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1. Brand New is an American rock band that formed in 2000 in Merrick, New York. The band consists of Jesse Lacey (lead vocalist/guitarist/lyricist), Vincent Accardi (guitarist/lyricist),Garrett Tierney (bassist), Brian Lane (drummer), and Derrick Sherman (guitarist/keyboardist).

Formation (2000-2001)

Prior to Brand New's official formation, in the late 1990s Jesse Lacey, Garrett Tierney, Brian Lane were all members of the post-hardcore band The Rookie Lot, along with Brandon Reilly and Alex Dunne of Crime in Stereo. After the band's split and not playing together for a while, Lacey, Lane and Tierney started to rehearse again. They then recruited guitarist Vincent Accardi, who had been playing in a band called One Last Goodbye, since Reilly had joined The Movielife.

All four members had backgrounds linking into their local Long Island independent and hardcore music scenes, but with influences from an array of artists ranging from Buddy Rich to The Archers of Loaf. They eventually formed Brand New in 2000, in a basement in Merrick, New York. Their initial intention was always to "move outside of whatever notions they felt inclined to when they were making music as younger people." The band gained exposure in the local scene through playing shows with alternative rock contemporaries Midtown and post-hardcore bands like Glassjaw, whilst also self-releasing a four-song demo. They signed to Triple Crown Records just after their second-ever show.

Your Favorite Weapon (2001–2002)

Brand New's debut studio album Your Favorite Weapon was produced by friend and practical fifth member of the band Mike Sapone. The album has been described as being "bitter about ex-girlfriends", with an excessive concentration on "post-breakup angst", receiving relatively positive reviews, with Allmusic awarding it three out of five and Popmatters also being favourable. It became a moderate success, selling over 50,000 copies. The record deal gave Brand New the opportunity to tour, playing alongside the likes of Taking Back Sunday and touring the UK in support of Finch, to a "great response" from the crowds.

The only single released from Your Favorite Weapon was Jude Law and a Semester Abroad. The song has been described by Allmusic as a "semi-hit", after it received airplay on both MTV2 and Fuse.

Deja Entendu (2003–2004)

Brand New's second studio album was written in "the year and-a-half or two years" that they were touring the material off Your Favorite Weapon. According to drummer Brian Lane, "Jesse [Lacey] wrote a lot of the lyrics about different things than 'I just broke up with my girlfriend' for the new record," as Lacey had written the songs on an acoustic guitar in his bedroom. Lane also explained that the band was now influenced by a range of different artists, "All of us got exposed to a lot of different music that all of us were listening to. For the first we weren't in such close quarters for 24 hours a day. I think that has a lot to do with it." Unlike their first album, it was said that a lot of time and concentration went into making the album.

The band released Deja Entendu through Razor & Tie/Triple Crown Records in June 2003, with it being issued in Europe and Australia in October 2003. The album's title, Deja Entendu, is French for "already heard." It was explained as "very tongue-in-cheek," by singer Lacey. Elaborating on the title's meaning, he told MTV, "No matter who you are or what your band is about, you can't put a record out without people saying it's derivative of something else. So by saying the record's already been heard, it's kind of like saying, 'Yeah, you're right. We're doing something that's already been done before. We're not trying to break new ground in music. We're just trying to make good music." The album was described as a "stylistic leap" from Your Favorite Weapon, with a "decidedly matured" sound. In an interview with Billboard, Lacey said that although Deja Entendu does offer a different sound, the album "doesn't seem like we're departing from anything, really. I think we always knew that we had a lot of potential and there's a lot of different stuff we were able to do, and a lot of different sounds we wanted to make. Not too long after we recorded the first record, we were already wondering where we were going to go from there."

