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 is taken from The Inevitable End, the new album by Röyksopp. More information and links to listen and buy here: royksopp.com/mu...
More from The Inevitable End here: • The Inevitable End - R...
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…

[@anth5122]

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

[@jmc6687]

yes

[@Kalavader]

I would hope I’m 62 listening to this

[@celticbat3792]

It's normal to love something that you enjoy.

[@kyrill19]

Of course it is

[@danutagury3645]

Plus que normal ❤

[@linachatzispyrou1463]

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

[@crispycock5964]

Barely found this song because of a random Mexican radio so glad I heard it

[@juanjuanes2201]

​@@crispycock5964y yo, en un podcast español.

[@dim0768]

Oh yes!!

[@MugenNoJiyuunin]

A thing of beauty will never fade away ❤

[@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.

[@trabelsimehdi7768]

may God bless her

[@aris13pao13]

Be strong man

[@franniej.3110]

I promise you one day it will get better

[@aymenkaroui7244]

You just made me reconsider what i was about to do

[@MikkoSaarela-ct9mw]

❤

[@volcano83]

The sadness of a failed relationship is conveyed so beautifully here

[@lonnleaf]

They are not failed, they are sordid affair which is how it supposed to be.

[@danielthommen8243]

@@lonnleafIt is a failed relationship, that obviously resulted in the sordid affair that ultimately also failed...

[@Julsies7]

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

[@seq2024]

So True

[@sikvel]

Julie D exactly

[@alperensahin7017]

I don't remember I listen to this song to smile

[@Justino172]

ive seen you before, you usually have very nice, meaningful and deep words to describes some kind of emotional states :)

[@quentin9032]

simultaneously + at the same time

[@crunchynuts793]

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

[@johnnys518]

Why stop ?

[@crunchynuts793]

@@johnnys518 very good point! I wouldn't anyway 😁.... Just a fantastic tune.. 😉

[@johnnys518]

@@crunchynuts793 Yepp.... En av mine favoritter.!! Timeless !! Gutan fra Tromsø.....:)

[@johnnys518]

Mari Boine tribute - "Elle" performed by ISÁK at Spellemannprisen

[@johnnys518]

Eivør Pálsdóttir: Tròdlabùndin (Trøllabundin)

[@StuartRochabrunt]

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

[@borjamoskv]

The most

[@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.

[@Linguaholic23]

Discovered Royksopp in 2005 during a sailing trip over the Atlantic, and some songs like this one still give all those immense feelings you described... 15+yrs later .. :-)

[@dollseyewarped]

Thank you for detailing your experience listening to this song. My own experience was very similar. I had tears in my eyes from joy and sadness.

[@bestsun]

I did the same thing about six years ago, and I still listen to it frequently. I lived this song because it had happened to me.

[@Teograma]

@@Linguaholic23 I completely feel you

[@kr15t14n_]

You should listen to the Maceo Plex remix --> watch?v=HZfnmNf5MwA

[@antoniodelacruz9581]

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

[@johnharvey1845]

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.

[@pazansun9678]

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

[@paulferguson5053]

I don't even usually listen to electronica, I listen to progressive metal and rock. This album is #3 on my list of my most cherished albums. This album is nothing short of a masterpiece.

[@heinrichmaster]

I first listened to this after I broke up with my Ex.. the song brought feelings that are hard to describe with words.. 3.5 years later I have listened again for the first time. It brought back a lot of feelings but surprisingly it felt good. Things heal overtime

[@lonnleaf]

That's how healthy brain works, masks all with good memories hiding feels that hurt. Time is healing, now you really now it.

[@orkunka1]

This song brought me back to the old days, when i first discovered Royksopp. I had my headphones on, at Nordkapp , Norway, listening to only this moment and enjoying the breathtaking view from the cliff on a cold november day :)

[@utamusic3438]

Standing on a cliff in Norway on a cold November day? You should have listened to Immortal then!

[@minimix24]

@@utamusic3438 tu lo savws

[@JohnJJ1221]

That’s what’s up

[@dirrdevil]

A nice, nostalgic November day in Nordkapp, Norway? It would have been perfect if it was at night.

[@livapininfarina2164]

NØrdkapp! HeadphØones. Hugs!

[@ProdByClockwerk]

The way he changes up the vocal melody from 3:30 - 4:00 is absolutely heavenly.

