Ben Jorgensen created Armor for Sleep in 2001 and Nash Breen and PJ DeCicco later joined the band after leaving fellow New Jersey band Prevent Falls. He stated that the name of the band comes from his early experiences of writing music and not being able to sleep. After distributing demos Albany, New York-based indie label Equal Vision signed the band and released their first two concept albums: Dream to Make Believe, released in 2003, and What to Do When You Are Dead, released in 2005.
What to Do When You Are Dead spawned the popular singles "Car Underwater" and "The Truth About Heaven," receiving lots of airplay with their music videos. Each song on the album tells the story of the protagonist's suicide as well as his journey through the afterlife. The story goes through moments of personal introspection at the positive and negative aspects of his life while he quietly visits important locations of his past life without disturbing anyone. Analyzing the lyrics of each track, you can see him progress through the Kübler-Ross 5-stage model of grief management as he initially denies his situation, then wishes for a reversal, and finally accepts his fate. The album ends with the character finally coming to grips with his decision, and his spirit continues on, having completed his business in this life. Initial copies of the CD came with a bonus DVD that featured live footage of the band as well as the music videos for "My Town" and "Dream to Make Believe," both from Dream to Make Believe. It also included a making-of documentary and a small booklet titled "What to Do When You Are Dead: A Comprehensive Guide to The Afterlife" which featured satirical ways to cope with death should you unexpectedly perish. A remix by Machine Shop of "Remember to Feel Real" was featured on Snakes on a Plane: The Album in August 2006. A new song, "End of the World," was featured on Transformers - The Album. That song would be on their third and final album, Smile for Them, released through their new label Sire/Warner Bros..
Armor for Sleep released their first single from Smile for Them, "Williamsburg," on September 18, 2007, through iTunes. "Hold the Door" also received indie radio airplay. They played on Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour in 2008 on the US leg Revolution Stage to promote the album.
The band's final release, The Way Out Is Broken, was an EP released digitally on September 5, 2008. Fans were able to purchase download cards during the band's run on Projekt Revolution to use to download the EP on the release date.
On October 28, 2009, it was officially announced that Armor for Sleep would disband. Ben Jorgensen wrote a statement on AltPress.com informing fans of the inevitable, after the band had been inactive and not performing for over a year. Ben Jorgensen has since taken on a solo project and was associated with God Loves a Challenge with Sierra Shardae. PJ DeCicco has also moved on playing in Love Automatic with former Senses Fail bassist Mike Glita.
The band has embarked on multiple reunion tours, and played multiple reunion shows, the first of these being at Bamboozle 2012. They played three more shows following the festival appearance and then disbanded again. The band then announced an eight city tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album What To Do When You Are Dead. On February 24, 2020, the band announced they would be reuniting for a summer tour with nineteen tour dates to celebrate the 15th anniversary of What To Do When You Are Dead. The tour was later postponed due to COVID-19, and later in year postponed dates for 2021 were announced.
Armor For Sleep officially returned with their new single How Far Apart on July 7, 2022. The band has signed back on to Equal Vision Records and are set to release their fourth full length album The Rain Museum in early September 2022.
I Have Been Right All Along
Armor for Sleep Lyrics
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Waiting to tell you something
You will never believe
I've got a lot to tell you about me
If won't go over well
Well I don't care
You can't turn off
You just deal with it
Thought I was dreaming
My heart stopped beating
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I've got a secret
You won't believe it
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I see the time line of you whole life
Well I admit that I'm not more
Than a scratch I left behind
But there's the point you can't slim away from
I know you feel
It won't let you go
You can't turn off
That you're dead
You just deal with it
(Deal with it)
Thought I was dreaming
My heart stopped beating
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I've got a secret
You won't believe it
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
The ghost of what I left behind is
Tracking me right back next to you
Believe me
It's the truth I swear
Believe me
It's the truth I swear
Deal with it
Thought I was dreaming
My heart stopped beating
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I've got a secret
You won't believe it
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
Thought I was dreaming
(I was put here for you)
My heart stopped beating
Well I got this feeling
(I was put here just for you)
I've got a secret
(I was put here for you)
You won't believe it
Well I got this feeling
(I was put here just for you)
Just for you
The song "I Have Been Right All Along" by Armor for Sleep has a powerful and emotional theme that revolves around love and death. In the first verse, the singer is hiding behind the staircase, waiting to tell something important to the listener. He acknowledges that what he is about to reveal will not be received well but declares that he does not care. The chorus is about accepting that one cannot turn off the feeling of being dead and that they just have to deal with it. The second verse reveals that the singer knows everything about the listener's life and even though he is merely a figment of the past, there is a connection that cannot be erased. The bridge, "The ghost of what I left behind is tracking me right back next to you," solidifies the fact that despite death, he still feels a connection to the listener.