Deja Entendu debuted at number 63 on the Billboard 200. After just seven weeks, the album's sales were at more than 51,000 copies, already closing in on the total figure of its predecessor, Your Favorite Weapon. In May 2007, four years after its release, it was certified gold for surpassing 500,000 sales in the United States, by the Recording Industry Association of America
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Deja Entendu's first single, The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows, impacted radio airplay in July 2003, a month after the album's release. The song was said to be about regret, or "How there can be problems in a relationship and they get ignored. And how that often ends up as a broken home or some kind of bad situation down the road. It's kind of something that if it wasn't overlooked in the first place, you can kind of get through it." The song's music video chronicles the moments after a severe car accident, where a mortally wounded Lacey cannot depart for the next world until he knows that his girlfriend, also injured in the crash, is safe in this one. He says it "is about death or losing someone and it's those moments that you kind of look back on your life and realize all the regrets that you had, and all the things you wish you could change". They also made a music video for the second single, Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades, where Lacey acts like a human voodoo doll; discovering that when he moves a particular body part, it is mimicked by the target of his action. "Since the song is about taking advantage of someone else," he said, "there's a pretty strong correlation between the video and the song." Both music videos gave the band exposure in the mainstream where Your Favorite Weapon went "virtually unnoticed", with the videos finding "constant" airplay on MTV and the band making its live television debut on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. Furthermore, both singles entered the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart, whilst The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows peaked at number 37 on the Alternative Songs chart.

Three shows of the band's 24-date headlining US tour with Moneen, Senses Fail, and The Beautiful Mistake had sold out prior to even having released a single, with much of the buzz surrounding the band being produced by just word of mouth, touring and Internet message boards. Deja Entendu's success also earned them tours alongside New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, Dashboard Confessional, and Blink-182. The band went on to headline The Bamboozle festival with My Chemical Romance, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, The Starting Line, Fall Out Boy, The Bouncing Souls, Straylight Run and Flogging Molly. They also made their second trip to the UK in 2004, their first as the headline act, the tour completely sold out.

After being pegged as an act to watch in Rolling Stone's annual "Hot Issue", topping punk critics' year-end lists with the "genre-defying" Deja Entendu, with it also becoming a "landmark album of so-called 'emo-punk' and the band's notable underground following; Brand New found itself in the middle of a bidding war from record labels. At the time, Lane protested the label of "bidding war", but conceded, "There's a few labels that are definitely interested. We've been talking to a lot of people for a while and we're narrowing it down." The band eventually signed with DreamWorks Records, which was then taken over by Interscope Records.

The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (2005–2008)

Following their signing to Interscope, Brand New stopped touring to work on their third album and major label debut. In this time, little to no interviews or updates came from the band. In 2004, Jesse Lacey told Chart magazine that he had written a "few songs" for the next album, commenting that "the other guys love it already". He made mention of the pressure he felt with the "loads of anticipation building up on my shoulders," saying that he even felt depressed because of this; "I'm getting depressed with all of the anxiety about the album and they say I write my best stuff when I'm in that state. Great, I'll spend the next six months all depressed and the rest of band will be excited, so that some good (material) might come out. And then I have to contend with how it's received." Lacey also said that the album would "move into new territory for Brand New".

In late 2005, Brand New started recording their highly-anticipated third album in Oxford, Mississippi with producer Dennis Herring, but later dropped him in favor of Mike Sapone with whom they had worked on their first album.

In January 2006, nine untitled demos recorded for the album were leaked to the Internet. In response to the leak, Garrett Tierney stated "I would say it did it in a good way 'cause so many people were curious to hear what we have been doing--and for the most part, the record tracks don't sound anything like the leaked demos." However, Lacey was not so upbeat when asked, saying, "For me it was different. It had me pretty down for a while. No one likes to show their creation in mid-process, and those songs weren't done. They were like blueprints. Just the plan, right? It put me in a state where I was under the impression that those songs had been wasted or something—that we had to go and write new things because those had been heard. Now, in retrospect, I want those songs to be on the album and many of them aren't, and I'm probably more to blame for that than anyone. This record already feels incomplete to me without those tracks and probably will forever."

