Their sophomore album "Worship and Tribute" was released in 2002 on Warner Bros. Records. Although it received some MTV airtime, a Grammy nomination and a peak at #82 on the Billboard top 200, "Worship and Tribute" was a departure from the debut and was met with mixed reviews from fans. Since then, Glassjaw went on a long hiatus, releasing the digital-only EP "El Mark" in 2005, a release that consisted of three unused songs from the "Worship and Tribute" sessions.
In 2005, all members spare Palumbo and Beck left the band for reasons which remain unclear. It is supposed that they left involuntarily. Ex-drummer Durijah Lang and ex-bass player Manuel Ragoonanan Carrero were soon inducted back into the band, so there was once again a functional lineup for playing shows. Indeed, the new four-piece Glassjaw played a handful of shows in Summer 2005. A new album was apparently in the works for a release in 2007, but never surfaced.
Daryl Palumbo also fronts electronic pop-rock band Head Automatica, and ex-Glassjaw drummer Larry Gorman also played for them; however, Gorman is no longer a member of the band for unknown reasons.
Ex-guitarist Todd Weinstock now plays in the similarly-styled band Men, Women, & Children.
After a two-year hiatus, the band played three shows in 2005, two at the now-defunct The Downtown in Farmingdale, NY, with proceeds going to charity, and a spot on The Used's tour at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
After some mysterious updates on their website, the 2007 Glassjaw tour had gone and ended, already hitting up spots including yet another venue in Farmingdale, NY, playing 2 shows in one day at The Crazy Donkey.
In an interview with Palumbo in the July, 2006 issue of AP magazine, he stated that the band were in the process of writing and recording new material for the next album, which they hoped to release in 2007. Palumbo hinted that there could be a unifying concept behind the album. In November, 2007, in the first Glassjaw interview in years, Beck revealed they had written "about eleven good songs -- seven i love, and four to six half-baked ideas we need to finish".
In an interview with Kerrang!, Palumbo stated that the new album should be released by "The end of this year or early 2009...I hope." Details emerged from The Grixer in May, 2008 that the album was "awaiting vocals" and "should be wrapped up and completed in the coming months". In a May, 2008 interview with Verse One magazine, Beck said: "Right now I’d just be happy to finish up this record. I’m sure if it’s not a giant pile of shit, we’d love to play it live. Exact dates, plans, don’t know yet." In a June, 2008 interview conducted by Glassjaw.net, Beck stated, "As far as I am personally concerned, there will be a release well before the end of the year."
On August 6–8, 2010, the band released a 7" vinyl single for "All Good Junkies Go to Heaven" spraypainted green and pink on either side of the vinyl at the UK's Hevy Fest. This is the first official Glassjaw release since 2005's El Mark EP[/album. On August 8, 2010 via MerchDirect, "All Good Junkies Go To Heaven" became available for purchase. Within hours of availability, the vinyl had sold out. Shortly thereafter, in addition to the launch of the single, a "one-take" live video of their 2008 song "You Think You're (John Fucking Lennon)" was posted on the official Glassjaw website. On September 8, Glassjaw announced the release of another vinyl single for release on September 9, 2010 for the song "Jesus Glue", as well as a digital download for "All Good Junkies Go To Heaven" in various formats. On September 23, GlassJaw posted a video for the song, "Stars", a reworked version of "Star Above my Bed", a fan favorite. As they did with "Junkies" and "Jesus Glue," October 10 saw the release of yet another vinyl, "Natural Born Farmer" and the digital release of "Jesus Glue."
At 11:11AM on January 11, glassjaw.com began streaming a studio recording of "Gold". The website's background was changed to a live band photo with the text "coloring book, the extended play. available exclusively at venue. gratis." After the first concert on their 2011 tour, February 13, 2011, the new EP Coloring Book was given away free to each fan that attended the concert. Glassjaw played two shows in the UK, at the London HMV Forum (March 30) and the Cardiff Solus (March 31), with support from Napalm Death and also headlined Soundfest (June 10), playing alongside other artists such as Brother Ali, Del the Funky Homosapien and If He Dies He Dies. The band also played the Radio 1 / NME Stage at Reading and Leeds Festival in August 2011.
Glassjaw played their first and only scheduled show so far in 2012 in support of Rise Against's Endgame tour. It was the only show Glassjaw opened for them on the tour. A Day To Remember, The Menzingers, Architects, Touché Amoré, and Title Fight are also supporting selected dates. Glassjaw have been added to the Sonisphere festival line-up and will perform Worship & Tribute in its entirety during their set. However, it was announced on March 29, 2012 via Sonishere's website that the festival was cancelled due to issues in setting up the festival. As a result, the band have scheduled a date at New York's Irving Plaza to play the album in its entirety. The band have also been announced to be playing Hevy Festival 2012, alongside acts such as Converge, Rolo Tomassi and Will Haven. This will mark Glassjaw's second time playing at the festival, and the first since headlining it in 2010.
