All great things have humble beginnings and ABANDONED BY BEARS is no except… Read Full Bio ↴All great things have humble beginnings and ABANDONED BY BEARS is no exception. Sharing the same love of music, bass player Gustav Eriksson and singer Fredric Andersson met in early 2012 with a mutual passion to create energetic, aggressive yet fun, digestible music. “We started to play with the intention to mix the dynamics from hardcore and metal music with the tone and feel you get from pop punk,” mused Gustav about the ideas that lead to the bands formation out of Gothenburg, Sweden.

With the fusion of electronics and classy pop-punk, ABANDONED BY BEARS were not limited by the frames music is typically written. “We don't follow the norm or what is right or wrong, we follow what we think sounds good. Our songwriting process is very unorthodox in a way, since we record everything ourselves, we can basically decide when we want to record and that gives us a type of freedom which shines through in the songs. All of us have the ability to play and understand each others instruments, so everyone writes, whether it’d be melodies, lyrics, guitar leads or drum fills.”

Better Than Never

Fredric - Vocals
Leon - Vocals
Alex - Guitars
Jake - Guitars
Gustav - Bass
Zeb - Drums

Greyscale
Abandoned By Bears Lyrics

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I expected nothing less from you
And even after all the years
You're still having trouble to overcome your fears
I really got nothing left to say
So now stay the fuck away

We'll back the fuck up your in my fucking way
I've gone astray

Ever since you came so close to me
I need you to pick it all up make this thing stop
Make sure that you never set your foot here again

I'm running out of patience
And I'm so close to losing all control
And I made up my mind
For the very last time

The world will stop spinning
Before you get my sympathy
And there's nothing left to say
I just hope you decay

The pain and ache you put me through

It was never worth anything
You made me break and bend and nothing that you said mattered in the end

Overall Meaning

In "Greyscale" by Abandoned By Bears, the lyrics convey a message of frustration and resentment towards someone who has caused the singer significant pain and distress. The opening lines, "I expected nothing less from you / And even after all the years / You're still having trouble to overcome your fears," imply that this person has consistently disappointed the singer and failed to grow or change. The chorus expresses a desire for distance and separation, with the lyrics "So now stay the fuck away / We'll back the fuck up you're in my fucking way." The singer is clearly fed up with this individual's presence and wants them to leave their life for good.

The verse continues to delve into the turmoil caused by this person's actions, with the lines "I'm running out of patience / And I'm so close to losing all control / And I made up my mind / For the very last time." These lyrics reveal the singer's struggle to maintain composure and their resolve to finally put an end to the toxic relationship. The final lines, "The pain and ache you put me through / It was never worth anything / You made me break and bend and nothing that you said mattered in the end," emphasize the immense emotional damage inflicted by this person. Despite their past words and promises, everything has ultimately proved futile and meaningless.

Overall, "Greyscale" conveys feelings of frustration, anger, and a strong desire for liberation from a harmful relationship. The lyrics depict the singer's determination to distance themselves from someone who has caused them pain and to find solace in moving on.

Line by Line Meaning

I expected nothing less from you
I had low expectations of you and you managed to meet them

And even after all the years
Even with the passing of time

You're still having trouble to overcome your fears
You are still struggling to conquer your fears

I really got nothing left to say
I have no more words to express

So now stay the fuck away
Please keep your distance

We'll back the fuck up your in my fucking way
Please move out of my path

I've gone astray
I have lost my way

Ever since you came so close to me
Since you got too close to me

I need you to pick it all up make this thing stop
I want you to fix everything and end this situation

Make sure that you never set your foot here again
Ensure that you never return to this place

I'm running out of patience
I am becoming impatient

And I'm so close to losing all control
I am on the verge of losing complete control

And I made up my mind
And I have decided

For the very last time
For the final time

The world will stop spinning
The world will come to a halt

Before you get my sympathy
You will never receive my sympathy

And there's nothing left to say
There are no words remaining

I just hope you decay
I only wish for your downfall

The pain and ache you put me through
The suffering and distress you caused me

It was never worth anything
It was never of value

You made me break and bend and nothing that you said mattered in the end
You caused me to shatter and conform, and none of your words held significance in the end

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Fredric Ola Tobias Andersson, Gustav Olle Eriksson, Jacob Eric Jonathan Devinder, Leon Gudmundsson Ekelund, Max Olof Ionut Fahlman

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