Go It Alone started as a project between friends Mark and Lucas in the spri… Read Full Bio ↴Go It Alone started as a project between friends Mark and Lucas in the spring of 2002, wanting to make melodic youth crew much like their underrated favorites Battery, Outlast and Section 8. Twelve songs were written and six recorded in what became the Hollywood North Demo. Mark then left with the band he was with at the time, the Attack, for a two month North American tour while Lucas stayed at home and began solidifying a lineup. Upon Mark's return it became apparent that his nomadic lifestyle was going to lead him to Southern Europe, Nothern Africa, and that fabled land of milk and honey at the end of the medditerrainian where people have been killing eachother for thousands of years over the writings of semi-literate shepherds. But anyway. The project was put on hold for about half a year until Mark returned from enriching his life and almost drowning off the coast of Morroco. The two friends decided to commit to the band and put their burning desires to constantly move around and not be anywhere for too long on hold. A line up was found with Norm on bass, Greg on Guitar and the legendary Smokestack Honeyman on second guitar. With this line up the debut EP was written and recorded, and the band embarked on our first West coast tour. It was a first time out, ripe with cancellations and overheating vans, but we had a blast. We came home for a month chilling out until our east coast tour slated for that August. It had become necessary to replace both our guitar players for this tour so we recruited famed hip hop producer Zach "Fund$" Muljiat for second guitar and Scott McScotterson for lead. The tour was incredible stretching from Chicago to Virginia Beach and everywhere in between. When we got home the old line up resumed, but Greg's other band, The Red Light Sting, was becoming more than full time, as was Go It Alone, and Greg could no longer commit in the way we needed. Smokestack took over lead duties and former scab member Scott McScotterson the Stacks place in the rhythm section. With this line up we began writing for our full length and headed out on our third tour in just under ten months of existence. This tour was the best we'd ever been on with reactions far and above what we'd expected, and only one snowstorm breakdown in the strangely lunar expanse that is the Nevada desert. We are currently finishing up the writing for our full length with Rival Records, and in the process of booking a full North American tour for the summer of 2004. We will be embarking on several West coast weekends in the spring and venturing to Vancouver Island. This is what we do, we'll see you soon.

Grey
Go It Alone Lyrics

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Turning bitter. Turning away. Away from what I once believed. Diluted by the years, my black and whites have run together into an indifferent shade of grey. I'm turning cold and I'm talking to myself again. Asking questions that just hang like warm breath in the air: What's the use in fighting losing battles when its so much safer to succumb? Is there honor in beating my head against a wall that just won't budge? I'm turning cold and I can feel myself giving in one inch at a time. How long until it measures up to the measure of myself? Small concessions made over time can add up to complete surrender. So I have to find a way to swim against this current, a way to hold on. I'm trying to hold on. But sometimes it feels like I'm running a race I'm destined to lose. Fixated on a statement that I don't want to believe is true

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in the song Grey by Go It Alone describe a feeling of disillusionment and uncertainty. The singer talks about how they used to believe strongly in something, but that belief has become diluted over time. They feel like they are losing battles and giving in to the current of life. The color black and white, which used to represent clear-cut beliefs and values, have now been mixed into a shade of grey, which symbolizes their confusion and lack of direction.

The singer is frustrated with themselves and their situation. They wonder if it is worth it to continue fighting when it feels safer to give up. They question whether there is any honor in constantly running into a wall that won't budge. They feel like they are slowly giving in and losing themselves. Despite this, they still try to hold on and swim against the current, but it feels like an uphill battle.

Overall, the lyrics of Grey convey a sense of struggle and uncertainty. The singer is trying to come to terms with their internal conflict and find a way to hang on to their beliefs and values.

Line by Line Meaning

Turning bitter.
I've become embittered.

Turning away.
I'm turning away from something.

Away from what I once believed.
I'm moving away from something I previously held as true.

Diluted by the years, my black and whites have run together into an indifferent shade of grey.
Over time, my beliefs have become indistinct, and I'm left feeling indifferent.

I'm turning cold and I'm talking to myself again.
I'm getting colder and withdrawing into myself.

Asking questions that just hang like warm breath in the air: What's the use in fighting losing battles when its so much safer to succumb?
I'm questioning whether it's worth fighting an unwinnable fight or whether it's safer to give up.

Is there honor in beating my head against a wall that just won't budge?
I'm questioning whether there's any value in trying to overcome an obstacle that's impossible to move.

I'm turning cold and I can feel myself giving in one inch at a time.
I'm giving in and becoming more detached.

How long until it measures up to the measure of myself?
I'm wondering how much I'll have to give up before I lose myself entirely.

Small concessions made over time can add up to complete surrender.
Over time, many small compromises can lead to complete resignation.

So I have to find a way to swim against this current, a way to hold on.
I need to find a way to resist what's happening and hold on to what's important to me.

I'm trying to hold on.
I'm doing my best to hold on.

But sometimes it feels like I'm running a race I'm destined to lose.
At times, it feels like no matter what I do, I'm bound to come up short.

Fixated on a statement that I don't want to believe is true
I'm stuck on something I don't want to accept as true.

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