Eight Bit Tiger is an electronic dance duo from Chicago composed of the Widman brothers, Erik and Kent, and is the new side project to the brothersâ indie rock outfit Love in October. The experiment began 15 years ago when the brothers started playing music together in a bedroom in northern Sweden and has mutated into a radioactive sonic isotope.
The music is influenced by 70s funk and 80s synth-pop, taking notes from artists like Michael Jackson, while
borrowing the pop sensibility of Peter, Bjorn, and John, and mixing in the dance element of bands like Daft Punk. There is also the distinct vintage pop vibe of acts like Prince, New Order, and Blondie that harkens to a
different sonic era.
Lyrics:
Step it up You cant walk back cause the sound makes you feel like you belong Tell your best friends, they were wrong Tell you mother, you belong On the dance floor with your bottle of cheap perfume Protect yourself from me and you We dont move, we dont care, we dont feel like lovers do Protect yourself from the truth We dont move, we dont feel, we dont dance like lovers do Dont let go Of the night till you found what was in your heart Tell your best friends, they were wrong Tell you mother, you belong On the dance floor with bell bottoms and cheap perfume Protect yourself from me and you We dont move, we dont care, we dont feel like lovers do Protect yourself from the truth We dont move, we dont feel, we dont dance like lovers doLyrics:
Jumping in the elevator makes it go faster.Lyrics:
Everybody is in my face Everybody is way too slow Everybody is feeling great Everybody can feel the flow Everybody is in my face Everybody is way too slow Everybody is in my space Everybody just let me go Everybody is in my face Everybody will take it slow Everybody is in my face Everybody just let me go Just let me go Everybody is in my face Everybody is way too slow Everybody can change their place Everybody can take control Everybody is in my space Everybody is way too slow Everybody is in my face Everybody just let me go Just let me goLyrics:
Cameo Look sharp be reckless It is so typical Cameo Follow your instinct Just don't forget it's all or nothing Say what you say oh it's now or never The damage is done forget the tries I know this will just take time for me to say... Cameo Shake something loose, you never loose, let me down it is controversial Cameo Solo, so long, so dated Just don't forget it's all or nothingLyrics:
I think it's oh so typical Your love is so symmetrical I think I thought, I thought it through Conquer conquest take over you Overpower mind and body every winter Look into an empty bottle for adventure I think it's oh so typical Your love is oh so typical They say you've got all my numbers I read them back and I wonder Why you left from my apartment And left my heart in the darkness They say you've got all my numbers Watch the playback to discover Memories trapped in compartments Words paraphrased in the artwork Time, if all we had was time We would me a little slower now Baby move a little slower now You want more more more More from me nowLyrics:
Seven ways to break apart from me A paper bag is not good enough for this breath Shore to shore we're the safest bet, aren't we? What's the point of growing up when we can't? These streets don't speak to you and me I'm burning out on weekend scenes These streets don't speak to you and me Burning out on weekends... Little words and forget-me-nots on me I'm just a waste of common sense and ideals Coast to coast we're the safest best, aren't we? Growing up while burning down without dreams I'm allright This last time Without you I'm allright Without you With all your friends They'll never stand a chance Now they're dead With all your friends They'll never stand a chance For one last dance For one last dance...Lyrics:
It doesn't matter what I say 'cause the words are always wrong It doesn't matter what I do but you like it Spinning on our heads and wonder why the world would stop for us Did you ever stop and wonder why you like it You say I am the best you'll have Welcome to our world Imaginary world We go on and on for days spinning on our every whim Catching up on all the talk with imaginary friends Climbing out of our shells climb into ourselves Try to aim for our hearts just to miss again You say I am the best you'll have Love, for this moment...Lyrics:
Looking on a winters eve through the dark Waiting for the street lights to shine through my heart So slow I go I go Oslo Walk Home Oh no! Oslo Dont Go Stumble on, singing songs to the night Thought I would find love, but it found someone else tonight So slow I go I go So slow Walk home Oh no! Olso Dont go I go So slow I go So Slow Hey Hey Go get you now Hey Hey Hey Walk along, singing songs to the night creditsLyrics:
Tell me about this Play me one more song It's oh so sad and dull Tell me what I missed Tell me what went wrong It's oh so sad and dull And I don't want this life (no I don't want this) I don't want this life... We got it wrong I'm scared of the difference in our thoughts Everything is broken when you're gone I am scared, I am scared, I am scared of these thoughts I'm a bit of everything now We got it wrong I can't deal with the distance anymore You break me to pieces and glue me up 'cause this heart can't be shattered anymore I'm melodrama and medicine now creditsLyrics:
So is this it? Is this our mass destruction? I think it could be It could be our last party It's not the reason why I break It's not the colors that you take It's not the photos on the wall Somebody please just help me I'm running form me I'm running from all my problems I think I could be I think I could be somebody It's not the words that I can't say It's not my heart that you must break It's not the lack of absent cause It's not the feeling we're so small It's not your fault It's 'cause we were doomed from the start It's not your fault Somebody please just help meLyrics:
Waiting on the dark Voices in my head Eating at my thoughts Working on the plan But havent you heard My story is in reverse Havent you heard These are the times These are the times When you are alone Havent you heard These are the times These are the times When you are alone Havent you heard These are the times These are the times When you are so lowLyrics:
Shake it shake it shake it work it faster shake it, work it, fasterLyrics:
