More Than The Dream Itself

Tim Bernardes “Mistificar”

Tim Bernardes’ string arrangement for “Mistificar” sounds a bit uncanny to me, clearly indebted to lush and melodramatic mid 20th century aesthetics but somehow just off-kilter enough to make it feel deliberately anachronistic in the present moment. This is a song about embracing a sort of magical thinking as an essential part of romance, to let down one’s guard and just be corny and starry-eyed. Bernardes pushes against cynicism in his lyrics here but not so much that he’s trying to bury some part of his nature. It’s more that he’s allowing himself to appreciate things he on some level understands to be an illusion because it’s fun and because it’s part of what brings you to set the foundation for satisfying romantic partnership.

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