1) five-piece alternative r… Read Full Bio ↴Embrace is the name of more than one artist:
1) five-piece alternative rock band from Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England
2) a short-lived post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., USA
3) a collaboration between dutch trance producers Ferry Corsten and Raz Nitzan
4) a Gothic Metal band from Toronto, Canada
1) Embrace are a five-piece alternative rock band from Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England, consisting of brothers Danny McNamara (singer) and Richard McNamara (guitarist) as well as Steve Firth (bassist), Mickey Dale (keyboardist), and Mike Heaton (drummer).
With three #1 albums, six top ten singles, sold out arena shows and well over a million album sales behind them, as well as being chosen to record the official England World Cup song, Embrace were on the crest of a wave when they suddenly vanished without a trace.
In April 2014 after eight years of silence, Embrace released their first studio album since 2006. Conveying a rawer, darker sound whilst still keeping their signature anthems and huge choruses. The self-titled album Embrace on Cooking Vinyl reached No 5 in the UK Charts on release.
In 2018, Firth and Heaton co-formed the punk rock band Land Sharks.
Embrace have released six studio albums so far:
- The Good Will Out (1998)
- Drawn From Memory (2000)
- If You've Never Been (2001)
- Out of Nothing (2004)
- This New Day (2006)
- Embrace (2014)
- Love Is A Basic Need (2018)
They have also released two compilation albums:
one of singles — Fireworks (2002) and one of B-sides — Dry Kids (2005).
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2) Embrace was a short-lived post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., often cited as pioneering the Revolution Summer movement and by extension indie pop/indie rock, from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. The group was primarily noteworthy because of its well-known members, joining Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat and The Teen Idles with guitarist Michael Hampton, drummer Ivor Hanson, and bassist Chris Bald, all former members of the pioneering band Faith. Hampton had also played in S.O.A. with Henry Garfield (later known as Henry Rollins). All four members had been involved in popular and influential bands in the nascent D.C. punk scene since the late 1970s. The only album released by the quartet was their self-titled album Embrace.
For hardcore icon MacKaye, Embrace represented a transitional project between the short and fast sound of his youth and the later melodic tones of his current work (after his often maligned Egg Hunt project with Dischord Records co-founder Jeff Nelson, and the Ministry crossover Pailhead). MacKaye eventually teamed up with former members of Rites of Spring to form the long-running punk outfit Fugazi, while Hampton earlier played with Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto, as well as Embrace’s co-producer Edward Janney, in One Last Wish. Bald moved on to the band Ignition, and drummer Ivor Hanson paired up with Hampton again in 1992 for Manifesto.
3) Embrace is a new collaboration between dutch trance producers Ferry Corsten and Raz Nitzan, the latter best known as part of the vocal team Raz & Adrian
4) Embrace is a Gothic Metal band from Toronto, Canada. They play a heavy, "doomy" version of Gothic Metal. Formed in 1994. They released an album titled Coven the Eternal in 1995.
Dance of Days
Embrace Lyrics
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eyes would be dry
But now I see and know
The moment has a better taste
I will not have my statements
Spit back in my face
We all struggle for our dreams
They end up objects of our
own despise... why?
The dance of days
How did I find myself standing
In that place?
We had done so much
And now I find myself standing
In this place again
We can do so much more
Maybe we went a little too fast
Maybe we better slow down
The song "Dance of Days" by Embrace is a beautiful and introspective song about the struggles that every human being goes through in their journey towards achieving their dreams. The song talks about how the moment we achieve something that we have been striving for, it ends up feeling unfulfilling or even disappointing. The first verse talks about how the singer thought that his eyes would be dry once he has achieved his dreams, but now realizes that the moment has a better taste. This can be interpreted as how achieving something that we have wanted for so long can feel like reaching a destination, but in reality, it is just another stepping stone towards something greater. The singer also talks about how he does not want his statements to be spit back in his face, which can be interpreted as how he is fully aware of how fleeting success can be, and he does not want to be caught up in the illusion of it.
The chorus of the song talks about the dance of days, which can be interpreted as the act of living life and going through the motions of achieving one's dreams. The singer talks about how we all struggle for our dreams to be realized, but they end up becoming objects of our own despise. This can be interpreted as how sometimes the pursuit of our dreams can end up consuming us and becoming the very thing that we hate.
The second verse talks about how the singer found himself standing in the same place he was before, even though he had accomplished so much. This can be interpreted as how achieving one's dreams is not the end goal, but rather a part of a larger journey towards greater self-awareness and self-actualization. The singer then talks about how they can do so much more, and that maybe they went a little too fast and should slow down, which can be interpreted as how the pursuit of our dreams should not come at the expense of our mental and physical health.
Overall, "Dance of Days" is a deeply reflective and introspective song about the struggles that come with pursuing one's dreams and the importance of realizing that the journey towards self-actualization is never-ending.
Line by Line Meaning
You know I thought my eyes would be dry
I expected not to cry, but now I realize the true nature of the moment
But now I see and know The moment has a better taste
I now understand the situation better and it feels more positive
I will not have my statements Spit back in my face
I won't allow my words to be used against me
We all struggle for our dreams To be realized
Everyone faces hardship in trying to achieve their goals
They end up objects of our own despise... why? The dance of days
We eventually become dissatisfied with what we achieve, questioning why this cycle repeats
How did I find myself standing In that place?
How did I end up in this situation?
We had done so much And now I find myself standing In this place again We can do so much more
We accomplished a lot, but now we are back where we started and can do even more
Maybe we went a little too fast Maybe we better slow down
We may have rushed things and should take our time going forward
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