[@alexstone3532]

Agreed...my favorite part of the song and a most sublime breakdown.

[@biancaheger216]

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

[@antoniskar777]

I can relate to this man and it’s the most painful thing for both sides. I will never forgive myself for not having the courage to follow the ONE

[@ekaterinamironova599]

Listening to it everytime during takeoff in many years. Calms me down and whispers "Yes all that we were, all that we knew Is fading away like tears in the rain". And it's not scary anymore. Thank you 💜

[@thomasvogel3625]

up :-)

[@way2muchNFO]

AlwYs

[@bemanos12345]

:3

[@bartoszobiedzinski8142]

Wow 2024 just discovered beautiful song and rhythm ❤

[@borjamoskv]

Congrats!! :-)

[@fischerluca4499]

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

[@clausjohansson8233]

Me too Fischer😎

[@gerardomonja5802]

sameee

[@danielthommen8243]

Welcome to the Röyksopp world 🙂

[@Cherriheart]

Had a urge to listen to this song from out of the blue. It felt like meeting old friend after a long absence. Good stuff

[@donmcleod2903]

I so agree with this! Such a talented group! Their music feels like coming home!

[@nsjohn130]

"To lead a life that really got me all excited...I felt wanted" *tears* this songs a fucking masterpiece. Best on this album.

[@stellarjanetty]

I though it said "to live a lie, it really got me all excited"

[@markwallace237]

Agree god is fucked

[@dez7034]

fell from the sky heaven replied.

[@ariellew8470]

@@stellarjanetty and I thought that said "THAT REALLY GO BEYOND EXCITEMENT"

[@TheSkara]

I love it when their songs put me in that melancholic and sad mood. I know this might sound weird but my favourite Röyksopp are the ones that make me cry. This gets immediately to my top 3 R- songs.

[@VeryImportantPoetry]

It's just smile of a melancholy :-)

[@Lisa.pizzza]

What's your other favorites by them?

[@Ja-de8iq]

Agree!

[@adannicolassegura1458]

it is trueee

[@jasonryals7230]

Im only just discovering this group. But I think I may be the same as you, what are some more examples like this one?

[@ant8914]

Just found this song. Cant stop playing it..

[@prazertv]

You should also check out the Maceo Plex remix of this song.

[@МаринаПригожева-у8ъ]

Гипноз, сказка, замечательно ❤

[@stephenpaju2164]

More Royksopp! Once again thank you for your music. The more the merrier.

[@drwrld7151]

This song means so much to me. I was listening to it since I was little in my dads car. It reminds me of my grandma who passed away from cancer 6 years ago. Today it’s her birthday and I’m listening to this song

[@dreamevenbigger]

Played this song at least 100 times already, something very powerful behind it, like all of Röyksopp's music. Chills.

[@denizburakakan4470]

2021

[@nightbeats5023]

ONe of the most beautiful songs ever made. Royksopp is king.

[@christianarchibald4029]

Simple melodies, subtle strengths, listening from uk and working in Norway for a long time... Best nordic music ever

[@martaolivia5213]

Listening to royksopp in the early mornings hits differently

[@AnnaFresa1]

I’ve an exciting day ahead but here I am being sad from early morning 😂

[@JoseFuentes-yn5vr]

Why I wasn’t listening to this back in 2014 is beyond me but here I am in 2023 and I love it beyond words ❤

[@Harmonia_love]

I always get tears in my eyes when I listen to this. This song is an absolute masterpiece.

[@ivangpavlovic5721]

The lyrics get me!

[@empireman1077]

@@ivangpavlovic5721 why? Just words 🤷😂

[@ivangpavlovic5721]

I'm a sensitive kinda guy! 😁 The last 2 minutes of the song!!😭😭😂😂

[@andruttir.5884]

My heart love this song!!!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@nategarcia8734]

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.

[@Krwatkins0002]

Yes.

[@CubeCyclone]

You've captured that nicely in words that I couldn't.

[@mdblonghorn]

@@CubeCyclone exactly

[@Splodge542]

No I don't think it's about that. It's about something that you shouldn't have done. It was fun at the time but it was taken from you. And just as well. Things are better now that it's gone.

[@nategarcia8734]

@@Splodge542 eh everyone interprets the song differently from others but now I have another interpretation of this song since you said this, I feel now this is the outcome of having an affair with someone you shouldn't have but at the time it felt right but was wrong and it eventually ended .

