“Nothing happens to shatter the perfect surface,” The Guardian said in a review of Beach House’s fourth album, Bloom. It wasn’t meant as a compliment. But that bright, mirror-like surface is what makes “Myth” one of the Baltimore dream-pop band’s most powerful songs to date and places it among the p...
[Verse 1]
Drifting in and out, you see the road you're on
It came rollin' down your cheek, you say just what you mean
And in-between, it's never as it seems
[Chorus]
Help me to name it
Help me to name it
[Verse 2]
If you built yourself a myth, you'd know just what to give
What comes after this momentary bliss?
The consequence of what you do to me
[Chorus]
Help me to name it
Help me to name it
[Bridge]
Found yourself in a new direction
Arrows fallin' from the sun
Canyon callin', would they come to greet you?
Let you know you're not the only one
[Verse 3]
Can't keep hangin' on to what is dead and gone
If you built yourself a myth, you'd know just what to give
Materialize or let the ashes fly
[Chorus]
Help me to name it
Help me to name it
Myth was written by Alex Scally & Victoria Legrand.
Myth was produced by Beach House & Chris Coady.
Beach House released Myth on Mon Mar 26 2012.