The song is essentially about the intense connection between two people, which even death cannot break. The singer believes that he was put on this earth for the listener, and though it may seem unbelievable, he has a secret that he wants to share- He belongs to the listener. The lyrics are poetic yet straightforward, and the song's music is a perfect match, helping set the mood that is at times eerie and haunting but also very emotional.
Line by Line Meaning
Now I'm hiding behind your staircase
I am currently hiding and waiting for an opportunity to speak to you.
Waiting to tell you something
I am eagerly waiting for a chance to share something important with you.
You will never believe
I think you will not trust or believe what I am about to reveal.
I've got a lot to tell you about me
I have a lot of significant things to share about myself.
If won't go over well
I don't think this will be pleasant or easy for you to accept.
Well I don't care
I am not bothered or concerned about it.
You can't turn off
You cannot ignore or avoid.
That you're dead
The fact that you have lost something important cannot be denied.
You just deal with it
You have to learn to cope and survive with it.
Thought I was dreaming
I didn't believe that it was real.
My heart stopped beating
I was in shock or disbelief.
Well I got this feeling
I am convinced or certain that something is true.
That I was put here for you
I believe that my existence is closely linked or related to you.
I've got a secret
I have been keeping something important or sensitive from you.
You won't believe it
I don't think you would be able to accept or trust what I have been hiding from you.
I see the time line of you whole life
I can observe or understand the entire course of your life.
Well I admit that I'm not more
I acknowledge that I am not superior or more important than others.
Than a scratch I left behind
I am just a minor or insignificant part of your life.
But there's the point you can't slim away from
However, there is a significant fact or truth that you cannot ignore or deny.
I know you feel
I am aware of your emotions or attitude.
It won't let you go
You cannot escape or ignore what you truly feel.
The ghost of what I left behind is
My past actions or decisions still have an impact or effect on you.
Tracking me right back next to you
They are guiding me back to you.
Believe me
Trust me or have faith in me.
It's the truth I swear
I am telling you the truth and swear to it.
Deal with it
Learn to accept or tolerate it.
Just for you
This is exclusively relevant or significant for you.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Ben Jorgensen, Nash Breen, Peter James Decicco, Anthony Diionno
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@hmm6366
Now I’m hiding behind your stair case
Waiting to tell you something you’ll never believe
I've got a lot to tell you about me
That won't go over well...well I don't care
You can’t turn off, that you’re dead
You just deal with it (deal with it)
Thought I was dreaming
My heart stopped beating
But I’ve got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I’ve got a secret
But you won’t believe it
But I’ve got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I see the timeline of your whole life
I admit that I'm not more than the scratch I left behind
But there’s no point you can’t swim away from
that I know you feel. That won't let you go
You can’t turn off, that you’re dead
You just deal with it (deal with it)
Thought I was dreaming
My heart stopped beating
But I’ve got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I’ve got a secret
But you won’t believe it
But I’ve got this feeling
That I was put here for you
The ghost of what I left behind
Is dragging me right back next to you
Believe me
It’s the truth I swear
Believe me
It’s the truth I swear
Deal with it
Thought I was dreaming
My heart stopped beating
But I’ve got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I’ve got a secret
But you won’t believe it
But I’ve got this feeling
That I was put here for you
@kenyaL93
Now I'm hiding behind your staircase
Waiting to tell you something
You will never believe
I've got a lot to tell you about me
If won't go over well
Well I don't care
You can't turn off
That you're dead
You just deal with it
Thought I was dreaming
My heart stopped beating
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I've got a secret
You won't believe it
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I see the time line of you whole life
Well I admit that I'm not more
Than a scratch I left behind
But there's the point you can't slim away from
I know you feel
It won't let you go
You can't turn off
That you're dead
You just deal with it
(Deal with it)
Thought I was dreaming
My heart stopped beating
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I've got a secret
You won't believe it
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
The ghost of what I left behind is
Tracking me right back next to you
Believe me
It's the truth I swear
Believe me
It's the truth I swear
Deal with it
Thought I was dreaming
My heart stopped beating
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
I've got a secret
You won't believe it
Well I got this feeling
That I was put here for you
Thought I was dreaming
(I was put here for you)
My heart stopped beating
Well I got this feeling
(I was put here just for you)
I've got a secret
(I was put here for you)
You won't believe it
Well I got this feeling
(I was put here just for you)
Just for you
@trappist1d741
Everything that has been done by the people of YouTube to slander, extort and character assassinate me is to be retracted and reversed with the equal amount of intention and dedication that was given when this slander and extortion began.
