I think I'll blog every day this week or attempt to, as, well I've got the time and it's such a lovely week that I've been listening to so much music. Today's been somewhere between busy and quiet for me and I guess that's the best place to be. I had college this morning and then came back to study with my windows open with the sunlight streaming in. I'm pretty sure the sun is the thing that makes my day better, more so than anything and I love the little things like hearing the birds outside. It's like the sound grounds me enough to not feel too serious about revision, but calms me enough to focus in a weird way?
Anyway, writing tonight's post I can still hear the array of birds calling distantly to each other through the trees and sitting in the conservatory, soaking up the last of the rays, I'm listening to Cleopatra by The Lumineers. With a cup of tea in hand and a dog sprawled next to me, I can say I feel very content and ready to listen to the different guitar rifts that are easy to miss when multitasking. It's such a beautiful song, but one I have to say, for me doesn't have a clear message, it is only in research I've realised that the song is actually a modern telling of the story between Mark Anthony and Cleopatra. But then again without knowing anything about the pair, I suppose the story wouldn't make sense... But still, I should've guessed really shouldn't I?
If, like me, you aren't clued up on the history of the Egyptian queen, the song is written from the perspective of Cleopatra herself. She is dismayed because she doesn't like the suitor she is supposed to marry, and because her lover Mark Anthony "has left town". Mark Anthony at the time of her reign, was one of the most powerful men in Rome, so whilst they met and fell in love in Eygpt, he had to leave Cleopatra and return to work in Rome. However, according to Shakespeare, in his play "Mark Anthony and Cleopatra", upon returning to Rome Mark married another powerful Romans' sister. Yet, according to the tale, Cleopatra isn't phased by this, the lyrics stating "damn your wife, I'll be your mistress, just to have you around".
However, Cleopatra's heartache and despair is presented in the chorus "But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life".
Cleopatra is a song from The Lumineers second studio Album, entitled of the same name, and was released on the 26th March last year (which is crazy as to me it feels like it's been around wayyyy longer). I'm pretty sure most people will have marvelled and rejoiced at the incredible song "Ho Hey", but if you're unfamiliar with the band, they're an indie/folk band from the US.
Cleopatra was a four song album, intriguingly containing three songs named after females "cleopatra ","Ophelia" and Angela", with the fourth song added after entitled "Sleep on the floor".
The song really is beautiful, so give it a listen, but rather than put the original on here, I'd love to put a cover on that I find just as beautiful by a lady called Sarah Carmosino.
Enjoy and have a lovely evening <3
Molly x
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