‘Elle était l’océan’ by Mikhaelize is a feel-good reggae track that captures the lightness and feel of reggae with its instrumentation. This while it’s verses capture the weight of an infinite, assured love.
The song’s title translates to “She was the ocean’ from French which feels like the perfect title for a song that evokes the mood on a sandy beach. The percussion and other groovy accompaniments allow room to groove. This seems to keep the visuals evoked by the sounds breezy and almost calm.
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‘Elle était l’océan’ : Love & Light
The lyrics on ‘Elle était l’océan’ read like a poem in terms of the words movement and weight. The lines hold a promise of hidden but everlasting love. This while each like describes how the couple in the story told make eachother feel. “Nos âmes s’aimaient dans l’ombre comme dans l’oubli…Nos destins déployés tissés dans l’univers…” (“Our souls have loved eachother as in the shadows of oblivion…Our unfolding destinies woven into the universe…”)
The juxtaposition of the easy-going reggae sound with the romantic weight of the French poetry in the song’s lyrics layers the song in an interesting way. The lyrics feel intimate and emotionally charged, with some of the lines even talking about eternal promises of love. These eternal promises are so strong, they hold the power to bring peace.
“Nos promesses gravées sur cette Terre aimée…Annonçaient la fin des armées la paix enfin semée…” (“…Our promises engraved on this beloved Earth…Announced the end of the armies, peace finally sown…”)
‘Elle était l’océan’ by Mikhaelize is a song for reggae-lovers with lyrics that speak of a deep, loving partnership that hopes to stand the test of time. The poetry in the song’s lyrics give the song a calming weight, and feel almost like a warm, weighted blanket. The instruments evoke the images a sandy beach on a pleasant summer day. This while its lyrics ground the song nto what feels like a warm embrace.
All in all, ‘Elle était l’océan’ is a groovy, easy listen.
The Artist
Mikhaelize is a writer and poet who writes on various themes that ponder the multidimensionality of experience. He approaches these themes through his art, allowing the sensitive vibrations of his words and his sound to constitute musical and emotional space. All this in turn is inspired by metaphysical currents of infinity.
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