The band was formed with five members in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The band consisted of vocalist Shawn O'Brien, lead guitarist Thomas Buser, rhythm guitarist Wes Jenkins, bassist and keyboardist Brandon Lawrance and drummer Johnny Bay.
O'Brien and Buser started the project in 2010. They released a couple of singles online. When O'Brien decided that he was going to become a solo artist, he had set up several different projects across the nation with many different people. But none of those projects had topped Above This. The name comes from the experience that one may face when dealing with rejection, misjudgment, or denial from their friends or family. When O'Brien got kicked out of his first legit band around 2009, he told himself that he wouldn't join another band anytime soon, but after meeting the other members of the band and connecting, they became a band.
Some time later, Jenkins, Lawrance and Bay left the band and Buser took over the role for producing the instrumentals while O'Brien did the vocals. During these years, they released two albums "7L7" in 2010 and "Titanium" in 2013, and two EPs, "Empire" in 2012 and "Hyrax" in 2015.
Eventually Buser also left the project, and O'Brien continued on with the project with different collaborations. The album "Alloquy" was made with Zachary Stitleler in 2015, and the album "Chapter 7" was made with Cameron Ayala and Nicholas Shtyrlov in 2016.
Shtyrlov eventually became a more integral part of the band, now producing all instrumentals for Above This.
O’Brien has built an empire consisting of producers, designers, promoters and engineers that have helped him successfully release several albums since they started. O’Briens ability to recruit talent via social media has allowed the internet band to monetise its music worldwide. Over the years the project has experimented with a variety of sounds including rapping and edm/trap and O’Brien continues to work on future projects amongst different genres.
Versatile
Above This Lyrics
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You stole my heart, Its going once, Its going Twice, Its fucking sold
I keep friends close, I'll hold you on every lie you've told
This is way that i feel, your games are getting fucking old
I'll change my pitch just start a fucking new bitch
I turned my life around i did it just for you bitch
Is it me or him? its time to fucking choose bitch
This is over
It started with you,
It ended with me
I'll make this easy for you
Its time for me to leave
I'll be the man
And you'll be the girl
You fuck with my life
I'll fuck up your world
We had it all
But you had your fun
This is the joke
That we have become
What is the point of being sober when i'm not okay
I'll take everything back so you can have it your way
You leave me breathless lost without a word to say
I can't believe where we stand at the end of the day
Im not okay, with you leaving me
Your still apart of me
I'll break it down bitch
Pick up your head, stop staring at the ground bitch
Bring back the bass.
And make it count bitch
Just let them know
That they'll be seeing you around bitch
Let them know
You'll be seeing me around
You fucking bitch. (power up)
Was it worth it? Are you perfect? I get this feeling that you'll never be worth it
The lyrics to Above This's song "Versatile" tell a story of a struggling relationship that has hit its breaking point. The song starts with the singer reminiscing about a time when his partner's trust in him was unwavering but now it feels like their relationship is falling apart. He accuses her of stealing his heart and playing games and promises to take revenge by changing his life around and making her regret leaving him. The chorus marks the end of their relationship with the singer taking control and walking away from the toxic situation.
The second verse sees the singer struggling to cope without his partner and questioning the point of being sober when he feels so lost. He admits to wanting to take everything back and make things work but decides to leave his partner behind and move on. The final lines are a message to his partner, reminding her that he won't forget her and warning her that he will always be around, ready to strike if she crosses him again.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you remember when our trust use to be fucking gold?
Do you recall the time when we had an unbroken trust between us?
You stole my heart, Its going once, Its going Twice, Its fucking sold
I fell in love with you and now you've taken my heart, it's gone so far that it's already been sold.
I keep friends close, I'll hold you on every lie you've told
I value my true friends, but I'll never forgive you and will make sure to remember every lie you have told me.
This is way that i feel, your games are getting fucking old
I'm tired of playing your mind games, it's become dull and uninteresting now.
I'll change my pitch just start a fucking new bitch
I'll change myself and move on to someone new.
I turned my life around i did it just for you bitch
I changed myself for you, but it seems like it was in vain.
Is it me or him? its time to fucking choose bitch
You have to choose between me and someone else, I won't tolerate your indecisiveness anymore.
Your fucking kidding me, what else you gonna lose bitch noww
I can't believe what you're doing, what else do you plan on losing now?
This is over
Our relationship has ended.
It started with you,
You were the one who initiated this relationship.
It ended with me
I ended the relationship between us.
I'll make this easy for you
I'll make the process of our separation simple for you.
Its time for me to leave
It's time for me to go and move on.
I'll be the man
I'll be mature and handle the situation responsibly.
And you'll be the girl
You'll be the one who needs to accept the decision and move on as well.
You fuck with my life
You've caused chaos and problems in my life.
I'll fuck up your world
I'll retaliate against you and cause chaos in your life as well.
We had it all
We had a great relationship, but it's over now.
But you had your fun
You enjoyed playing with my emotions and toying with me.
This is the joke
Our relationship has become a joke.
That we have become
That's what we have become as a couple.
What is the point of being sober when i'm not okay
What's the use of being sober when I am not fine emotionally?
I'll take everything back so you can have it your way
I'll give everything back to you so that you can have things your way.
You leave me breathless lost without a word to say
Your absence has left me speechless and at a loss for words.
I can't believe where we stand at the end of the day
I can't believe the dire situation our relationship has reached.
Im not okay, with you leaving me
I'm not okay with you breaking up with me.
Your still apart of me
I still have feelings for you.
I'll break it down bitch
I'll explain it to you clearly and bluntly.
Pick up your head, stop staring at the ground bitch
Stop being sad and deflate, lift your head and be confident.
Bring back the bass.
Let's get back to the good times.
And make it count bitch
And make the most of the time we have left together.
Just let them know
Tell others about us.
That they'll be seeing you around bitch
Tell them they'll be seeing you again.
Let them know
Spread the word.
You'll be seeing me around
I'll be around as well.
You fucking bitch. (power up)
I'm going to take charge and show you who's boss now.
Was it worth it? Are you perfect? I get this feeling that you'll never be worth it
Was this worth it? Are you really that great? I have a feeling that it's not- you're not worth it.
Contributed by Owen R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
aMotionless 6868
I remember listening to this in highschool, the drop shook me to my core.
Michael Adamick
Bruh same
xWagnerPlaguesx
i remember this shit, it's been a while
Highschool memories.
richard Dixon
Life will never be as hardcore as our highschool days of underdog shred
JR Bloggs
This is fucking incredible, this band deserve so much credit for this song. Liked, Favourited and its my favourite song right now.
RamboHax
Good, these guys deserve fans, they are epic! :D
Kevin McGaughey
i like how they incorporate the speaker breaking sounds
peter pemrich
I've this on repeat all day. And it still gives me goose bumps. This band is crazy!!!!
insanitystudio
Those bass drops, fucking awesome 2:00 <3
Michael
this intro is the best ive ever heard. hands down!