25 September 2021

[Song Review] Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks

 

Basically why is this song on the first list of my Music list on the right. Because I had experienced the death of a loved one this year, 2021. Life is unreplaceable, so do treasure the people around you. This song is special in a way as when you are happy, you like the song. When you are sad, you will understand the lyrics. The more you dig about the hidden message about this song, the more you will find more amazing discoveries. As I just attached Youtube above, look for the comments. Many people are leaded to this song from one TikTok mystery that explain deeper meaning. Meanwhile enjoy this song :)

“Little Talks” is an emotionally provocative song, regardless of how the lyrics may speak to you. At the least, the song is about love and loss and the pain that loss can inflict. It’s open to numerous interpretations; as all works of art should be.


Much of the song relates to the state of turmoil that the death of a loved one can bring. The song plays out as a conversation, though when looking through the interpretive lens that includes the person who recently died, it seems that we’re inside the head of the widowed woman. Screams of “Hey!” are peppered throughout the lyrics, perhaps the “ghost” of her husband reaching out, as evidenced in the chorus:

Hey!
Don’t listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore

We really can’t tell if the conversation is real. Perhaps it occurred before the man died, or it’s all happening in the woman’s head. People who’ve lost a loved one can still maintain internal relationships with that person. Talking to the deceased is not uncommon; in fact it can help with the grieving process. There are even times when the still-living have “post-bereavement hallucinations,” sensing the presence of their loved one or engaging in conversation.

Lyrics later in the song point more directly to the death of the husband.

You’re gone, gone, gone away,
I watched you disappear
All that’s left is a ghost of you

Now we’re torn, torn, torn apart,
There’s nothing we can do
Just let me go, we’ll meet again soon

Here it is more obvious that the woman is internalizing her grief, talking to her deceased husband. She was there to see him go, and is disturbed that they’re no longer together. There’s nothing that she can do to change things. He’s gone. But they will “meet again soon.”

“Little Talks” is a musically uplifting song despite its sometimes morose lyrics. The instrumentation is great, with the trumpet really dominating the chorus. When listened to it with the idea that it’s about a woman whose husband has died, it is an emotional journey through the mind of the bereaved.

Extracted From: 
https://blog.sevenponds.com/expressive-music/little-talks-monsters-men

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