In the following months, with Brand New doing their first tour dates in over 18 months, a few songs from the demos were performed with a full band, some were fleshed out and had new lyrics. New songs had their debut as well during the summer tour dates. Brand New began their first tour in years on June 20, 2006, where Lacey stated that the album had been completed the previous day.

Alternative Press published a preliminary date of October 10, 2006, as the album's release date, this was later corrected on the band's official website (http://www.fightoffyourdemons.com/), when it was announced that the new album would be released on November 21, 2006 in North America, and the day before in Europe. Soon after, a track listing and cover art were revealed, as well as new information regarding the release of the first single - Sowing Season. Having previously been leaked as a demo, the completed song began airing on radio on October 19, 2006, and appeared on their MySpace page a day later. According to Lacey in a radio interview with BBC Radio 1s Zane Lowe, the title The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me is taken from a conversation he had with his friend about the musician Daniel Johnston, who has bipolar disorder.

In late December 2006, an unusual video was released for the instrumental track Untitled, also known as "-", which mainly consists of a man spray painting a wall with "evil and good are raging Inside me" and correcting it to give the album title. On January 16, 2007, Jesus Christ was announced as being the official first single from the album. On January 19, the band performed the song on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. They performed it again on February 26 on the Late Show with David Letterman.

From January to June 2007, the band toured the United States, Europe, Canada, and Australia, including a headline slot on the UK's Give It A Name festival and playing the main stage at The Bamboozle festival. Despite the band's reluctance towards the press around the time of the release of the album, they were featured in Alternative Press, a cover story for Rock Sound, Kerrang!, and NME. The band went on tour for the fall of 2007, with openers Thrice and MewithoutYou. In early 2008, Brand New toured Australia and New Zealand on the Big Day Out festival.

In October 2007, the band announced via their official website that a new song, entitled Fork and Knife, would be released online on October 23, 2007. Fork and Knife, a rerecorded version of the track formerly known as "Untitled 7" from the leaked demos, was released as a non-album digital download.

In March 2008, Brand New started their own record label, named Procrastinate! Music Traitors. The first act signed to the new label was longtime friend Kevin Devine. The first release from the label was a reissue of the 2006 Kevin Devine album, Put Your Ghost to Rest, in April 2008.

Daisy (2008–present)

In October 2008, it was stated that Brand New was in the studio winding down their new record and were currently recording vocals. Then in December, an update on Brand New's website announced that they had been in and out of the studio since about March, with roughly fifteen tracks to choose from. The album was recorded over a 12 month period from March 2008, with the band announcing in April 2009 that they had commenced mixing with Dave Sardy and that they hoped to release their fourth studio album in the summer of 2009, with potentially, a summer tour to follow. The release date was then delayed to October 2009, which was announced during a live performance at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival, where Brand New played two new songs, tentatively titled "Bride" and "Gasoline".

In June 2009, UK music magazine Rock Sound, claimed on their website that they had received a copy of the upcoming album, though it was, according to an image later posted by the editor, "incomplete". The site published a "tentative" track listing and reported the incomplete version that they had received to be roughly 30 minutes long.

In an interview with Kerrang!, Jesse Lacey commented on the upcoming album's content, "It's a pretty exhausting record. It's quite dense and I think some of the decisions we made don't always go in the most obvious direction. We were thinking a lot more about what we'd want to play when we were up onstage rather than actually what you'd want to hear on a record." He then questioned the future of the band, saying, "I think a lot of the record is about us trying to make decisions about how long the band should go on. When I listened back to it, I realized how many songs are about something coming to a close, or knowing when it's time to put something away and move on."

On July 7, it was announced that the album would be titled And One Head Can Never Die (to be typeset and one head can never die) and would be released through Interscope Records on September 22, 2009. However, on July 9 it was announced on the band's website that the album title had been changed to Daisy, still being released on the same day. The album's first single, At the Bottom, was released through digital outlets on 11 August 2009. Daisy saw vocalist Jesse Lacey step back from songwriting and giving the role to guitarist Vincent Accardi along with the other members of the band.
Daisy debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 in the US, selling 46,000 records in what was their first top 20 entrance on the chart after The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me had reached number 31.

