Burn the Rez is a Rhode-Island based indie Alternative/Metal band, whose 20… Read Full Bio ↴Burn the Rez is a Rhode-Island based indie Alternative/Metal band, whose 2014 self-titled debut features dark, brooding vocal melody & harmony, towering walls of guitar & orchestral strings, and intimate arrangements of cello, piano, & acoustic guitar. Influences include Red, Coldplay, Alice in Chains, Cold, and Deftones.

About us: We’re a 2-man band/studio project, 100% self-produced – we write, compose, perform, record, mix, and master all elements of our music. Control freaks? Yes. Our story began 15 years earlier in the high-school metal band we formed together. We tirelessly practiced and gigged and had visions of rock stardom. Soon after high school ended, careers and families slowly took over, and by our early 20’s we had let our musical aspirations fade into the background. But we never lost touch, never stopped writing, and after 10 years we finally decided to stop reminiscing and start recording an album, “Burn the Rez”, released in 2014.

Odd Behavior
Burn the Rez Lyrics

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Outside your door and waiting,
I hide my face to know you,
an empty heart left open,
so simply helped yourself to
These passing words I can't ignore,
and you just see right through my fears

Alone I'd been forever

If only I could hide I'd found a way to understand you, if only after a while I'd understand your odd behavior

Your surface tiny pieces,
I chipped away to know you,
there's so much left to question,
you hold me still inside my fears

Alone I'd be forever,
and I will be forever

If only I could hide I'd found a way to understand you, if only after a while I'd understand your odd behavior

You can't just say good-bye or run away and hide forever
A pain you can't disguise so,
now how can I understand you

If only I could hide I'd found a way to understand you, if only after a while I'd understand your odd behavior

If only, if only I could.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Odd Behavior" by Burn the Rez depict a sense of longing and confusion towards an individual with a complex personality. The singer reveals their vulnerability through their admission of hiding their face while waiting outside the person's door, and having an empty heart that was taken advantage of. Despite this, the singer cannot ignore the passing words of this person and they admit to having fears that this person sees through.

The singer then goes on to reveal that they have chipped away at the surface of this person to know them better, but there is still so much left to question. The repeated refrain of being alone forever highlights the fear of not being able to connect with this person, but also the possibility of being completely isolated. The last verse acknowledges that running away or hiding is not a solution and that there is a pain that cannot be disguised. The singer still longs to understand this person and wishes that they could hide in order to accomplish this.

Overall, the lyrics of "Odd Behavior" showcase the human experience of wanting to connect with others despite their complexities, yet feeling unable to do so due to their own fears and the layered personalities of others.

Line by Line Meaning

Outside your door and waiting,
I am waiting outside your door, hiding my face so that you won't notice me.

I hide my face to know you,
I conceal myself so that I can observe you without you realizing it.

an empty heart left open,
I am vulnerable and exposed, with nothing to protect myself.

so simply helped yourself to
You took advantage of my vulnerability and helped yourself to what you wanted.

These passing words I can't ignore,
Your words have an impact on me that I cannot simply overlook.

and you just see right through my fears
You can easily see the fears that I try to keep hidden from everyone else.

Alone I'd been forever
I have felt alone for as long as I can remember.

If only I could hide I'd found a way to understand you, if only after a while I'd understand your odd behavior
If only I could observe you in secret, then maybe eventually I would understand why you behave so strangely.

Your surface tiny pieces,
I have chipped away at the surface of your persona to try and learn more about you.

there's so much left to question,
Despite my efforts to know you better, there is still so much that I don't understand.

you hold me still inside my fears
You make me feel trapped and overwhelmed by the very fears I try to hide from you.

and I will be forever
I know that I will always be alone.

You can't just say good-bye or run away and hide forever
You cannot simply leave me behind and hide from me forever.

A pain you can't disguise so,
You are in pain but trying to hide it from the rest of the world.

now how can I understand you
I am unsure of how to comprehend or help you through your struggles.

If only, if only I could.
If only I could do something to make things better for us both.

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