Blue October is an alternative rock band headquartered in San Marcos, Texas… Read Full Bio ↴Blue October is an alternative rock band headquartered in San Marcos, Texas, but is originally from Houston, Texas. The band was formed in 1995 when two former high school friends Justin Furstenfeld (lead vocals) and Ryan Delahoussaye (violin/viola, mandolin, keyboards, and vocals), set out to create an alternative rock band that has since gone on to have twelve Top 40 singles across nine studio albums and six albums reaching the Top 40 charts.

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

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Blue October Lyrics

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Trampoline
I'm your
Trampoline
Oh you jump so hard but I always catch your fall

So now I'll just
Hide away (you know I think I will)
Hide away

Oh, I run so fast but I always lose them all

I wish I could go to sleep and wake up with amnesia
And try to forget the things that I've done
I wish I knew how to keep the promises I made you
But life I guess it goes on
Yeah I know it goes on
You see I've learned it goes on

But then I'll hang us on the wall
And I'll crawl in the open side
And I'm blind to it all
So why don't you
Crawl in my open side and become blind to it all

You know I think it's time to pray
For the contortion, my abortion
That I somehow shoved away
I think it's right for me (yeah I think it's right for me)
When I was young I was stung
And somehow lost God's faith

I wish I could go to sleep and wake up with amnesia
And try to forget the things I've done
I wish I knew how to keep these promises I made
But I guess life goes on
Yeah I know it goes on
You see I've learned it goes on

Way back when I must have sinned
I break down profound, beginning, end

Head trop re-grip what doesn't mend
But I'm wishing this amnesia would kick in (Repeat 2x)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Blue October's "Amnesia" speak to a deep-seated desire to escape from oneself and the past. The song starts with the lines, "Trampoline, I'm your trampoline, oh you jump so hard but I always catch your fall," which establish the dynamic of a relationship in which one person supports the other, catching them when they fall. However, the second stanza reveals a darker truth: "Oh, I run so fast but I always lose them all." Here, we learn that the singer is not always successful in helping others and may feel overwhelmed by his own problems.

The chorus of the song speaks to the singer's desire to forget the past and start over: "I wish I could go to sleep and wake up with amnesia, and try to forget the things that I've done. I wish I knew how to keep the promises I made you, but life, I guess it goes on." The regret and loss are palpable in these lines, as the singer recognizes his own failings and wishes he could erase them. However, the repetition of the line "life, I guess it goes on" serves as a reminder that we cannot simply escape from our pasts and that life will continue with or without us.

The final stanza of the song brings to light the singer's struggle with faith and the loss of innocence: "When I was young I was stung and somehow lost God's faith." This line reveals a deeper layer of the singer's character and hints at the pain and trauma that may have led to his desire to escape. The final line of the song, "But I'm wishing this amnesia would kick in," further reinforces the sense of longing for escape and the desire to forget.

Overall, "Amnesia" is a song that speaks to the human experience of regret, loss, and the desire for escape. The lyrics are poignant and deeply emotional, resonating with listeners who have struggled with their own pasts.

Line by Line Meaning

Trampoline
I am your safety net.

I'm your
I am here to catch you if you fall.

Oh you jump so hard but I always catch your fall
You can take risks and jump high, knowing that you won't hit the ground. I am here to catch you.

So now I'll just
I have decided to

Hide away (you know I think I will)
Withdraw from the world and isolate myself

Oh, I run so fast but I always lose them all
I try to keep up and run with the crowd, but I always end up being left behind

I wish I could go to sleep and wake up with amnesia
I wish I could forget all the bad things that have happened to me

And try to forget the things that I've done
And forget all the bad things that I have done to hurt myself or others

I wish I knew how to keep the promises I made you
I regret not being able to keep the promises I made to you

But life I guess it goes on
But I have to accept that life moves on, and I need to move on too

Yeah I know it goes on
I understand that life moves forward with or without me

You see I've learned it goes on
Over time, I have come to accept that life continues to move forward

But then I'll hang us on the wall
But sometimes, I remember the past and focus on the good times

And I'll crawl in the open side
And I will go back to relive those memories

And I'm blind to it all
But I am unaware of the reality of those memories and lost in my imagination

So why don't you
Why don't you also join me?

Crawl in my open side and become blind to it all
Experience those memories with me and escape reality together

You know I think it's time to pray
I think it's time to meditate or reflect

For the contortion, my abortion
For my confusion and my past mistakes

That I somehow shoved away
That I have been ignoring

I think it's right for me (yeah I think it's right for me)
I think it's the right thing to do for my own well-being

When I was young I was stung
When I was younger, something hurt me deeply

And somehow lost God's faith
And that hurt caused me to question or lose my faith in a higher power

Way back when I must have sinned
Long ago, I must have done something wrong

I break down profound, beginning, end
The memory of that event still affects me greatly

Head trop re-grip what doesn't mend
I keep thinking about it, even though it won't change

But I'm wishing this amnesia would kick in
But I'm still wishing that I could forget everything and start over without these painful memories still affecting me.

(Repeat 2x)
Repeat line 31 two more times.

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