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.
Past
Embrace Lyrics
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But I find it hard to believe
A person could make life so cheap
It's worth nothing today
Because you threw it away
Self-indulgence took you too deep
In a whole lot of nothing
You got up and went
All the people you spent
I guess they could call you a friend
You took them for a ride
To the very end
What a waste
What a waste
What a waste of life
What a waste
So in the end you didn't
Have no friends
Because they sat and watched you die
A lot of bridges burned
With no lessons learned
But plenty of reasons to cry
I suppose I'm naive
But I find it hard to believe
A person could make life so cheap
It's worth nothing today
Because you threw it away
Self-indulgence took you too deep
In a whole lot of nothing
You got up and went
Leaving behind
All the people you spent
I guess they could call you a friend
You took them for a ride
To the very end
What a waste
What a waste
What a waste of life
What a waste
No communication
Complete separation
No talk, no chance to help
I am guilty
I failed you
As a person who should of cared
I shut my mouth
Because I was scared
I hid my feelings
When they should have been bared
I turned you off and
And I, I should of cared
The lyrics of Embrace's song "Past" touch upon the theme of wasted life, self-indulgence, and failed relationships. The singer of the song appears to be reflecting on the life of a person who has died due to their self-destructive tendencies. The singer finds it hard to believe that a person could make their life so cheap that it was worth nothing, and yet the person in question did exactly that. They threw away their life through self-indulgence and ended up with a whole lot of nothing, leaving behind the people they spent time with. The singer muses on how these people could call the person a friend but ultimately were taken for a ride to the very end. The person's life was a waste, and it's a tragedy.
The second verse focuses on the aftermath of the person's death. The person had no friends in the end because they sat and watched the self-indulgent actions that led to their death. Bridges were burned, and no lessons were learned, only reasons to cry. The singer then admits to their own guilt in the matter. They failed the person in question as someone who should have cared. They shut their mouth and hid their feelings, even though they should have been bared. The singer acknowledges that they turned the person off, and yet they should have cared.
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of regret and loss of the wasted life of a friend or acquaintance. The singer expresses frustration with the self-destructive choices the person made while also acknowledging their own shortcomings in the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
I suppose I'm naive
Admission of being inexperienced and innocent
But I find it hard to believe
Expressing disbelief or doubt for what happened
A person could make life so cheap
Questioning someone's ability to disregard the value of life
It's worth nothing today
Life becomes useless when it is taken for granted
Because you threw it away
Directly accusing someone for their actions leading to waste of life
Self-indulgence took you too deep
Overindulgence in selfish behavior drove the person to ruin
In a whole lot of nothing
The end result of the person's actions amounting to nothingness
You got up and went
Leaving without any accountability or responsibility
Leaving behind all the people you spent
Abandoning the relationships they had spent time building
I guess they could call you a friend
Even though the person betrayed those who considered them a friend
You took them for a ride
Exploiting the trust and loyalty of friends
To the very end
Until the end of their life
What a waste
Expressing regret or sorrow for the loss of life
So in the end you didn't
Pointing out the person's final situation
Have no friends
Being alone and without any support
Because they sat and watched you die
Friends who were around but did not intervene or help
A lot of bridges burned
Metaphor for the destruction of relationships
With no lessons learned
Despite the negative consequences, the person did not gain any wisdom from their actions
But plenty of reasons to cry
A cause for sorrow and regret
No communication
Lack of open and honest dialogue
Complete separation
Total disconnection and isolation
No talk, no chance to help
The opportunity to assist or intervene did not occur
I am guilty
Taking responsibility for their own shortcomings
I failed you
Admitting to not being able to support or assist someone in need
As a person who should of cared
Acknowledging the role of responsibility to care for others
I shut my mouth
Choosing to remain silent instead of speaking out or intervening
Because I was scared
Fear is the motivating factor for inaction
I hid my feelings
Suppressing personal emotions and thoughts
When they should have been bared
A missed opportunity to express oneself and act on behalf of others
I turned you off and
An intentional decision to ignore and disengage
And I, I should of cared
Acknowledging the responsibility that was not taken seriously
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JIMI GOODWIN, ANDY WILLIAMS, JEZ WILLIAMS
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