Comprised of Joe Demaio (vocals), Marcelo Sedano (guitar/vocals), Armani Sanchez (guitar), Travis Knutz (bass), Rob Cesena (keys/synth/programming) and Johnny Thunder (drums), Casino Madrid formed in 2007. In 2009, the band released their self-produced EP, For Kings and Queens, which has sold over 20,000 digital tracks. The EP got re-released in 2010 with 3 extra songs, and in 2011 through Razor and Tie, Artery Recordings, the band released their full-length Robots.
Members:
Austin Graham - Guitar (founding member)
Sean Quinn - Guitar (founding member)
Kevin Butler - Bass/Clean Vocals (founding member)
Johnny Cruz - Drums (founding member)
Rob Cesena - Keyboards
Joe DeMaio - Unclean Vocals
Other members:
Andrew - Vocals (founding member)
Don Vedda - Guitar
Armani Sanchez - Guitar
Marcelo Sedano - Guitar/Vocals
Joan Cruz - Drums
Travis Knutz - Bass
Aaron Duarte - Vocals
Pyramids
Casino Madrid Lyrics
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Alright wake up everybody this party is just getting started
It's dark lets go out tonight
Come on
I've seen so many faces
Your pictures on my wall
I'm dying to know who you are
All the years that I celebrate
They are between just sitting here smiling away
Cause I can't feel a thing
You're all the same, till you die
Somethings never change
You're just another b***h
Backed up against the wall
It'd probably be much easier
If you were here with me right now
Alone is much more difficult
Than I could have ever realized
Lets blow the roof of this place
Oh lets give em hell
This goes back to road anyways
5, 6, 7 hit the road
5, 6, 7 hit the road
Yeah...
With no one to hold you
No one to guide you, to the light
No one to say that, things will be alright
I'm watching what I thought was the truth
All along (all along), it seems that
I've been deceived, it's all just one
It's all just one big lie
I tried so hard
You're not worth this
Popularity is overrated
In a matter of seconds my future
Has nothing left (nothing left)
Has nothing left
Where were you
When I needed you most
(When I need you most, where are you last night?)
Where were you
When I needed you most
(When I need you most, where are you last night?)
Drink the poison from the glass (x8)
The opening lines “Let's go back to the start here. Alright, wake up everybody this party is just getting started” set the tone of the song as a party anthem, with the singer urging everyone to wake up and begin the night. The subsequent lines are a prelude to it, setting the stage for the party. The invocation to go out in the dark draws up images of adventure and excitement. The verses signify the singer’s mixed emotions about his past. He has seen many faces and has pictures up on his wall, but he is dying to know who they truly are. There is a veneer of happiness obliging one to celebrate, but on the inside, the singer can’t feel a thing. He is reminded of the fact that everything is unbearably similar, and nothing changes till one dies. He calls out to everyone just to let them know that they’re all a bunch of hypocrites backed against the wall, and that everyone would be better off if they found solace in the company of others.
The chorus “Where were you when I needed you most” calls to mind the day-to-day disappointments people face in life, always wondering where their loved ones are when they need them the most. The singer admits to feeling deceived all along, watching what he thought was the truth but realizing that it was all just one elaborate lie. The lines “I tried so hard, you’re not worth this popularity is overrated. In a matter of seconds my future has nothing left” relay a sense of hopelessness and despair, emphasizing the fleeting nature of fame and the price one pays for it. The song ends with the provocative line, “Drink the poison from the glass,” which can be interpreted in various ways. It could mean the singer is urging everyone to take an enthralling risk, or that he has given up on trying to measure up to the expectations of people.
Line by Line Meaning
Lets go back to the start here
Let's start this party again from the beginning
Alright wake up everybody this party is just getting started
This party is just beginning and everyone needs to wake up and join in
It's dark lets go out tonight
Come on
Let's go out tonight even though it's dark outside
I've seen so many faces
Your pictures on my wall
I have all these memories
I'm dying to know who you are
All the years that I celebrate
They are between just sitting here smiling away
Cause I can't feel a thing
I have seen many faces and have pictures of people on my wall, but I am dying to know who they really are. Even though I have celebrated many years of my life and have many memories, I am sitting here feeling empty and unable to feel any emotions.
You're all the same, till you die
Somethings never change
You're just another b***h
Backed up against the wall
Everyone is the same until they die and some things never change. You are just another person who is stuck and unable to move forward in life.
It'd probably be much easier
If you were here with me right now
Alone is much more difficult
Than I could have ever realized
It would be much easier if you were here with me right now. Being alone is much more difficult than I ever realized.
Lets blow the roof of this place
Oh lets give em hell
This goes back to road anyways
5, 6, 7 hit the road
5, 6, 7 hit the road
Yeah...
Let's have a great time and blow the roof off this place. We are going back on the road anyway, so let's hit it.
With no one to hold you
No one to guide you, to the light
No one to say that, things will be alright
I'm watching what I thought was the truth
All along (all along), it seems that
I've been deceived, it's all just one
It's all just one big lie
Without anyone to hold you or guide you towards the light or tell you that everything will be okay, you are left to watch what you thought was the truth but it turns out that it was all just one big lie.
I tried so hard
You're not worth this
Popularity is overrated
In a matter of seconds my future
Has nothing left (nothing left)
Has nothing left
I tried my best, but you are not worth my effort. Popularity is overrated and in a matter of seconds, my future has nothing left for me.
Where were you
When I needed you most
(When I need you most, where are you last night?)
Where were you
When I needed you most
(When I need you most, where are you last night?)
Where were you when I needed you the most? I am left wondering where you were last night and why you weren't there when I needed you.
Drink the poison from the glass (x8)
Drink the poisoned drink from the glass repeatedly.
Contributed by Luke G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.