Of Monsters and Men
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“Wild Roses” is the second single released from Of Monsters and Men’s third project, FEVER DREAM. Its release was announced the day before it dropped, on July 11, 2019.
Interestingly, the song was released on Spotify in Iceland on June 28, 2019 with no word from the band.
On Spotify Iceland, you...
[Intro: Nanna]
Wild roses on a bed of leaves
In the month of May
I think I wrote my own pain
Oh, don't you?
[Verse 1: Nanna]
Down by the creek, I couldn't sleep
So I followed a feelin'
Sounds like the vines, they are breathing
(Oh, it sounds like, it sounds like, it sounds like, it sounds, oh)
And I've seen the way the seasons change
When I just give it time
But I feel out of my mind all the time
[Pre-Chorus: Nanna]
In the night, I am wild-eyed
And you got me now
[Chorus: Nanna]
Oh, roses, they don't mean a thing, you don't understand
But why don't we full on pretend?
Oh, won't you?
Before I closed my eyes, I saw a moth in the sky
And I wish I could fly that high
Oh, don't you?
[Verse 2: Nanna & Ragnar]
A serpent on a bed of leaves
In the month of May
What do you want me to say?
(Oh it sounds like, it sounds like, it sounds like, it sounds, oh)
You keep me still when all I feel
Is an aimless direction
When I think I'm losin' connection
I see you
[Pre-Chorus: Nanna, Nanna & Ragnar]
In the night, I am wild-eyed
And you got me now
Dim the lights, we are wild-eyed
And you got me now
[Chorus: Nanna]
Oh, roses, they don't mean a thing, you don't understand
But why don't we full on pretend?
Oh, won't you?
Before I closed my eyes, I saw a moth in the sky
And I wish I could fly that high
Oh, don't you?
[Post-Chorus: Nanna]
Oh, don't you?
Oh, don't you?
[Bridge: Nanna]
In the night, we are wild-eyed
And you got me now
Dim the lights, we are wild-eyed
And you got me now
[Outro]
In the night, I am wild-eyed
And you got me now
Wild Roses was written by Ragnar Þórhallsson & Nanna.
Wild Roses was produced by Rich Costey & Of Monsters and Men.
Of Monsters and Men released Wild Roses on Fri Jul 12 2019.
The song shows an introverted side to the album and is influenced by a bit of dance music and Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth and what it is like to lean into your sadness
-Of Monsters and Men, Facebook