2/27/2024 0 Comments Vertical horizon![]() Teen Pregnancy: The second verse of "Wash Away" tells the tale of a young woman (explicitly described in the lyrics as "a young girl") with a six-month-old baby, who's on welfare and lamenting her missed opportunities.Sweetie Graffiti: In the video for "Forever," at one point while walking through the woods, Matt stands next to a tree that has quite a few names carved into its trunk.Stepford Smiler: The plot of the music video for "You're a God" features a beauty pageant contestant who's all smiles when she goes up for the judges.but backstage it's a whole other story, as prior to going up she gets into a fight with a fellow contestant, and once the competition's over and she's alone backstage she flings her newly-won trophy at her make-up mirror.Star-Crossed Lovers: "Liberty" tells the tale of the narrator pining after his lover, who's in a relationship with another man.Split Screen: Utilized in the video for "Forever," to showcase different angles of the band's playing or to showcase scenes where Matt is walking along a city street or hillside with different aspects of the scenery being shown, or to juxtapose Matt's wandering with the band's playing at the same time.If I’m not heartbroken, I don’t want to artificially insert myself into that place. But at the same time, I’ve learned not to manufacture the emotions that inspire my songs and that if I’m in a good place, to honor that. So, if you tell me everything’s perfect, I’ll call you on it, and I don’t want to be the guy who then turns around and makes a shiny, happy record. Matt Scannell: I have an inherent dislike for snappy, happy, the-world-is-great songs because I think reality is never black or white-it’s always a shade of gray. The Dog Bites Back: In "Back To You," the narrator does this to someone who's been physically abusing him.The Ditherer: "The Middle Ground" is a plea for the narrator's love interest to make a decision whether to take their relationship head-on or to break up.Declaration of Protection: "I'm Gonna Save You" is the It's Just That Simple variety. ![]() Control Freak: "All Is Said and Done" is stated to be a commentary on these kinds of people."I'm Still Here" isn't about a breakup per se, but it is about cutting ties with some who's holding you back."Sunrays and Saturdays," from the Running on Ice album, tells of a fairly amicable, though still painful, break-up of two people who find they're just not compatible with each other."Shackled," the last track on the Everything You Want album, was written while Keith Kane was going through a relationship breakup. ![]() Bilingual Bonus: "Japan" on the Running On Ice album has Japanese speech in the last verse.Big Rock Ending: A number of their songs employ this.Better as Friends: "Sunrays and Saturdays" has the narrator wishing his lover well as they end their relationship, while he says they'll still keep in touch. ![]() He pushes your hair back, just like you like it he watches you sleeping until you wake up, wake up.
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