NEW ALBUM / SONG ALERT: Made In The AM / Infinity by One Direction
Okay so this is new, because usually I am sleeping whenever this heck of a band would drop a bomb (Zayn bombs in particular: the withdrawal before the Manila leg and the *sniffs, still hurts* normal 22 year old announcement) except for the Drag Me Down single release as that happened in the afternoon, Manila time. But for some reasons I am wide awake last night and so I thought, why not give it a listen?
I am referring to of course, One Direction's new song that you'll get when you pre-order their fifth (first Post-Zayn) studio album called Made In The A.M.
And again, of course being the carrot that I am, I am actually blogging about it (OR I am just feeling a bit in the mood to blog today or whatever).
So yeah, let's review the song bit by bit. (Just so you know and to avoid confusion because I put them in between the lyrics, my thoughts are in italic. Thoughts that are subjective and not necessarily what the song may be all about. Ask @julianbulian and the guys who wrote this song, if you want accuracy. I am barely reacting based on when I first played the song. Also, you may or may not agree with everything that you'd read but this is my blog and I will say them anyway. Heh.)
Intro
Hmmm sounded a bit like WDBHG I felt like singing "Counted all my mistakes..."
(Niall)
Down to Earth
Okay, they are back to the Earth from outerspace. DMD video, yeah? And YAY it's Niall on the first verse!!
Keep 'em falling when I know it hurts
Faster than a million miles an hour
Trying to catch my breath some way somehow
Down to Earth
It's like I'm frozen but the world still turns
Okay, Zayn
Stuck in motion and the wheels keep spinning round
Moving in reverse with no way out
Again, Zayn. In reverse, meaning it felt like going back to the beginning as that's what it may have felt when he left?
And YAY for more Niall's!!!
(Liam)
And now I'm
One step closer to being
Two steps farther from you
Okay this hurt. Ziam feels. They are trying to move forward
When everybody wants you
Everybody wants you
Felt like calling out, nobody wants you to leave, Zayn you see?
*
(Harry)
How many nights does it take to count the stars?
That's the time it would take to fix my heart
Cheesy lines. But it worked ha
Oh baby, I was there for you
You have their full support, love
All I ever wanted was the truth
Apparently he wanted to pursue something that feels real to him. Can never fully blame him, really
Yeah, yeah
Oops, reminded me of More Than This. Anyone?
How many nights have you wished someone would stay?
Still not over it, yeah? Never getting over it, honestly
Lied awake only hoping they're okay?
No communications then huh
I've never counted all of mine
If I tried I know it would feel like infinity
Oh.
(All)
Infinity
Infinity
Yeah
Infinity
Catchy.
(Liam)
Eyes can't shine
Ziam. :( but for some reasons it remind me of Harry, when he's not smiling, or smiling but doesn't even reach his eyes. Something's really wrong
Unless there's something burning bright behind
There goes the reason to move forward. The fans
Since you went away there's nothing left in mine
Again, Ziam :(
I feel myself running out of time
The pressure and desperation to come up with something huge. The rush to give something back to those people who has never left their side. I don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing
(Louis)
And now I'm
One step closer to being
Two steps farther from you
ZOUIS :( with flashback: "I was shouting Zayn, Zayn but he never come"
When everybody wants you
Everybody wants you
Took him 5 months to "recover" aka 1/4
(Harry)
How many nights does it take to count the stars?
That's the time it would take to fix my heart
Oh baby, I was there for you
All I ever wanted was the truth
Yeah, yeah
How many nights have you wished someone would stay?
Lied awake only hoping they're okay?
I've never counted all of mine
If I tried I know it would feel like infinity
(All)
Infinity
Infinity
Yeah
Infinity
How many nights does it take to count the stars?
That's the time it would take to fix my heart
One can never really let go of something/someone that/who's been a big part of you in the past. There's always going to be a special place in your heart for that and there's nothing wrong with that.
Oh baby, I was there for you
All I ever wanted was the truth
Yeah, yeah
How many nights have you wished someone would stay?
Lied awake only hoping they're okay?
I've never counted all of mine
If I tried I know it would feel like infinity
But here goes the realisation that you have to learn from it that even though you can never fully let it go, you could try, you could still live your life. That this is not going to be the end. That you will be stronger than ever. That you can move forward.
Infinity
Infinity
Yeah
Infinity
Whew. So there.
Maybe it's just me being a Zayn AF even from the start that somewhere in the back of my mind, I could still hear Zayn like he has never left. That even after everything that has happened, there still is a Zayn part that would fit in this song somewhere. Maybe a missing bridge part or a highlight solo? We will never know. But that's not to say the song is not good without him because it is fine as it is and even better, to me, than Drag Me Down. Also, because Niall slayed his verses and I am so happy. At the same time it felt like going back to the olden days of minimal Louis verses, but then I think his verse is just fitting so yeah, who knows, there will be like a No Control in the new album where he gets to sing more. We just have to wait.
If I am the one to decide, I would have named this album a self-titled album "One Direction" as it would have made more sense, like a rebirth (technically) / rebranding from five lads to now officially four just like what Paramore did when the Farro brothers left the band back in 2010/2011. To be honest I cannot help but compare their situation to Paramore's back then. Paramore were a four (sometimes five)-piece band and at some point it felt like the end when two of the founding members have left. (Which coincidentally, Josh Farro was not able to go to their Manila show that year due to his wedding preps. Why am I feeling like, hello Zayn? Manila leg? Ring a bell?) But they came back real big as a three-piece: soldout shows here and there, bigger record sales and recently, they even bagged a Grammy nod. Their music sounded differently (Hayley-centric to me and there were like only 3 or 4 songs from the deluxe edition that sounded so close to their previous records) from the previous record but that's quite expected, to be honest. Should the Farro brothers have stayed I think music is ever evolving and any band or artist would have to try new musical techniques and stuff, anyway. The only difference is that, Paramore never announced a hiatus (if I remembered it correctly) and they took some good two years to release the epic Paramore self-titled album, that is (when 1D is releasing them barely a year from the previous one, as usual and a few months post-Zayn).
Going back, Made In The A.M, really? Somebody joked Made In The "After Malik" and it kind of made sense. Ha. Or maybe they literally have recorded most if not all of the songs in the morning then there's that.
No matter, Infinity is a nice song and if the new songs from the album will all have this kind of vibe then I do believe they are on the right track.
And it will be a feast in all of our senses, at least until they decided to regroup after the "break".
I just wish there would be a better promotion for the album this time.
Support, carrots, support! You may check the links below.
Made In The A.M Pre-Order Links:
Itunes: http:///smarturl.it/1DmitamDXiT
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/1DmitamGP
Stream Link:
Spotify: http://t.co/18nDqWCiGl
Medyo cry ako dito haha omg lungkot talaga and yes I really believe this is an ode to Zayn haha! And I read somewhere from Tumblr that "Made in the A.M." could actually mean "Made in the Aftermath" which was Zayn leaving and it made so much sense than the simple Made in the wee hours of the morning like I originally thought HAHA! Bye midnight memories and up all night, walang tulugan sa 1D HAHAHA i'm gonna blog about this too pero saka na pag masipag na ko ulit HAHAH nice entry!! ZOUIS BUS 1 forevsss haha :D
ReplyDeleteSobrang late lang ng reply ko hahaha. Parang irrelevant narin tuloy. Just, I am so happy with the album turnout! They've found their sound, after everything and it's really really nice!
DeletePero BUS 1 parin talaga!! I hope Zayn gets to listen to the new album and message/ tweet or whatever. Mabuhay lang ang fave BROTP ko please haha