If you look up Indie Band you just might find a picture of 7 SHARP 9. Somet… Read Full Bio ↴If you look up Indie Band you just might find a picture of 7 SHARP 9. Sometimes by choice, sometimes by necessity, 7 SHARP 9 have often found themselves in uncharted waters ever since their inception in 2000. Ask any member of the band who handles their booking, management, promotion, distribution, or any other aspect of their career and odds are the answer will be, "We do it ourselves." This answer becomes rather amazing when one discovers that 7 SHARP 9 is a full-time, money making band performing approximately 200 dates each year from coast to coast while their original music continues to be added to radio stations nationally as well as major television shows on MTV, VH1, E! Network, Bravo and Fox Sports just to name a few. Since being voted ATLANTA'S BEST NEW BAND in the 2002 Creative Loafing's Best of Atlanta 7 SHARP 9 have forged ahead, piling up the accomplishments. The band was recently ranked No. 1 on Alternative Addiction .com's Top Ten Unsigned Bands. They were also included on the Alternative Addiction compilation CD "The Addiction V.7" along with major artists such as Dishwalla and Emerson Hart of Tonic. 7 SHARP 9 placed in 2 categories at the Just Plain Folks Music Organization 2004 Music Awards, held in Santa Ana CA. Winners were chosen from over 10,000 albums and 140,000 songs. The recent single 'My Way' was just nominated for 'Best Hard Rock Song' in the Just Plain Folks 2006 Music Awards. Over 350,000 songs were submitted this year. The band has performed 3 years in a row at Atlanta's Peach Drop New Year's Eve celebration...the largest New Year's event in the entire Southeast. And the band was just recently invited to perform for an unprecedented 4th time! 7s9 have opened for national acts such as Collective Soul, Sister Hazel, Edwin McCain, Tyler Hilton, Aslyn, and REO Speedwagon. 7 SHARP 9 still enjoy performing to their hometown fans in Atlanta, GA where the band stays active in various important projects such as The Children's Miracle Network/ Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Relay For Life and their very own Teachers Rock Foundation.

Rejection Clothes
7 Sharp 9 Lyrics

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Her master plan does not include me
Has her way with a man, fits more sensibly
She's all of what my soul seeks
She's always been out of my reach

My hopeful ignorance subsides
My arrogance exposed
Damned if I'm not fine wearing my

My new rejection clothes

Been living in the sum of my dreams
Much better than my realities
One glimpse of my future, your past
Reveals it was all happenstance

I lie, I'd rather be

Stripped down, wearing nothing but a smile
Instead of these clothes that are cursed to stay in style

Overall Meaning

The song "Rejection Clothes" by 7 Sharp 9 talks about unrequited love and the pain that comes with it. The singer is in love with someone who doesn't love them back, and they accept the fact that they will never be a part of the person's plans. The person they love is with someone else, who is more suited for them. The singer realizes that their hopeful ignorance has subsided, and their arrogance has been exposed. They have resigned themselves to wearing their "new rejection clothes," which represents their acceptance of rejection and heartbreak.

The lyrics suggest that the singer has been living in their dreams, which are much better than their realities. They have hope for a future with the person they love but when they see the person's past, they realize that their dreams were just a pipe dream. The singer wishes to be stripped down and vulnerable, rather than wearing their cursed, stylish clothes that remind them of their rejection.

Overall, the lyrics of "Rejection Clothes" portray a poignant and relatable message of unrequited love, heartbreak, acceptance, and the pain that comes with it.

Line by Line Meaning

Her master plan does not include me
The woman I desire has planned her life without me, and I am not a part of her future.

Has her way with a man, fits more sensibly
She seeks pleasure from other men and has a more rational connection with someone else, unlike me.

She's all of what my soul seeks
The woman I long for, everything my soul desires or wants is in her, and she fulfills it.

She's always been out of my reach
I have never been able to attain the love of the woman who has always been far away from me, and it seems unlikely that I'll be able to get her now.

My hopeful ignorance subsides
My foolish optimism wipes away because I can see the reality and truth of the situation now.

My arrogance exposed
I realize my haughtiness, which led me to believe that I could win any woman over with ease, but it failed me.

Damned if I'm not fine wearing my
I am content wearing my new attire, indicating that I am not bothered by rejection and am learning to cope with it.

My new rejection clothes
These clothes represent my new perspective and outlook on life, wearing which I have learned to handle being turned down or rejected.

Been living in the sum of my dreams
I have been living in a world where my imagination is evident, a space where everything seems to come alive.

Much better than my realities
This place I have created for myself is more pleasing and acceptable to me than the actual reality I am living in now.

One glimpse of my future, your past
Looking into the future, I can see myself in a place I yearn to be while looking at the past, I see that the woman has no room for me in it.

Reveals it was all happenstance
It turns out that everything happened by chance, and no amount of planning could bring the person I love close to me.

I lie, I'd rather be
All of my life, I have been denying the fact that striping down and being my genuine self is better than wearing these fabricated clothes of rejection.

Stripped down, wearing nothing but a smile
Being bare and smiling is the most comfortable and authentic state of being for me.

Instead of these clothes that are cursed to stay in style
Rather than wearing the 'rejection clothes' that have become popular, I prefer to be natural, simple and comfortable with myself.

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