Dark New Day is an American alternative metal band, that was formed in 2005… Read Full Bio ↴Dark New Day is an American alternative metal band, that was formed in 2005 by Clint Lowery from Sevendust, Brett Hesla from Virgos Merlot, Corey Lowery from Stereomud and Stuck Mojo, Troy McLawhorn from DoubleDrive and Will Hunt of Skrape and Evanescence. The Lowery Brothers and McLawhorn were also in the band Still Rain together.

The band's debut album was released on 14th of June, 2005, entitled Twelve Year Silence.

The single "Brother" ranked 7th on the US Mainstream Rock chart.

In 2008 Clint Lowery left the band to re-join Sevendust, and Troy McLawhorn departed to join Seether (he and Will Hunt have since joined Evanescence ). The band added BC Kochmit from Switched on guitar for touring purposes and singer Brett Hestla would also take the task of rhythm guitarist.

In 2009 following unofficial word that Dark New Day had disbanded, Clint Lowery cleared the air informing fans that Warner Bros. had dropped Dark New Day from the record label and that the new tracks (recorded with producer Dave Bendeth) may never be release to the public. Part of the difficulty with the band releasing this material by their own means was that Warner Brothers owned the exclusive rights to some of the tracks.

Despite the complications with Warner Brothers, Dark New Day would eventually release their unreleased material in the Fall of 2011 (digitally, via iTunes) in the form of 2 compilation albums, both albums released simultaneously. The first of the two albums, Hail Mary featured the 'Bendeth' produced tracks, while the other B-Sides was comprised mainly of unrefined demo tracks. Shortly after this release, the 2 albums were removed from iTunes, presumably due to Dark New Day violating their previous agreement with Warner Brothers.

In late 2011, Clint Lowery (via Twitter) stated that Goomba Music had got ahold of some of Dark New Day's backburner material and were interested in producing an album with the band. This collaboration with Goomba Music would result in Dark New Day's second studio album New Tradition, an album mainly made up re-recorded tracks from B-Sides and Hail Mary, as well as 4 new tracks Caught In The Light, Burns Your Eyes, Rising Sun and Fiend (Hit The Wall version). This album was released on February 28th, 2012.

Anywhere
Dark New Day Lyrics

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I'm taking a stand
but not to create distance
or leave you in the dark
Showing you a picture
can only go so far
I think that you should go with me
so you can feel it too
and if your mind is open

there's so much we can do

I can almost see the stars aligning
to say

I'm gonna take you anywhere
I want to go
I'm gonna make you want me
to keep on going

I'm starting to bend
the line between reality
and the place we want to be

Living vivid motion pictures
starring only you and me
and in this precious moment
the current starts to flow
Don't you ever break the connection
and I'll never let it go

I can almost see the stars aligning
to say

I'm gonna take you anywhere
I want to go
I'm gonna make you want me
to keep on going

Can you feel the rush
Here you can get too much
can get too much

Yeah, I'm gonna take you anywhere
I want to go
I'm gonna make you want me

to keep on going
to keep on going

Overall Meaning

The song "Anywhere" by Dark New Day is about taking a stand, but not to distance oneself or leave others in the dark. The singer wants to show the person a picture, but feels that it can only go so far. Hence, he invites the listener to come with him so that they can experience it as well, and if their mind is open, there's a lot they can do. The theme revolves around taking someone to a place they have never been before, making them want more, and living in the moments.

In the chorus, the singer describes how he wants to take the listener anywhere he wants to go, and he wants them to want him to keep going. He talks about bending the line between reality and the place they want to be, creating motion pictures starring only the two of them. The connection is precious, and he urges the listener never to break it. The bridge of the song is an instrumental section, which portrays the rush of emotions the singer is experiencing. The song concludes with the phrase "I'm gonna take you anywhere I want to go," emphasizing the singer's determination to take the person on a journey.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm taking a stand
I'm making a firm decision

but not to create distance
it's not to create a gap between us

or leave you in the dark
or hide anything from you

Showing you a picture
I'm trying to describe something to you

can only go so far
but words can't fully convey it

I think that you should go with me
I want us to experience it together

so you can feel it too
so you can understand what I mean

and if your mind is open
if you're willing to try

there's so much we can do
we can do anything

I'm gonna take you anywhere
I'm going to take you on an adventure

I want to go
to wherever I want to go