1) American industrial… Read Full Bio ↴Vast or VAST is the name of more than one artist:
1) American industrial rock band
2) trance, alias of Bernie Eller
3) Drum n Bass
1) VAST stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater, and is the brainchild of Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and musician Jon Crosby.
VAST's sound is identifiable as ambient electro-rock with considerable industrial and acoustic influences, usually made with Crosby's traditional acoustic guitar, electronic instruments and processing, drum-driven tracks, and heavy bass. In recent years, however, VAST's sound has been more identifiable with acoustic rock in releases such as April and Me and You.
The musical outfit began in rather minimalist fashion when Jon was only sixteen, with the other members of the outfit being a drum machine and a bass player.
Their real rise to fame began when a local radio station granted consistent air-time to their demo tape, after which Crosby sent demo tapes to New York City recording companies, eventually signing with Elektra Records. Thomas Froggatt, Steve Clark, and Rowan Robertson made up the hastily-assembled band along with Crosby. After touring America and releasing their first album named simply Visual Audio Sensory Theater (1998), they began work on a second album, entitled Music for People (2000). Before it was finished, Robertson left in pursuit of a solo career. After auditioning, Justin Cotta was chosen to replace him. The new quartet began another US tour. In 2001, Cotta and Clark decided to leave the band to form their own.
VAST's next album, Nude, was preceded by the online release of the unmastered demo tracks, which were grouped into separate downloads known as Turquoise and Crimson . Some of the feedback from the fans regarding the demo tracks was taken into account when choosing the tracks for Nude, which was released on February 24, 2004. Two months after the release, the band began the new tour with a new lineup. Towards the end of 2004 when it became clear working with other labels was a bad idea, Crosby started his own label, 2Blossoms Records & Media, and began selling a double CD of the Turquoise and Crimson download albums from the VAST website, mastered and with new artwork, simply entitled Turquoise & Crimson. Strong online sales indicated that a retail release would be well received, and Turquoise and Crimson was officially released May 30th, 2006.
Crosby's model of selling cheap downloads of demo tracks before the completion of the recording process was repeated with the next album, April, which was available in an 'online version' before the album was finished. The final version included five new tracks and alternate (finished) versions of the tracks carried over from the online version. The release version of April is now available as a download from the VAST site, and they plan to release a limited collectors edition CD over the summer of 2007 before the retail release date is scheduled.
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Touched
Vast Lyrics
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You say that I am too,
So much,
Of what you say is true,
I'll never find someone quite like you,
Again,
I'll never find someone quite like you,
Like You,
The razors and the dying roses,
Plead I don't leave you alone,
The demi-gods and hungry ghosts,
God, god knows I'm not at home,
I'll never find someone quite like you,
Again,
I'll never find someone quite like you,
Again,
I looked into your eyes and
Saw a world that does not exist,
I looked into your eyes and,
Saw a world I wish I was in,
I'll never find someone quite as touched as you
I'll never love someone quite the way that I loved you.
The song Touched by VAST is an emotional ballad about a love that was once found but lost. The lyrics explore the raw and honest feelings of someone who has lost their lover and is now trying to come to terms with the fact that they may never find someone quite like them again. The opening lines "Touched, You say that I am too, So much, Of what you say is true" suggest that the singer's lover has made them see themselves in a new light, and that they have an insight into their deepest thoughts and feelings that they have never experienced before. The lyrics highlight the uniqueness of their connection, with the line "I'll never find someone quite like you, Again," emphasizing that there is no one else quite like them.
The second verse of the song is particularly poignant, as the singer describes being haunted by memories of their former partner. "The razors and the dying roses, Plead I don't leave you alone, The demi-gods and hungry ghosts, God, god knows I'm not at home," portrays the singer's sense of loss and their feelings of being disconnected from the world. They are surrounded by symbols of death and decay, and even their inner demons are begging them to hold on to the memory of their love.
The chorus of the song provides the emotional climax, with the singer admitting that they will never find someone as "touched" as their former partner, and that they will never love someone quite as much. The final lines "I looked into your eyes and Saw a world that does not exist, I looked into your eyes and, Saw a world I wish I was in," suggests that the relationship was perhaps never meant to be, but the love they shared was real and powerful.
Line by Line Meaning
Touched,
The singer expresses that they have been overwhelmed and influenced by the person they are addressing.
You say that I am too,
The person being addressed has implied that the singer is similarly influential to them.
So much,
The person being addressed's impact on the singer is great and far-reaching.
Of what you say is true,
The artist acknowledges that what the person being addressed is saying about their influence is accurate.
I'll never find someone quite like you,
The artist believes that no one else will ever have the same level of impact on them as the person being addressed.
Again,
The singer emphasizes and repeats the previous line for emphasis.
The razors and the dying roses,
The singer uses metaphorical language to describe their pain and suffering.
Plead I don't leave you alone,
The person being addressed is begging the artist to not abandon them despite the pain they are causing.
The demi-gods and hungry ghosts,
The artist uses supernatural imagery to describe the person being addressed as possessing an otherworldly quality that makes them difficult to understand.
God, god knows I'm not at home,
The artist feels lost and disoriented, and suggests that the person being addressed is the only one who can help them feel secure.
I looked into your eyes and
The singer is attempting to convey their deep connection with the person being addressed.
Saw a world that does not exist,
The artist's connection with the person being addressed is so intense that it has created an imagined reality that doesn't actually exist.
I looked into your eyes and,
The singer again emphasizes their deep connection with the person being addressed.
Saw a world I wish I was in,
The imagined reality that the singer has created in their connection with the person being addressed is one that they long to be a part of.
I'll never find someone quite as touched as you
The person being addressed possesses a unique quality that the singer does not believe they will ever find in anyone else.
I'll never love someone quite the way that I loved you.
The artist acknowledges that the intensity and depth of their love for the person being addressed is unlikely to ever be replicated in any other relationship.
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Written by: JON CROSBY
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