Bayside immediately began touring with no signs of letting up. Bayside has shared the stage with acts like Alkaline Trio, Brand New, Further Seems Forever, Glasseater, The Rocking Horse Winner, The Reunion Show, and Taking Back Sunday. They've also completed an east coast stint in support of The Stryder, as well as appearing at the 2002 Skate and Surf Fest, where the bill included bands such as The Get Up Kids, Midtown, Dashboard Confessional, and Finch. During the summer of 2002, Bayside played a three-week stretch on Van's Warped Tour. In October of the same year, Bayside embarked on their first full US tour with Unsung Zeros and Junction 18.
They also released a Split EP with Name Taken.
The Split featured the songs "Loveless Wrists", "Cold and Blue and Lifeless", "Just Enough To Love You", and "Answers We'll Never Get".
In the midst of all this touring several line up changes occurred, as the band strived to find the right mix of personalities and dedication to get them where they wanted to be. Through the many line up changes there has been two constants...singer/guitarist Anthony Raneri and lead guitarist Jack O'Shea.
Former members include Andrew Elderbaum, Jason Enz, Jim Mitchell, and Gavin Miller who was used as a temporary replacement drummer for John "Beatz".
Eventually Bayside found a compatible mix with the current line up: Anthony Raneri, Jack O'Shea, bassist Nick Ghanbarian, and drummer Chris Guglielmo. Also added during this time was the management of Jamie Arthurs of J&J Artist Management.
During that time, they were signed to Victory Records, the label with whom they have released 4 albums.
Their First album, "Sirens and Condolences", which featured the single "Masterpiece" which they filmed a music video for, and spawned a huge on-coming of fans everywhere. "Sirens and Condolences" also features: "Poison In My Veins", "Phone Call From Poland", "Talking Of Michaelangelo", "Alcohol And Alter Boys", "A Synonym For Acquiesce", "How To Fix Everything", "Kellum", "If You're Bored", "Just Enough To Love You", and "Guardrail".
They then released their second full length, "Bayside", which featured the hit single "Devotion and Desire" for which they filmed a music video, and helped Bayside to justify their place as one of the best up and coming punk/alternative bands today. "Bayside"
also featured: "Hello Shitty", "Tortures Of The Damned", "They Looked Like Strong Hands", "Montauk", "Blame It On Bad Luck", "We'll Be O.K.", "Existing In A Crisis (Evelyn)", "Don't Call Me Peanut", "Half A Life", and "Dear Tragedy".
Then tragedy struck.
On the first night of the Never Sleep Again Tour with label-mates Hawthorne Heights, Aiden, and Silverstein, the band was in a tragic van accident, which left Anthony and Jack slightly hurt, Nick seriously injured, and caused the death of John.
Anthony and Jack decided to re-embark on the tour, and do the remainder of their sets acoustic.
This led to the release of their 3rd full-length album, "Bayside Acoustic", in 2006, which consists of 10 tracks. A new acoustic song in memory of John "Beatz", entitled "Winter"; five acoustic versions of their older songs:"Blame It On Bad Luck","They Looked Like Strong Hands","Masterpiece", "Montauk", and "Devotion And Desire". One live track,"Don't Call Me Peanut". An all-new non-acoustic song, "Paternal Reversal".And two cover songs. One of The Smoking Popes' "Megan", and a cover of Elliott Smith's "Baby Britain". The album also includes a live DVD of the final show of the tour, at the House Of Blues in Chicago, Illinois.
The band released their fourth full-length album, "The Walking Wounded" on February 6th, 2007 on Victory Records. The first single off the album is entitled "Duality", for which they have a music video. The album also features the tracks "The Walking Wounded", "They're Not Horses, They're Unicorns","Carry On", I & I", "Choice Hops and Bottled Self-Esteem", "Head On A Plate", "Dear Your Holiness", "Landing Feet First", "Thankfully","A Rite Of Passage", and "(POP)Ular SciencE".
Anthony has also begun an attempt at a solo career, touring with the Bombers, and performing with Vinny Caruana of I Am The Avalanche. A solo record hasn't been verified yet.
The band recently released a music video for the song "Carry On", that is exclusive to Myspace.
They have also set the date for a re-release of "The Walking Wounded" due out on July 22, 2008.
On September 30th, 2008, they released their 5th full-length studio album "Shudder". Also, their live CD "Bayside: Live At the Bayside Social Club" was released on the same day. It was recorded on August 17th, 2008 at S.I.R. Studios in New York, where a few lucky fans from the Bayside Social Club were given the chance to attend the private show.
