Where are the people in the square
Did they all disappeared
There’s a little boy standing by the corner
Poor guitar on his back
Looked so dark but also shine
Like a star across the sky, sky…
Jimi Hendrix used to be his idol
Blew his mind like a storm
Sentimental feels played back from the radio
”Happy Prince” that’s my name (He said)
Noisy morning, noisy tone (He played )
Quiet night, quiet soul
Happy prince are you listening
Can you hear all of the universe
Come back my happy prince
Come back my happy prince
You’ve been crying all night just because can’t have the moon
Your pocket is so full a bunch of money in there
It doesn’t matter
If you can’t speak my language
You’ll never know me
Because I try so hard to hide
Hiding my background, my childhood
My passion, my sorrow
Selfishness and ego
I can’t be you, I left you
Please …
Come back my happy prince
Come back my happy prince
Come back
Swallows move in the opposite direction
Of winter, summer, and fall then spring will come
Something I can’t say to you blowing in the wind
It’s just a matter of time
Stay right here
You are the happy prince
- Lyricist
YILE LIN
- Composer
Elephant Gym, YILE LIN
Listen to Happy Prince (feat. YILE LIN) by Elephant Gym
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Feather (feat. Whyte)
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Adventure
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Flowers
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Name (feat. Seiji Kameda)
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Galaxy (feat. KCWO) [Orchestra ver.]
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Light (feat. KCWO) [Orchestra ver.]
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Ocean In The Night (feat. KCWO & Hom ShenHao) [Orchestra ver.]
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Happy Prince (feat. YILE LIN)
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Feather (feat. TENDRE)
Elephant Gym
Elephant Gym is a three-piece band from Taiwan that has toured extensively in Asia, Europe, and North America. Last Year, they performed at Fuji Rock Festival '22 in Japan, one of the greatest music festivals in the world, and their subsequent tour was a great success. They are now one of the most influential Asian indie bands.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the release of their debut EP "BALANCE," and Elephant Gym will go on a world tour from the end of 2023 to 2024 with a new album called, "WORLD". Shows in 40 cities of 18 countries are announced in the 1st tour schedule, and more to come. The title "WORLD" indicates not only that the band has gone global, but also that it has transcended music genres and boundaries. It expresses the band's desire to transcend the boundaries and limitations of borders, races, nationalities, gender, and music genres.
In the album, "Feather" features TENDRE from Japan and Whyte from Taiwan, an R&B singer who has emerged in recent years, and each artist adds a completely different melody and lyrics to Elephant Gym's instrumental music.
The double-bass piece "Name" features Seiji Kameda, bassist of Tokyo Incidents who has greatly influenced the members of Elephant Gym musically. "Happy Prince" features YILE LIN, one of Taiwan's leading singer-songwriters; and Indian-Canadian Shashaa Tirupati sings in Hindi lyrics on "Jhalleyaa" which adds completely fresh and new vibes to Elephant Gym's music.
The album also features three re-recorded orchestral arrangements of the band's best-known songs with a brass band, KCWO from Elephant Gym's hometown of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Elephant Gym has collaborated and performed with the brass band and musical theater company in recent years, and these new versions expresses the evolution of Elephant Gym musically making it a truly 10th anniversary album.
Artist Profile
Elephant Gym
Formed in 2012, Elephant Gym is a three-piece band from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, known for melodic and emotional bass-driven tracks filled with gentle, beautiful and rhythmic guitar and drum ensemble. In early times their music has been based on instrumental, sometimes associated with Math Rock, but the band often features vocals recently expressing their sophisticated song-writing skills and performing techniques with the growing influences of Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop, Alternative and Indie Rock, Film Music etc. As the band matures, their music surpasses the musical genre or category. Elephant Gym is also fond of other art forms ane collaborated with Japanese R&B band, WONK, Taiwan aboriginal singers, film directors, modern dance group, and theater actors trying to create an art world of Elephant Gym. While they are one of the important and representing band in Taiwan, they have also attracted attention around the world having been invited to Summer Sonic (Japan), Super Strawberry Festival (China), Music Matters (Singapore), Mega Port Festival (Taiwan) and many other significant Festivals in Asia. In 2018, Elephant Gym worked with Topshelf Records in the US, WORDS Recordings in Japan and Space Circle in China to release their second album "Underwater" worldwide and started their first world tour (Canada, Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Japan, China, Malaysia, Singapore, USA, Taiwan, UK, Europe). Shows in Toronto, Tokyo, Malaysia, Singapore, and all 6 cities in the US were sold out, and they performed over 100 shows all around the world by the end of 2019. In November 2019, Tyler, The Creator invited them to perform his hosting festival "Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival" at LA Dodger Stadium. In May 2022, they will release their 3rd full album "Dreams", and one of the biggest festival in Asia, Fuji Rock Festival, announced them in their 1st lineup for 2022 acts.
Elephant Gymの他のリリース
YILE LIN
WORDS Recordings
