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
Scarecrow
Decyfer Down Lyrics
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Stand tall as the wicked ones, drag their dirty sins across your floor
I see right through .
The emptiness in you
I wont share, I go straight to hell
Scarecrow save yourself
I lost all, I dont need your help
Stand on we, turn on the lost
Dont dont judge me doll no, no lovers
to survive this way to the only on, so broke
I see running through the emptiness in you
Scarecrow save yourself
I lost all, I dont need your help
Scarecrow save yourself
I lost all, I dont need your help
Stand on we, turn on the lost
Save me from others
The lyrics to Decyfer Down's song Scarecrow tell the story of a man addressing the "Mr. Holy One" or a religious figure, telling them not to let anyone with a "dirty soul" enter their doors. He urges the Holy One to stand tall against the wicked and drag their sins across the floor. The song's narrator sees through the emptiness in the Holy One and is convinced that he doesn't need his help. He chooses to go straight to hell rather than rely on the Holy One's understanding of right and wrong.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey you Mr. Holy One, dont let no dirty soul get through that door
Addressing the person who maintains their holiness, the lyricist warns them not to let anyone impure enter their vicinity.
Stand tall as the wicked ones, drag their dirty sins across your floor
The singer urges the listener to remain firm like the wicked ones do, devoid of shame or guilt, and condemn the evil deeds of others.
I see right through .
The emptiness in you
The singer perceives that something's missing inside the listener and can detect their feeling of emptiness.
I wont share, I go straight to hell
Scarecrow save yourself
I lost all, I dont need your help
The songwriter refuses any assistance from others, acknowledging that they have sinned and must face their consequences.
Stand on we, turn on the lost
Stay here forever and more
The lyricist hints at remaining on a path alongside a community of people who are also lost for an extended period of time.
Dont dont judge me doll no, no lovers
to survive this way to the only on, so broke
I see running through the emptiness in you
The line warns people not to judge the singer, as they lack the support of partners in their lives, and express being the only one left with shattered spirits like the emptiness seen in the listener.
Scarecrow save yourself
I lost all, I dont need your help
Scarecrow save yourself
I lost all, I dont need your help
Stand on we, turn on the lost
Save me from others
The chorus repeats itself, and it denotes the singer urging the scarecrow to save oneself, as they no longer require anyone's assistance, and remains lost in a world of sinful people.
Contributed by James O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.