Current members of Blue October include Justin Furstenfeld (lead vocals), Ryan Delahoussaye (violin/viola, mandolin, keyboards, and vocals), Jeremy Furstenfeld (drums, percussion), Matt Noveskey (bass guitar) and Will Knaak (guitar).
Popularized by their platinum-certified album Foiled (2006), which features the hit singles “Hate Me” and “Into the Ocean,” the group has continued to evolve… shifting from a far more pensive sound to one that is more optimistic and reflective of lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld’s transformation—which will also be the focus of his soon-to-be-released documentary film, I Want It.
Once known for their stormy dynamic and self-destructive tendencies, Blue October couldn’t be more distinct from the band it once was, which is why their latest studio album, I Hope You’re Happy, looks to push the envelope even further with a whole new approach. Justin Furstenfeld is quoted as saying "I think Blue October should never be limited to the instruments we have in the band. I’m always about bringing in whoever can play what’s best for the song in. I’m also a huge fan of Peter Gabriel, and if you were to him all you can have is a guitarist a bassist and a drummer, he’d go “what?!” That’s how I feel. We took all the tools we had gotten from working all these kinds of people over the twenty-year span and made a really good album and we’re super proud of it. It’s nice and colorful and positive and universally themed. It’s something you can really sink your teeth into and not get sick of. You can always discover little new secrets about it along the way."
Their latest album, I Hope You're Happy, was released on August 17, 2018 on the band's own Up/Down Records label and was produced by Justin Furstenfeld and engineer Eric Holtz.
Previous band members have included Liz Mulally, Brant Coulter, Dwayne Casey, Piper Dagnino, Julian Mandrake, CB Hudson and Matthew Ostrander.
Blue October has an official site www.blueoctober.com/.
For the British band, please see Blue October UK
I Remember it Too
Blue October Lyrics
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(Just) Like a movie ending the day
Will we walk together and down that road
Finding "paradise" in the haze
It's gone two in the morning
With all hope slip
Sliding around our blues
Don't show me no "cul de sac"
Sometimes, I remember it too
Get a glimpse of you
Sometimes, I remember it too
Catch a breath of you
Sometimes, I remember it too...
One man's fallen, the women's saved
How they've both had loving to burn
Hands so close to an only flame
They've got an age old lesson to learn
It's gone five in the morning
I feel the warm air rising up out the blue
And are tears laying cross the land
Just an early morning dew?
Sometimes, I remember it too
Get a glimpse of you
Sometimes, I remember it too
Catch a breath of you
Sometimes, I remember it too...
The first verse of Blue October's song "I Remember it Too" speaks to the idea of a promised future with someone, symbolized by the movie ending trope. The singer agrees to this future and wonders if they will walk together down the path towards "paradise". However, the second line of the second verse, "With all hope slip, sliding around our blues," suggests that this promised future may not come to fruition as the relationship stands on shaky ground. The idea of a "cul de sac" is thrown in as a metaphor for a dead end, indicating that neither party wants to hit a point where there is no progress possible.
The chorus of the song is a refrain of the phrase "Sometimes, I remember it too", followed by two lines about seeing or catching a glimpse of "you". This repetition of a nostalgic phrase underscores the theme of longing and reminiscing about something that may not be possible anymore. The third verse shifts to a third person perspective, following the story of a man who has fallen and a woman who has saved him, but both have "loving to burn". The idea of a last flicker of love is symbolized by the "only flame" and the two need to learn an age-old lesson, presumably about holding on to what they have while they still can.
Overall, "I Remember it Too" is a song about holding on to the memories of past loves and promised futures while acknowledging that they may not come true. The repeated phrase "Sometimes, I remember it too" echoes the sentiment of nostalgia and loss that permeates throughout the song.
Line by Line Meaning
You said "Always" and I said "Yeah"
We made promises to each other, and I agreed to them.
(Just) Like a movie ending the day
Our relationship reached its conclusion, like the end of a movie.
Will we walk together and down that road
Can we continue our journey together?
Finding "paradise" in the haze
Can we find happiness despite the uncertainty and confusion?
It's gone two in the morning
It's late, and we're both restless.
With all hope slip
Our optimism is waning.
Sliding around our blues
We're struggling with our emotions.
Don't show me no "cul de sac"
Don't lead me down a dead-end road.
When we've both got something to lose
We both have something at stake in this relationship.
Sometimes, I remember it too
I sometimes think about our past experiences together.
Get a glimpse of you
I recall seeing you again in my mind's eye.
Catch a breath of you
I can almost smell your sweet scent again.
One man's fallen, the women's saved
One person is struggling while the other is being supported.
How they've both had loving to burn
Both parties have had strong feelings for each other.
Hands so close to an only flame
Their intense love for each other was like a burning fire.
They've got an age old lesson to learn
There is a timeless lesson to be learned from their experience.
It's gone five in the morning
It's even later, and we're both still awake.
I feel the warm air rising up out the blue
I sense a change in the atmosphere around us.
And are tears laying cross the land
There may be evidence of our pain in the world around us.
Just an early morning dew?
Or is it just a natural phenomenon without any deeper meaning?
Contributed by Ella F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
BlizzardBeaches
on Congratulations
Spent many nights in 2006 crying myself to sleep listening to this song from Blue October's Foiled album. Although different than the interpreted mean, It helped me realize that often times a relationship is dead long before it's over.