The band began as a lowly seedling of inspiration. тАЬGood music, good people.тАЭ One became six, a collective of musicians by trade, lovers by spirit. Inspired by a life worth living, the Fam and Pals remained rooted with three ambitions in heart, mind, and soul: the people, the music, the memories. The reflection represented by blend of earnest folk rock and a communal spirit pouring a collective heart into something bigger than itself.
Vestiges
Family and Friends Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Been losing patient with myself
And the lies that mirror fails to hide
And tell my beating heart, my splitting cells are betraying me.
Turning my virtues in devices like watering
To why not rather be genuine and cynic
What is time in eyes of a dying man
When i leave i????? (Second chance?)
Heard your voice throu the payphone
I'm alive and drunk we last in the whiskey
Tam tam word slurred I apologize
Your's is the first name that came to my
My wounded bread and bloodshot eyes
Wanting only the love and to be loved by you
Woo-ooh X3
Swearing at the stars I keep cursing at my love like the wolf present the moon for the lack of a sun
Only fakers ... for a sun
Woo-ooh X3
If it happend to me it can happen to anyone
Oh, how I miss my brother most of all
Calm time of summer leafs they're fall
Change their color I mean it if no one other
Oh my god
Oh, how I miss my sister most of all
Calm time of winter newer place from time
December still the same now but different
In life and love she spared no mercy
Deserved or not was I no worthy
Father please forgive me, I have foresaken my family
I will burden blame and hang my head for the shame
Woho, woho
With raging hands I have a bow to tie
To the life and the love that we let go
Why did. ...?
We will all die alone
Sit on my hands and to free them from dead
Pillow the chest to let me ...?
You were the one and always(?)...
(Wanting only the love and to be loved by you)
The song Vestiges by Family and Friends seems to deal with themes of self-reflection, regret and the desire for love and forgiveness from family and friends. The lyrics highlight a struggle with self-acceptance, with the singer losing patience with himself due to the lies he tells himself and the world. There is a feeling of betrayal and sadness as the self is forced to confront its imperfections, its virtues turned into mere devices. There is a sense of urgency to leave a legacy, to make peace with those that matter, as seen in the line "What is time in eyes of a dying man? When I leave, is there a second chance?"
The song also touches on the idea of missed opportunities, with the singer apologizing for the things he cannot change, "your's is the first name that came to my wounded bread and bloodshot eyes, wanting only the love and to be loved by you." There is a sense of longing for things lost, a pining for missed loved ones. The lyrics carry a sense of loss, regret, and longing as the singer reflects on what could have been, with an overarching message that we all die alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Been losing patient with myself
I've become frustrated with myself lately
And the lies that mirror fails to hide
I can see past the lies I tell myself
And tell my beating heart, my splitting cells are betraying me.
I feel like my body is betraying me
Turning my virtues in devices like watering
I've started using my own strengths against myself
To why not rather be genuine and cynic
It would be better to be sincere and skeptical
Than ha hypocrate that living a lie
Instead of being a hypocrite and lying
What is time in eyes of a dying man
When you're dying, time doesn't really matter
When i leave i????? (Second chance?)
When I die, will I get a second chance?
Heard your voice throu the payphone
I heard your voice over the phone
I'm alive and drunk we last in the whiskey
I'm alive and drinking whiskey with you
Tam tam word slurred I apologize
I'm slurring my words and apologizing
Your's is the first name that came to my
Your name was the first thing on my mind
My wounded bread and bloodshot eyes
I'm hurt and my eyes are tired
Wanting only the love and to be loved by you
All I want is to love and be loved by you
Swearing at the stars I keep cursing at my love like the wolf present the moon for the lack of a sun
I'm frustrated with love, like a wolf howling at the moon
Only fakers ... for a sun
People only fake love for their own gain
If it happend to me it can happen to anyone
If it happened to me, it can happen to anyone
Oh, how I miss my brother most of all
I miss my brother more than anything
Calm time of summer leafs they're fall
The leaves are falling in the calm of summer
Change their color I mean it if no one other
They change their color, but for no one else
Oh my god
I can't believe it
Oh, how I miss my sister most of all
I miss my sister more than anything
Calm time of winter newer place from time
In the calm of winter, everything feels new
December still the same now but different
December feels the same, but also different
In life and love she spared no mercy
She didn't show any mercy in life or love
Deserved or not was I no worthy
Did I deserve it? Am I not worthy?
Father please forgive me, I have foresaken my family
Father, please forgive me, I've abandoned my family
I will burden blame and hang my head for the shame
I'll take responsibility and be ashamed
With raging hands I have a bow to tie
I have a bow to tie with angry hands
To the life and the love that we let go
To the life and love we gave up on
Why did. ...?
Why did...?
We will all die alone
We'll all die by ourselves
Sit on my hands and to free them from dead
I'm sitting on my hands to make them stop feeling dead
Pillow the chest to let me ...?
I'm holding a pillow to my chest, to comfort myself?
You were the one and always(?)...
You were the one, always...?
(Wanting only the love and to be loved by you)
(All I want is love, to be loved by you)
Contributed by Hunter H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.