With their first major label release of In Moderation on Reprise Records in 1999, 8 STOPS 7 sold more than 150,000 copies, produced two full length videos, performed at multiple venues in excess of 15,000 fans with their explosive stage show, and charted in the Billboard top 20 with 2 different singles in late 2000 through 2001. The song "Question Everything" was included as a demo for the new digital speakers included with the Apple PowerMac G4 Cube. Their singles and videos continue to receive airplay to this day and album sales remain steady in their corner markets throughout the South and Midwest. Radio station representatives from New York to Los Angeles have supported 8 STOPS 7 with great fervor and are anticipating the follow-up to In Moderation, much of which has already been tracked. Their vast fan-base is starving for new material, constantly questioning websites, radio stations, and contacts about future release dates and tour schedules. 8 STOPS 7s only answer is soon.
Determined to give their loyal fans what they want and to make an even larger name for themselves in the music industry, this cutting-edge rock group looks forward to what awaits them in the future. The same drive and passion for their art form that allowed this success to happen has grown, fueling a fire that now burns hotter than ever, a fire thatll spread rampant across the nation. So keep your eyes and ears open and watch as 8 STOPS 7 explodes across the airwaves.
Weekend
8stops7 Lyrics
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maybe next week things will change
another dollar to my name
wait a while
maybe next week i'll finally
get all my bills paid
another wasted space and time
again
but you can't afford to take
another cut in what they'd like to call your pay
i choose not to live that way
*chorus*-----------------------------------------------------------
seven days over again
worked your way through another weekend
waiting for life to deliver
might make you wait forever
*chorus*-----------------------------------------------------------
she pulls me in the back
proceeds to tell me that
i need to change the way i'm behaving
so i apologize
look her strait in the eye
with no intention of ever changing
she says we'll talk it over
why should we talk it over
when i've already made up my mind
it's just a game
back and forth swaying
till it's mine all mine
*chorus*
tell me something boss
tell me something that you're not
tell me something boss
tell me something's going wrong
time in a week and it won't be much longer
said time in a week and i won't end up stronger
said time in a week and i won't be the lover you need to see
when it all comes to swallow you down
*chorus*
might make you wait forever
The lyrics of the song Weekend by 8stops7 explore the life of someone who is struggling financially and waiting for a change in their situation. The first verse talks about how the person is waiting for something to change, possibly next week, but they still only have another dollar to their name. They hope that they will finally be able to get all their bills paid. The song highlights the frustration of working hard and waiting for life to deliver and how it might make the person wait forever.
The second verse of the song focuses on a conversation with someone who is trying to change the person's behavior. However, the person doesn't intend to change and instead wants to keep their own way of life. They view the conversation as a game and feel like they are swaying back and forth until they get what they want. The chorus emphasizes how the person is waiting for the weekend, but then it's seven days over again, and they are back to working and waiting again.
The lyrics seem to be a commentary on the struggles of working-class people who are living paycheck to paycheck and constantly waiting for change. The song showcases how waiting for change can be frustrating, especially when there seems to be no end in sight. The chorus is catchy and reflects the emotions of the person, who is waiting for life to deliver but might end up waiting forever.
Line by Line Meaning
wait a while
Hold on for a bit
maybe next week things will change
Changes and progress might happen next week
another dollar to my name
Another dollar added to what I already have
maybe next week I'll finally get all my bills paid
Hopefully, by next week all my bills will be paid
with another day, another mile, another wasted space and time, again
Time keeps passing by, without anything productive happening
but you can't afford to take another cut in what they'd like to call your pay
Salary cuts will not take you anywhere near success or progress
I choose not to live that way
I refuse to settle for that kind of life
seven days over again worked your way through another weekend waiting for life to deliver might make you wait forever
Life might not be able to deliver what you want, even after a hard week's work and weekend wait
she pulls me in the back proceeds to tell me that I need to change the way I'm behaving
She takes me away and tells me to change my ways
so I apologize
I say sorry
look her straight in the eye with no intention of ever changing
I confront her without planning to change my ways
she says we'll talk it over why should we talk it over when I've already made up my mind
She proposes a talk to reconsider only to reject it and hold onto her decision
it's just a game back and forth swaying till it's mine all mine
It's like a contest until I get what I want
tell me something boss, tell me something that you're not, tell me something boss, tell me something's going wrong
I urge my boss to reveal the truth or plan of action, to tell if something is wrong
time in a week and it won't be much longer said time in a week and I won't end up stronger said time in a week and I won't be the lover you need to see when it all comes to swallow you down
In a week, nothing will improve much and I might not be emotionally capable of handling a tragic end alone
might make you wait forever
Waiting for life to deliver might be a never-ending wait
Contributed by Caden O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.