The band began after vocalist/guitarist Zeke Sayer left his high school. “I did a lot of things that made me wide up in trouble, and one of those situations caused me to leave school,” he admits. ”But I believe that everything happens for a reason, and while I was in school, I had no direction in life. It took losing something for me to have a wake up call and realize I'd better do something with my life. So I started the band.”
Sayer found his passion not only in playing the music, but in production. After finding the right line-up, he produced the band’s debut "Conversations With Eyes Closed" album in a renovated mobile home. Some of the music from this album has even appeared on the soundtrack for indie film The Philosopher.
In 2007, Fact Not Fiction began recording their second album, A Corporate Calling, with Jon Bryant on guitar, Justin Vickery on bass, and Adam Grant on drums. Unfortunately, time constraints led Vickery to leave the band before the album was finished, and Tyler Glenn took over for the rest of recording. The album leaves behind the more somber and somnambulant mood of their first, with the rockabilly-esque “Powder Bag” to saccharine love tale “The Ballad of Jack and Amy.” Before the album’s official release, “Electric City,” was already chosen to be the official city song of Anderson, SC.
In addition to playing shows from rural Hartwell, GA to indie oasis Athens, GA to a festival in front of hundreds in Anderson, SC, Fact Not Fiction has assembled a solid online fan base. Critical acclaim and fans have all spoken: Fact Not Fiction is a must-listen band for this year and the next.
--Pauline Diaz, 2007
Trees
Fact Not Fiction Lyrics
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In the most
Oddest place
Oh no.
Ba Ba Ba Ba de da
And the trees
Are so green
It can be
The most beautiful thing you've ever seen.
And the sky
Just passes by
And sometimes
I wonder why
Ba Ba Ba Ba de da
Ba Ba Ba Ba de da
When we hear the lyrics of "Trees" by Fact Not Fiction, the words seem simple and straightforward at first, but upon deeper analysis, we can see that the song is more complex than it appears. The first stanza speaks of seeing someone's face in an odd place, which could mean that the memory of this person is haunting the singer in unexpected moments. The repetition of "Ba Ba Ba Ba de da" creates a sense of rhythmic monotony and might represent the mundane nature of life, even in its most beautiful moments.
The second stanza describes the beauty of trees and how they can be the most breathtaking sight one can ever behold. The greenery of the trees suggests growth and life, and their presence adds to the song's theme of nature's beauty. The lyrics continue with the observation of the sky passing by, which leads to contemplation on the meaning of life. The singer wonders why things are the way they are, implying a sense of existential uncertainty.
Overall, "Trees" by Fact Not Fiction has a wistful tone with a contemplative theme of nature's beauty and the questions we often ask ourselves about life. The repetition of the "Ba Ba Ba" may seem repetitive, but it contributes to the song's hypnotic quality and emphasizes the monotony of life even amidst moments of grandeur.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw your face
I unexpectedly encountered a memory of you
In the most
In the most unexpected of settings
Oddest place
A place that seemed out of place or uncommon
Oh no.
Expressing a sense of surprise, disbelief or sadness
Ba Ba Ba Ba de da
An insignificant vocalization used as a filler between thoughts
Ba Ba Ba Ba de da
An insignificant vocalization used as a filler between thoughts
And the trees
The focus shifts to the natural surroundings
Are so green
The tree leaves are a vivid, lively green color
It can be
Observing the beautiful sight can invoke a variety of responses
The most beautiful thing you've ever seen.
The combination of colors and shapes form a beautiful sight that feels unique to each viewer
And the sky
One's attention is now drawn to the sky above the trees
Just passes by
The constant motion of the clouds moving across the blue sky
And sometimes
There are moments where thoughts begin to wander
I wonder why
Curiosity and questioning the reasons for our existence or the world around us
Ba Ba Ba Ba de da
An insignificant vocalization used as a filler between thoughts
Ba Ba Ba Ba de da
An insignificant vocalization used as a filler between thoughts
Contributed by Anna S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Chris Moon
I would like to know more on fact #8! I'm curious!
I LOVE your love for trees!!! I've planted around 20 trees so far for Arbor Day! I'm so happy you're taking an initiative for this wonderful time! 💖💯👍🌳🌲🌴 I'm glad they are taking the notice of planting trees native to their environments! My step dad is a retired forestry worker up here in northern Minnesota, and on his own land, he planted around 100 red pine trees, and the forest is SO BEAUTIFUL! We just love it! Just as a side note and an apparently HUGE list, I wanted to share this about latex trees, not that I'm bashing them, but I'm VERY allergic to latex!
