The seventh track on Bastille’s “&” (Ampersand) gives a personal approach to the private life of the Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. The following paragraph is extracted from Bastille’s official website:
Born in 1854 in Dublin, Oscar Wilde was a poet, playwright and eccentric personality...
[Verse 1]
Fill me up with red wine and I'm yours
Spin a couple belly laughs, I'm knockin' at your door
Paint me more wild stories from your past
Lay me down confessions, spill secrets on the hotel floor
[Pre-Chorus]
I thought I'd be yours
Like before, I'd be yours
[Chorus]
You could stay, make mistakes until the daylight
Stay, nothing's real after midnight
Underneath this heavy sky, you fuck me up, but that's alright
So stay the night, make mistakes until the daylight
[Verse 2]
We get high, so histories repeat (Stay the night)
Parallel dimensions in these midnight hours we seek
But back to this one-sided love of ours
It's pretty messed up, always hopin' drunk mistakes we make play out
[Pre-Chorus]
I thought (Ooh-ooh) I'd be yours (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Close the door (Ooh-ooh), I am yours (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Chorus]
You could stay, make mistakes until the daylight
Stay, nothing's real after midnight
Underneath this heavy sky, you fuck me up, but that's alright
Stay the night and make mistakes until the daylight
Mh-mh, mh, mh
[Bridge]
Whisper me these promises we know we won't keep
These gospel preaching promises neither of us believe
So lie here making promises till we fall asleep
So echo back my promises, we both know you'll
[Chorus]
Stay, make mistakes until the daylight
Stay, nothing's real after midnight
'Cause underneath this heavy sky, you fuck me up, but that's alright
Stay the night and make mistakes until the daylight
[Outro]
Stay the night
Red Wine & Wilde was written by Dan Smith.
Bastille released Red Wine & Wilde on Fri Oct 25 2024.
Dan Smith:
I was reading about Oscar Wilde’s life and his relationship with Bosie Douglas, his on-off partner in his later years, which became quite toxic. Wilde was a leading force for being who he was in a time when it was illegal to be gay, he refused to bow down to regressive societal pressures...