When asked if rumours were true that Daisy would be the band's final release, Lacey replied "I don't think that will be true. It might be our last full-length record for a little while, but we've got a lot of things lined up that we want to record, so I think that will happen pretty soon." In early 2010, drummer Brian Lane stated that Brand New were unsure about how they plan to release music in the future with technology being a factor; "I don’t know if there’s a point to releasing records if they’re not physical releases, if we're going to release a lot of things digitally then I don’t see why we couldn’t release a song a week or a song a month or just put out what we like from whenever we record." Lane also discussed the way the band may release their records in the future, "We’re talking about recording another album but we don’t know whether it’s going to come out on a label or whether we just release songs in batches."

On April 28, 2010, at their show in Clifton Park, NY, it was announced that the band is no longer signed to Interscope Records.

In mid February, 2011, Brand New updated their website with a background change, along with releasing 5 new tour dates from their Facebook feed. This is the first public activity shown from the band since the early days after the release of their album, Daisy. On April 26, Lacey announced at their Baltimore show that they have been writing material but have had difficulties as they are "tired of bumming you guys out. We’re trying to write something happy."

On August 17th 2017 Brand New released its 5th - and possibly last - studio album, entitled "Science Fiction". The 12 tracks long album features themes like religion, depression and an imminent nuclear war. It's already been said to top the band's most renowned albums Deja Entendu and The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me.

2. Brand New was a funk group active during the 1970's.

Guernica
Brand New Lyrics

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Ever since I was young your word is the word that always won.
Worry and wake the ones you love.
A phone call I'd rather not receive.
Please use my body while I sleep.

My lungs are fresh and yours to keep,
Kept clean and they will let you breathe.
Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?

I am the watch you always wear but you forget to wind.

Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these,
So I sat alone and waited out the night.
The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed.
So I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around.
I'm not writing my goodbyes.
I submit no excuse.

If this is what I have to do I owe you every day I wake.
If I could I would shrink myself and sink through your skin
To your blood cells and remove whatever makes you hurt
But I am too weak to be your cure.

Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?
I am the watch you always wear but you forget to wind.
Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these,
So I sat alone and waited out the night.

The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed.
So I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around.
I'm not writing my goodbyes.
I'm not letting you check out.

You will beat this starting now and you will always be around.
I'm there to monitor your breathing I will watch you while you're sleeping.
I will keep you safe and sound.

Does anybody remember back when you were very young?
Did you ever think that you would be this blessed?

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of the song, "Ever since I was young your word is the word that always won", suggests a deep imprint of someone's words or presence in the singer's life. It could be interpreted as a parent, a lover, a mentor, or a close friend that has influenced the singer's decisions and perspectives. The following lines, "Worry and wake the ones you love. A phone call I'd rather not receive. Please use my body while I sleep", evoke a sense of duty and sacrifice, as if the singer is willing to help or be present for others no matter the cost. The image of using his/her body while asleep could be interpreted as a sexual invitation, but it could also be seen as a metaphor for how the singer feels used or depleted.

The chorus of the song, "Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry? I am the watch you always wear but you forget to wind. Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these, So I sat alone and waited out the night", reinforces the theme of being used and neglected. The toy and watch metaphors suggest a sense of replaceability and insignificance, as if the singer is just another gadget or accessory in someone's life. The third line could refer to the feeling of being abandoned or helpless during a crisis, especially if someone dear is far away. The phrase "waited out the night" can also imply emotional darkness or depression.

Throughout the rest of the song, the singer expresses a desire to help, a sense of guilt or indebtedness, and a determination to overcome his/her own weaknesses. The lines "If this is what I have to do I owe you every day I wake" and "But I am too weak to be your cure" reveal the complexity of the singer's emotions, as if he/she is torn between gratitude and resentment towards the person that has influenced his/her life. The ending lines, "You will beat this starting now and you will always be around. I'm there to monitor your breathing I will watch you while you're sleeping. I will keep you safe and sound", suggest a sense of hope and devotion, as if the singer has finally found a way to contribute and connect.

