In th… Read Full Bio ↴BEFORE THE TORN is a metalcore band from Lisbon, Portugal.
In the beginning of 2004, BEFORE THE TORN came up as the result of some experimental projects, trying to make something out of the inspiration given to them by their favourite metal bands. After having enough songs to play live shows, they start to play live on a regular basis and sharing stages with many hardcore/metal bands like For The Glory, Blacksunrise, Men Eater and Devil In Me. The band started gaining some good responses on their sound and live performance. Back in the end of 2005, they wanted to record their first demo and wanted it to be recorded in a good studio in order to give the songs what they deserve and to give the band some credibility as well, but the set budjet was low. So they postponed the recording and continued to play live. Some months later when everything was going smoothly, the band was not happy with their sound, knowing they could do a lot better, they decided to take some time off from live shows and in a daring move decided to stop playing all the songs written to that day to start writing new and improved material. Then, ready to pursue their musical goals, they started writing new songs and were very happy about how they sounded. So happy that they gathered a lot of money to record in Generator Studios in Sintra, one of the top studios in Portugal with Miguel Marques (from Easyway fame) in charge of the production and recording of their five songs EP titled “Behind Every Treason”. After a great and very teaching recording weekend, the mixed recording followed to Sweden to the hands of Peter In De Betou at Tailor Maid Studios for the final mastering process. After that the EP artwork was concluded.
BEFORE THE TORN were ready to return to stage with a fresh new sound, look, the mixture between melodic and destroying riffs.
An Ocean of Pride
Before The Torn Lyrics
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Holds nothing for the both of us
We had it once
But now it's all lost
In the midst of the hardest winter
We found ourselves
Separated by an ocean of pride
The rising tide
Trust was broken forever
Horizon bring hope
Come forth to me
This is where they play God
This is the place
Where the fake becomes real
And the sun never heals
This is the place
Where you tell your lies
And never disguise
What's behind the truth I seek
In this hour of brutal honesty
I'll forever sleep
And never see another day
To the world I once built around us
So forgiveness isn't what I'm ready for
I find myself confined within the waking day
Those walls fell down and we could breathe eternity
We'll never see another day
We'll never feel the light again
Our life's future
Holds nothing for the both of us
We had it once
But now it's all lost
In the midst of the hardest winter
We found ourselves
Separated by an ocean of pride
To defy my strength
I wander through this tide of endless dreams
And I don't regret anything
Cause tonight we'll be torn apart
The lyrics to "An Ocean of Pride" by Before The Torn depict the desolation and despair of a broken relationship. The refrain "Our life's future holds nothing for the both of us, we had it once but now it's all lost" summarizes the heartbreak of losing something that was once cherished. The lines "Separated by an ocean of pride" and "Trust was broken forever" show how pride and deceit have driven the couple apart permanently. The metaphor of an ocean symbolizes the vast distance and insurmountable obstacle between them.
The following lines express the idea of a hopeless situation and an uncertain future, "To the world I once built around us, so forgiveness isn't what I'm ready for, I find myself confined within the waking day." The singer is struggling to come to terms with the end of the relationship, and there is a sense of finality in lines like "We'll never see another day, we'll never feel the light again." The theme of longing for forgiveness and struggling to move on is further reinforced in the lines, "And I don't regret anything, cause tonight we'll be torn apart."
Overall, "An Ocean of Pride" is a poignant expression of loss and despair, where pride and a lack of trust have driven the couple apart forever.
Line by Line Meaning
Our life's future
The future seems bleak for both of us
Holds nothing for the both of us
We have nothing to look forward to together
We had it once
There was a time when we had everything
But now it's all lost
But now we have lost it all
In the midst of the hardest winter
During the most difficult time in our lives
We found ourselves
We realized that we were
Separated by an ocean of pride
Driven apart by our own pride
The rising tide
The situation is getting worse
Come forth to the sky
There seems to be no end in sight
Trust was broken forever
Our trust in each other has been permanently destroyed
Horizon bring hope
The future could bring a glimmer of hope
Come forth to me
Let me know that things can get better
This is where they play God
This is a place of power and control
This is the place
This is where
Where the fake becomes real
Where illusions become reality
And the sun never heals
There is no chance of healing
Where you tell your lies
Where you can be dishonest
And never disguise
And not even try to hide
What's behind the truth I seek
What I really want to know
In this hour of brutal honesty
In this moment of raw truth
I'll forever sleep
I'll always be at peace
And never see another day
And will never experience another day
To the world I once built around us
The world we created has crumbled
So forgiveness isn't what I'm ready for
I'm not ready to forgive
I find myself confined within the waking day
I am trapped in reality
Those walls fell down and we could breathe eternity
Only when the barriers between us were gone, could we truly live
We'll never see another day
We are doomed to an eternity apart
We'll never feel the light again
Our lives will forever be dark and empty
To defy my strength
To challenge my own resilience
I wander through this tide of endless dreams
I am lost in my own fantasies
And I don't regret anything
And I am at peace with my decisions
Cause tonight we'll be torn apart
Because tonight, we will be separated forever
Contributed by Brooklyn B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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@TheSoXstar ty man :)