In January 2022 it was revealed that the band had gotten back together with the original She Watched the Sky line-up, minus Kyle Simmons. The current band's line up is: Jordan Blake (lead vocals), Nick Miller (guitar), Joey Wilson (guitar), Brian White (bass & backup vocals), and Cory La Quay (drums).
However, on February 16, 2022, a new song, Dead Serious, was released by former vocalist Michael "Jag" Jagmin under the A Skylit Drive name, thus creating two separate versions of the band. One being the original lineup, and the other led by Jag.
Michael "Jag" Jagmin filed a lawsuit against the original members of the band for infringement on the name on March 15, 2022, and on April 3, 2022 Jagmin announced two new members joining him and Jon Kintz in his ASD lineup: drummer Casey "KC" Marotta and guitarist/vocalist Louie Caycoya.
On April 23, 2022, the original lineup announced that moving forward, they would preform as "ASD" for the foreseeable future, with Jag's lineup holding the rights to the "A Skylit Drive" name.
on May 1st, 2023, original ASD vocalist Jordan Blake would pass away
My Disease
A Skylit Drive Lyrics
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The haze in my somber eyes .. it burns .. so cold
The things you wish you could know
As he enters into the world as a ghost
The terror inflicted scrapes your bones
Let him hold you close
Fear me
Step too close to see what I see
Construct desire
The fine line between disease and what I need
As he enters into the world as a ghost
The terror inflicted scrapes your bones
Let him hold you close
It's exactly what it seems
The horror I live
The evil that beats inside me
It's called "my disease"
The lyrics to A Skylit Drive's "My Disease" detail the internal struggles of the singer who is plagued by an unnamed disease. The first verse describes how the singer awakens with glazed humor and somber eyes that burn due to the haze. The singer wants the people around him to understand and empathize with what he is going through but knows that it is impossible. The second verse is an ominous description of the ghost-like figure that has entered the world and inflicted terror upon the people. However, the singer longs for this ghost-like figure to hold him close, emphasizing his desire for the disease to take over him completely.
The chorus is the culmination of the entire song, as the singer emphasizes that what he is going through is real and horrifying. The evil that beats inside him is his disease. The last line, "it's called 'my disease,'" emphasizes the possessiveness that the singer feels towards his disease. He has come to accept that he cannot be separated from it, and it has become a part of his identity.
One interesting interpretation of the song is that the disease is not a physical ailment but a metaphor for the singer's inner demons that have taken over his mind and soul. Another interpretation is that the song highlights how society often stigmatizes people who suffer from mental health issues, forcing them to suffer in silence.
Line by Line Meaning
Awaken to the eyes of glazed humor
Startled in the presence of someone who conceals their sadness behind a facade of humor
The haze in my somber eyes .. it burns .. so cold
The thick fog hiding the pain in my sad eyes feels uncomfortably frigid
The things you wish you could know
The secrets and experiences I have that others may envy or desire to understand
As he enters into the world as a ghost
As I enter any situation devoid of life and energy, devoid of being present within it
The terror inflicted scrapes your bones
Astonished by something so horrific that it feels as if it's physically damaging you
Let him hold you close
Allow yourself to be comforted and embraced by someone else during times of distress
"look" where "over there" oh I see what you mean
Faking hearing and understanding what someone else is pointing out, when in reality I don't quite get it
Fear me
I am a source of terror and discomfort for others
Step too close to see what I see
Getting intimately close to someone else's inner darkness can be just as terrifying as experiencing your own
Construct desire
Creating an urge or longing within oneself to feel or experience something specific
The fine line between disease and what I need
The subtle and ambiguous boundary that separates my destructive and compulsive behaviors from the things that sustain me and bring me fulfillment
It's exactly what it seems
The truth about my pain and suffering is exactly as it appears on the surface
The horror I live
The perpetual and inescapable terror that plagues my existence
The evil that beats inside me
The malevolent forces that reside within me and fuel my inner torment
It's called "my disease"
The name given to my inner affliction that drives me to engage in harmful and compulsive behaviors
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRIAN MICHAEL WHITE, CORY MATTHEW LA QUAY, JOSEPH WILSON, KYLE CHRISTOPHER SIMMONS, MICHAEL JAGMIN, NICHOLAS WILLIAM MILLER
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Revolutioninja
🎶 ~ “Awaken to the eyes of glazed humor
The haze in my somber eyes .. it burns .. so cold
The things you wish you could know
As he enters into the world as a ghost
The terror inflicted scrapes your bones
Let him hold you close
"look" where "over there" oh I see what you mean
Fear me
Step too close to see what I see
Construct desire
The fine line between disease and what I need
As he enters into the world as a ghost
The terror inflicted scrapes your bones
Let him hold you close
It's exactly what it seems
The horror I live
The evil that beats inside me
It's called "my disease" ~ 🎶
Mike Deity
Awaken to the eyes of glazed humor
The haze in my somber eyes .. it burns .. so cold
The things you wish you could know
As he enters into the world as a ghost
The terror inflicted scrapes your bones
Let him hold you close
"look" where "over there" oh I see what you mean
Fear me
Step too close to see what I see
Construct desire
The fine line between disease and what I need
As he enters into the world as a ghost
The terror inflicted scrapes your bones
Let him hold you close
It's exactly what it seems
The horror I live
The evil that beats inside me
It's called "my disease"
Tragic Hero Records
We can't believe this album is already 11 years old!
You can pick up vinyl of "Wires... And the Concept of Breathing" and "Rise" here - https://www.merchbucket.com/collections/a-skylit-drive
katvena
Their best work yet. This is such a beautifully haunting song; lyrically and musically. Been one of my favorites since I was 14
Mikaela Rule
08-09 hit differenttttt.
♄ e k s e n s a n g
@Mikaela Rule Id say 07-09 is the sweet spot
deathbysuarez
06-10 the high school years.
Jocelyn Marie Williams
this song still gives me chills
vince.theprince
2019
Jocelyn Marie Williams
2020!!
Scuva Stebe
Same
Mykodem Grzybodem
Late 2021 :)...Still alive heh