Prior to its release, the band promoted the album by releasing a track per week on their Purevolume and Myspace website accounts, as well as on their own website. So far, two radio singles have been released from the album: A Day Late and Paperthin Hymn. Both have been quite successful on alternative rock radio. A video for A Day Late has been released and the video for Paperthin Hymn released on March 17, 2006.
Furthermore, Anberlin recorded covers of the Bob Dylan song Like a Rolling Stone, the Depeche Mode song Enjoy the Silence, The Cure's Love Song, and the popular Christmas song Baby Please Come Home, included on the compilation album Lost Songs in 2007.
Singer Stephen Christian is also working on some solo music under the name of Anchor & Braille with Aaron Marsh of Copeland, which is expected to take the form of a full length album sometime in 2008.
The band performed on G4's Attack of the Show on March 23, 2006
Anberlin's third album, Cities, was released on Feburary 20, 2007. There are two different versions: a regular version and a special edition containing three extra songs and a documentary on DVD. So far music videos have been released for Godspeed and The Unwinding Cable Car.
The singles Godspeed and The Haunting were available as of December 28, 2006 from the iTunes music store and may still be purchased.
Anberlin's final album with Tooth and Nail records, Lost Songs, was released November 20, 2007. It features many of its original hits, as well as live recordings and unreleased tracks.
They are now signed with Universal Republic and released their fourth LP, New Surrender, September 30, 2008.
They released their fifth LP, Dark is the Way, Light is a Place on September 9, 2010.
Songfacts reports that, Self-Starter, the first release from Vital, Anberlin's sixth album, was the band's first ever song to feature female vocals.
On July 22, 2014 they released what would be their final album - Lowborn. It was announced that after a final tour following the release of Lowborn the band would be parting ways.
The end of Anberlin is not sad but hopeful. There is no animosity or drama, but rather a celebration of what these five musicians have achieved both in the studio and onstage. “Usually breakups happen quickly and suddenly, an implosion of sorts,” McAlhaney says.
“What is unique about the end of Anberlin is that we discussed where people were at in their lives, what that meant for the band, and then made plans for the end on our own terms.”
Driving
Anberlin Lyrics
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and we're racing to outrun the wind
It's just me and you and you and me so wild eyed
so young, bright eyed and free
And we're trying to get out of here
and a small town romance draws ever near
And I swear we're in a movie
the highlight comes when you kiss me
The stereo sings our song
and we don't hesitate to sing along
Drive to dream to live, we could see the world tonight
Here to hope tomorrow we could see the world
And we're miles from the middle of nowhere
and neither of us seems to care
And that's why I love you so, shut your mouth girl
no one has to know
And time seems to drip like Dali
and neither of us has a place to be
So for once and forever tell me all of your dreams
"Driving" by Anberlin is a song about being free and living in the moment with someone you love. The song is about two people driving fast, hoping to outrun the wind, and escape a small town. They are young, full of life, and in love. They feel like they are living in a movie, and the highlight of the movie is when they kiss. The song talks about how the stereo is playing their song, and they don't hesitate to sing along. They are dreaming of living their lives to the fullest, and they want to see the world together.
The song talks about how they are miles away from the middle of nowhere, and they do not care. They are happy in each other's company, and that is all that matters. The singer loves the girl so much that he wants her to shut her mouth, and no one needs to know about their love. They have nowhere to be, and time seems to be standing still. The singer wants the girl to share all her dreams with him, and he wants to know all about her.
Overall, "Driving" is a feel-good song that talks about love, freedom, and living in the moment. The song is about two people who are deeply in love and who want to live life to the fullest. They are young, wild-eyed, and free, and their love is the only thing that matters.
Line by Line Meaning
And we're driving just as fast as we can
We're speeding without any regard for the world around us.
and we're racing to outrun the wind
We're driving as fast as the wind blows and trying to race it to the finish line.
It's just me and you and you and me so wild eyed
We're the only ones in this car, so we're both full of excitement and fearless.
so young, bright eyed and free
We feel young and carefree, with endless possibilities ahead of us.
And we're trying to get out of here
We're trying to escape the monotony of our current situation.
and a small town romance draws ever near
Even though we're trying to leave, we can feel a small town romance blossoming between us.
And I swear we're in a movie
Our journey feels like we're living in a movie with an epic love story waiting to unfold.
the highlight comes when you kiss me
The most memorable moment of this journey is when we share a kiss.
The stereo sings our song
The music playing is something special to us, and we both enjoy it.
and we don't hesitate to sing along
We both sing along to the music without any hesitation.
Drive to dream to live, we could see the world tonight
We're driving with the purpose of realizing our dreams and exploring the world tonight.
Here to hope tomorrow we could see the world
Our hope is that tomorrow, we can continue adventuring and exploring the world.
And we're miles from the middle of nowhere
We're far from civilization and any recognizable place.
and neither of us seems to care
We're too caught up in living in the moment to be concerned with anything else outside of the car.
And that's why I love you so, shut your mouth girl
I love how you're able to get lost in the moment, so just stop talking and join me in living this experience.
no one has to know
Our adventure is something special between us, and we don't need to share it with anyone else.
And time seems to drip like Dali
Time feels unsteady and unpredictable, like something out of a Salvador Dali painting.
and neither of us has a place to be
We're both free from any constraints and obligations, and we can just enjoy each other's company.
So for once and forever tell me all of your dreams
In this moment, I want to know all about your hopes and dreams, with the hope that we can achieve them together.
Contributed by Savannah Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.