Just Enough to Love You
Bayside Lyrics
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To a sky that's colored blue
Somewhere someone's finding happiness
While I'm still here so hung up on you
Nothing is real
And I want you to know
That I'm not alright
I'll try not to flinch
Won't make promises
You taught me that
I'm still losing what's left of my self esteem
And I'm still watching the slow fading of all my daydreams
The hardest things to say are the words that mean the most
So I'll bite my tongue til it bleeds and I doubt you'll even know
The easiest things to fake are feelings to fool someone else
And I've been tricked for so long by you that I spent these last few months in my own hell
A failed apology
A day too late but now I see
That all you really want's to see me dangle neck first from a tree
But what would you need me for
You've got friends galore
And all you'll ever be to me is a stupid lying excuse for a person
I could call
But I know that you won't be there to pick up the phone
You don't have time for me
I could call but I know you won't get the phone
Don't have time for me
I hate myself
For loving you like this
I hate myself for hating myself
Just enough to love you
Just enough to love you
The lyrics of Bayside's song Just Enough To Love You essentially talk about the difficult and painful process of letting go of someone who has been a significant part of your life, but who has become toxic and detrimental to your self-esteem and mental health. The singer is struggling to move on from a past relationship, where they gave everything they had to someone who did not reciprocate their feelings in the same way. The lines "Push me out from the darkness to a sky that's colored blue. Somewhere someone's finding happiness while I'm still here so hung up on you." suggest that the singer wants to move on from the past, but is having a hard time doing so, while seeing others who have succeeded in doing so.
The song highlights the difficulty in expressing one's emotions and feelings, especially when it comes to saying the things that matter the most. The lines, "The hardest things to say are the words that mean the most. So I'll bite my tongue till it bleeds and I doubt you'll even know" indicate how difficult it is to express oneself, especially when the other person is unwilling to listen or is not interested in reciprocating those feelings. The song also talks about the self-doubt and lack of self-esteem that can arise from being in a toxic relationship, with lines like "I'm still losing what's left of my self-esteem, and I'm still watching the slow fading of all my daydreams" reflecting the long-term damage done by such a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Push me out from the darkness
To a sky that's colored blue
Somewhere someone's finding happiness
While I'm still here so hung up on you
I feel trapped in the darkness of my emotions, and I want to escape to a happier place. Meanwhile, I know other people are finding happiness, but I can't seem to move on from my feelings for you.
Nothing is real
And I want you to know
That I'm not alright
When you tear open my chest
I'll try not to flinch
Won't make promises
You taught me that
I'm still losing what's left of my self esteem
And I'm still watching the slow fading of all my daydreams
My emotions feel overwhelming and confusing, and I don't feel like I can trust anything. If you hurt me, I'll try to hide it, but I can't promise anything. You've taught me not to give false hope. I'm losing my confidence and my hopes for the future are slowly disappearing.
The hardest things to say are the words that mean the most
So I'll bite my tongue til it bleeds and I doubt you'll even know
The easiest things to fake are feelings to fool someone else
And I've been tricked for so long by you that I spent these last few months in my own hell
Expressing my true feelings is difficult, so I keep them bottled up inside. Even if I do speak up, I doubt you'll really understand how I truly feel. It's easy to pretend to have feelings for someone, and I've been fooled by you for so long that it's causing me a lot of pain.
A failed apology
A day too late but now I see
That all you really want's to see me dangle neck first from a tree
But what would you need me for
You've got friends galore
And all you'll ever be to me is a stupid lying excuse for a person
You've hurt me so much that even your apologies don't mean anything anymore. I know you don't care about me and would rather see me suffer. You don't need me in your life because you have plenty of friends. To me, you're just a liar and an excuse for a person.
I could call
But I know that you won't be there to pick up the phone
You don't have time for me
I could call but I know you won't get the phone
Don't have time for me
I want to reach out to you, but I know you won't answer. You don't make time for me in your life, and I know that even if I try to contact you, you won't respond.
I hate myself
For loving you like this
I hate myself for hating myself
Just enough to love you
Just enough to love you
I feel a sense of self-loathing for still being in love with someone who causes me so much pain. This internal conflict has caused me to hate myself even more, but I can't help but still love you despite it all.
Lyrics © Another Victory Publishing
Written by: Andrew Robert Elderbaum, Anthony S Raneri, Jack A O'Shea, James Robert Mitchell
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