The band consists of Adam Gardner and Ryan Miller on guitar and vocals and Brian Rosenworcel on percussion. Multi-instrumentalist and backup vocalist Joe Pisapia played with the band from 2003-2010. Luke Reynolds took Pisapia's place to tour with the band for their 2010 album, Easy Wonderful, and has remained with the band since. The band is noted for its catchy, poppy melodies, and the distinctive hand-drumming on percussion. They are also known for their humor, including a joke album released in 2003, The Meowstro Sings: Guster's Keep It Together, wherein the lyrics are replaced with (off-melody) meowing.
The band has released eight studio albums which are, in chronological order, Parachute, Goldfly, Lost and Gone Forever, Keep It Together, Ganging Up On the Sun, Easy Wonderful, Evermotion, and their most recent, Look Alive, which was released on January 18th, 2019. In addition, they have released a total of eleven live albums, spanning the years 2003-2015.
Fa Fa
Guster Lyrics
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Just a perfect reflection, you and no one else
Minutes run into hours, hours run into days
You're still waiting for someone who never ever came
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
Go and run through the hallways, and find your way to the door
You will end up like always, back where you were before
Can you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
But it's still your reflection, you and no one else
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
No matter where you go, you'll never find your way home
You'll never find your way home no matter where you go
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
The song "Fa Fa" by Guster is about feeling stuck in oneself and wishing for something different. The first verse talks about looking in the mirror and seeing a reflection that you wish was someone else because you're never satisfied with who you are. The second verse talks about how you keep saying things you never thought you would say again, which suggests that there is a cycle that you can't break free from. The chorus emphasizes that things will never be the same again, but it's not necessarily in a positive way.
The second half of the song switches to a more metaphorical tone. The lines "Go and run through the hallways, and find your way to the door / You will end up like always, back where you were before" suggest that no matter how hard you try to find something else, you will always end up back where you started. The final lines "No matter where you go, you'll never find your way home / You'll never find your way home no matter where you go" emphasize the feeling of being trapped and unable to escape the cycle.
Overall, the song communicates a sense of frustration and dissatisfaction with oneself and the world. The repetition of the lines in the chorus reinforces this feeling of being stuck and unable to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
When you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
You dislike the person you see in the mirror and wish you were someone else
Just a perfect reflection, you and no one else
The reflection in the mirror is an exact copy of yourself
Minutes run into hours, hours run into days
Time seems to be moving impossibly slow, with minutes feeling like hours and hours feeling like days
You're still waiting for someone who never ever came
You're waiting for someone who will never appear or return
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
The repetition of these nonsense syllables is a musical representation of the frustration and confusion being felt
Never be the same again
It seems like things have changed forever, and they'll never go back to the way they were
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
You keep repeating the same mistakes or saying things you promised you wouldn't
Go and run through the hallways, and find your way to the door
Trying to escape from a situation or problem, and finding the exit
You will end up like always, back where you were before
Despite all your efforts, you end up right where you started
Can you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
You still dislike the person you see in the mirror and wish you were someone else
But it's still your reflection, you and no one else
No matter how much you wish you were different, the reflection in the mirror will always be you
No matter where you go, you'll never find your way home
You feel lost and like you'll never find the place where you truly belong
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADAM S. GARDNER, BRIAN A. ROSENWORCEL, RYAN MILLER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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When you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
Just a perfect reflection, you and no one else
Minutes run into hours, hours run into days
You're still waiting for someone who never ever came
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
Go and run through the hallways, and find your way to the door
You will end up like always, back where you were before
Can you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
But it's still your reflection, you and no one else
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
No matter where you go, you'll never find your way home
You'll never find your way home no matter where you go
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
Fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
Never be the same again
@alexarrizon8880
I remember hearing this song in 2000, I was 12 and I loved it
@BrianCarnevaleB26
It is timeless now.
@alexthompson9516
That was a good time.
@MiSoRetro.
Same ☺️
@Strainj1
In a total twist of what this song is actually about, this song has always spoken to me. I'm an Australian, and my Danish grandfather, my father's father - "Farfar" - often spoke to me in a broken English with a broken accent when i was a kid - I had no idea what he was saying most of the time.... so the line "you were always saying something" always spoke to me - He died around the time this album came out and i was listening to it..... As I got older, and I found out what a "not nice" person he'd been to my father and his siblings - the rest of the song's lyrics only became more meaningful to me - curious how lyrics mean what you want them to mean, but I really appreciate Guster and their amazing lyrical ability and how it can connect on so many levels! :)
@greggjohns66
I heard this on the radio today ..forgot how much I love this song!!
@notjessie2033
They come on the radio?! Maybe that's why it sounded so familiar.. Hm.
@josehinojosa9752
What radio station was that? I haven’t heard this on any station since 2000.
@brennsea7739
For 4:44 I was back in college again- thanks. ❤
@rajeshkumarrajagopal8427
I have heard this song first time from my cousin at Boston. Now I am fan of this song and the band playing in loops and lot of love from India