Line by Line Meaning

Ever since I was young your word is the word that always won.
Throughout my life, your opinions and choices have been the most important and always prevailed over others.

Worry and wake the ones you love.
Be concerned about and take care of your loved ones, even if it means losing sleep over it.

A phone call I'd rather not receive.
I don't want to hear bad news or receive phone calls that may bring me bad news.

Please use my body while I sleep.
Take advantage of my body or use it for your own benefit while I am not aware or unable to resist, whether physically or metaphorically.

My lungs are fresh and yours to keep, Kept clean and they will let you breathe.
My lungs are healthy and can be used by you, and if you take care of them, they will allow you to breathe properly.

Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?
I feel exhausted and drained, like a toy that has used up all its energy.

I am the watch you always wear but you forget to wind.
I am always there for you, but sometimes you forget to take care of me or appreciate my efforts.

Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these, So I sat alone and waited out the night.
Sometimes we can't help being physically separated from the people we care about, so we have to endure loneliness and wait until we can be together again.

The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed.
Maybe there were some positive aspects to a situation that I overlooked or didn't get to experience.

So I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around.
I'm begging you to stay positive and be there for me during difficult times.

I'm not writing my goodbyes.
I'm not ready to say farewell or let go of someone or something.

I submit no excuse.
I offer no justification for my actions or behavior.

If this is what I have to do I owe you every day I wake.
If this is what it takes to make things right or solve a problem, I will do it, and I feel indebted to you for bringing it to my attention.

If I could I would shrink myself and sink through your skin To your blood cells and remove whatever makes you hurt But I am too weak to be your cure.
I want to alleviate your pain and suffering, even if it means entering your body and getting rid of what's hurting you, but unfortunately, I'm not capable of doing that.

You will beat this starting now and you will always be around.
You will overcome your struggles and from now on, you will always be a part of my life.

I'm there to monitor your breathing I will watch you while you're sleeping. I will keep you safe and sound.
I will take care of you and keep you safe, even when you're unaware or incapable of protecting yourself.

Does anybody remember back when you were very young? Did you ever think that you would be this blessed?
Have you ever reflected on the fortunate circumstances in your life, and how far you've come since your childhood?

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JESSE LACEY, VINCENT ACCARDI

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@loveat1ce

14y↑46

their lyrics are the most carefully chosen words... there is NO band, nor there shall be a band that compares to brand new.they are unique in their own way.

@craftyasmr3227

15w↑3

My friend just passed away from a motorcycle accident and this song has been on repeat the past few days. Rest in peace Damian, can’t believe you’re gone. 1:38 hits really hard. I watched him as a machine breathed for him and IVs pumped him with medicine that kept him comfortable.

@tibicenlinnei4014

13w

Damian is watching over you. Live for him.

@thelockdownproject6442

2y↑15

20 years later , I'm still playing and still loving this song !

@MoonBoyAdino

2y↑1

Right here with you. Going through something right now, but nothing helps me get through problems like Brand New

@philbateman1989

10y↑114

I remember listening to this song when I was probably about 15, I was in a typical teenage relationship, really heavy emotions and drama. It was the girl I was dating's favorite song. Those were some hard times, that's a tough age to be. Stuff that you grow up to realize is complete bullshit seems like the end of the world. You're all over the damned place.

@dataust

10y↑10

Then you run into it all over again at 28. Never really substantial milestones that tell you you've grown up till you have kids.

@dataust

9y↑5

Some emo shit bro dont worry.

