Röyksopp - Sordid Affair

A recollection and contemplation of the emotional aspects of the endeavours as described in the track title. The difficulties of letting go of emotional attachments – even those of a questionable nature... B+B

Sordid Affair features vocals by Ryan from Man Without Country:

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Lyrics

There was a time…
Dark and devine…
Exciting and new.
shameful and true…
Free to explore,
we had it all:
Towering trust,
insatiable lust…

Clouding the truth,
both of us knew:
this sordid affair
is ending in tears…

Yes, we would go on,
knowing the wrong.
Until the day,
it was taken away…

Oh, all our love
fell down
to earth…
Here, broken and cold…
With grave remorse…

But for a while
it all made sense…
It might have been just a dark pretence,
but you had me…
And I loved it…
To be with you,
to be the one,
to live a lie,
it really got me all excited…
I felt wanted…

Then in the night,
the sorrow inside,
was taken away,
deliverance came…

Fell from the sky,
heaven replied…
Salvation in streams,
silent and clean…

All that we were,
all that we knew,
faded away,
with tears in the rain…

yes, all that we were,
all that we knew
is fading away,
like tears in the rain…

All that we were,
all that we knew…
…fading away…

All that we were,
all that we knew…
…fading away…

[anth]

Is it normal for a 62yr old man to be loving this music ❤

[con.x]

this song reminds me of my late wife. It ended in tears for me. I knew she was sick. I lived that lie that she wasnt going to outlive me. It made me excited for the future, for our future. It all made sense for a while. It was a dark pretense... I knew she was sick. I knew she would not live, I ignored it... I didn't want to see it. I couldn't or wouldn't see it. To be the one, to be with her, I felt wanted. but in the night... deliverance came. All that we knew... all that we were... fading away. Now, I'm falling out of the sky... like so many tears in the rain. My Love fell gently into the earth, cold, broken, Grave, ...Remorse. I miss here so much. I miss here so... so... much.

[linachatzispyrou]

2023 and this masterpiece doesn’t fade away, it never will!

[crunchynuts]

Somebody help me... I can't stop playing this! 😳❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[biancaheger]

this song hits me deeply, i got involved with a man that was living a double life and i fell for it and him.. probably the most painful thing i had to endure, letting someone go that you know you could never have

[volcano]

The sadness of a failed relationship is conveyed so beautifully here

[StuartRochabrunt]

Perhaps one of the most beautiful songs ever composed in electronic music.

[johnharvey]

I heard this for the first time in a roof top bar in Santa Monica as the sun set over the palms and the ocean. I had a beer buzz, was with good people, and there wasn't another song that could have sounded better at the time.

[bartoszobiedzinski]

Wow 2024 just discovered beautiful song and rhythm ❤

[Julsies]

This is the kind of beautiful art that makes you simultaneously want to cry and smile.

[franniej.]

I'm 69 I love this song ever since it come out it touches my soul

[Daimo]

Everybody has one special person this song speaks to them about. 12 years ago...

[pazansun]

This is like one of the best songs ever created. Listen to this album on repeat for 4 days now.

[antoniodelacruz]

One of the most underrated songs of all time. A poem of music and lyrics…

[ronaldowm]

If you look closely at the lyrics, it doesn't make sense that this song talks about a couple's relationship, it's another thing, I'm from Brazil, I'm getting to know this song, band, now because of a French Netflix series called: Marseille in Perigo . When I heard this song I researched it and understood, it really is a work of art.

[martaolivia]

Listening to royksopp in the early mornings hits differently

[TatYan]

There was a time, dark and divine,
Exciting and new, shameful and true
Free to explore we had it all.
Towering trust, insatiable lust
Clouding the truth both of us knew
This sordid affair is ending in tears
Yes we must go on knowing the wrong
Hunting the day it was taken away
Oh, all our love fell down to Earth.
Here, broken and cold, with great remorse
Before a while it all made sense
It might have been just a dark pretence
But you had me
And I love it
To be with you, to be the one,
To live a lie
It really got me all excited.
I felt wanted
Then in the dark a sorrowing sigh
Was taken away. Deliverance came
Fell from the sky. Heaven replied
Salvation in strings, silent and clean.
All that we were, all that we knew
Faded away with tears in the rain.
Yes all that we were, all that we knew
Is fading away like tears in the rain.
All that we were, all that we knew
Fading away
All that we were, all that we knew
Fading away
All that we were, all that we knew
Fading away
All that we were, all that we knew
Fading away

[nategarcia]

I feel this song is the outcome of loving someone to hard and fully giving them your all, such as your heart, body and soul then they unexpectedly crush it, the pain can last for years even if you don't want it to even when you try to move on that shit haunts you.

[punkrawkstar]

I just discovered this track on a shared playlist and I spent the entirety of last night listening to it on repeat because I had no other choice but to hear more and more of this. There are so many layers, the mood, the tone, the cadence, the sentiment is absolutely astounding. I got chills, but not superficially - chills from my core outward to all parts of my body, deeply. I have never experienced anything like that and I am so happy to find this. Overjoyed.

[fischerluca]

Just found this song by accident and I can’t stop listening❤️