Invader

It took me far too long to write about this album; I enjoy Danielle’s style of writing it always sends me to places of deep thought and reflection. There is this beautiful simplicity in the way Danielle writes; you have what’s on the forefront and then all that is hidden behind. All these gems of great depth and profound meaning. I spent several weeks listening to and pondering on these tracks. The thing I find so spectacular about music is the way it can take on different meanings for each individual listening. There is no right answer or no correct way to interpret music. There are the reasons behind why a songwriter wrote what they did and what it means for them and perhaps there are those out there who are striving to find what exactly the artist is writing about, but I am simply striving to discover what a track is telling me. Now if something I gleam from a track happens to coincide with what the artist was wanting to say of course I love that, and I enjoy those rare occurrences when they do happen. What I really enjoyed about diving into these tracks and all the ones that I have written about previously is what I learn about myself as I do so. 

You can find Invader on the official website, Spotify and other places where you listen to music.

“Falling Into Place” 

”Some days I'm on fire, I don't even stop 
I don't even drop, I don't even roll 
Some days I go looking, looking for trouble 
Looking for chaos, losing control... 
 
Oh, oh...” 

 Sometimes there are things which are out of your control yet realizing this at times can bring its own odd sense of comfort. I have seen that working too hard to control everything can lead to chaos and a greater lack of control. As cliché as it sounds there really are times when things are darkest before the dawn and you really do just have to whether the storm. I know its many clichés and I used to really hate using such things. I have learned that the fact is such saying can be helpful; certainly they aren’t to be always relied upon but there are times when they do apply to your situation as much as it may feel a bit cheesy.  

“Somеtimes it feels like, feels like we're falling 
When things are falling into place 
Sometimes it feels like, feels like we're waiting 
When it's the time it has to take... 

Oh, oh, oh... 
Oh, oh, oh, oh...” 

Time is an interesting thing isn’t it? They say time is of the essence, good things come to those who wait, seize the day, time spins madly on, time is our greatest enemy. The list goes on. Many of these quotes and saying on time seem quite contradictory. The way I see it is that it really depends on the individual and the circumstances. As this track is stating I do believe there are times when waiting is necessary; what we are doing while we are waiting and what we are waiting for is what’s important. If you aren’t careful you will end up just waiting no longer knowing why, or remembering exactly what you are waiting for. Then you find yourself caught in this endless waiting loop that you don’t know how to get out of.

“Vapour” 

”If I could turn into vapour, I could float, see the view 
I could even become the air around you 
If I could turn into water, into rivers and creeks 
I could cross every ocean to where we would meet 
 

I'd exist in a world without walls, without clocks 
With nothing between us, without doors or locks 
I'd exist in a world without walls, without clocks 
With nothing between us, without doors or locks 
 

I could find you... 
I could find you, I could know 
What it's like... 
To be near you, in your glow 
 

If I could turn into figments, just a thought, or a vision 
I could close my eyes and tap into that wisdom”

There are many different types of barriers that can separate us from people we care about. Sometimes it’s time, distance or perhaps both and there are times where no matter how hard we try we cannot break through those boundaries. Other times though the boundaries are even more difficult to bypass when what separates us from someone else is the bounds of death. What we wouldn’t give to cross that inexpugnable chasm; the unfortunate reality is that some things are truly impossible, and we must learn to live with them. Otherwise, our past can become this unyielding abyss which we find ourselves at the bottom of and getting out is always far more difficult than it was to fall in.   

“Invader” 

”Beautiful stranger, with your beautiful words 
The most beautiful voice that I've ever heard 
Are you an angel? My vision is blurred 
You're glowing and perfect, you're not of this world 

That's okay, you can invade my brain 
All of these thoughts inside of this haze... 
That's okay, you can invade my brain 
All of these thoughts inside of this daze... 
 
Beautiful creature, with your beautiful eyes 
You feel just like heaven, in your arms I've died 
Are you supernatural? You are too unearthly 
You're pulling me closer, I don't feel worthy” 

No relationship is perfect of course but I think that in an ideal (though I don’t really enjoy using this word) relationship both parties would feel the way this track describes. Feel like they are living a dream, that this person they are with understands them far better than they ever could have imagined. It seems as if it's something that only happens in books or films, but I know that some out there are fortunate enough to find this. I love the way it is presented here, it is straightforward, uncomplicated and yet I find there is so much below the surface, there is an abundance of meaning to be found in what isn’t being directly said. It really caused me to ponder on what it caused me to think of. 

“All the Things” 

”Look outside of your window 
Tell me all the things, all the things that you see 
Tell me what is it like 
In all the places, all the places I can't be 
Tell me that you are happy 
That you have all the things, all the things that you need 
Look out into the city 
To all your memories in the buildings and the trees 
 
Close your lovely eyes, smile at the sky 
Think of nothing but the sun on your skin 
Close your weary eyes, dream that we can fly 
Stand in wonder at all the worlds within 
 
...and just be. Who you are, who you werе meant to be 
Just be. Who you arе, who you were meant to be 
 
Look outside of your window 
Tell me all the things, all the things that you see 
Look out into the city 
To all your memories in the buildings and the trees 

...and just be. Who you are, who you were meant to be 
Just be. Who you are, who you were meant to be”

With this track I am going to melancholy places and who knows that could just be me. This makes me think of conversations I have had with someone I can no longer talk to just wishing they were somehow here again. Just willing that with all the paltry powers I possess that we could be breathing the same air again. I don’t know if the intent of this track is immense sadness, but I have to say that it broke me in the best way possible. Sometimes you just need to feel, just truly and deeply feel something and this track has been added to my “up in my feels” playlist. 

“Close your lovely eyes, smile at the sky 
Think of nothing but the sun on your skin 
Close your weary eyes, dream that we can fly 
Stand in wonder at all the worlds within 

...and just be. Who you are, who you were meant to be 
Just be. Who you are, who you were meant to be” 

There are people who can make you feel as if this world we live in contains a multitude of worlds within it, they have this vibrancy about them and it fills you with this unquenchable wanderlust all you want to do is explore all these worlds with them. Then when they are gone it's amazing how quickly the world around can shrink. However, the ending of this track I find to be hopeful perhaps its a call to find our place in the many worlds within this world; there is nothing wrong with holding on to memories as long as they don’t hold us back from living our life and not merely surviving from day to day. Everyone has the capacity to be a “super” person but it's not an easy journey to that particular summit.