Re-read the first half of verse 2: I’m sorry if it’s all too much It's almost like Clean Bandit's songwriters borrowed a page from the self-glorying lyrics style of much rap music, but at least "Symphony" is more subtle and lacks the profanity. It seems odd to refer to your own success in a song that's an example of your greatness and accomplishment. Of course, this song isn't created with some deep meaning in mind, and likely few will think twice about the self-reference, but it's still interesting, and personally I think it's indicative of pretentiousness in the music industry. "My Church" does this intensely by using every cliche of country music style and by name dropping all of the country greats, but "Symphony" does this perhaps most blatantly because it is a love song that will likely be played on the radio, and it mentions that very experience, providing the materials for a meta experience. That happens all of the time perhaps most notably in songs like Selena Gomez's "Love You Like a Love Song" (which has an obvious meaning) and Maren Morris's "My Church," a song about the place FM country music radio takes her.Īll of these songs refer to and celebrate music but often while doing the very thing they're praising those other songs for doing as if they're trying to convince audiences that listening to this very song is somehow related to listening to those other songs. The most noteworthy moment in this song is the line "Like a love song on the radio." Of course, this isn't the first time that a popular song has referred to music within itself. The Deeper Meaning of "Symphonies" by Clean Bandit: Two Things Self-Referential Music She was in a bad place-"runnin' out of luck" and "never thought I'd find this feeling." She quickly turns back to the content of verse 1, finishing by reminding her lover that with him "every melody is timeless." Essentially, and as mentioned earlier, they make beautiful music together, and she's enjoying time with him. In it, Zara Larsson gives us a variety of lines about being "sorry if it's all too much" and claiming that he's helping her to heal. The second verse of "Symphony" maintains the same story line. She asks him to hold her "tight and not let go." She compares their relationship to "a love song on the radio," which is oddly ironic since this song will ostensibly one day be "a love song on the radio" (see more below). The chorus showcases all of the pop qualities of the music of the song and continues the story by telling us that the narrator wants to be "part of your symphony." She wants to "make music" with him, simple to be with him. Her "dancin' on to your heartbeat" is her caring about him, and she tells us that she's "incomplete" when he's not with her.Ĭhorus I just wanna be part of your symphony can't find the key without you." Pre-Chorus And now your song is on repeatĬlean Bandit uses the lyrics of the pre-chorus to continue the music metaphor that the title and verse 1 begin: "your song is on repeat" tells us the narrator is obsessed with and is with the guy she's singing about. Zara and Clean Bandit give a pun when they tell us that the narrator was "solo singing" and "ow.
But this person "came and cut loose." He freed her and helped her to find a better way to live life, which we can presume was with him. She describes these songs as " rhapsody for you and me" and tells him that "ife was stringing me along." She didn't have control of her life and merely wanted to be able to feel like she was getting something out of her life. Zara Larsson, who voices the narrator, tells the person she's "been hearing symphonies" when she only used to hear "silence." This person has inspired her and brought beauty and "music" into her life. Verse 1 I’ve been hearing symphoniesĬlean Bandit's first verse of "Symphony" begins by telling the intended listener about the singer's life. "Symphony" doesn't take us to any great depth of meaning, but it is a sweet song, and it's easily explained. But does the song itself reflect this depth of meaning? Lyrics Meaning: Searching for Human ClosenessĬlean Bandit's "Symphony" is about wanting to be close with someone else, to love that person and to be with him or her. Their last hit, "Rockabye" was about the important of single mothers, and the music video for "Symphony" shows a man recovering after the death of his boyfriend/husband. And also as expected from Clean Bandit," Symphony's" music video has a strong emotional meaning. But that's what one expects from Clean Bandit. Despite using the word "symphony" eight times, "Symphony" has got a strong dance beat and heavy synth, and sounds custom-made for the club. Clean Bandit, who has been touring with Zara Larsson, just released a new soon-to-be-hit single with the singer.
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