Fall 2001 brought the release of the band’s debut album, Cannon To A Whisper. Engineered and produced by Mike Fanuele (production manager for Dashboard Confessional), Cannon To A Whisper showcases a band coming into their own with influences ranging from Jeff Buckley and Sunny Day Real Estate to Van Halen and Led Zeppelin. Among the band’s most striking characteristics is the songwriting of singer/guitarist Fred Mascherino. Mascherino, who earned a degree in jazz guitar from Temple University, effortlessly constructs an elaborate interplay of passionate vocals and layers of unique, jazz-infused rock-based guitar. The debut album was heralded for its display of intense dynamics, dramatic crescendos and skilled harmonies. Keeping true to form, the band spent the remainder of 2001 and the majority of 2002 on the road with national touring acts Coheed & Cambria, Further Seems Forever, Hey Mercedes and Recover.
On May 6, 2003, Breaking Pangaea released their latest effort, an ep entitled Phoenix, through Equal Vision Records. Recorded by the production team at Big Blue Meenie Studios (Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, This Day Forward), Breaking Pangaea’s newest offering illustrates a band at the pinnacle of its maturation.
Lullaby
Breaking Pangaea Lyrics
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She asked to hold my hand
I said I didn't care
Though it made her angry
That was the day we fell in love
It makes no difference today
And the house we lived in was the first she'd known
It made her angry when she realized
But it makes no difference in her eyes
I want to tell the story but I can't believe
You find the things inside you to make you see
I have traveled oceans
I have swallowed tears
I have looked for one like you for years
It makes no difference now that you are here
It makes no difference today
Would you marry me?
Would you say forever?
Take me away if it's still inside you
It makes no difference now that you are here
It makes no difference today
The song "Lullaby" by Breaking Pangaea tells the story of two people who fell in love despite the circumstances they found themselves in. The song starts with the singer and a woman reaching their car to discover that it wasn't there. The woman asks to hold his hand, but the singer doesn't want to. This causes the woman to become angry. However, this was the day they fell in love, and it didn't matter to them.
As the song progresses, we learn that the couple has run out of money and is heading home to a house that the woman had never lived in before. This fact angers her, but the singer doesn't seem to care. The song's chorus repeats that it makes no difference that they fell in love under difficult circumstances, and that they are together now.
The singer then talks about his experiences traveling and looking for someone like the woman he's with. He tells her that it doesn't matter now that she's here, and asks her to marry him and take him away if she still feels the same way.
Overall, "Lullaby" is a song about two people falling in love despite challenges and hardships. It shows that even when things seem against you, true love can still find a way.
Line by Line Meaning
When we reached the car we found it wasn't there
When we got to the car, it was gone, and we didn't know why.
She asked to hold my hand
She wanted to hold my hand, to feel a connection with me.
I said I didn't care
I acted like I didn't care, to try and seem tough or unemotional.
Though it made her angry
But my response upset her, even if I didn't mean it that way.
That was the day we fell in love
Despite the initial confusion and tension, that day we realized we loved each other.
It makes no difference today
Now it doesn't matter, because our love endures.
And the money ran out so we headed home
Eventually, we ran out of funds and had to leave, returning to our hometown.
And the house we lived in was the first she'd known
The house we shared was new to her, and she was experiencing it for the first time.
It made her angry when she realized
When she found out how I really felt, she got upset.
But it makes no difference in her eyes
But ultimately, that didn't change how she felt about me.
I want to tell the story but I can't believe
I wish I could share our story with others, but part of me can't believe it's real.
You find the things inside you to make you see
Sometimes it takes a special person to help you see what you were missing before.
I have traveled oceans
I've gone to great lengths to find love.
I have swallowed tears
I've endured emotional pain and sadness while searching for love.
I have looked for one like you for years
I searched for someone as special as you for a long time before we met.
Would you marry me?
I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and I hope you want the same.
Would you say forever?
Will you commit to being with me for the long haul?
Take me away if it's still inside you
If you still feel love for me, show me by being with me always.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CHARLES DANIEL RYTKOENEN, TONY LARS ERIKSSON
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Reformed Stoic
Just now getting into this band. I remembered their name from a CD that a friend of mine who passed away years ago made for me. Bummed I never got into them, but happy to have found them now. Buying all of their albums.
Argenis Mendoza
it's for my friend who passed away. He introduced me to this song.
Reformed Stoic
A friend of mine who passed away also introduced me to this band. Cheers.
Theodore Jurcsisn
One of the greatest songs ever written...
mozy
damn there sure is a lot of differences between this and the Terrible Things version
Argenis Mendoza
Rest in Peace K.P
Orchid Malevolence
I can hear Mineral influence
Gordon Stearns
What does K.P. stand for?
Orchid Malevolence
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