M83 – Kim & Jessie

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  My Interpretation:It's about a couple of teenage girls going into the woods to get drunk. The only relatively deep part is the chorus, which personifies ("somebody") the problems that wait for them when they come back out into reality. Like, they can go into this secret world, but the real world always lurks in the shadows.
  The video really has nothing to do with the meaning of the song, so you can't really look at it that way.

  Flag bocmaximaon January 21, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:I liked this song virtually from the moment I heard it. It has such a great textured sound, it captures the essence of an 80s soundtrack without any cheesiness. When I read the lyrics I thought it had something to do with drugs, a song about 2 girls who go to the woods and escape into a fantasy world of their making. The 'somebody lurks in the shadows' part adds tension, it could be a voyeur who watches them or it could be the reality that they seek escape from. I thought there could have been a romance between the titular characters, which is fine by me I got nothing against lesbians. But also that would give the somebody in the shadows part more weight.

  Flag rockman_exeon February 28, 2010   Link

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    I definitely feel like at it's most literal interpretation, it's about two high school girls who go to the woods (I don't think it's blatantly saying they're in love with each other, but they're free spirited types); however, "somebody lurks in the shadows, somebody whispers", someone sees them and follows them and spreads rumors. They try to continue on living as they want, but the pressure is too much, so they kill themselves.
    
    I feel this interpretation fits very nicely with the overall theme of youth being lost, within Saturdays=Youth.
    
    And yes, I did just make an account on some strange website to say that.

    Flag TheDancingLambon September 08, 2010  
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  General Comment:i think this song is about two teenagers and their "secret world" which is their illusioned love..like many teenagers have. infatuation. this is the illusioned love that many teenagers have which they think will last forever..which is why the song says "its all they need for now and forever"...this is the sad reality of many young loves. their love grows when they are drunk or on drugs "they pass a bottle like it is water"....and finally this "somebody that lurks in the shadows" is the truth about their love. its infatuation. which is lust. soon that person that lurks in the shadows will come out and end their love. which means they will break up.
  
  
  thats my opinion.
  
  m83 is by far my favorite band.
  
  i have a band of my own based on them.

  Flag zerojason99on February 26, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:i think this song is about two teenagers and their "secret world" which is their illusioned love..like many teenagers have. infatuation. this is the illusioned love that many teenagers have which they think will last forever..which is why the song says "its all they need for now and forever"...this is the sad reality of many young loves. their love grows when they are drunk or on drugs "they pass a bottle like it is water"....and finally this "somebody that lurks in the shadows" is the truth about their love. its infatuation. which is lust. soon that person that lurks in the shadows will come out and end their love. which means they will break up.
  
  
  thats my opinion.
  
  m83 is by far my favorite band.
  
  i have a band of my own based on them.

  Flag zerojason99on February 26, 2010   Link

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  My Interpretation:I don't know about love, but I thought that it was about two kids building their own fantasy world trying to escape the real world. The 'somebody' that is lurking in the shadows is the darkness of reality that they're running away from with the help of drinks.

  Flag othatzsokewlon April 07, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:I get that he directly said it was about a drug experience, but I still insist on seeing it as a twisted love song.
  I definitely agree with the idea of "somebody lurks in shadows" as a symbol for reality, that will eventually get in the way of the illusional love.
  
  I still like to think it worked out though, I'm like that.

  Flag ellie--xon February 02, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:This song is beautiful... sounds dumb but it makes me feel alive haha. Teen Angst has that effect on me too.

  Flag ChicSquaredon January 20, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:ooohh
  i thought it was
  'somebody lives in the shadows | somebody lives there'

  Flag kidson January 15, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:Better lyrics without the insight about the drugs...the "somebody lurks in the shadows" is more mysterious without knowing it's about people doing something that's actually forbidden.
  
  I do still think it's a love song though. I see the reference about passing a bottle, of course, but the line "crazy about romance and illusion" seems to direct the meaning more toward most people's interpretation, which is that it's a love song.

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  General Comment:this is like.. our anthem

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