[@gulgokyokus3823]

I put a rock on the repeat button!

[@nanotedot]

I lived this, word by word. The music represents exactly the sense of loss and despair that it feels like having such a relationship.

[@IfUSeekAndy]

There was a time. Dark and divine.

[@hiteshvishnu8616]

One song I keep coming back to.. Royksopp are so distinct and alternative..can't ever get enough of them!!

[@Orotmik]

this simultaneously gives me happy and heartache feelings

[@knifenoir9973]

This song is GOLD

[@user_nikita_lopatin]

Постоянно слушаю этот трек, никогда не надоедает! RELAX!

[@gentle2k504]

they use to play this at my old job, i hated the job but this song was always nice to hear

[@callsignfrankcastle3761]

What job?

[@gentle2k504]

@@callsignfrankcastle3761 p.f. chang’s 😂

[@callsignfrankcastle3761]

@@gentle2k504 I worked on the boats in Alaska with my family since I'm from there and we played this song all the time

[@visions4him]

@@callsignfrankcastle3761 you know my friend, many people dream of visiting Alaska, I hope you found some advantages while living there:-)

[@ronaldowm6009]

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.

[@_Sleaze]

Pax Massilia, merci

[@t0t0_ytb34]

Oe

[@orianel9539]

Je revois le passage dans la voiture de nuit dans la serie et je me rend compte que c'est comme ca aussi que je prefere l’ecouter ❤

[@magdaa8721]

omg, I can't even say how much I love royksopp...

[@ΧαρηςΚοκκινος]

I've been listening to this song for years and only now realized how fascinating the lyrics are

[@Sullsfx]

Favorite song on the album. I love the lyrics, very relevant.

[@nickprostandrandomvideos6981]

Too relevant!

[@playypretendd4690]

You are gorgeous!

[@nickprostandrandomvideos6981]

@@playypretendd4690 thanks

[@playypretendd4690]

@@nickprostandrandomvideos6981 Yeah, no prob XD

[@elifire4147]

Your moms relevant.

[@ottopaasikivi2830]

Extraordinary. One of the greatest songs ever made!

[@thegreatmodi]

It's ok 😅

[@Teograma]

This is so beautiful I cant express how much

[@ffragsks]

Deliverance came.. I was rly sick along with being depressed..went through a very dark time, hanging on with a very thin string. I wished an angel would take me away. I recently crawled out that dark hole. Never ever wanting to go back. Ty Royksopp this helped me through that.🖤

[@afhex]

They never say good bye from this way, they will make something magic and special, because they give us something unbelievable, like a force, like something wild behind us, Royksopp, the end or not my soul will rest in every note of your music

[@franniej.3110]

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

[@moioupas8459]

Check Maceo plex remix of this song

[@renfri9137]

I will be here every single day for the most precious person to me

[@serra3355]

i'm in love with you

[@brittanyz.3979]

This has a similar emotional vibe to the Gabriel & Dresden remix of Motorcycle As The Rush Comes

[@virgiisg3988]

"To be with you, to be the one, to live a lie, it really got me all excited… I felt wanted…" My last mistake...

[@mrorange159]

love that too.. amazing

[@djdag2000]

Same

[@fatimacalcano8531]

Beautiful, addictive, an intoxicating sound.... I can't use a single adjective for describe this song. Good Job again R.

[@Daimo83]

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

[@MarioSpeedWagon]

It just hits me. Even after all these years.

[@beat00t10]

Same

[@annabellegadabu7566]

First time listening to this song, didn’t mean to cry but the lyrics are 👍

[@Momministries]

I love this song so much..

[@flaminscott]

2022 & I love it

[@SuperHard3]

Fell from the sky. Heaven replied Salvation in streams, silent and clean.

[@pedroinfantedj]

awesome song, I love royksopp, hopefully they don't stop making this amazing music. best electronic live act ever

[@brietta2000]

This is one their most magical songs so far! Love it so much!!

[@everlastingsorrow]

I used to listen to this song over and over when i was younger; Back then i couldn’t speak or understand english at all but now im very happy that i remembered this song

[@ea09]

Light keyboard touches in the background are incredible.

[@undertasty]

I love Röyksopp. Their music feels like a flock of birds made of thought and magic flying around me, whispering of hope and chaos.