@ositoosito4566

4y↑2

I feel ya. I couldn’t listen to a lot of music I used to love for it reminded me of a certain someone I was emo af, like for real lol not just the look. I’m 30 now and can listen to it now and just laugh at myself 🖤

@ositoosito4566

4y↑1

Daniel Renshaw you’ll be ok, trust me 🙂

@ositoosito4566

4y↑1

Greed just remember it’s all temporary, we evolve so much❣️

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@JFrattiniCox1177

12y↑33

I'm not letting you check out. You will beat this starting now and you will always be around. I'm there to monitor your breathing I will watch you while you're sleeping. I will keep you safe and sound. part of a small % who just realized these lyrics, and isn't sleeping tonight.

@kerrifarrelly5475

4y↑6

Takes me ten years back....so many memories

@aSonnetToScience

13y↑7

one night i typed "i am too weak - " and this song came up in the suggestions. i'm so glad i found it because it's now one of my favorites.

@flamingtardis

1y↑2

When I first heard this song my mother was diagnosed with cancer for the second time. This song means the world to me. At the time I didn’t know how to true it was

@hydrogen2520

4y↑4

That's the lyrics that got me to listen to the entire album.

"Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these,
so I sat alone and waited out the night. "

See, I would go on believing I related to it.
But I am not him.

@Hernandezzy09

15y↑2

This song is about his grandfather's struggle with lung cancer. Very very good song.

@ParkerBuhrman

12y↑4

this song gives me chills every time i listen to it. love it.

@tenson95

12y↑5

this song give me the strenght to go on....my favourite deja entedu song...thanks brand new :)

@Ribcage187

15y↑2

lyrically amazing........Lacy is just freaking awesome

@kimjones7343

5y↑2

first time hearing this song and i think i just set the record for consecutive replays. holy hell i love this song.

@Malocyte

11y↑4

I'm in the Navy currently, and I understand what you mean. It's hard not being there for the ones we love when they need us.

@nickrandles1102

Malocyte holy crap dude.....I joined at 32 in 2018..3 weeks away from my first deployment. I know this comment is 6 years old, but you got a brother out there listening to this song and knowing exactly how the fuck you felt. I take comfort in that. :)

@dustbus4822

6y↑4

This is still the best song ever to be writen

@nicknack6042

28w

27 days without my brother here. I miss you JDC. I will mourn you every single day until we are reunited. I pray you are at peace and not struggling. We all miss you like crazy. I hope you knew how much you meant to all of us. Especially me. My big bro forever. Until we meet again. 💔

@TMiller814

49w

I love you, sis ❤

@musicismyfavorite777

14y

Freaking awesome song, really deep, love Brand New

@dogpatchchica42

15y

by far sickest song to listen to when youre shreddin up the pow!!!!

@ej5215

5y↑1

the ringing in your ears is truly deafening after this song ends.

@toast1121

6y↑11

Damn found out what this song is about and it hits hard af

@ikeasnilleswivelchair29

What is it about?

@elliotcasson3027

3y↑2

@IKEA SNILLE Swivel chair Pretty sure it’s about Jesse Lacey struggling with his grandfather’s death.

@MrWetMonster

12y

that is the song i was looking for before!

