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.
Give Me Back
Embrace Lyrics
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And I'm still not dressed
I'm trying to bleed onto paper
But time is not impressed
What can I do?
Trying to pull out my feelings
Time, time, time, time, time
Has hidden them away
What can I do?
I want my jealousy
But he's fast asleep
I cry for my sadness
But he's too tired to weep
I confront my antagonism
But he only agrees
I wish for my vision
But he's not telling me
What he sees
What can I do?
Happy is too neutral
And I know I'm not content
I still don't want to go
Where the others went
What can I do?
I'm pissed at my anger
But he don't want to fight
I turn to my conscience
But he just thinks I'm right
My insecurities
They got nothing to hide
My emotions are my enemies
For being on my side
What can I do?
Give me back my feelings
Won't you give them back to me
Give them back
The lyrics to Embrace's song "Give Me Back" are powerful and emotive, exploring the inner conflict and frustration of trying to express one's feelings and emotions but being unable to do so. The opening lines of the song reveal the singer's struggle to write about their emotions, feeling as though time is not on their side. They are seeking an outlet to "bleed onto paper" and express their innermost thoughts, but the words are not coming easily. Instead, they are buried "deep beneath the day" and hidden away by time.
The singer's frustration continues throughout the song, as they attempt to confront their various emotions such as jealousy, sadness, anger, and insecurity, but find that they are being blocked at every turn. They cry for their sadness, but it "is too tired to weep" and they are left feeling defeated. They wish for their vision, but it remains obscured, leaving them feeling lost and unsure of how to proceed.
The chorus of the song is a plea to have their feelings returned to them, asking for them to be given back. The emotions that the singer has been struggling with throughout the song are now seen as a fundamental part of them, even if they have been causing pain and difficulty. The final line of the chorus, "give them back," is a plea to be reunited with a crucial part of themselves.
Overall, the lyrics of "Give Me Back" are a poignant and relatable exploration of the difficulty of expressing and processing emotions in our daily lives, and the frustration that can come from feeling like we are unable to do so.
Line by Line Meaning
Twelve o'clock
It's already mid-day
And I'm still not dressed
I haven't even gotten dressed yet
I'm trying to bleed onto paper
Trying to express my emotions and feelings through writing
But time is not impressed
But time doesn't seem to care or be on my side
What can I do?
Asking for help/asking for a solution
Trying to pull out my feelings
Attempting to uncover and express my deep-seated emotions
But they're deep beneath the day
But they're buried deep within me
Time, time, time, time, time
Emphasizing how much time has passed
Has hidden them away
Has repressed and concealed them
I want my jealousy
I want to feel something, even if it's not positive
But he's fast asleep
But it's not coming to me naturally
I cry for my sadness
I want to experience sadness
But he's too tired to weep
But it's not coming to me naturally
I confront my antagonism
I try to confront my negativity/anger
But he only agrees
But it only confirms my negative feelings further
I wish for my vision
I long for clarity
But he's not telling me what he sees
But I'm still confused and don't have answers
Happy is too neutral
Feeling like positive emotions won't cut it
And I know I'm not content
And I know I'm not satisfied with life
I still don't want to go
Not wanting to follow others' paths
Where the others went
Where everyone else seems to be going or has gone
I'm pissed at my anger
Feeling angry about being angry/negative
But he don't want to fight
But the anger won't go away easily
I turn to my conscience
I try to turn to my inner voice for guidance
But he just thinks I'm right
But my conscience agrees with my current state of mind
My insecurities
My self-doubts
They got nothing to hide
They're out in the open and affecting me
My emotions are my enemies
My feelings are causing me pain
For being on my side
Because they aren't helping me feel better
What can I do?
Asking for help/asking for a solution, again
Give me back my feelings
Asking to return to a state of being able to feel anything at all (even if it's negative)
Won't you give them back to me
Asking for help or for someone to intervene in some way
Give them back
Desperately wanting to feel something, anything
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