After going back to his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 2004 for a dental appointment, Anthony Green went back to the airport to return to California and his Saosin mates. However, he suddenly had an epiphany - that despite the fact that Saosin was close to breaking out, he knew he would be miserable if he returned. To him, Saosin was "a girl that you had great sex with, yet had little in common with," as Green himself affectionately said. He returned to Colin Frangicetto, a friend who he had "jammed" with during his stay, and they decided to begin recording and recruiting. Thus, Circa Survive was born.
Colin Frangicetto and Anthony Green, with full support from Equal Vision Records, then recruited Brendan Ekstrom. Ekstrom had been Frangicetto's bandmate in This Day Forward. Both Ekstrom and Frangicetto had toured with Taken during their This Day Forward days, and procured Nick Beard, previous bassist of Taken, as Circa Survive's next member. The band met Steve Clifford through Vadim Taver of the band Marigold; "[Steve] jammed with us for a week and from there it was on," says Frangicetto.
To date, Circa Survive has released two versions of the song "Handshakes at Sunrise" on two different 2004 sampler discs from Equal Vision Records, as well as a 2005 limited edition tour EP called The Inuit Sessions. A full length album Juturna was released April 19th, 2005.
Circa Survive now has many national tours under their belt, including a co-headlining tour that took place in summer 2005. Circa Survive has also opened for Mae and Dredg on each of their headlining runs. Circa Survive played The Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey in 2005, and then played every year until 2008. They also played a few dates on The Van's Warped Tour in 2005 and completed a European tour with Coheed and Cambria and Thrice in 2006. Circa Survive has also toured with Thursday, Rise Against, Billy Talent, My Chemical Romance, Saves the Day and Moneen.
Circa Survive's first major headlining tour occured during the summer of 2006, with The Receiving End of Sirens, YouInSeries, and Days Away on the first leg of this tour. These bands dropped off on July 23rd. On July 25th, Portugal. The Man, and Keating joined the tour.
On Letting Go is the band's second album. It was released on May 29, 2007 by Equal Vision Records, the album debuted at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 24,000 copies in its first week. The band headlined the Alternative Press Tour in Spring 2007, with, Cute Is What We Aim For, Envy on the Coast, and As Tall As Lions, headlined the 2007 Warped Tour, and did a headlining tour with Ours, Fear Before the March of Flames, and Dear and the Headlights in the fall.
After supporting Thrice and Pelican for their Spring 2008 tour, Circa Survive returned home to Philadelphia to write for the follow up record to On Letting Go. The band announced in August of 2009, after over a year of writing, that they were beginning the recording process, and that they had signed with Atlantic Records. The band frequently spoke of the new material as a brand new direction and, as Colin said, "our growth is evident in every note and rhythm I hear."
On February 16, 2010 they announced their new album would be titled "Blue Sky Noise", and would be released on April 20, 2010. The album debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200, and #1 on the Alternative Albums Chart.
Circa Survive's second EP, Appendage, was released on November 30, 2010. It contains five tracks: "Sleep Underground" (Demo), "Stare Like You'll Stay", "Everyway", "Backmask" and "Lazarus".
Circa Survive is planning to record their fourth LP between mid-March and May 2012 in California with former Failure frontman Ken Andrews (Mae, Pete Yorn) as producer. It is tentatively scheduled for release in late summer or early fall 2012 on Atlantic Records, with a U.S. tour to coincide with its release.
On April 16, 2012, Circa Survive began recording their fourth record. On March 5, 2012, Absolute Punk stated it would be titled "Violent Waves". On June 25th, 2012, Circa launched the Violent Waves Pre-Order webpage, officially announcing the album's title and release date, August 28th, 2012, along with a new song titled "Suitcase". The band also confirmed that the CD would be self-released.
Oh Hello
Circa Survive Lyrics
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Mystery man.
Strange as all new thoughts on.
Impotence.
All I want are windows.
It wouldn't be the first time.
Didn't I know you.
All along we've been.
Given the ugliest tidings.
All along we've been a mess.
Now quick dilations are the only chance we have left.
A stranger's just someone that you've forgotten.
How will we know if we've met before or done this dance.
Mystery man.
Didn't I know you.
The lyrics of Circa Survive's song "Oh Hello" are deep and cryptic, and the lead vocalist Anthony Green sings them in a way that is both emotive and enigmatic. The lines, "Didn't I know you. Mystery man. Strange as all new thoughts on impotence. All I want are windows. It wouldn't be the first time. Didn't I know you. All along we've been," can be interpreted as an exploration of memory, identity, and human connection.
The opening lines suggest that the singer is trying to grasp the identity of a person they have encountered before but cannot quite remember. The phrase "Mystery man" connotes an air of intrigue and the unknown, while "strange as all new thoughts on impotence" could be a metaphorical way of expressing a sense of powerlessness or vulnerability. The line "All I want are windows" might represent a desire for clarity or transparency, as if looking into a building's windows. The repetition of "Didn't I know you. All along we've been," suggests that the singer has a sense of familiarity with this person, but cannot quite place them.
The lyrics "Given the ugliest tidings. All along we've been a mess. Now quick dilations are the only chance we have left. A stranger's just someone that you've forgotten. How will we know if we've met before or done this dance. Mystery man. Didn't I know you" suggest that whatever relationship the singer has with this person is fraught with difficulty and pain. The "ugliest tidings" could be referring to bad news or shocking revelations, while the idea of "doing this dance" suggests that these two people are caught in a cycle of behavior that they cannot escape. The line "A stranger's just someone that you've forgotten" is a poignant reminder that even the people we know intimately can become strangers if we lose touch with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Didn't I know you.
I have a feeling like I know who you are, even though you are a stranger.
Mystery man.
You are a mysterious person and I can't quite figure you out.
Strange as all new thoughts on.
You are as foreign and perplexing as an unfamiliar idea.
Impotence.
Our situation feels hopeless and powerless.
All I want are windows.
I just want clarity and a way to see through this situation.
It wouldn't be the first time.
I have a sense of déjà vu or familiarity about this situation.
Didn't I know you.
I have a feeling like I know who you are, even though you are a stranger.
All along we've been.
We have been together in this mess the entire time.
Given the ugliest tidings.
We have been given bad news or information.
All along we've been a mess.
We have been in a state of chaos the entire time.
Now quick dilations are the only chance we have left.
We need to act quickly or else we might miss our only opportunity to make things better.
A stranger's just someone that you've forgotten.
Strangers are just people we don't remember or don't know yet.
How will we know if we've met before or done this dance.
We might have already been in a similar situation in the past or have met before, but we can't quite remember.
Mystery man.
You are a mysterious person and I can't quite figure you out.
Didn't I know you.
I have a feeling like I know who you are, even though you are a stranger.
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Desert Cactus
love this song
Athena Christine Music
Didn’t I know you didn’t I love you?
Subhash x Record
bro like do you understand what is even happening there this song that what just happened is too unreal for me to even i cant even
Paige
Uhm
What
Ray Frantz
It's all happening maaaaan
Subhash x Record
To be fair the entirety of Juturna is a WtF ' from the haunting ambience the slightly professional guitar work to the selective double bass things like always getting what you want and oh hello make me feel too much I feel so much - Dennis Reynolds Golden God - 5*man ; ps wobbliest chair in Philadelphia
Paige
Uhm.
Oh.
Fanboy
wwwwwww
David Egan
Dagger