Live Band Members, Jack Antonoff – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, samples
Evan Smith – keyboards, synthesizers, saxophone, vocals
Mikey Hart – bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, vocals
Sean Hutchinson – drums, sampling pad, synthesizers, backing vocals
Mike Riddleberger – drums, sampling pad, backing vocals
Bleachers' debut album Strange Desire was released July 10, 2014, from RCA Records. Variance Magazine called the single "Rollercoaster" a "brilliant summer anthem." Bleachers went on their debut Come Alive! tour, which features Night Terrors of 1927 and Joywave as opening acts, from March to April 2015. From there, they went on the Strange Desire World Tour from July to November of that same year. They juggled this with the Charli and Jack Do America Tour, a tour co-headlined by Bleachers and Charli XCX.
Bleachers' second album Gone Now was released June 2, 2017. Its lead single "Don't Take the Money" has been described by Atwood Magazine as "an epic uplifting pop-rock anthem ultimately about how when love is real, its worth everything that comes along with it". In celebration of the album release, he brought his childhood bedroom on tour with him. He had it dismantled and rebuilt inside of a portable trailer. During May and June concerts, fans could enter the "moving, living art exhibit" and listen to the album prior to its official release. Antonoff explained in a press release, saying "when I thought about where this album was coming from and what it’s kissing goodbye I thought of this room. I wished I could play the album for people who care about Bleachers in this space that it is coming from and leaving." The band was on its Gone Now Era: Part 1 tour from September to November 2017. The tour featured Tove Stryke, Bishop Briggs, and Tangerine as openers.
In September 2017, Bleachers performed on MTV Unplugged at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The live session was later released as an album, also entitled MTV Unplugged. The album features 11 tracks from both Gone Now and Strange Desire and was released November 10, 2017. Antonoff produced the soundtrack of Love, Simon, released on March 16, 2018. He contributed five songs, with four being credited to Bleachers—"Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)", "Rollercoaster", "Keeping a Secret", and "Wild Heart"— and one credited to his real name, a duet with MØ titled "Never Fall in Love". Throughout 2019, Bleachers released the third volume of Terrible Thrills in a series of four vinyl records, each featuring covers of songs from Gone Now by female artists as well as new demos by Bleachers.
In late 2019, Antonoff began recording the third Bleachers album. During this time the band embarked on a three-day "mini-tour" called the "I Love Making This Album but I'm Also Losing My Mind in Here & Need to Come Out and Play" Tour. On January 6, 2020, Antonoff announced on Twitter that a new Bleachers album would come within the year. In May, Bleachers was featured on Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Comeback" which was the first official release of the band in nearly two years. On the Bleachers Twitter account, a song called "Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night" has been teased for months, and starting on November 14, 2020, a phone tree was set up for fans to call to hear clips from the song.
On November 16, 2020, Bleachers released the first two singles from Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, "45" and "Chinatown", the latter featuring Bruce Springsteen. The same day it was announced that the album will be released in 2021. "Stop Making This Hurt", the third single, was released on May 18, 2021. Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night is scheduled for release on July 30.
like a river runs
Bleachers Lyrics
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My hands shaking with regret
I've held this dream for such a long long time
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of a wild, to the rhythm of a wild heart
That beats, that beats like a rolling drum
I saw you standing on the corner
And I get the feeling that it's, it's all a dream
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of a wild, to the rhythm of a wild heart
That beats, that beats like a drum
When I fall asleep I can see your face
What I lost in you I will not replace
And I could run away, I could let them down
But I will remember your light
Your light it follows me in darkness
I'm trying hard but I can't win
And I've played the victim for a long long time
And I wanna grow up
From the rhythm a young, from the rhythm of a younger heart
It leads just like a river runs
That night I sent over the parkway
The summer's gone and I'm alone
And I get the feeling that you're somewhere close
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of your wild, to the rhythm of your wild heart
It beats, been beating since you've gone
When I fall asleep I can see your face
What I lost in you I will not replace
And I could run away, I could let them down
But I will remember
When I fall asleep I can see your face
What I lost in you I will not replace
And I could run away, I could let them down
And I know you're gone but still
I will remember your light
I will remember
I will remember
I will remember
I will remember
And if you see me in the darkness
I hope you know I'm not alone
I carry you with every breath I take
I won't let up, I won't let up
Until the wind is gone
In Bleachers' "Like a River Runs," the singer is struggling with the aftermath of a lost love. The track begins with the singer waking up, realizing the person they were dreaming about is gone, and feeling regret. The singer wants to get up and move to the rhythm of their "wild heart," which beats like a rolling drum, symbolizing the strength and passion they have within them that they want to unleash.
