Honestly I think it is time to move my “Music for the Weekend” series back to netzgeist.org. If you are interested in my older posts, please refer to my list at Google Drive.
Woodkid “Run Boy Run” from WOODKID on Vimeo.
I stumbled across Woodkid in September 2012, found his wonderful video “Iron”1 within a post of Cici Mici (if I remember correctly). And now again: great music in combination with powerfull pictures. It seems that Woodkid was inspired from Maurice Sendak’s masterpiece “Where the Wild Things Are”2. I wish you all a great and relaxing weekend!
Lyrics
Run boy run! This world is not made for you
Run boy run! They’re trying to catch you
Run boy run! Running is a victory
Run boy run! Beauty lays behind the hills
Run boy run! The sun will be guiding you
Run boy run! They’re dying to stop you
Run boy run! This race is a prophecy
Run boy run! Break out from society
Tomorrow is another day
And you won’t have to hide away
You’ll be a man, boy!
But for now it’s time to run, it’s time to run!
Run boy run! This ride is a journey to
Run boy run! The secret inside of you
Run boy run! This race is a prophecy
Run boy run! And disappear in the trees
Tomorrow is another day
And you won’t have to hide away
You’ll be a man, boy!
But for now it’s time to run, it’s time to run!
Tomorrow is another day
And when the night fades away
You’ll be a man, boy!
But for now it’s time to run, it’s time to run!
Woodkid?
And who is this guy? Woodkid3 is Yoann Lemoine and Yoann Lemoine is Woodkid, or as Wikipedia stated:
“Yoann Lemoine (born 16 March 1983) is a French music video director, graphic designer and singer-songwriter. His most notable works include his music video direction for Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream”, Taylor Swift’s single “Back to December”, Lana Del Rey’s “Born to Die” and Mystery Jets’ “Dreaming of Another World.
Lemoine is also a neofolk musician, going by the stage name Woodkid. On March 28, 2011, Woodkid released his first EP Iron EP, and on March 18, 2013, he released his first album titled The Golden Age, which is an autobiographical record.”