Their primary stage instruments are a pair of keytars, with some songs involving a guitar or drum synth. They formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1999.
In mid-2009 Kasson Crooker (aka Symbion Project) left the band due to time conflicts.
They have gained a number of fans through their work in video games, and several of their songs can be found on titles such as FreQuency, Amplitude, Karaoke Revolution, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Downhill Domination, Neon FM: Dance Radio, and Phase (similar to Guitar Hero, for iPod) along with many of the North American entries in the Dance Dance Revolution series. Many of these games were developed by Harmonix, a developer for which Kasson Crooker is the Audio Director.
Originally, their music was entirely composed on a small portable midi sequencer, a Yamaha QY-70, often mistaken for a Game Boy. On more recent albums, they have expanded their toolkit due to a lack of variety in the sounds the QY-70 provided, but it still remains an important part of the composing process.
Starlight
Freezepop Lyrics
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An awkward silence
The streets are oddly vacant
I watched you walk away
footsteps on the stairs
I smell you on my pillow
Starlight was on zbc
watch you walk away...
In Freezepop's song Starlight, the lyrics depict a feeling of sadness and a sense of loss as the person singing implies that they have been left behind by someone they cared deeply about. The song starts with the line "The sun hurt my eyes" which could be interpreted as the person feeling an emotional pain that is so strong that it affects them physically. The line "An awkward silence, the streets are oddly vacant" suggest that the person has been left in a state of confusion as they are trying to make sense of what happened. The line "I watched you walk away" is repeated throughout the song emphasizing the feeling of being left behind.
The next stanza which states "footsteps on the stairs, I smell you on my pillow" implies that the person has memories of the one who left them everywhere they go, however, the person is no longer there. The line "Starlight was on ZBC" indicates a specific time period when the song is set, this also highlights the importance of the memories from that time. The repetition of the line "I watched you walk away" underscores the theme of the song which is loss and mourning.
Line by Line Meaning
The sun hurt my eyes
The brightness of the sun caused discomfort to my eyes.
An awkward silence
A moment of uncomfortable quietness.
The streets are oddly vacant
The roads are unusually empty and deserted.
I watched you walk away
I witnessed you depart and exit my view.
footsteps on the stairs
The sound of someone's footsteps moving up or down the stairs.
I smell you on my pillow
I perceive your scent on my cushion.
Starlight was on zbc
The program playing on ZBC was Starlight.
I watched you walk away
I observed you leave and go out of sight.
watch you walk away...
Continuation of the act of watching someone depart from view.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN PATITUCCI, CHICK COREA
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