From the recording Lost Transimission
With “Out of Reach,” post-punk'er steps briefly away from its usual fragmented post-punk and experimental territories to revisit the melodic pulse and emotional atmosphere of classic 1980s new-wave.
While most post-punk'er releases lean toward darker, more abstract structures, songs like this serve as occasional reminders of the music that helped shape the project in the first place. Driving basslines, chorus-soaked guitars, atmospheric synthesizers and a steady danceable rhythm bring back the spirit of an era where melancholy and movement existed side by side.
“Out of Reach” explores distance, memory and the feeling of watching something slowly disappear while still remaining emotionally present. Built around a strong melodic hook and an uplifting rhythmic foundation, the song embraces the romantic darkness of classic new-wave without becoming nostalgic for nostalgia's sake.
We don't often create music in this style, but from time to time it feels right to reconnect with the emotional clarity, atmosphere and melodic energy that made 1980s new-wave so enduring.
A brief return to that world - not as a tribute, but as another chapter in the evolving sound of post-punk'er.
Lyrics
Out of reach
Further away
Out of reach
Lost in the night
I saw your shadow
Crossing the room
Gone in a second
Gone too soon
The air still carried
A trace of your voice
Like something forgotten
Without any choice
The evening folded
Into the rain
Streetlights were trembling
Against the glass pane
I stayed beside it
Watching the storm
Trying to remember
How it used to feel
We built our lives
From fragile designs
Every promise faded
One piece at a time
Every silence grew
Larger than before
Every locked memory
Became another door
Out of reach
Further away
Holding the pieces
That wouldn't stay
Out of reach
Lost in the night
Close enough to see
Too far to find
Photographs sleeping
Inside a drawer
Faces still smiling
Like they did before
The years kept moving
Without looking back
Leaving their footprints
Across every track
Every word spoken
Turned into dust
Every certainty
Abandoned us
Every heartbeat
Echoed the same
Calling your name
Calling in vain
Out of reach
Further away
Holding the pieces
That wouldn't stay
Out of reach
Lost in the night
Close enough to see
Too far to find
Maybe we were only
Passing through
Maybe all the roads
Led somewhere new
Maybe every ending
Leaves a scar
Maybe that's exactly
What we are
Out of reach
Further away
Holding the pieces
That wouldn't stay
Out of reach
Lost in the night
Close enough to see
Too far to find
Out of reach
Further away
Holding the pieces
That wouldn't stay
Out of reach...
Further away...
Out of reach...
Lost in the night...