There are multiple artists using the name Castaway;

1) A melodic ha… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists using the name Castaway;

1) A melodic hardcore / punk band from Tokyo, Japan. https://castawayjp.bandcamp.com/

2) Pop/Punk band from Saskatchewan. https://www.facebook.com/CastawaySaskatchewan http://castaway306.bandcamp.com/album/living-room-sessions-3

3) Progressive Death Metal band from Florida who have released 4 albums and one demo (http://www.myspace.com/castawaytheband).

4) A melodic hardcore band from Brisbane, Australia. Castaway have released a demo in 2009, followed by a six track self-titled EP in March 2010. (http://www.myspace.com/castawayau)

5) A Hardcore band from Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Born on, October 2010 who have released their 1617 EP album in 2013. http://www.battleofthebands.com/u/castawayhc

Pressure
Castaway Lyrics

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It's like I'm caught in between the words you speak and the expectations you keep out of reach.
Over and over I try to see your point of view so skewed towards keeping me beneath you.
I lost my head trying to breathe underneath your gravity.
I won't reach out to hold a hand that never gave for me.
If you're here to tell me who I should be, fuck you.
I've made mistakes and I still do.
I've got the will to improve, and that's a whole lot more than I can say for you.
If you'd take the time to look between the lines, you'd find that I'm an open book for every eye.

But all you do is try to erase and rewrite, ‘cause nothing changes your mind.
You can keep your cries for attention behind your teeth and bite down on your tongue until it bleeds.
You're not as real as you'd like to think.
Such a sorry excuse for a personality.

You've snaked your way inside my head one too many times, I won't sit quiet while you run my life down to something so black and white.
I think it's time you read between the lines.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Castaway's song "Pressure" seem to be about the singer's struggle to understand and meet the expectations of another person. They describe feeling trapped between the other person's words and their unreachable expectations. The singer expresses frustration at being constantly kept beneath the other person and feeling like they are suffocating under their gravity.

The lyrics become more defiant in the chorus when the singer declares, "If you're here to tell me who I should be, fuck you." They express that they are not perfect but they have the will to improve, unlike the other person who seems stuck in their own self-righteousness. The singer pleads with the other person to see beyond their surface level judgments and actually get to know them, revealing that they are an open book for anyone willing to read.

Towards the end of the song, the singer becomes more aggressive and tells the other person to keep their cries for attention to themselves and stop trying to control the singer's life. The final line, "I think it's time you read between the lines," implies that the other person is missing something vital and needs to look deeper to truly understand the singer.

In summary, "Pressure" is a song about feeling trapped and suffocated by another person's expectations, while also standing up for one's own identity and worth in the face of judgment.

Line by Line Meaning

It's like I'm caught in between the words you speak and the expectations you keep out of reach.
I'm trapped between what you say and what you expect of me, which is impossible to attain.

Over and over I try to see your point of view so skewed towards keeping me beneath you.
I attempt to understand your perspective, but it's always biased against me, keeping me under your control.

I lost my head trying to breathe underneath your gravity.
Your influence weighs me down so much that it's suffocating and overwhelming.

I won't reach out to hold a hand that never gave for me.
I refuse to seek help from someone who never did anything to aid me.

If you're here to tell me who I should be, fuck you.
If your intention is to dictate who I am, I have no respect for you.

I've made mistakes and I still do.
I acknowledge my errors and am aware that they continue to occur.

I've got the will to improve, and that's a whole lot more than I can say for you.
I possess the desire to better myself, which is something you lack.

If you'd take the time to look between the lines, you'd find that I'm an open book for every eye.
If you scrutinized my actions, you'd realize that I'm transparent and honest.

But all you do is try to erase and rewrite, ‘cause nothing changes your mind.
However, you persist in altering my words and actions, demonstrating that you're stubborn and inflexible.

You can keep your cries for attention behind your teeth and bite down on your tongue until it bleeds.
You can suppress your attention-seeking tendencies and hurt yourself in the process.

You're not as real as you'd like to think.
You are not as authentic as you believe yourself to be.

Such a sorry excuse for a personality.
You possess a pitiful personality.

You've snaked your way inside my head one too many times, I won't sit quiet while you run my life down to something so black and white.
You have manipulated me repeatedly, and I refuse to remain passive while you simplify and distort my life.

I think it's time you read between the lines.
It's time for you to look beyond the surface and understand the deeper meaning of my words and actions.

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