“A Still Heart” by The Naked and Famous – A Song Review

     The band stepped away from its signature sound in which chest-thumping percussion drives Synthpop featuring the vocals of Alisa Xayalith. That approach worked well in such songs as “Higher” and “Young Blood.” In comparison, the instruments heard in "A Still Heart" allow the vocals to control the listener’s attention. With the exception of a brief intro and an only slightly longer outro, “A Still Heart” is the gently presented thoughts from Alisa.

     The song is a reshaping of the band’s 2013 hit “Hearts Like Ours.” The lyrics are closely aligned. Notably, the track also includes characteristics of “Stillness,” so the title of the recent release is likely a merger of the two singles from 2013.

     The Naked and Famous consist of Alisa Xayalith (vocals, keyboards), Thom Powers (vocals, guitars), Aaron Short (keyboards), David Beadle (bass) and Jesse Wood (drums). They are from Auckland, New Zealand.

     “A Still Heart” by The Naked and Famous

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Lyrics of “A Still Heart” by The Naked and Famous

Borders and horizon lines

We're alone but side by side

We're yet to dream, we're yet to dream

Nothing here is what it seems

Ahhh, Ahhh

There's an animal inside

There's a fear that won't subside

Of all the things I'll never do

Will I ever follow through?

There's an animal inside

There's an animal inside

Half awake and almost dead

Keeping empty beds elsewhere

We're yet to bleed, we're yet to bleed

All the time and energy

Ahhh, Ahhh

Could we try to reinvent

Feed the head with common sense

Through the streets and avenues

I'm climbing up the walls with you

Climbing up the walls with you

I'm climbing up the walls with you

Half awake and almost dead

Keeping empty beds elsewhere

We're yet to bleed, we're yet to bleed

All the time and energy

Ahhh, Ahhh

And if we could be still, still, be still

If we could be still, still, be still