A band for just the past four years, Decyfer Down has already received soli… Read Full Bio ↴A band for just the past four years, Decyfer Down has already received solid airplay from mainstream modern and active rock stations in their hometown region of North Carolina, including WARQ in Columbia, South Carolina. Commenting on their early support of the band, the station's Music Director Matt Lee remarked, "From the first time I saw Decyfer Down, I knew that they were something special. They had an incredible stage presence to accompany their brilliant live show. Previous to seeing them perform, there was a buzz brewing on the local music scene about them and they lived up to it. This is a band that 'gets it' and will truly become great once given the chance. The have pulsing melodies with heartfelt, deep lyrics that ANY rock fan will be quickly turned on to. WARQ has been spinning Decyfer Down's 'I'll Breathe For You' for a couple of months in our 'Eleven O Clock News' feature to a wonderful response from our listeners."

The band has also already shared the stage, in festivals and concerts such as X-fest 04' and Shoutfest 03',and 05', with a diversity of national acts including Cold, Puddle of Mudd, Breaking Benjamin, Strata, Theory of a Dead Man, Smile empty soul, Authority Zero Crossfade, Future Leaders of the World, Seven Mary Three, Adema, Skillet, Tree 63, Jars of Clay, Day of Fire, Spoken, Tait, Disciple, Seventh Day Slumber, Jeremy Camp and more.

"DECYFER DOWN is a great band with a bunch of great guys. They were one of the hits of Shoutfest in '05 and promise to be one of the big bands of tomorrow." commented booking agent Jeff Roberts.

Drummer Josh Oliver and guitarist Brandon Mills started the band at a time when each simply needed to renew his life in God. For Oliver, it was a case of being burned out on religion, while for Mills, it was a time to surrender a life of parties and drugs and return to his faith. "We were just trying to crawl our way back into a deeper understanding of God-for him to heal the wounds we had in our own personal lives," says Oliver. "The music began to change and evolve as our walk with God did."

As the word "decipher" means "to interpret," the moniker Decyfer Down fit perfectly, as the band aimed to interpret truth based on God's Word while stripping it down from religious traditions and terms. Josh comments, "We're simply out to give a positive message of hope that has truth streaming all the way down the middle of it."

Its focus made clearer, Decyfer Down resolved to be black and white about truth and captured the confusing parts of time past in an album of songs appropriately titled End of Grey. Produced by Jim Cooper and Tony Palacios, the project is an explosive album that features melodic hard rock, anthem-sized songs featuring ringing guitars that melt and morph into vicious riffs, with songs filled with searching and waiting, honesty and hope.

"The album represents the places we've been and struggles we've gone through, and interprets that," says Caleb, the band's primary lyricist. "All the songs go back to a theme of being real and honest, and not being ashamed of talking about the truth."

Since 1999
Origin Morehead City, North Carolina, United States

Best I Can
Decyfer Down Lyrics

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And I want you to know

I don't live a perfect life
But God knows I'm trying the best I can
And I have wasted so much time
Pretending I'm not lying about who I am
But now I'm living the best I can

Been thinking about
It's so hard to see what you see in me
Would you lay it out for me?
Been thinking about
This isn't the way I thought I would be

When I can barely hold on
You promise you won't let me go
And I want you to know

I don't live a perfect life
But God knows I'm trying the best I can
And I have wasted so much time
Pretending I'm not lying about who I am
But now I'm living the best I can

I'm breaking down
And now I've found
A reason to make it
This time around
No matter where I go
I want you to know
I know that I'm never alone

I want you to know

I don't live a perfect life
But God knows I'm trying the best I can
And I have wasted so much time
Pretending I'm not lying about who I am
But now I'm living the best I can

No matter where I go
I want you to know
I'm living the best I can

And I have wasted so much time

Pretending I'm not lying about who I am
Now I'm living the best I can

Overall Meaning

The song "Best I Can" by Decyfer Down is about the struggles of living an imperfect life and dealing with the consequences of your actions. The lyrics talk about the mistakes the singer has made and the lies he has told, and how he wishes he could make them go away. He feels vulnerable and broken, almost like he can't hold on anymore, but then he remembers the promise of someone special in his life - perhaps a friend or a partner - that they won't let him go, and it gives him hope.

The chorus of the song is an affirmation of the singer's effort to do better, with God's help. He admits that he doesn't live a perfect life, but he's doing the best he can. He acknowledges that he has wasted time and tried to pretend he is someone he's not, but now he is living the best he can. The song ends with the singer affirming that he knows he's never alone, and he wants that special person in his life to know that too.

"Best I Can" is a powerful song about the struggle to be authentic and vulnerable in a world that often values perfection and superficiality. It speaks to the human experience of trying our best, failing, and trying again, all while needing the support of those who love us. It's a reminder that it's okay to be imperfect and that we can still strive for better, with faith and the support of others.

Line by Line Meaning

Been thinking about
Meditating on

All of those lies that you heard me say
The false statements I made that affected you

I can't make them go away
I cannot erase them from your memory

All the mistakes you've seen me make
The errors you have observed me commit

When I can barely hold on
During the moments when I am almost giving up

You promise you won't let me go
You assure me that I will not be left alone

And I want you to know
I need you to understand

I don't live a perfect life
I am far from being flawless

But God knows I'm trying the best I can
However, I am putting in all my effort with the aid of the divine being

And I have wasted so much time
I spent a lot of time unproductively

Pretending I'm not lying about who I am
Faking my identity

But now I'm living the best I can
Now, I am trying to actualize my potential

It's so hard to see what you see in me
It's challenging to comprehend what you admire about me

Would you lay it out for me?
Can you elucidate it for me?

This isn't the way I thought I would be
My current status is not what I envisioned

I'm breaking down
I am collapsing emotionally

And now I've found
But I have now discovered

A reason to make it
A motive to continue

No matter where I go
Irrespective of my location

I want you to know
I want to inform you

I'm never alone
I am perpetually not by myself

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BRANDON MILLS, BRIAN HOWES, CALEB OLIVER, CHRIS CLONTS, JOHN COOPER, JOSHUA OLIVER

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Been thinking about
All of those lies that you heard me say
I can't make them go away
Been thinking about
All the mistakes you've seen me make
When I can barely hold on
You promise you won't let me go
And I want you to know
I don't live a perfect life
But God knows I'm trying the best I can
And I have wasted so much time
Pretending I'm not lying about who I am
But now I'm living the best I can
Been thinking about
It's so hard to see what you see in me
Would you lay it out for me?
Been thinking about
This isn't the way I thought I would be
When I can barely hold on
You promise you won't let me go
And I want you to know
I don't live a perfect life
But God knows I'm trying the best I can
And I have wasted so much time
Pretending I'm not lying about who I am
But now I'm living the best I can
I'm breaking down
And now I've found
A reason to make it
This time around
No matter where I go
I want you to know
I know that I'm never alone
I want you to know
I don't live a perfect life
But God knows I'm trying the best I can
And I have wasted so much time
Pretending I'm not lying about who I am
But now I'm living the best I can
No matter where I go
I want you to know
I'm living the best I can
And I have wasted so much time
Pretending I'm not lying about who I am
Now I'm living the best I can