Refuge

Album: Familiars (2014)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Peter Silberman of The Antlers explained the song's meaning to The Line of Best Fit: "With 'Refuge,' I was really trying to write what home is, what that idea is. Home is kind of a feeling, more than it is a place. It's a different location for every single person. For instance, someone's house might not be their home. Home is just created like a state of mind that you carry with you. When you feel far from home or that safety, then it's kind of a scary place to be in life. It's kind of a scary way of feeling. I think that song was about trying to epitomize that feeling as if it's something you could bring with you everywhere. You could just be home in yourself no matter where you are, and there's a comfort there. There's a pace in that youthfulness. Home is a big, general time. But when you find specific details for it, it becomes too specific. It doesn't allow it to change. So I intentionally made it vague and strange." >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Bertrand - Paris, France

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Dino Cazares of Fear Factory

Dino Cazares of Fear FactorySongwriter Interviews

The guitarist/songwriter explains how he came up with his signature sound, and deconstructs some classic Fear Factory songs.

Paul Williams

Paul WilliamsSongwriter Interviews

He's a singer and an actor, but as a songwriter Paul helped make Kermit a cultured frog, turned a bank commercial into a huge hit and made love both "exciting and new" and "soft as an easy chair."

Female Singers Of The 90s

Female Singers Of The 90sMusic Quiz

The ladies who ruled the '90s in this quiz.

Allen Toussaint - "Southern Nights"

Allen Toussaint - "Southern Nights"They're Playing My Song

A song he wrote and recorded from "sheer spiritual inspiration," Allen's didn't think "Southern Nights" had hit potential until Glen Campbell took it to #1 two years later.

How The Beatles Crafted Killer Choruses

How The Beatles Crafted Killer ChorusesSong Writing

The author of Help! 100 Songwriting, Recording And Career Tips Used By The Beatles, explains how the group crafted their choruses so effectively.

Sarah Brightman

Sarah BrightmanSongwriter Interviews

One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.