Broadside is a pop punk band based in Richmond, VA. They were formed in 201… Read Full Bio ↴Broadside is a pop punk band based in Richmond, VA. They were formed in 2010 and released a free digital summer demo to gain local attraction. In June 2011 the band self-released their debut five-song EP, "Far From Home", which was then re-recorded in 2012 with five additional tracks to become their first full-length album by the same name and put out on independent Japanese record label Ice Grill$ Records. They were named as one of top 100 bands to watch in 2015 by Alternative Press. On March 10, 2015, it was announced that the band had signed to Victory Records, which was accompanied by pre-orders for their label debut, Old Bones set for release on May 19, 2015, along with a music video for the new single "Coffee Talk". In late September, 2015, founding member Bassist Josh Glupker left for undisclosed reasons. On June 16, 2017, the band released its second studio album, Paradise. On July 8, 2017, the album peaked at the No. 17 position on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. On May 15, 2019, the band released a 7" for "King of Nothing / Empty" which would be their last release with Victory Records before the label was bought out by Concord Music Group in October of 2019 leaving the band without a label. In March 2020 the band announced they signed with Los Angeles based label, SharpTone Records. They are also releasing a new album in July of 2020 for the label titled, "Into The Raging Sea."

The band has gone through many various lineup changes during it's lifetime and currently has no original members, but as of June 2020 it's current lineup stands as follows:

Ollie Baxxter – vocals (2013–present)
Pat Diaz – bass (2015–present)
Domenic Reid – guitar (2017–present)

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A Light In The Dark
Broadside Lyrics

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Been so long
since I felt alive.
How can I believe
in this tired body of mine?
Chasing myself, into the night,
will it all matter when I close my eyes?

Have I won the race?

Embraced all my pain,
told my family enough,
that I value our name.
And if the weight of the world
pulls me from my feet,
drags me to the ground,
my chest trying to breathe,
I just wanna be known

as the man who didn’t sink,
as the man who didn’t sink.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Broadside's song "A Light in the Dark" touch on themes of self-doubt, existential questioning, and the desire for a lasting legacy. The opening lines express a feeling of numbness and detachment from life, with the singer admitting it has been a long time since they felt truly alive. This is followed by self-doubt, as the singer questions the very existence of their physical body, wondering how they can possibly believe in it when it feels so worn out.

The chorus seems to offer a sense of hope, as the singer talks about their desire to be remembered as someone who didn't give up, even in the face of overwhelming obstacles. They explore this idea through a metaphor of a race, asking whether they have "won" by enduring their pain without giving up, and whether this is enough to secure a meaningful legacy. The final lines of the chorus, "I just wanna be known / as the man who didn't sink," suggest a desire for recognition and immortality.

Overall, "A Light in the Dark" seems to wrestle with the difficult questions of what it means to live a meaningful life, how we can find purpose and fulfillment in a world that often feels hollow, and what kind of legacy we hope to leave behind.

Line by Line Meaning

Been so long since I felt alive.
It has been a long time since I have felt truly alive.

How can I believe in this tired body of mine?
I am struggling to believe in my abilities as my body feels so worn out.

Chasing myself, into the night, will it all matter when I close my eyes?
I am constantly running after my goals, but I wonder if they will really matter in the end.

Have I won the race? Embraced all my pain, told my family enough, that I value our name.
I ask myself if I have done enough to succeed, endure pain, and show my family that their name means something to me.

And if the weight of the world pulls me from my feet, drags me to the ground, my chest trying to breathe,
If the struggles of life become too much to bear, and leave me gasping for air as I try to stand back up,

I just wanna be known as the man who didn’t sink, as the man who didn’t sink.
all I want is to be remembered as someone who never gave up, even when the going got tough.

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Andrew Dunton, Dorian Cooke, Josh Glupker, Niles Gibbs, Ollie Baxter

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