Omnion
Are you there?
Can you hear my voice tonight?
If I am your child
Why have you put so much in my life to fight
Over the years my heart had hardened
The pain had been great
I'm not the man
People used to see
Omnion
Are you there
I want to be the best man
That I can be
Can you help
Can you help from beyond?
Omnion when will I smile?
Right now it's hard to see my right to joy
Do you have a place for me?
It's what I've wanted since I was a boy
Now it's more than ever
Now i need the love
Omnion
Are you there?
I need to know there's nothing
To be scared of
So
Can you help
Can you help from beyond
‘Omnion’ is a triumphant sliver of tuneful electronica and the title track of the fourth Hercules album.
Omnion’ features a sublime vocal from Sharon Van Etten and is, according to Hercules main man Andy Butler, an ode to “a childlike dialogue with a higher entity voiced through the filter of a broken adult male.” The pair met when Butler remixed Van Etten’s ‘Not Myself’, her heart wrenching response to the Orlando Pulse Club massacre. ‘Omnion’ has been remixed by Joe Goddard and British electronic pioneers Ultramarine.
Butler: "I feel so blessed to have had Sharon Van Etten sing Omnion. She is an artist of incredible depth and authenticity and her voice is so inviting yet truly has a mystery about it. Those qualities rendered a beautiful interpretation of a song that is ultimately an appeal to the divine for help and healing. With such a generous spirit and kindness about her, she was a joy to work with.”
Ominion’s credo – a message of faith and tolerance as a response to our troubling times - was one that resonated with Van Etten - "This song is so vulnerable, but strong. Coming to terms with identity and finding community... (in my mind). It's a very important time to share in that sentiment... I really appreciate Andy reaching out to collaborate. His heart beats in his songs.”
“Sometimes songs are born out of an intense moment that has nothing to do with club music,” explains Hercules main man Andy Butler. “…I’m not just a "head" (read techno-head, house-head, disco-head)….I’ve have always been just as touched by, say, Sinead O’Connor accompanied only by a guitar, singing an intensely spirited message.”
credits
released July 14, 2017
Written by Andrew Butler
Produced by Andrew Butler and Leonid Lipelis
Additional recording by Mark Pistel at Room 5, San Francisco
Vocals: Sharon Van Etten
Backing vocals: Charlotte Caluwaerts
Keys and drum programming: Andrew Butler
Additional keys and drum programming: Leonid Lipelis
Trumpet: Marty Weiner
Trombone: Mike Olmos
Published by Aio Boogie Publishing Administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
Sharon Van Etten appears courtesy of Jagjaguwar
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