Yes, I deserve to call the rules here..
If you want "positivity" out of me, then work to remove the "negativity" that you secretly injected into everyday of my life for well over a decade and I'll tell The Lord about it in my prayers.
-and then it will be truly "over."
You all did me mighty wrong, but you also did the same to Momma.
Nothing Denise can say or do can be taken seriously.
But I want to see some miracles and the Heavens ringing with joy and feel the peace that I brought to Stillwater, but then YouTube stole from me, and I want to feel it in the air and see it everywhere around me.
Not a single thing you've done to cause all of this was "direct" except for what all the people you've secretly solicited and poisoned against me did to Momma, our property, our vehicles and my good name.
Denise hasn't wasted a day in slandering, extorting and lying about me everyday and the people of YouTube walked hand in hand with her all the while.
I'm a good man with a good character who has been a philanthropist my whole adult life, and you're going to see to it that all the masses in every sector of the social and cyber grapevine know it.
This isn't over until it's TRULY over.
I want to thank the kind people along this broken path I've treaded, for believing in me on a leap of faith.
Kindness met with gratitude and friendship met with loyalty. I'll always remember the kind ones.
@dreday3540
This has to be the song I can relate to the most off of this album
Most underrated track
Great band
@PB-mb9ym
For those lost high school feels.
Not that anyone is ever really found ;)
@MrBLieve
what?
@jacquelinenjeremiahcliff8440
If these guys are still together I've got to see there show!!
@Laughingjack178
They broke up but they are doing a reunion tour
@jacquelinenjeremiahcliff8440
@@Laughingjack178 dude sweet! I've always felt they were highly underated/appreciated by the 2k MTV crowd. That is bad ass to hear! Themed albums are becoming a lesser known art I feel. <also AFS took the spooky emo genre unto an almost untouched plain of relatively unexplored lyrical understanding..in there literal musical imagining from a first person pov< what it might be like to no longer exsist amoung or alongside the living..painting a both sad yet hopeful and content existence. The line " about 50 years left I'm just waiting around" really made me think deep thoughts . Like imagining just waiting around for loved ones go pass and join you..I took it as he was referring to a significant lost love. "Brilliant!! Truly! Basement ghost singing is probably one of my favorites lyrically and instrumentally. I could sit there in my room blazed..imagining I was invisible to everything for hours..and you know what..oddly enough, it felt f^%$@@ awesome. A bit sad but awesome in the same..so the awesome outweighing the sad . Music that tells a progressive story is bad ass when a band can literally project you into there shoes to the moments they were feeling everything they were feeling, they are astounding!Also "bad ass" getting to b.s with another armor for sleep fan!!! I honestly..genuinely thought we ..were an extinct breed of fan :) salutations bro ..or dudette. Who knows now anymore :p
@jacquelinenjeremiahcliff8440
served hides excitment...cool :>
@Laughingjack178
@@jacquelinenjeremiahcliff8440 agreed couldnt have said it better
@jacquelinenjeremiahcliff8440
@@Laughingjack178 did you see korns huge live feed concert??!! We were going too..but there were so many ticket sites..we were not sure which one to get the ticket from :( so we just didnt
@BillStreetStudios
Am I trippin or does the album cover move slightly