@nicholasberry7611

7y↑16

Though this painting and song dont draw many obvious parallels, One may infer that this song more intimately expresses the domestic conflict between two ideologies that were radically imposed on the state of union between Spanish and Moroccan natives. There is/was a tree in Guernica that was a symbol for the people of Spain. This tree was the first landmark set in the city after it was established and localized by a Catholic Monarch. The people agreed that any man that was to lead the republic, must take an oath to this tree. The oath was a solemn commitment that under all circumstances the leader of the republic must uphold the law and way of living of a predominately Catholic community. When Facist totalitarianism took to europe in the early part of the 20th century, so must have eastern influence (Left wing communism). Spains Ruler was an Authoritarian and insisted that all government in the nation should be centralized (Francoism). When the people of Guernica (and other provinces/Cities) were effected by eastern Influence, they took arms and became engaged in a three year civil war. By the time this war was over, the ideals of eastern influence, socialism, communism, and antiestablishment groups were significantly muffled in spain. This resulted in General Franco, the Conservative leader of Spain, eradicating the majority of domestic opposition to Catholicism. While this helped restore some of the country's sovereignty, it also caused Socialist and communist troops to retreat through Guernica and back east. Nazi Germany , and Fascist Italy were permitted by Franco to combine air forces and capitalize on the tactical advantage offered by the geographic location of Guernica. The town was bombed starting with large distribution water mains. This forced surviving Republican opposition to leave and prevented structure fires from being extinguished leaving only a wake of ash. While this method was quite effective it descimated one of the oldest and most influential sites in all of Spain. Spain hadn't agreed to support either side officially as a Nation, but they had strayed from thier own beliefs, and fundamental structure. The majority of the population of Guernica was evacuated before it was bombed but having lost something as simple as a tree redefined the standard of living for an entire nation. This song is about straying too far from your roots and experiencing the excruciating trauma caused by the internal conflict it can create. Jesse wrote this song in response to having been away from home during the Illness and death of his grandfather. Its about learning from and coping with a true spiritual loss. The kind that can make you forget what you stand for, knock you flat, and suspend you in disbelief. The beautiful thing about it is that the same type of loss doesn't offer sides, or a way to go back and reform the events that lead to it, but insists that you learn from it. When your roots are all but gone and you're limbs are torn apart you appreciate your new leaves. That or you get turned into a piece of paper so somebody else can learn from you....

@nicoblaytherealflamingo445

4y↑1

I read this whole thing and I'm in the Empire climbing up and each day is the same question with new answers. Also, I used the same sn over 15 years ago. School said only real names since apple trees don't grow on the moon.

@zolo2036

14y↑1

brand new at their best

@mynameshouse

15y

favorite lyrics right thurr.

@ThBstFSxy

11y↑6

The song is about someone (probably a parent) getting very sick and the singer not being anywhere near to be with or help them. Hence why he didn't go to the Navy because he wanted to remain close to his family.

@rawrizord

It's about his grandfather who was dying of cancer at the time.

@Jonnyboy356

14y

@Atramontik Thats great for you. Brand new really does have the potential to do that huh

@lilsadgoth

37w

Always thought that intro sounds incredibly similar to crossfades "breathing slowly"

@alm0sthum4n

12y↑1

I want to go rip stuff up, but in the most amazing way :) chills but it gets me pumped, idk what it is

@misterdanton

2y↑2

my first seattle bought album..at age 28...and for the next decade..they stayed relevant and honest and awesome...at that age..im branching out away from all i was used to..away accepting that high school was over as well as most of those friendships..plus the brief intimacies that i really really had high hopes for transferred to a new me in a new state...apart from those friendly arguments..which the screaming reminds me of...friends being mad at eachother or whatever..but being alone in solitude experimenting with romantic flings and possibilities..as relevant for the single me to this day

13y

@shaler21 there is no one but brand new

@wishingwell_333

I wonder if 'I'm just the watch you wear but forget to wind' is like 'i'm here but I'm useless'

@tesla3695

If I remember correctly this song was about Jesse's grandfather who was very ill around this time.

@KZcolton

13y

@shaler21 Rise Against does, but they're more political punk than anything. The Airborne Toxic Event is really good at that too, especially their old stuff. Manchester Orchestra, but they can be hard to get into. Bout all I can think of... :)

@ShogunX94

13y

@TheFukkup How is he obviously not capable or worthy of being in the Navy?

@caseygust9773

Seven years later, the answer has shown itself.

@wolvesatthedoor6086

I am too weak to be your cure 🤍

@seanhutt4621

4y↑2

Is this the way a toy feels when it's batteries run dry?

@xXxSkylineDreamzxXx

13y

@IdoApu2 Ew, New Found Glory. xD.

@ChutesandJammers

13y

Wow! Hell yeah! Love Brand New! Been listening to a lot of Brand New, Hey You!, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Blink-182, and No Doubt... Hey You! is still pretty new, but they're waaaaaaay dope. Pop/punk/rock with a real cool edge to it. plus, they have a hot chick singer too :-) ....check em out... search "hey you band taking over"