Throughout the rest of the song, the singer continues to reflect on their lost love. They see their ex-partner standing on a corner and question if it's just a dream -- they want to get up and move to the rhythm of their heart once again. The singer acknowledges they could run away or let others down, but they won't forget their lost love's light. It follows them in the darkness, and they want to grow up from the rhythm of a young heart to the rhythm of a younger heart.
The tracks' title, "Like a River Runs," symbolizes how the singer's emotions flow like a river. They struggle to let go of the past and have constant reminders of their lost love, but their passion and heart continue to beat strongly. The final lyric, "I won't let up, I won't let up until the wind is gone," implies that the singer won't stop until they've found peace within themselves and have been able to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
I woke up thinking you were still here
I had a dream about your presence and it felt so real
My hands shaking with regret
I feel remorse for the things I could have done differently
I've held this dream for such a long long time
I've been fantasizing about being with you for a considerable period of my life
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of a wild, to the rhythm of a wild heart
That beats, that beats like a rolling drum
I want to move on and live life to its fullest with a passion for change and movement driving me
I saw you standing on the corner
I saw you standing on your own
And I get the feeling that it's, it's all a dream
Even though I saw you, I don't think it was real; it felt like another dream
When I fall asleep I can see your face
What I lost in you I will not replace
And I could run away, I could let them down
But I will remember your light
I still see you in my dreams, and even though I can't have you back, I won't try to replace the emptiness with anything else than your memories
Your light it follows me in darkness
I'm trying hard but I can't win
And I've played the victim for a long long time
And I wanna grow up
From the rhythm a young, from the rhythm of a younger heart
It leads just like a river runs
Even though your light is not with me anymore, I want to break free from the paralyzing role of the victim, and grow up into a mature person that can be in control of their own life and flow their own way, just like a river runs
That night I sent over the parkway
The summer's gone and I'm alone
And I get the feeling that you're somewhere close
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of your wild, to the rhythm of your wild heart
It beats, been beating since you've gone
I sent that message as an invitation or cry for support, and even though you're not here, I still feel like you're close to my heart, and I want to live my life to the fullest as a celebration of yours
And if you see me in the darkness
I hope you know I'm not alone
I carry you with every breath I take
I won't let up, I won't let up
Until the wind is gone
Even though you're not physically with me, I hope you know that you're always present in my thoughts and actions, guiding me with every breath, and I won't stop living my life the way you'd want it until the end of my days
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JACK ANTONOFF, JOHN HILL
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@lakshaychopra4912
I woke up thinking you were still here
My hands shaking with regret
I've held this dream for such a long long time
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of a wild, to the rhythm of a wild heart
That beats, that beats like a rolling drum
I saw you standing on the corner
I saw you standing on your own
And I get the feeling that it's, it's all a dream
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of a wild, to the rhythm of a wild heart
That beats, that beats like a drum
When I fall asleep I can see your face
What I lost in you I will not replace
And I could run away, I could let them down
But I will remember your light
Your light it follows me in darkness
I'm trying hard but I can't win
And I've played the victim for a long long time
And I wanna grow up
From the rhythm a young, from the rhythm of a younger heart
It leads just like a river runs
That night I sent over the parkway
The summer's gone and I'm alone
And I get the feeling that you're somewhere close
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of your wild, to the rhythm of your wild heart
It beats, been beating since you've gone
When I fall asleep I can see your face
What I lost in you I will not replace
And I could run away, I could let them down
But I will remember
When I fall asleep I can see your face
What I lost in you I will not replace
And I could run away, I could let them down
And I know you're gone but still I will remember your light
I will remember
I will remember
I will remember
I will remember
And if you see me in the darkness
I hope you know I'm not alone
I carry you with every breath I take
I won't let up, I won't let up
Until the wind is gone
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@s.a.morales
TW: Suicide
This song hits different now, 2 years ago, I dated a guy and I really liked him even way before we dated, we had to stop because I made him settle things with someone who he dated before me that's making confused about his feelings, I let him go and he got back to that guy, I was happy for him nonetheless, I found my someone too a year after dating him and he was supportive with my new relationship.
