There are several bands using this name:

1) Despondent are a speedy … Read Full Bio ↴There are several bands using this name:

1) Despondent are a speedy fast skate punk band from Leicester with all spikey guitar riffs and snotty vocals with 100mph drums thrown in for good measure.

Despondent spawned in August 2004 when Reuben Vaughan (guitar/vox, ex-Third Hardest) and Luke Richards (bass/bvox, ex-Third Hardest) had some songs they'd written with some hard-hitting political and sociological lyrics, they just needed a drummer to bring the songs to life. Enter Nik Coley (drums/bvox, ex-Charybdis, Skoona & Mr. Tickle), and after a few practices the sound was complete.

A couple of gigs and about a month of slogging hard work practicing as much as possible and they went to the recording studio to do the 10 tracks of "Proud to Fail", which was reviewed very nicely on Punktastic ("this is a great, fast, melodic punk record" etc.) and can be bought from the band's website.

In March 2005 they released their much anticipated "Come and Gone" EP, always the crowd's favourite and nowadays always seems to spark off a frenzy of crowd-surfing.

They've now played loads of gigs supporting great bands like Fandangle, Da Skywalkers, Sonic Boom Six, The Big, Useless ID, Bullets to Broadway and Red Lights Flash and have just recorded their new "Fake EP" which has just been released and got brill reviews by Disconnected Press ("the vocals are great...this is really really good melodic hardcore"), No Front Teeth ("this is a solid EP...with an attacking political edge"), Moshmonkey ("It's a great piece of work...they are a great band") and Punktastic ("pedal-to-the-metal punk with a large dose of melody").

2) A Technical Brutal Death Metal band from Ohio/Massachusetts, U.S.A.

3) DespondentUK are a 5 piece hardcore band from East Midlands, UK. Debut EP releasing in 2023

Confined
Despondent Lyrics

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See the world through the eyes of a genius,
Head the warning that's trying to reach us,
Don't you think that we owe ourselves?
A little more than we show ourselves cus,

We live our lives like butterflies,
In jars with the lids sealed down tight.
We are confined,

See the world through the eyes of our keepers,
Kept in line with the lies that they feed us
Don't you think that we owe ourselves?
A little more than we show ourselves cus,

We live our lives like butterflies,
In jars with the lids sealed down tight.
We are confined,

Behind the glass we live our lives,
We hide away from what's outside,
Blind to their countless prying eyes,
As we are running out of time,

We live our lives like butterflies,
In jars with the lids sealed down tight.
We live our lives like butterflies,

In jars with the lids sealed down tight.
We are confined

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Despondent's song, "Confined," explore the idea of living life in a confined space, through the metaphor of a butterfly in a jar. The opening lines encourage the listener to see the world through the eyes of a genius, to heed the warnings that are trying to reach us, and to acknowledge that we owe ourselves more than we show ourselves. The song then goes on to describe how we, as people, are like butterflies trapped in jars with lids sealed down tight. The second verse continues this theme by stating that the lies of our keepers, whoever they may be, have kept us in line, and that we must again acknowledge our own limitations and strive for something more.

The chorus, "We live our lives like butterflies, in jars with the lids sealed down tight. We are confined" reinforces the theme of confinement and entrapment, as we live our lives as if we are trapped inside a jar. The bridge examines the different ways we hide away from the outside world, describing us as blind to the countless prying eyes that watch and judge us. The final repetition of the chorus is a reminder that we are confined, running out of time, and stuck living our lives in a way that may not be fulfilling or meaningful.

Line by Line Meaning

See the world through the eyes of a genius,
The singer urges us to see things differently and deeply, from the perspective of someone who possesses a great intellect.

Head the warning that's trying to reach us,
There are alerts and signals around us that we need to tune in to and heed before it's too late.

Don't you think that we owe ourselves? A little more than we show ourselves cus,
The singer posits that we should treat ourselves more humanely, with kindness, nurturing, and compassion.

We live our lives like butterflies, In jars with the lids sealed down tight. We are confined,
Our lives are fragile and boxed in, we fail to explore beyond our immediate surroundings, and our growth is stunted.

See the world through the eyes of our keepers, Kept in line with the lies that they feed us, Don't you think that we owe ourselves? A little more than we show ourselves cus,
We are being misled, manipulated, and controlled by those in power, and we need to take care of ourselves before succumbing to their lies.

Behind the glass we live our lives, We hide away from what's outside, Blind to their countless prying eyes, As we are running out of time,
We are isolated, cut off, and emotionally numb, and we don't realize that others are watching and waiting for us outside our self-imposed bubbles.

We live our lives like butterflies, In jars with the lids sealed down tight. We live our lives like butterflies, In jars with the lids sealed down tight. We are confined
The singer reinforces the central idea that we're trapped, immobile, and limited in our potential, like butterflies trapped in jars.

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