" type sound in this, more of a "WOW-O-O-OH" 

I do miss the "HEY" though, I keep expecting it at any minute. 

They just replaced it with "WOW-O-O-OHH" 

Two trick pony, but it's alright.
Posted 2 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
 Thomjas wrote:

for me ..this band isa rather overrated ..



Basically the songs are all the same, centered around a singalong. 
Posted 2 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
Somebody's enjoying their new Crash Cymbal!
Posted 2 years ago by Harry_Tuttle_99    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

I think I smell hipster sauce on this...could you take it back to the kitchen and tell the chef to leave it off...thanks...

(Ooh hey, thumb downer, you don't smell that...it stinks like an unnecessary "hey" or "woop"...and some primal drumming...catch it now?) 



i smell a slickster in your comment...
naw. eat it like a man.
Posted 2 years ago by shhhh777    [ Reply ]
Good tune!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
I think I smell hipster sauce on this...could you take it back to the kitchen and tell the chef to leave it off...thanks...

(Ooh hey, thumb downer, you don't smell that...it stinks like an unnecessary "hey" or "woop"...and some primal drumming...catch it now?) 
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
 zapeta wrote:

The first time I heard this I thought they were saying "whoa, cover your crystal lite".  What an odd beverage to sing about...

I originally thought they were singing "crystal night" and I wondered why would you write an upbeat song about Nazis smashing up Jewish businesses.
Posted 3 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
And the guitarist is a lefty. 
Posted 3 years ago by reallylost    [ Reply ]
Proclivities wrote: It seems there are several artists wearing (out) this style: The Head & The Heart, The Lumineers, Road Kill Ghost Choir, Elephant Revival, Vance Joy, etc. The "primal" drumming, the whooping (who-oh-ooh-oh).... Spot on. It will become a fingerprint from this timeframe. Posted 11 months ago by bseib from 40 21' N 86 53' 40 I’m going to agree - you called it. Though musical cycles like the one identified here exist throughout modern history. I’d still love to hear a playlist of those band’s top hits.
Posted 3 years ago by RoaringMouse    [ Reply ]
This is music for travel.
Posted 3 years ago by miriade65    [ Reply ]
ooooo ... ooooo ... sorry can't stand them.
Posted 3 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
This would work well in a Beer hall.

Top hat much?   
Posted 3 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I was going to say that the lyrics read like a bad translation from the language of another country. Then I saw that Of Monsters and Men are from another country, lol. Guess they're ok, then, if a little too poetry club.
Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
 zapeta wrote:

The first time I heard this I thought they were saying "whoa, cover your crystal lite".  What an odd beverage to sing about...

I still like the song though.



Wow, I poisoned (probably) my body with that stuff for years. What a call back. Hope it doesn't catch up with me in my late 50s
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
 jp33442 wrote:

I think your annoying for posting this



Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
 obankenobi wrote:
I always thought this was a jingle for Crystal Lite 
 
Right?



Posted 3 years ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
 mermansf wrote:
The drums are frickin annoying.
 
I think your annoying for posting this
Posted 3 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
The drums are frickin annoying.
Posted 3 years ago by mermansf    [ Reply ]
I always thought this was a jingle for Crystal Lite 
Posted 3 years ago by obankenobi    [ Reply ]
 frisbeepilot wrote:
Boring and formulaic.
 

And "over the top" like Florence + the Machine.    Just too much "blow power" (no, I didn't mean "blow powder" in case you were wondering lol).
Posted 4 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
 Thomjas wrote:
for me ..this band isa rather overrated ..
 

I fully agree, all songs have the same singalong.
Posted 4 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
I just love this song. Makes me very happy.{#Music}
Posted 4 years ago by Toads    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
It seems there are several artists wearing (out) this style: The Head & The Heart, The Lumineers, Road Kill Ghost Choir, Elephant Revival, Vance Joy, etc.  The "primal" drumming, the whooping (who-oh-ooh-oh)....
 
Spot on. It will become a fingerprint from this timeframe.

Posted 4 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
blotto wrote:

I dislike this band almost as much as Sigur Ros
  skooba wrote:
Just wondering how much Sigur Ros dislikes this band.
 
 

I'm guessing Sigur Ros hates this band as much as I do.
Posted 4 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
blotto wrote:

I dislike this band almost as much as Sigur Ros
  skooba wrote:
Just wondering how much Sigur Ros dislikes this band.
 
Posted 4 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 Thomjas wrote:
for me ..this band isa rather overrated ..
 
