The band went through three different lead singers, Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional), Jason Gleason(Affinity, and later ActionReaction) and finally Jon Bunch (Sense Field). The final line-up:
Jonathan Bunch - Vocals (Sense Field)
Josh Colbert - Guitar
Chad Neptune - Bass Guitar (Strongarm)
Steve Kleisath - Drums (Strongarm, Shai Hulud, En Masse)
Derick Cordoba - Guitar.
FSF's releases in order are:
From the 27th State Split EP (1999)
The Moon Is Down (2001)
Further Seems Forever / Twothirtyeight Split 7" (2002)
How to Start a Fire (2003)
Hide Nothing (2004)
Hope This Finds You Well (2006, retrospective)
Final Curtain (2007, 567 records)
The band also appeared on numerous compilation discs such as Emo Diaries Volume 4, Punk Goes Pop, A Santa Cause: Its a Punk Rock Christmas, and Rock Music: A Tribute to Weezer.
In late 2005, FSF went on a long hiatus. And in January 2006, the band posted a message on their website announcing that their shows in early 2006 through the United States and Canada would be their last as a band. During its existence, FSF gave more than a thousand performances. The individual band members proceeded to new jobs. There would be no new album project, but a compilation entitled Hope This Finds You Well was released by Tooth & Nail Records in April 2006. The band also indicated there would be a DVD release of videos and live performance scenes entitled "The Final Curtain". As of late 2010, it was announced the reunion of the band alongside the original singer, Chris Carrabba. Their fourth studio album, Penny Black, was released in 2012.
The name "Further Seems Forever" reflects the band's feelings, being constantly away from family and loved ones while on tour.
The Band Reunited and has planned a tour for 2011
Sound
Further Seems Forever Lyrics
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I'd pull it down
And paint it for you
And I'd never question why
'Cause red would mean you loved me
And blue would mean you cared
But black my heart when left alone
To cold and killing stares.
The sound now turns to silence
But ill keep spinning around
Naked in the rain of my own tears
As they fall into the
Bucket of your apologies
While closing everyone else's eyes
Because your own are shut
Not to see the volume rise again.
Feels like I'm waiting in the last hiding place on earth
Hangman's noose tight round my neck
But I'm saved and
For 100,000 memories
Been washed ashore
Be swept again by forever
And sailed away from you.
The sound now turns to silence
But I'll keep spinning around
Naked in the rain of my own tears
As they fall into the
Bucket of your apologies
While closing everyone else's eyes
Because your own are shut
Not to see the volume rise again.
Only you could row my boat ashore
If only you could set my fears at rest
But until lack of sympathies regress
I'm still waiting, I'm still waiting
For your call.
The sound now turns to silence
But I'll keep spinning around
Naked in the rain of my own tears
As they fall into the
Bucket of your apologies
While closing everyone else's eyes
Because your own are shut
Not to see the volume rise again.
"The Sound" by Further Seems Forever is a song that depicts the aching heart of someone seeking love yet finding nothing but heartache. The beginning of the song sets the stage for the longing of affection through figurative language. The singer wishes they could capture the beauty of the ocean and the sky, and use it to show someone how much they care. They feel that if they could paint the sky with colors that represented love and care, they could finally understand why their heart aches so much, but instead, they are left with the blackness that comes with an unrequited love.
The lyrics then switch to the feeling of being left behind, a feeling of abandonment, and the pain that comes from unfulfilled promises. The concept of "The Sound" is that this pain can only be heard through silence. The singer is so covered in their own emotional turmoil that they are deaf to the world around them, and nobody can understand what they're going through. The sadness is so deep that it feels like it's raining inside them, while hiding in the last pocket of the earth.
The final verse introduces the hope that still lingers for the person who has caused so much pain. The singer has complete trust in this person and believes that they are the only one who can save them. There is still a form of vulnerability that exists through the waiting, the longing, and the hope that their call will arrive. To summarize, "The Sound" is a painfully accurate portrayal of the ache of unrequited love, and the desperation it inspires.
Line by Line Meaning
If I only had an ocean to compliment the sky
I wish I had something as beautiful as an ocean to add to the beauty of the sky so I could make a painting for you without any hesitation. Red color in the painting would mean that you love me and if blue is present, it means you care for me. However, I am left with a black heart when I am alone and face cold and hostile glares.
This is the burning of a dream.
My aspirations are crashing down and my dream is being destroyed.
The sound now turns to silence, but I'll keep spinning around
Everything is falling apart and now everything is quiet, but I'm stuck in the same place, unable to move on.
Naked in the rain of my own tears as they fall into the bucket of your apologies
I am vulnerable and exposed, as I cry my own tears and listen to your apologies.
While closing everyone else's eyes because your own are shut, not to see the volume rise again.
You don't want others to see your mistakes while you choose to stay ignorant and refuse to learn from your past.
Feels like I'm waiting in the last hiding place on earth
I feel like I'm hiding from everything and the world is closing in on me.
Hangman's noose tight round my neck
I feel like I'm trapped and suffocating, and there's no way out of my situation.
But I'm saved and for 100,000 memories been washed ashore
But I have been saved by the memories of the past, washed up like the tide on the shore.
Be swept again by forever and sailed away from you.
I want to be carried away by the eternal nature of the universe and move forward, leaving you behind in my past.
Only you could row my boat ashore, if only you could set my fears at rest
I feel like only you have the power to save me and calm my fears, if only you could try.
But until lack of sympathies regress, I'm still waiting, I'm still waiting for your call.
Until you learn to have empathy and understand my pain, I will keep waiting for you to reach out and help me.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Fintage House Publishing
Written by: ANTONIO ROSSI, VINCENZO CONSIGLIO
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