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.
Hercules
Guster Lyrics
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What's left for me to say? What's left for me to do?
Float along and feel the water on my back
Try not to sink down to the bottom
Hollow my head it echoes like a wooden drum
Peel back my skin and make my ribs a xylophone
Feel the water rise and fall between my bones
It's a simple love affair
Dangerous and true
Her arms are all around reaching out for you
She's a siren in the night with streaks of red and blue
And know you've disappeared you'll know she will get you through
She'll come to the rescue
It's a simple love affair
Dangerous and true
Her arms are all around and reaching out for you
She's a siren in the night with tricks of red and blue
And know you've disappeared you'll know she'll get you through
She'll come to the rescue
The song "Hercules" by Guster is about finding solace and comfort in a simple love affair. The first verse speaks about the singer's need for distance and time to reflect, to feel the water on their back and to avoid sinking to the bottom. The second verse speaks about the longing the singer has for someone to rescue them, to hold them close, and how they find that person in the simple love affair. The chorus reinforces the theme of simplicity and danger in a love affair, with the "siren in the night" as the object of desire. Essentially, the song highlights how a simple companion can provide everything a person needs to feel complete.
Overall, the song speaks to the idea of how we seek out the things that bring us comfort and make us feel alive. The simple love affair that the singer engages in is precisely the kind of affirmation they need to help them survive in difficult times. It shows how something as simple as love can be the rescue we seek, a way to navigate difficult periods of our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Looks like these afternoons of reverie through
Seems like these times of daydreaming and reflection
What's left for me to say? What's left for me to do?
What else is there for me to express or accomplish?
Float along and feel the water on my back
Drift with the current and sense the water against my skin
Try not to sink down to the bottom
Attempt not to submerge and touch the seafloor
Hollow my head it echoes like a wooden drum
Empty out my mind and hear an echoing sound
Peel back my skin and make my ribs a xylophone
Remove my flesh and use my bones as a musical instrument
Feel the water rise and fall between my bones
Experience the tide moving up and down inside me
And then just sink down to the bottom
And then simply let myself sink again to the seafloor
It's a simple love affair
This is a basic romance
Dangerous and true
Both risky and genuine
Her arms are all around reaching out for you
Her embrace is open and extended towards you
She's a siren in the night with streaks of red and blue
She's a captivating creature with flashes of color
And know you've disappeared you'll know she will get you through
And when you vanish, you'll realize that she will see you through
She'll come to the rescue
She will save you
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Adam S Gardner, Brian A Rosenworcel, Joseph V Pisapia, Ryan M Miller
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Micah Wright
The banjo sells the atmosphere perfectly.
Chris Oliver
This song is human
UberMonsterDude
I don't know why but this song make me think of skyrim.
Millennial Moto
For me it reminds me of call of duty
Paracosmic
I will never be able to hear this song without thinking of that now x"DD It would make a great AMV!
Ugly Casanova
Call of duty black ops zombies!!