I don't know what it is about these guys, but for some reason they epitomize the "hipster" sound to me.  Don't ask me what that means... 
Posted 4 years ago by crackker8385    [ Reply ]
I always used to think this was a commercial for Crystal Light... 
Posted 4 years ago by cinzia1026    [ Reply ]
Boring and formulaic.
Posted 4 years ago by frisbeepilot    [ Reply ]
Drum like your heart's still in art school! 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
Just wondering how much Sigur Ros dislikes this band.


blotto wrote:
I dislike this band almost as much as Sigur Ros
 

Posted 5 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]
Instant "1" for using the Millennial Whoop.  
Posted 5 years ago by clickfaster    [ Reply ]
I dislike this band almost as much as Sigur Ros
Posted 5 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
Overrated band, they play always the same song, same structure, same singalong, very boring.
Posted 5 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
Hey, folks -- Does anyone know why the new Radio Paradise site refuses to play on Safari? Or how to make sure its awesome creators are aware of the problem?
Posted 5 years ago by peterlburrows5994    [ Reply ]
Love these lyrics. What a wonderful piece of music.
Posted 5 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
Of Monsters and a Perfect Circle?
Posted 5 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
The first time I heard this I thought they were saying "whoa, cover your crystal lite".  What an odd beverage to sing about...

I still like the song though.
Posted 5 years ago by zapeta    [ Reply ]
Not even a Carl Bunchesque tom-tom riff can save this song from a 2.
Posted 6 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
The Beatles: Were just a band.
Led Zepplin: Just a band.
The Beach Boys: Just a band.
The Sex Pistols: Just a band.
The Clash: Just a band.
Crass: Just a band.
Minor Threat: Just a band.
The Cure: Were just a band.
The Smiths: Just a band.
Nirvana: Just a band.
The Pixies: Just a band.
Oasis: Just a band.
Radiohead: Just a band.
Bloc Party: Just a band.
The Arctic Monkeys: Just a band.
The next big thing... Just a band.
Posted 6 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
Bleacher Rock . . . . sigh
Posted 6 years ago by jagla    [ Reply ]
for me ..this band isa rather overrated ..
Posted 6 years ago by Thomjas    [ Reply ]
 Euskadita wrote:
Rapidly wearing out their own style

 
It seems there are several artists wearing (out) this style: The Head & The Heart, The Lumineers, Road Kill Ghost Choir, Elephant Revival, Vance Joy, etc.  The "primal" drumming, the whooping (whoa-oh-ooh-oh)....
This song has some nice melodies underneath it though...
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
I really dig this band, but I gotta say it's a relief hearing them depart from that old formula of chanting "Hey" after each verse.
Posted 7 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
As far as formulaic, amateurish, hipster crap goes this is pretty likeable!
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
They performed in my neighborhood the first week of the Coachella this year (2016).
No kidding... just 4 houses down the street.
Posted 8 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
 Euskadita wrote:
Rapidly wearing out their own style

 
I am afraid you're right
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Wow!
Posted 8 years ago by Prius    [ Reply ]
Ho Hum
Posted 8 years ago by Ishwara    [ Reply ]
 trevc wrote:
Turgid dross.

 
ok, the Englishman said it best
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Formulaic Hipsterismis..............but I kinda like it anyhow
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Liked the first album a lot. This is kind of blah.
Posted 8 years ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]
Turgid dross.
Posted 9 years ago by trevc    [ Reply ]

You are spot on, I was saying the same about the drink.

 


Posted 9 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
 wgsu_1978 wrote:
I must watch too much television. I hear:

"Whoa-oh-oh-oh. Cover your Crystal Light."

I don't drink the stuff but it sounds like good advice.

 
Yeah, definitely cover that up; you don't want fruit flies getting in there.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
saw them this summer on the inMusic festival - great atmosphere, great interaction with people. One of the best bands (and live acts) this year at the festival (IMHO, of course ;))
Posted 9 years ago by lososs    [ Reply ]
I must watch too much television. I hear:

"Whoa-oh-oh-oh. Cover your Crystal Light."

I don't drink the stuff but it sounds like good advice.
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
Rapidly wearing out their own style
Posted 9 years ago by Euskadita    [ Reply ]
 trevc wrote:

Sounds just like them!

 
you're both nuts!
Posted 9 years ago by Raechel    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:

Beats the bore-ometer of Arcade Fire at any time. 

 
Sounds just like them!
Posted 9 years ago by trevc    [ Reply ]
Covered in Crystal Light?

 
Posted 9 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 Broken_Ear wrote:
*Bada-BUM... Bada-BUM... Bada.BUM-BUM... DISCH DISCH*

It's the monster men again, add some croaky girl and the same lame chorus to any song. There you go.

 
Beats the bore-ometer of Arcade Fire at any time. 
Posted 9 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
*Bada-BUM... Bada-BUM... Bada.BUM-BUM... DISCH DISCH*

It's the monster men again, add some croaky girl and the same lame chorus to any song. There you go.
Posted 9 years ago by Broken_Ear    [ Reply ]
Count me out.
Posted 9 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
Saw them in Osheaga in 2012 and will be seeing them again this summer  :)
Posted 9 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
What a terrible singer. It's like she's choking and something is blocking her windpipe. After a few songs it's more of the same.
Boring, give it a 3
Posted 9 years ago by Ghiaap    [ Reply ]
They're music is all similar but always listenable. This is not great but quite vibrant. A lot of Scandinavian acts have it going on. Sign me up. 
Posted 9 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Happy to be the first, for my first time!  Hope to see these folks in NYC this spring!
Posted 9 years ago by skibbenr    [ Reply ]