On December 1st, 2017, after 15 years, Glassjaw finally released their anticipated third LP, "Material Control".
Hurting And Shoving
Glassjaw Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Pre-break of dawn
Hear the ring it's me
Live from a pay phone
Talking in the rain.
Things pan out exactly as I say they will.
Will I be less happy
Two hand in one glove
As if we were poor.
The hard up make the soup from stones
Like the poor before them did before.
You say the waiting could crush your heart.
But it's nothing new to me
Have you crave me so desperately
But I know
How when you need me you bleed for me,
Though now I'm gone you fill my shoes with new
Fans.
Always and forever
We are apart and may she see
She'd be free rejoicing in distance
If she only let me sleep.
"Will things make less happy
When I get back?"
Absence makes the heart grow still.
Abuse the hunt; confuse the kill.
I know, I know.
Make the dead feel deader
Deader.
Make the dead sleep nights with a razor
Waiting.
Kill the prey.
I'll hold my child's head underwater.
If it's a boy, I was joking
If it's a daughter, I'll say I did what I did
Because I had to...
And if you find my kid later
Tell her I laughed too.
We just might work out fine
Because I love you enough
To let you give the pain that I want
... And when you do
I just might fuck you
Enough to love you.
Once upon my night stand
Lied letters piled in columns
Postmarked Middle Island
Out east in the country of Solemn.
The lyrics of Glassjaw's song "Hurting And Shoving (She Should Have Let Me Sleep)" explore the dynamics of a strained relationship. The song opens with a call from a payphone in the early hours of the morning as the singer discusses the way things are going to play out with his partner. The character seems confident that his prediction will come true, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he'll be happy with the outcome. The lyrics touch on themes of manipulation, control, and pain, with the lines "You crave me so desperately, but I know how when you need me you bleed for me" and "I love you enough to let you give the pain that I want."
The lyrics also contain a particularly controversial passage that suggests violence toward a possible future child. The lines "I'll hold my child's head underwater. If it's a boy, I was joking. If it's a daughter, I'll say I did what I did because I had to" have been interpreted in various ways, with some speculating that they're a reference to abortion or to the experience of growing up in a broken home.
Line by Line Meaning
When I get back
I have complete control over the events that will unfold
Pre-break of dawn
At the time right before the sun rises
Hear the ring it's me
I am the person who is calling you
Live from a pay phone
I am calling you from a public telephone
Talking in the rain.
Speaking while surrounded by falling water droplets
Things pan out exactly as I say they will.
I have predicted the events that will come to be
Will I be less happy
Will my happiness decrease
Two hand in one glove
Two hands sharing one glove
As if we were poor.
As if we were not wealthy
The hard up make the soup from stones
When there is no food or little food, the poor use whatever they can to make a meal, including stones
Like the poor before them did before.
The poor have always used what resources they have to survive
You say the waiting could crush your heart.
You think waiting could be extremely difficult and affect you negatively
But it's nothing new to me
I am familiar with this feeling
Have you crave me so desperately
Do you want me so intensely
But I know
I understand
How when you need me you bleed for me,
When you require my assistance, it can be emotionally painful for you
Though now I'm gone you fill my shoes with new
Although I am no longer present, you have replaced me with someone else
Fans.
Admirers
Always and forever
Forever and ever
We are apart and may she see
We are separated and perhaps she will understand
She'd be free rejoicing in distance
She would be liberated and happy living far away
If she only let me sleep.
If only she allowed me to rest
Absence makes the heart grow still.
When someone is gone, the heart's emotions subside
Abuse the hunt; confuse the kill.
Unfairly using one's power to get what they want, and making the objective more difficult than necessary
I know, I know.
I understand
Make the dead feel deader
Intensify the sensation of being dead
Deader.
More dead
Make the dead sleep nights with a razor
Cause the dead to suffer even more by giving them the tool to harm themselves
Waiting.
Anticipating and ready for action
Kill the prey.
End the life of the target
I'll hold my child's head underwater.
I will submerge the head of my offspring in water
If it's a boy, I was joking
If my child is male, my prior statement was not serious
If it's a daughter, I'll say I did what I did
If my child is female, I will justify my action
Because I had to...
I performed the action out of necessity
And if you find my kid later
If at a later time someone locates my child
Tell her I laughed too.
Inform my child that I found humor in the incident
We just might work out fine
We could have a successful relationship
Because I love you enough
Because I have enough affection for you
To let you give the pain that I want
I am willing to allow you to cause me the suffering that I desire
... And when you do
When you take action
I just might fuck you
I may engage in sexual intercourse with you
Enough to love you.
Enough that I can have romantic feelings for you
Once upon my night stand
On my night table at one point in the past
Lied letters piled in columns
Stacks of letters were stored there
Postmarked Middle Island
Marked with a stamp indicating it was sent from Middle Island
Out east in the country of Solemn.
An area located to the east in the region of Solemn
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind