Deas Vail also happens to be a band with a story to tell, and they're doing it one note at a time. Melodic vocal lines and lullaby guitars; "I'm-telling-you-a-ghost-story" piano parts and syncopated beats. Earnest, searching rock music.
Deas Vail is made up of:
Wes Blaylock (Vocals, Keys)
Laura Blaylock (Keys, Synth)
Kelsey Harelson (Drums)
Andrew Moore (Guitar)
Justin Froning (Bass)
In 2006, Deas Vail released the "Collapse EP," and over 2500 units were sold on the road alone.
On March 6th, 2007, "All The Houses Look The Same" was released on Brave New World Records.
The "White Lights EP" was released August 26th, 2008.
"Birds and Cages" had its online release on Mono vs Stereo records on October 27, 2009, breaking them onto the Billboard Charts, with the official release of the album placing it in stores everywhere on January 26, 2010.
On September 6, 2011, Deas Vail released their self titled album. It was released physically on October 11, 2011.
"The Side Effect" was their final EP released, containing 2 tracks from "Under Our Skin" EP. It was released on June 26, 2012, marking the end of the band.
Atlantis
Deas Vail Lyrics
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Of recycled air and years that have passed.
No one's going to find us here.
They don't know to look.
No rescue is coming.
No one's going to find us here.
They don't know to look.
No rescue is coming.
We took away to make our homes.
Now nothing remains
From all of our hunger.
We gave into our need to own,
So the tide in its rage
Has taken us under.
We are waiting to be found
At the bottom of the earth,
And frequently we'll send a melody.
To the surface of the womb,
Where our hope of notice looms.
From the perfect place for all humanity—-
In the valley of the deep.
Death is a stranger
With tricks up his sleeves
That we'll always need
But we'll never receive.
No one's going to find us here.
They don't know to look.
No rescue is coming.
No one's going to find us here.
They don't know to look.
No rescue is coming.
We are waiting to be found
At the bottom of the earth,
And frequently we'll send a melody.
To the surface of the womb,
Where our hope of notice looms.
From the perfect place for all humanity—-
From the valley of the deep.
I wanna see those gardens where I used to pray.
Where I watched the sun come up
And evening turn to day.
Light never seems to find this place.
This black is a permanent reminder that...
We are waiting to be found
At the bottom of the earth.
And frequently we'll send a melody.
To the surface of the womb,
Where our hope of notice looms.
From the perfect place for all humanity—-
In the valley of the deep.
The song "Atlantis" by Deas Vail centers on the idea of humanity's downfall and its descent to the bottom of the earth. The first stanza describes a world of water and glass, where the air is recycled and time has passed. The singer and other humans have delved so deeply into their own creations and needs that they have lost touch with the outside world, and no one else knows to look for them. The second stanza reflects on how humans have taken away from the earth to create homes, but now nothing remains as the tide has taken them under. The third and fourth stanzas suggest that the once high and mighty humans are now waiting to be found at the bottom of the earth, sending a melody to the surface where their hope for notice remains. Death is viewed as a stranger with tricks up his sleeves that humans will always need but never receive.
The fifth stanza shifts to the singer's desire to see the gardens where they used to pray, where they watched the sun come up and evening turn to day. But light never seems to find the place where they are, and the permanence of the blackness is a reminder of their current state. The last stanza repeats the idea of waiting to be found at the bottom of the earth and sending melodies to the surface with hope for notice. The valley of the deep is described as the perfect place for all of humanity.
Overall, the song reflects on humanity's downfall caused by its greed and need to own and create, resulting in the loss of touch with nature and the world outside of its own creations.
Line by Line Meaning
Stuck in a world of water and glass—-
Trapped in a world built from man-made materials where we can see through everything.
Of recycled air and years that have passed.
Breathing in air that's been used before and feeling the weight of time pass us by.
No one's going to find us here.
We are alone in our situation and no one knows how to locate us.
They don't know to look.
Our location is unknown or unfamiliar to anyone who might try to rescue us.
No rescue is coming.
We have to rely solely on ourselves for survival, there is no outside force that can help us.
We took away to make our homes.
In our pursuit to create the perfect living space, we ended up taking more than was necessary.
Now nothing remains
Despite all of our advancements and progress, everything we built has been destroyed.
From all of our hunger.
Our desire for more has led to our downfall.
We gave into our need to own,
Our desire to possess has led us down this path.
So the tide in its rage
The force of nature has become our enemy in this situation.
Has taken us under.
The sea has swallowed us whole and left us trapped in this underwater world.
We are waiting to be found
Despite the lack of hope, we still cling onto the possibility that we might be rescued.
At the bottom of the earth,
Our location is deep beneath the surface of the planet.
And frequently we'll send a melody.
We communicate with the outside world through song, hoping someone will hear us.
To the surface of the womb,
Our cries for help reach the surface of the ocean, where new life is born.
Where our hope of notice looms.
We hold onto the possibility that someone will hear our call for help and rescue us.
From the perfect place for all humanity—-
Despite what has happened to us, we believe this underwater world is perfect for all people to live in.
Death is a stranger
Despite the hopelessness of our situation, we have not yet met death.
With tricks up his sleeves
Death is unpredictable and can surprise us at any moment.
That we'll always need
Death is an inevitable part of the human experience and we cannot avoid it.
But we'll never receive.
Despite our longing for death, we are stuck in this underwater world with no way to escape.
I wanna see those gardens where I used to pray.
We yearn for the familiar, for the world we knew before being trapped.
Where I watched the sun come up
We long for the beauty and wonder of the natural world, something we can no longer experience.
And evening turn to day.
We miss the passage of time and the natural rhythms of the world we left behind.
Light never seems to find this place.
Despite our attempts to create a livable world, we can never fully escape the darkness of our situation.
This black is a permanent reminder that...
The darkness is a constant, inescapable part of our reality.
Contributed by Colin S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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