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Echolalia
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Cartographer are developing into something special. They always had an impressive tightness, but their sound gets sharper with every release. Today’s case in point is ‘Echolalia’, a song of several movements that all need a mention in this short space.
Let’s start with the intro. It spins into life with a suitably echo-laden synth, over which the first verse and chorus shed their melody. The rich soundbed is a perfect pillow to lay Skies’ vocal. We then burst into full djent complexity for the second verse, but it’s pulled right back for the second chorus. The song forges into a middle eight, then a full-band chorus, but with the beat cut in half.
What can I say? There are time signatures, the beat gets pulled around in clever ways, the baton-passing between bass and guitars is a clever trick. A lot is going on. However, the fundamental brilliance of Cartographer is that you don’t have to bask in all these clever shenanigans. You can just enjoy what is an excellent song.
And if all this isn’t enough, dig into the lyrics to find deep themes underpinning the songs.
Echolalia Video
This video follows on from ‘Bliss’, so you might want to watch it and return for this second part!
Watch Cartographer – ‘Echolalia’.
Echolalia Lyrics
I’ll write a letter to pacify
Clearing the noise to ease your mind
If nothing else I will crucify
Searching the void that’s left behindThis isn’t really happening
Wish I could see what you see
With all of this uncertainty
Hold onto me, hold onto meHollow voices sing
My eyes can’t look away
Demons dance in synchrony
Mind in disarrayThis isn’t really happening
Wish I could see what you see
With all of this uncertainty
Hold onto meIf we’re both a little broken
we can fall apart, fall apart together
Need to know it isn’t hopeless
If we fall apart, fall apart foreverI don’t want to live my life
thinking something is wrong with me
I can’t be the only oneThis isn’t really happening
Wish I could see what you see
With all of this uncertainty
Hold onto meIf we’re both a little broken
we can fall apart, fall apart together
Need to know it isn’t hopeless
If we fall apart, fall apart foreverI don’t want to live my life
thinking something is wrong with me
I can’t be the only one
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