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 TITLE: A Flatline Blur
BY: Destinee Girard/Adele Gillet
GENRE: Indie rock, folk rock, alternative rock
LABEL: Liberation/Nomad RecordsThe song starts off with a mellow acoustic guitar being played. The song has a very relaxed, almost depressing feel to it, as if the singers have given up on life, and are just getting out their life story before they die. It's an odd choice for the first song on the album, but DESTINEE&ADELE are anything but an ordinary band. Adele's lower pitched voice comes in first, as she sings about the depressing idea of the people that you think are your friends avoiding you. When Destinee's higher pitched, almost operetic, voice joins in in the fourth line of the first verse, the song takes on an even more depressing style. Both of their voices mixed together takes on the feel of a church choir. As Destinee begins the second verse, the sound of a violin starts to play along with the guitar. The violin plays a Southern soul sort of feel as Destinee's angelic, high voice sings about the awkward conversations that at least everybody has had once in their lives. The song remains the same tempo, but Destinee and Adele's voice pick up the pace in the third verse, as Adele starts it off, her voice perfectly incapsulating the image she is trying to portray in the first three lines; the image of a dark bar or cafe, where only lonely people stay. When Destinee starts to sing, her voice adds a sense of psychological anxiety. Although her voice is beautiful and pure, she sings about the strange actions that are associated with being alone for a long period of time. The song has taken on a slightly disturbing tone, even though the melody and beat have never changed. When Destinee and Adele sing the one line together, the unannounced combination of their voices is almost like a shot to the heart. The last two lines of the third verse have a sense of regret and "giving up" to them, both Destinee and Adele's voices going a bit lower as they sing their lines. There's a small instrumental break as the guitar continues on with it's painfully somber melody. A banjo being plucked joins in for a brief moment, giving the song another layer of lonliness that is associated with being in the deep South. Adele starts off the next verse, as she often does, with her deep, beautiful voice setting up the mood once again of an abandoned bar or restaurant where somebody is playing the piano. When both of their voices come together, the idea of "wordless words" and "nerves" become a choir event, reiterating the uselessness of life sometimes. The music seems to get softer when Destinee sings the last line of the fourth verse. The instruments continue on, as if they were playing out the song, when they suddenly all stop, and Adele sings, in almost a whisper, the last line of the song. There is one last note from the guitar, and the song ends.Destinee
Adele
BothMy friends are working on avoiding me
So when we meet, I keep my mouth really busy
Talk out my nervous energyIt never works
I throw darts at the wall and get sloppyBut it's alright now
If I seem surprised, it's just a joke I'm trying out
But if it floats, I guess I'll keep it aroundA woman gestures lazily
Through the hood in my eyes, I see her shaking her jewelry
It casts a perfect light on meI feel moved, and that's strange
But lately, I've been acting really strangely
So it's alright nowI'm keeping distracted to blunt my reactionsAnd anyhowYou think less when there's less for you to think about
A paralyzed puppet sits stiff in the window
Grinding his teeth and playing piano
All his songs bleed together in a flatline blur
A broken litany of worthless words
Creating space while your drinks get served
I know it gets on your nerves
Just try to pretend like it's not work
[color=orange]A little denial never hurtsSOUNDS LIKE:
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