Shoegazing is a sub-genre of alternative rock that uses distortion, fuzzbox, droned guitar riffs, and ethereal vocals. The genre got its name because the musicians in these bands maintained a motionless persona during live performances - they stood on stage and stared at their effect pedals or the floor, hence the idea that they were gazing at their shoes. The shoegazing sound is typified by significant use of guitar effects, and indistinguishable vocal melodies that blended into the creative noise of the guitars.
Examples of shoe-gazing bands/musicians: M83, Sigur Rós, Blur, The Verve, Van She, School of Seven Bells, etc.
Somtimes I go whole days
listening bored, half asleep
I won't say anything
that's worth a thing to me
One day, suddenly, time
took a turn that once felt so brief
I blinked to see polite ghosts fading quickly
What begins as an unguarded
train of thoughts slowly can become
an addiction to the slumber
of disconnection and the resonance
of memory that no longer has a shape
but keeps you numb through
the hours till gone is another day
Be aware, my darling
these things I say I mean
are just traces of something
I long to feel again
I see our time expand
in the air almost forcibly,
spreading thinner till it dissolves completely
The music itself speaks volumes, but the words to this song are astounding. In my opinion, the song is about a person's inability to overcome the apathy and lethargy that has become a routine in their life. They reflect back on weeks, months and years wasted on being uninspired and unproductive because of their numbness, and can't help but wish for some sort of inspiration to wake them up from their apathy so they can feel again as they used to.
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