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.

The Best of You
Go It Alone Lyrics

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I'll toss you this plastic smile. A poor disguise for the sorrow behind my eyes. I know you've seen it a thousand times because you're wearing a smile that matches mine. Do you remember feeling whole, feeling innocent? Before you sold yourself for survival, before the horror stole the best of you? Nothing left of the girl in the family photograph. Reality crushes childhood dreams as the years pass. Now you've got survivors eyes that have seen too much and you can't replace what's lost. Do you remember feeling whole, feeling innocent? Before you sold yourself for survival, before the horror stole the best of you? I always wanted so much more for you.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "The Best of You" by Go It Alone are a poignant reflection on the harsh realities of growing up and the trauma that comes with it. The singer talks about putting on a plastic smile to hide the sorrow behind his eyes, which he acknowledges has been seen through many times before, as the person he is addressing wears the same mask. The lyrics then take a nostalgic tone as the singer asks if the person can remember a time when they felt whole and innocent before they had to sell themselves for survival, referring to the compromises we often make as we grow up to cope with the world around us. The horror that the singer refers to is probably a traumatic experience that the person has lived through and that has stolen the best of them, leaving nothing but survivor's eyes that have seen too much.

The song touches on a universal theme of growing up and having to face the harsh realities of the world we live in. It talks about how we try to put on a brave face and hide our pain behind smiles, but often the people around us can see right through it. The lyrics also bring to light the struggle we go through to keep ourselves together in the face of adversity and the impact that trauma has on our lives. The song ends with the singer expressing his desire for the person to have more and not be defined by their past experiences.

Overall, "The Best of You" by Go It Alone is a poignant reflection on the challenges we face as we grow up, and the impact that trauma can have on us. The lyrics are raw and emotive, and the song itself is a testament to the healing power of music.

Line by Line Meaning

I'll toss you this plastic smile.
I will force myself to smile, even though I'm struggling and experiencing pain.

A poor disguise for the sorrow behind my eyes.
My fake smile is not enough to cover up the sadness that I really feel.

I know you've seen it a thousand times because you're wearing a smile that matches mine.
I can tell that you're also hiding your true emotions behind a fake smile, just like me.

Do you remember feeling whole, feeling innocent?
Do you recall a time in your life when you felt complete and had not yet been corrupted by the world?

Before you sold yourself for survival, before the horror stole the best of you?
Before you had to compromise your values in order to stay alive, before life experiences stripped away the best parts of who you are.

Nothing left of the girl in the family photograph.
You have changed so much from the person you used to be that it's hard to recognize who you are in old pictures.

Reality crushes childhood dreams as the years pass.
As we get older, we become more cynical and less hopeful because life has a way of disappointing us and making us give up on our dreams.

Now you've got survivors eyes that have seen too much and you can't replace what's lost.
You have the eyes of someone who has been through a lot and has lost important parts of themselves that can never be regained.

I always wanted so much more for you.
I wished that you could have had a better life, with more opportunities and less pain and struggle.

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