Some time last year, he stopped posting on facebook and stopped chatting me because he often chatted me and checked up on me because he knew about my mental struggles as well. I assumed he took a social media break because he and his boyfriend might've broken up or something.
In some weird way, I just discovered now about what happened to him and I could stop crying listening to this song, because things could've been different. He could've still be alive.
The last thing he told me before closing the taxi door he got me to get me home safely was, whatever happens, he'll meet me again and we'll start again when everything is clear. That was the last time I saw him alive.
it's been three months since he took his life and I never knew it happened, I had no idea that he was capable of doing it. I just wish I could've seen him again one last time and told him everything I wanted to tell him back then.
I'm here crying over this song and I also commented this on Taylor Swift's Forever Winter because it has the same effect on me.
@ryanrequired7624
the lyrics feels much more powerful and touchy to me after I learned that it’s about jack’s late sister
@johnny_roots
When I heard this song I immediately connected to my niece, who left us with only 4 months old. It became her theme for me, I guess because of the lyrics. Only later I found out about Jack's story behind it and it made total sense to me. The feels...
@johnhoenig
Wow!
@johnhoenig
So powerful
@lakshaychopra4912
I woke up thinking you were still here
My hands shaking with regret
I've held this dream for such a long long time
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of a wild, to the rhythm of a wild heart
That beats, that beats like a rolling drum
I saw you standing on the corner
I saw you standing on your own
And I get the feeling that it's, it's all a dream
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of a wild, to the rhythm of a wild heart
That beats, that beats like a drum
When I fall asleep I can see your face
What I lost in you I will not replace
And I could run away, I could let them down
But I will remember your light
Your light it follows me in darkness
I'm trying hard but I can't win
And I've played the victim for a long long time
And I wanna grow up
From the rhythm a young, from the rhythm of a younger heart
It leads just like a river runs
That night I sent over the parkway
The summer's gone and I'm alone
And I get the feeling that you're somewhere close
And I wanna get up
To the rhythm of your wild, to the rhythm of your wild heart
It beats, been beating since you've gone
When I fall asleep I can see your face
What I lost in you I will not replace
And I could run away, I could let them down
But I will remember
When I fall asleep I can see your face
What I lost in you I will not replace
And I could run away, I could let them down
And I know you're gone but still I will remember your light
I will remember
I will remember
I will remember
I will remember
And if you see me in the darkness
I hope you know I'm not alone
I carry you with every breath I take
I won't let up, I won't let up
Until the wind is gone
@Aritul
Thank you.
@hahahaha-jj8op
thank you ❤️
@Burrfoot74
This song has comforted and saved me from me since I lost my wife ❤️
@jagonation
My friend, I don't know you and can't imagine what it is like (yet) but we human beings should be here for everybody who needs to be heard. Remember you have everything you need to keep this journey going. sorry for my limited English.
@robertmiller6894
Gorgeous song