[@TatYan2222]

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

[@pk50918]

Pp

[@vyacheslavgl.6007]

👌

[@Mirko_SanSan]

I always thought it was "shameful and true."

[@jamartin1]

Thank you!💜

[@dragosradudumitrescu]

"Until the day", not "hunting the day", and "But you had me And I loved it", not "left it".

[@kostast622]

Listening to Royksopp is so much more than music, it’s a feeling in your gut, a sensation, an experience and an emotion you discover at the right moment, mindset and state

[@missyb1020]

This whole album is AWESOME and I'm sad for people that don't know😍

[@OkayPakaLolo]

Anyone listening to this in 2021? :D Anyone been listening since it came out? :)

[@erolish]

This is pure Royksopp .. You guys have rekindled my inner spirit . I miss your old style soooo much !!!

[@555snowflower]

I just cannot stop listining to that music, for weeks. One of the best songs I have ever heard. I love you guys.

[@Shad0wplay]

Blir så lei meg hver gang. Samtidig en uendelig glede som ikke kan måles. Tusen takk Røyksopp.Dere er fantastisk e. Takk fra Søversvig

[@peterdavies2088]

Me too - It’s beautiful and brilliant - Definitely in my top 10 of all time 👍

[@OHHLUX]

This song is EVERYTHING!

[@pallmallninjak]

**To whatever unknown force that has led me to this song: You have my gratitude to the extreme of my being**

[@larsihle3152]

Have been hearing this song for a few years now, and NEVER GET TIRED of it (and many other Røyksopp tracks)

[@IonutsoundsM]

Listening to this masterpiece with Spatial Sound from Dolby Atmos .......hmmm just blisssss....

[@r.vladl.8558]

"deliverance came…" ... the words to ease the pain of a broken heart, Röyksopp, thank you for this song and lyrics

[@daimielestirmen8677]

BEST DREAM EVER

[@Toshoreli]

Вы украли мое сердечко этой музчкой! спасбио вам за Ваше творчество

[@ovidiucojocarita6019]

2023... still a gemstone. So true, so close to my life. 8 years and still brings sadness, a smile and a tear.

[@ivangpavlovic5721]

I love music. Been listening to many genres over many decades. Yes, this song is special indeed! Love it!!👍

[@ivangpavlovic5721]

The remix isn't as good. This is the one.

[@djsebleb]

Loving the Blade Runner reference! "Fading away like tears in the rain"

[@NickEnglishPhotography1]

Love this song so much - has travelled the world with me and been on my playlist for many years - love everything about it

[@danielthommen8243]

Although the text is somewhat dark, this songs' lyrics are taken straight from life as it sometimes happens, it is absolutely perfect arranged, the music, the lyrics, they match like not too many other songs these days. It goes deep. It is amazingly beautiful despite the text... A wonderful timeless masterpiece!

[@Mavrick68]

Merci Pax Massilia❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Skankhunt62]

grave !! bien vue l'avoeugle ;)

[@ВсеволодЧаплинскии́]

Удивительный плейлист! Я давно так не наслаждался музыкой. Спасибо огромное!

[@Cosmic_Shiv]

Music redefined! Royksopp always and forever my favourite band ... Dont stop making these kind of songs... Keep on going,

[@neacaisa5486]

2023. What a masterpiece!!

[@psympson]

Oh, Röyksopp, you don't know how many people you have made cry with these lyrics and chords... Oh... you'll never know... Oh, those lyrics... true as life itself.

[@josivansouza626]

A beautiful song that really touches our feelings deeply, is simply magical

[@mat4448]

This tune wow, it makes me think about love that was never meant to be

[@hyka7280]

Mat 444 exactly .

[@lokilucavi691]

That love is devastating yet also incredibly liberating.

[@protsivvolodymyr9531]

endless amazing....

[@JustLive_In]

I just don't know what to say! Its sadness and perfect and love and all feelings in this song! Hope one day I can visit your live concert ❤️😢 amazing! One of the best songs ever!

[@alguem14]

Addicted ❤️🖤

[@Leo9398]

Sí! 🙌🏼

[@alguem14]

@@Leo9398 😉

[@exoticvibes8419]

The best song of all time !

[@project_residential]

слушаю в 2024 году ))

[@aukyboy]

Owwww this song is so beautiful...

[@crossova1007]

Music like this puts me in a fantasy land. Away from all the drama n negativity that's in this world. FEED ME MORE