Brave Saint Saturn is an American rock band started as … Read Full Bio ↴1995-present
Brave Saint Saturn is an American rock band started as a side project by members of Five Iron Frenzy, a now-defunct Christian ska band. Described by the band as "astro-rock," the music of Brave Saint Saturn (often abbreviated to BS2) is generally more serious than the lighthearted FIF. The group was originally an outlet for Five Iron's frontman, Reese Roper, to explore themes of loneliness and abandonment. BS2 also experimented with more melancholy song composition and ambient sounds, with instruments like synthesizer, glockenspiel, accordion, strings and electronic sampling rounding out the simple, guitar-driven music.
The band's trilogy of albums follow the same outer space-themed story that uses space exploration as an extended metaphor, making the three records an extended concept album. The first album, So Far from Home, was about being lost, while their second, The Light of Things Hoped For, focused on being found. Their third album, entitled Anti-Meridian, about returning home, was released on September 15th, 2008, completing the trilogy and the story of the crew of the U.S.S. Gloria.
Invictus
Brave Saint Saturn Lyrics
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Only to show You,
How very lost one can be,
And bitterness fires through me.
The brilliance that was
Is flickering cold,
Slowly burning to ash.
I'm closing my eyes,
'till one day I'm scared to go back.
You part the shadows,
Light of the World.
Destroy the blindness
Peace Eternal.
Take this broken heart,
If it brings You praise,
Take this beaten soul,
Shivering hands I will raise.
Hope Unstoppable,
Sing the morning sun,
Wake up oh sleeper,
The Daylight has come.
You are, You are,
Invincible.
You are You are,
Unbreakable.
Take this broken heart,
If it brings You praise,
Take this beaten soul,
Shivering hands I will raise.
Hope Unstoppable,
Sing the morning sun,
Wake up oh sleeper,
The Daylight has come.
You are, You are,
Invincible.
You are You are,
Unbreakable.
You are You are,
Invincible.
You are You are,
Unbreakable.
I've been breaking my back,
Only to show you how very lost
One can be.
The lyrics of Brave Saint Saturn’s song, “Invictus,” express a deep sense of hopelessness and despair that seems to have replaced the original optimism that the singer once had. The opening lines suggest that the singer has been struggling and working hard, “breaking my back,” in order to demonstrate to someone else just how lost they can become. This could be interpreted as a cry for help, or alternatively as an attempt to prove a point to prove to someone else that their actions have caused the singer great pain.
The singer goes on to acknowledge that their own brilliance is now flickering like a dying flame, and that they are only adding insult to injury by refusing to confront the desires of their own heart. They are closing their eyes, perhaps out of fear, and in so doing, they are setting themselves up for a spiritual betrayal. The next lines segue into asking the Light of the World to reveal Himself and to destroy the blindness that has overtaken the singer’s life. There is a sense of desperation in the words of the song, a plea for redemption from the oppression that the singer feels has consumed them. The refrain of the song reinforces the singer's belief in God's undeniable strength, invoking His invincibility and unbreakability.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been breaking my back, Only to show you how very lost One can be.
I have been working very hard just to demonstrate to you the depths of one's despair and hopelessness.
And bitterness fires through me.
I feel very bitter inside.
The brilliance that was, Is flickering cold, Slowly burning to ash.
The brilliance that used to light up my life is slowly dying and disappearing, like a fire that has burned down to its last embers and is about to go out completely.
I'm choking on pride, I'm closing my eyes, 'till one day I'm scared to go back.
I am finding it hard to admit my own mistakes and am ignoring them instead, until the day comes when I will be too scared to face my faults.
You part the shadows, Light of the World. Destroy the blindness Peace Eternal.
You bring light to the darkness and show the way in this world. You destroy ignorance and spread everlasting peace.
Take this broken heart, If it brings You praise, Take this beaten soul, Shivering hands I will raise.
If it will please you, please take my broken heart and beaten soul. I will humbly raise my shivering hands in supplication.
Hope Unstoppable, Sing the morning sun, Wake up oh sleeper, The Daylight has come.
My unyielding hope continues in the same way as the unstoppable dawn. I call upon those who are sleeping to awaken, for the dawn has come and the new day has begun.
You are, You are, Invincible. You are You are, Unbreakable.
You are truly invincible and unbreakable.
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