Fact #10
Facts About Latex Allergies
1. Up to 17% of health care workers have a latex allergy. In the general population, only 1% of people have a latex allergy.
2. Up to 68% of children who are born with spina bifida
have an allergy to latex. It is believed that this is because of the
chances of experiencing multiple surgeries. Some statistics put the
figure at 10 surgeries before risks increase, but no data is confirmed.
3. Anyone who has a surgery completed where the
physician uses latex gloves will have a higher risk of developing the
allergy than before they had the procedure completed.
4. 3 million. That’s the estimated number of people in the US who have a latex allergy of some sort right now.
5. At least 7.7 million people are employed in the growing health care industry.
6. If only one parent has allergies of any type, chances are 1 in 3 that each child will have an allergy.
7. When both parents have an allergy, there is a 70% chance that their children will also have allergies develop.
8. Allergies strike 1 in 5 Americans. Allergy
prevalence overall has been increasing since the early 1980s across all
age, sex and racial groups.
9. Allergies that include latex are the 5th most common chronic disease in the United States right now.
10. 4% of allergy sufferers have latex allergy as their primary allergy.
11. 10 deaths each year are due to severe reactions to latex allergy.
12. $14.5 billion. That’s the annual cost to treat all
allergies in the US. The direct treatment costs of latex allergies as a
primary chronic issue are just under $600 million annually.
13. 15% of the total costs that are attributed to latex
allergies come from indirect costs, such as missing school or work,
reduced productivity, or disability.
14. Between 1988-1992, the FDA received more than 1,000 reports of adverse health effects from exposure to latex.
15. It may take up to 3 days for an allergic reaction to cause physical symptoms after being exposed to the rubber proteins.
16. Anaphylaxis and severe asthmatic reactions have been caused by inhaling latex proteins in the air.
17. The statistics for latex allergy development are at least 10 years old.
18. There are over 50,000 products manufactured for medical use that contain some amount of latex.
19. Most restaurants throughout the United States use
Latex gloves to prepare their food. All it takes for a latex allergy to
occur is contact with the rubber glove to transfer latex proteins.
Marshmellow_Metal
Yall I adore this lady, she's like the chill sex Ed teacher we all wish we had in high school.
Torthos
Ana nimity OK, I see I can't do anything here, so I'm not even gonna try, but please, at least respect other people's opinions and life choice next time, alright?
rickmaggie1
We had a male sex ed teacher. He was a short squat muscle bond man who also wrestled professionally under the stage name of The Great Balinko (I think I spelled it right) on the weekends and used a fake Russian accent, he was a real character. For some strange reason I happened to read the Tampa Florida newspaper on line that day even though I now live in Texas and read that he had passed away. I was around 40 years old when I read The Great Balinko had passed and I had to smile thinking about him, those were great times and wish I could go back and see my old sex ed teacher just one more time LOL
Hannah Wallace
Okay but I think this video taught me more about trees than any of my biology classes
A. Bookmonkey
I love how enthusiastic she is about everything
MichiruEll
I love this Youtube-wide collab. Another thing I want to point out: if you can't/don't want to donate, you can also try to diminish the amount if trees cut down for you.
Examples:
-Print less (for example two-sided)
-Borrow books, and let your friends have the books you're no longer interested in.
-Avoid palm oil (in many countries, palm oil is hidden under the term "vegetal oil/plant oil" in food labels)
-Use recycled paper/cardboard products
-Avoid eating meet from countries where deforestation is rampant (often forests are cut down to make space for animal pastures or fields that grow animal feed).
WordswithFingers
This is such an amazing project and I’m so glad Linsey got in on it! I really hope we can reach 20 million <3
Patrick Doyle
Some mildly interesting, sexy-sounding tree terminology: Hardwoods aren’t necessarily harder than softwoods, and vice-versa. Hardwoods come from flowering trees, members of a group of plants known as angiosperms, or covered seeds, and softwoods come from trees like conifers, yews, and ginkgoes. They are collectively called the gymnosperms, or naked seeds.
Model A Denny
All of this sure sounds kinky!
GlitchCityPromo
I'm so glad everyone is getting behind this. Great to see a collective force for good in these times