Hail The Sun formed with four friends who have been playing together for almost a decade. The sound they formed has a seductive touch, that invites ones ears to come along. Each band member brings their own style to the party, which forms a chemistry that is much more than a compound. Influences include only life, and modern mishaps and rendezvous. Musically and lyrically these guys go at it more than rabbits, more and more defining a unique sound. As the globe keeps turning, the sun keeps shining, and they keep hailing, harder than ice.
Members:
Donovan Melero - Lead vocals, drums
Aric Garcia - Guitar, backing vocals
Shane Gann - Guitar, vocals
John Stirrat - Bass
Discography:
Demo (2009)
POW! Right In The Kisser! (2010)
Elephantitis (EP, 2012)
Wake (2014)
Culture Scars (2016)
Secret Wars (EP, 2017)
Mental Knife (2018)
New Age Filth (2021)
Divine Inner Tension (2023)
Missed Injections
Hail the Sun Lyrics
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Pull back! Pull back! I'm starting to feel the burn of missed injection.
All blue and black. It's so hard to navigate this map of scars that is my skin.
Fester.
Listen, tie us off and take us both to heaven. Isn't this nice??
Pull back! Pull back! I wish that my love for you they wouldn't question.
It's all we have, along with our half cut pens with hollowed insides.
Similar to yours and mine.
Baby, long as we got this pipe I see us growing older together.
Tired ticking time bomb.
Shot to shit and all wrong.
Still we pretend that our lives do not consist of chasing shit that helps us cope with how we see ourselves.
Everything we say is a lie.
Breathing underwater.
Feel the burn! Maybe you hit a nerve?
I don't fucking think it's working!
Hold me underwater.
Still we pretend that our lives to do not consist of chasing shit that helps us cope with how we see ourselves.
Everything we say is a lie.
Is a lie we actually believe...
The lyrics of Hail the Sun's "Missed Injections" are both dark and impressionable, tackling the subject of drug addiction in a metaphorical and almost romanticized way. At first listen, it may come off as a love song shared between two junkies who are in love with each other and their narcotics, while desperately trying to cover up their lies and delusions. "Listen, tie us off and take us both to heaven. Isn't this nice?" suggests that the two lovers are about to shoot up and escape from reality. However, as the song progresses, the dark side of addiction is revealed.
The chorus of the song, "Pull back! Pull back! I'm starting to feel the burn of missed injection," refers to the physical pain one experiences when failing to hit a vein and injecting the drug into muscle tissue instead. The lyrics go on to describe the physical consequences of addiction, with lines like, "It's so hard to navigate this map of scars that is my skin" and "Shot to shit and all wrong."
The second half of the song delves deeper into the psychological aspects of addiction, with lines like, "Still we pretend that our lives do not consist of chasing shit that helps us cope with how we see ourselves" and "Everything we say is a lie we actually believe." These lyrics suggest that the two lovers are using drugs as a way to hide from their own problems and insecurities, while also acknowledging the painful irony of feeling the need to lie about something they have convinced themselves is helping them.
Overall, "Missed Injections" is a thought-provoking and emotional commentary on addiction, relationships, and the ways we cope with our own problems.
Line by Line Meaning
Listen, tie us off and take us both to heaven. Isn't this nice?
Wanting to indulge in drugs to escape reality and experience a moment of happiness.
Pull back! Pull back! I'm starting to feel the burn of missed injection.
Experiencing physical pain from not injecting drugs properly and missing a vein.
All blue and black. It's so hard to navigate this map of scars that is my skin.
Struggling with the physical and emotional damage caused by drug use, and the visible marks left on the skin.
Fester.
Reflecting on the negative consequences of drug addiction that continue to grow.
I wish that my love for you they wouldn't question.
Desperately hoping that others won't judge and criticize a relationship where both people share a drug addiction.
It's all we have, along with our half cut pens with hollowed insides. Similar to yours and mine.
The drug addiction and the shared experience of shooting up with makeshift tools are the only things that truly connect and bond the couple together.
Baby, every day I see you and me getting high with each other.
Finding comfort in the idea of being high together every day, as a way to avoid facing the reality of their lives.
Baby, long as we got this pipe I see us growing older together.
Believing that drugs will sustain their relationship and provide the answer to all their problems, even as they see their health deteriorate.
Tired ticking time bomb.
Feeling like a ticking time bomb due to the constant risk of overdosing or suffering severe health consequences from drug use.
Shot to shit and all wrong.
Feeling that their lives have completely fallen apart and that everything is going wrong due to their drug addiction.
Still we pretend that our lives do not consist of chasing shit that helps us cope with how we see ourselves.
Trying to deny that the drug addiction is an attempt to deal with profound personal issues, and not just a means of coping with the physical addiction.
Everything we say is a lie.
Acknowledging that their entire existence is built on a foundation of lies and self-deception, including their relationship and their reasoning for drug use.
Breathing underwater.
Feeling like they are in over their heads, struggling to keep their heads above water in a situation that is out of control.
Feel the burn! Maybe you hit a nerve? I don't fucking think it's working!
Experiencing physical pain from drug use and questioning if the drugs are even working or if the pain is worth it.
Hold me underwater.
Feeling like drowning or suffocating would be a better alternative to dealing with the consequences of drug addiction.
Is a lie we actually believe...
Being aware that they are living a lie through their addiction, but feeling like they have no other choice and that it is their only reality.
Contributed by Muhammad D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
StavelyDrums
Their drummer and singer mesh really well together.
Salty
same dude
Ian Aberbach
Their drummer is their singer haha
StavelyDrums
Ian Aberbach Haha, I know man
David Pottinger
So do they just get another drummer for live shows?
ChizzyYGO
Saw them w/ DGD in October, they have a guy fill in on some songs. I'd prefer a different drummer live. His stage presence is unrivaled. Should be the frontman.
Comrade_Dornish
"Still we pretend that our lives do not consist of chasing shit that helps us cope with how we see ourselves." - God damn this is so fucking true, as someone who once used, I can totally relate. He nailed it.
Alex Campos
Not just with drugs tho. That can be true with anything that we are addicted too
AR15andGOD
yea ok
Cobalt
Donovan nails it all the time. It's actually scary how similar this guy's experiences to mine is.