"Its hard to rely on the great reputation when all that I hear is ... run away from that girl Im never gonna dance again (3x) so why wont you let it be Its hard to describe all my latest obsessions when all that I want is to feel your lips on my lips Im never gonna dance again (3x) so why wont you let it be Time after time I am trippin on you cause I cant move my... if I dont know your moves girl Im never gonna dance again (3x) so why wont you let it be Its hard to describe how I cant find your beat when Im shakin my hips and youre movin your feet girl Im never gonna dance again (3x) so why wont you let it be Youre ruining me Youre never gonna dance again (3x) so why wont you let it beLyrics:
I fall and catch myself cause tonight Im so alive Two steps to the left Girl you make me so inspired So lets dance Make this night last forever So let yourself Feel that funky music Could you be my fantasy? Every time I dream? Could you be my fantasy? All the time Hey! Dont stop the music Girl I want some more cause tonight were alive I glide across the floor Just to be by your side So girl come on! Show me what you got inside So loose yourself To that funky music Could you be my fantasy? Every time I dream? Could you be my fantasy? All the time Hey! Dont stop the musicLyrics:
When you want somebody You just have to let go of your heart If you want this body Take a chance on me in the dark Let it go, Let it go (Show me your moves on the floor) Lets go, lets go Just to see you move, just to see you there, want to call you my baby I love that thing you do Do to me, do to me Every time we go around I end up with you Right back were we start Every time we go around I end up with you Right back in my heart When you want somebody You do anything just to find love If you want my body Then come over and get down on the floor (I love that thing you do) If you want my body Then just show me what you are made of Let it go, let it go Just to see you move, just to see you there, want to call you my baby I love that thing you do Just to let yourself near Do to me, do to me The thing you do Every time we go around I end up with you Right back were we start Every time we go around I end up with you Right back from my From my heartLyrics:
Memories and photographs Vivid dreams the take me back again Through the pain and all the tears Were shaped by all our deepest fears and doubts All the times that we have spent All the times I never can forget Though the road is long my friend I will never let you down, just pull my feet back on the ground Pull the Lasso Youll miss me Never ending is the change Never will we ever be the same Words and words are part of me But words can never describe how I feel We have lost our better days Chasing all the dreams that got away Though the road is long my friend I will never let you down Just pull me and pull me and pull me back now Pull the Lasso Youll miss meLyrics:
One two three on the drum beat Gotta work, gotta work, but I wanna break free Dont think I cant think, just because Im a machine To me, life is real I doesnt matter at all, whether I am a robot I doesnt matter at all, I still feel like a human At nights I dream about the stars in the sky You gotta try to break free, because theres more to this life I got this feeling deep deep inside That I am stuck in this robot life So let the music play on through the night, it goes on I got this feeling I cannot describe I got the moves backed up on my hard drive So let the party go on all night, it goes on Praise sunshine, give me life I believe you need someone to love You gotta try to feel what goes on in your heart I got this feeling deep deep inside That I am stuck in this robot life So let the music play on through the night, it goes on I got this feeling I cannot describe I got the moves backed up on my hard drive So let the party go on all night, it goes on Cant feel my sensors Invalid syntax Reboot my OS Set mode to human Cant feel my sensors Cant feel my sensors NO! I got this feeling deep deep inside That I am stuck in this robot life So let the music play on through the night, it goes on I got this feeling I cannot describe I got the moves backed up on my hard drive So let the party go on all night, it goes on It is the reason I dream all the time Dance like a machine all the night To set me free from my code, I would like to move on There must be more than the bits and the bytes Do what Im told do not what I like So I will dance through the night, I go on This is the robot lifeLyrics:
Talk, talking to myself Talking about the things I thought I knew I try to make believe Oh baby just because Every time I dream of you I fall I fall into your arms Can you feel my heart? Can you feel it beating? Memories will last forever Time just stops when were together Baby for the weekend Wrap ourselves in conversation As we head out on vacation Baby for the weekend Why? Why did you have to go? Dont you know it breaks my heart It breaks me every single time Time to make believe Time to make myself believe in you That you are always near Closer to my heart Without you I would fall apart I believe that you would come and rescue me from me You always were the one the one I wanted Memories will last forever Time just stops when were together Baby for the weekend Wrap ourselves in conversation As we head out on vacation Baby for the weekend Time to come home In my arms you belong Time to come home Memories will last forever Time just stops when were together Baby for the weekend Wrap ourselves in conversation As we head out on vacation Baby for the weekend Travel to Milan together Were rock stars well last forever Baby for the weekend Wrap ourselves in conversation As we head out on vacation Baby for the weekendLyrics:
So tell me all your, tell me all your secrets Tell me every, tell me everything you know I wanna feel your, feel your heart beating In sync with mine, now I feel much stronger than before My heart sings, my heart beats crazy I never have felt this way before Lets make this, this last forever Ill never, Ill never let you go Just move in a little, just move in a little closer I wanna feel your body, wanna feel your body next to mine So lets pretend we, we never got older Let this moment last until the end of time Chorus x2 No Ill never, Ill never let you go Ill never, Ill never let you go