Element Eighty formed in 2000, and self-released their debut album Mercuric on June 21, 2001. In April 2003, the band signed a deal with Universal/Republic Records. Their self titled album Element Eighty was released on October 28, 2003. The band toured with such artists as Sevendust, Mudvayne, 3 Doors Down, Slipknot, Shinedown, Korn, Hellyeah, Ill Niño, Flaw, 40 Below Summer and Mushroomhead. The song "Broken Promises" was featured on the Need for Speed: Underground video game soundtrack. The song also peaked at #36 on the U.S. mainstream rock charts.
After several months of touring, the band could see that their label had no interest in pushing the band – there was no music video or any kind of promotion. The band would later split with Universal/Republic late 2004. Soon after their departure, original bassist Roon decided to leave the band to attend college and later graduate study in biomedical research. He was later replaced by Zack Bates, formerly of the bands Bullet Ant and Serosia.
The band released their third album The Bear on November 5, 2005 via their own label, Texas Cries Records. The album was only made available through the band's official website, at shows, and on iTunes.
After reluctantly disbanding in December 2006, Element Eighty have since reunited as of May 2007. They have recently begun recording their 4th album, but according to their Myspace page the recording has been extremely slowed down due to personal issues. They have since announced the end of Element Eighty in 2010.
Ryan Carroll is now playing with the Dallas based band AdaKaiN, which also included Matt Woods for a brief stint
Element Eighty has reunited in 2021 after reluctantly disbanding in 2010 due to overwhelming life circumstances. After they parted ways, all members continued on their own musical journeys; steady gigging with a variety of successful acts and solo projects. After a 12-year-silence, Element Eighty decided that 2021 was time for a full relaunch and began working on a new album slated for release in 2022.
Parachute
Element Eighty Lyrics
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All my life I've waited for you to find me
Taken from me and now I'll never know
just how it feels to need you
How far will you go for me till you break
I know you will leave me alone again
I know you want me to be everything to you
Burning in me
All my life I've waited to break this silence
Expectations
and will I ever know
just how it feels to forget
How far will you go for me till you break
I know you will leave me alone again
I know you want me to be everything to you
but I need something more than this
And now in my head I know you understand
And now I am bending cause you will never understand
Right in front of me
All this time I never could see (Right in front of me)
Right in front of me
All this time I never could see (It's right in front of me)
How far will you go for me till you break
I know you will leave me alone again
I know you want me to be everything to you
but I need something more than this
Right in front of me
, the lyrics of Element Eighty's song Parachute are about the singer's yearning for someone special in their life. The singer's longing for this person is evident through the lines "All my life I've waited for you to find me..." They express their feelings of being stripped away from their loved one and not being able to experience what it feels like to need the person. The element of vulnerability in these lyrics adds an emotional depth to the song, making it relatable to listeners who have yearned for someone at some point in their lives.
The lyrics then take a twist as the singer questions the extent to which their special someone would go for them. The lines "How far will you go for me till you break... but I need something more than this." show the singer's doubts and fears about the true levels of commitment their loved one has for them. There is palpable pain in the lines as the singer feels alone and unfulfilled due to their partner's inability to provide what the singer needs.
The chorus depicts the singer's realization that their special someone was right in front of them all this time. However, the singer's internal struggles and doubts made them blind to the reality of their loved one's presence. The lyrics "Right in front of me, all this time I never could see..." convey the singer's regret and realization of the potential they missed out on.
Line by Line Meaning
Inside of me
I have always had this feeling inside of me that I have been waiting for someone to find me.
All my life I've waited for you to find me
I have waited my whole life for you to come and find me.
Taken from me and now I'll never know
You were taken away from me, and now I will never know what it truly feels like to need you.
just how it feels to need you
I have never truly experienced what it means to need you, and now I may never know.
How far will you go for me till you break
I wonder how much you are willing to sacrifice for me. Will you go to the point of breaking?
I know you will leave me alone again
I am aware that you will eventually leave me to face my struggles alone once again.
I know you want me to be everything to you
You want me to be your everything, your sole obsession.
but I need something more than this
However, I need something more than just being everything to you.
Burning in me
I have been feeling this intense urge to break the silence inside of me.
All my life I've waited to break this silence
All my life I have been waiting for someone or something to motivate me to break the silence inside of me.
Expectations
I am weighed down by the expectations placed on me by others.
and will I ever know
I am unsure if I will ever be able to free myself from these expectations.
just how it feels to forget
I wonder if I will ever know what it feels like to forget about these expectations and just live freely.
And now in my head I know you understand
Now I have come to realize that you do understand me and my struggles.
And now I am bending cause you will never understand
But now I am starting to feel like I am the one who will never truly understand you.
Right in front of me
All this time what I have been looking for has been right in front of me.
All this time I never could see (Right in front of me)
Even though what I was searching for was right in front of me, I was too blind to see it all along.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: IRA B. KATZ, BRANDT S. HUSEMAN, MATTHEW TREW HUSEMAN
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