Synth Single Review: “Out Of Time” by Leo Golo & LAU
by Karl Magi
Leo Golo & LAU’s “Out Of Time” reflects a relationship that’s running down the timer. The song begins with a ticking clock and Leo Golo's gliding, resonant voice carrying a surging vocal pattern along with the solidly pulsing low end. The way in which Leo Golo chants creates a hypnotic pattern as the lyrics climb along with the synth that permeates the music in urban glow.
LAU’s voice is richly expressive, while fragile tones hover, and she captures the same powerful emotions as Leo Golo. As the urgency of the vocal melody joins the thumping rhythm, there's a sense of mounting tension as the vocals weave together. The drums drop as Leo Golo’s breath-warmed tones unfold ardently, transporting me into the song’s emotional world.
The beat continually ticks like a countdown while the fully surrounding vocals echo. Both singers mingle their unique and compelling voices while the surging melody moves with growing drama before the song ends.
With nowhere to go and nowhere to hide, our first storyteller is kept up all night by the second storyteller. He adds, "It's easy to know, it's easy to say, but do you really want this to go right? Do you really want me to forget it?" The second storyteller asks if he could leave their connection behind, going on to say, "I'm losing control, you put me on hold, this might be the final love fight."
Running out of time, the first narrator realizes it's too late to make the second narrator his. He is "out of time, a second chance to make it right." He points out that they've lost what they couldn't find and says, "Know that we’ll end tonight, way out of time." The second narrator adds that they are "caught in the fire, lost in the tide," as she wonders if they've just crossed the line.
Our second storyteller says it's too late, adding, "It's never enough, it's always the same, your silence cuts me like a knife." She asks if the first storyteller really wants her to surrender because "we are trapped in a world of black and white." She knows that it is "written in stars" and they are on fire. She asks, "Does it have to end tonight?"
For the first narrator, it's too late for them to fix what's broken and "the high will come down when we're done." He concludes, "I can't give you love any more, but you keep me loving."
