Current members are Dennis Lee (screaming vocals), Shawn Milke (lead vocals, guitars, piano, synth, keys, programming, string composition), Patrick Thompson (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jeremy Bryan (drums, percussion), Shane Crump (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Jake Campbell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals).
Former members were Adam Ferguson (rhythm guitar, vocals), Steven Tomany (bass), Will Anderson (drums) and Daniel Magnuson (drums).
Shawn's sister Melissa Milke takes over the female vocal parts throughout every Alesana album without being officially part of the band.
On Alesana's third studio album "The Emptiness" Adam Fisher of Fear Before contributed the spoken words throughout the album.
Apology
Alesana Lyrics
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Tonight you are everything to me, you're everything,
You're everything to me no more
As I wake from this perfect dream
I'll escape from Eden's walls, I can not stay and live this lie?
For I must think only of myself
And to think that you would not be scared or surprised if I'd severed all these ties
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
I feel so numb to see this bitter end of beautiful illusions, would this be the same?
Broken pieces will not mend to save our past now, go away,
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
Now we must let go, urgency overwhelms me as I must restrain my flood of tears
I refuse to be slave to your false beauty again,
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
In my mind, blood drips from your eyes.
A beautiful last goodbye.
Alesana's "Apology" is a song about the end of a relationship. The lyrics describe the intensifying emotions between two lovers that finally reach their peak, making them feel as if they are everything to each other, only to be followed by a bitter break-up. The song starts with vivid imagery: sweat dripping in the eyes, as the two engage in lust and screaming before the singer states that the other person is everything to them. However, the dream breaks as the singer realizes that the relationship is not real, and they cannot live in lies.
The lyrics suggest that the singer has decided to end the relationship: "And to think that you would not be scared or surprised if I severed all these ties, this is the end." The singer is trying to move on but finds themselves lost and in pain, as evidenced by the lyrics "I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight. / Help me get over you. / One last false apology. / Help me get over you." The feelings of bitterness and disappointment are also evident in the lines "Now we must let go, urgency overwhelms me as I must restrain my flood of tears. / I refuse to be a slave to your false beauty again."
Overall, the lyrics of "Apology" describe the realization that love is not enough to hold a relationship together, and sometimes, it is better to let go even when it hurts. The song beautifully captures the heartbreak and pain that follows a break-up.
Line by Line Meaning
Sweat drips in my eyes, screams of lust we cry
Intense physical connection and passion between the two people in the moment.
Tonight you are everything to me, you're everything, You're everything to me no more
In that moment, the singer was deeply in love with their partner, but now they no longer feel the same.
As I wake from this perfect dream I'll escape from Eden's walls, I can not stay and live this lie?
The singer realizes that their image of perfection was not a reality and they need to leave the situation they're in.
And to think that you would not be scared or surprised if I'd severed all these ties this is the end
The artist knows that their partner wouldn't be shocked if they ended the relationship and implies that it's the end.
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight Help me get over you One last false apology Help me get over you
The artist is asking for help to overcome the pain of the breakup and wants to make one final insincere apology.
I feel so numb to see this bitter end of beautiful illusions, would this be the same? Broken pieces will not mend to save our past now, go away,
The singer is in disbelief over the end of their relationship and knows that there's no way to go back to how things used to be.
Now we must let go, urgency overwhelms me as I must restrain my flood of tears I refuse to be slave to your false beauty again,
The relationship has ended, and the singer is trying to come to terms with it while also refusing to fall back in love with their ex-partner.
In my mind, blood drips from your eyes. A beautiful last goodbye.
The artist is visualizing the end of the relationship and sees it as a beautiful but painful farewell.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: SHAWN MILKE, PATRICK THOMPSON, DENNIS LEE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@okok-ug6fq
Sweat drips in my eyes
Screams of lust we cry
Tonight you are everything
You're everything
You're everything to me no more
As I wake from this perfect dream
I'll escape from Eden?s walls
Can I not stay and live this lie?
Go away and I'll think only of myself
And to think that you would not be scared
Or surprised if I'd severed all these ties
This is the end
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
I feel so numb to see this bitter end of beautiful illusions
Will this be the same?
Broken pieces will not mend to save our past now
Go away
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
Now we must let go
Urgency overwhelms me
As I must restrain my flood of tears
I refuse to be slave to your false beauty again
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
@S4IS41D
When you haven't listened to a song in 8 years but still know the words. Who from 2020;?
@xXVampirePrincessXx
Still here sis 💜
@kaylapotts1435
Ayyyeeee
@arianagoicochea8847
Meeeee
@miniproduccion
Same
@camilarico6521
I still feel emo >u< (//.-)
@okok-ug6fq
Sweat drips in my eyes
Screams of lust we cry
Tonight you are everything
You're everything
You're everything to me no more
As I wake from this perfect dream
I'll escape from Eden?s walls
Can I not stay and live this lie?
Go away and I'll think only of myself
And to think that you would not be scared
Or surprised if I'd severed all these ties
This is the end
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
I feel so numb to see this bitter end of beautiful illusions
Will this be the same?
Broken pieces will not mend to save our past now
Go away
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
Now we must let go
Urgency overwhelms me
As I must restrain my flood of tears
I refuse to be slave to your false beauty again
I'll lose myself in anguish for tonight
Help me get over you
One last false apology
Help me get over you
@dandelionbodies
You missed the part that goes “EEEEAAAAUUUGHHHHGHEEEAUUGGHGGHEEEUUUUUIIIIIIIIYEEEEEASSAAAAAAAHHGHGGGYOOOOOHHHHHWAAAAAAAAAAAAA”
@FlyingEric702
I hate that people say "i used to listen to this when i was emo". You dont have to be emo to enjoy this kind of music. I never had a emo phase. But i love this kind of music, always have and always will.
@pablomiguelvilchespino5210
Damn bro i used to listen this song when i brush my teeths