Their sophomore album, Suck Out The Poison, was released on October 3rd, 2006, featuring more raspy vocals.It received mixed reviews from long-time fans due to a major difference in vocalist Schuylar Croom's vocals and is still disputed to this day.
In 2009, He Is Legend announced that they will be taking a musical sabbatical in the forest surrounding North Carolina recording studio, Warrior Sound Studio. They also claimed that the material written during this hiatus will be used to create a record "literally made of solid gold (figuratively speaking).The bands latest album, It Hates You was released on July 21, 2009.
*The bands roots reach back into the late 1990's when Adam Tanbouz, Steven Bache, Matt Williams, guitarist McKenzie Bell, and vocalist Schuyler Croom began writing and performing around Wilmington, NC. In 2003, having previously played under the names of Stronghold, No One Wins, and The Uriah Omen, the name He Is Legend was adopted by members Tanbouz, Bache, Bell, Croom, and Williams. After releasing their first EP in June of 2004 entitled 91025, the band signed on with Solid State Records and released their first full length album in November. I Am Hollywood was a massive success and the band immediately began to experience a surge in popularity that extended far beyond their NC roots. After almost two years of extensive touring in the United States and Europe, the band temporarily relocated to California to record their next release. Suck Out the Poison was released on October 3, 2006 and triggered mixed reviews from long-time fans. It was evident, however, that the band believed firmly in the album and as a result were largely indifferent to often cruel criticisms from offended fans. Their confident, care-free response is portrayed in their music video "Attack of the Dungeon Witch" which was released in March of 2007. Soon after the release of Suck Out the Poison, guitarist McKenzie Bell left the band without explanation and was eventually replaced by guitarist Mitch Marlow (previously of Classic Case). Bell later joined the band Bloodjinn.In February 2008, it was announced that Mitch Marlow was no longer a member of He Is Legend, and would be replaced with Worth Weaver. Marlow is now playing guitar for Filter.
Debates abouts whether or not He Is Legend is a Christian group have been fueled by the fact that Solid State Records is a Christian record label. While Croom and other members of the band have claimed to be followers of Christ, the band has made it clear that they are not collectively a Christian band in the FAQ section on their website saying that, "We are in no way a Christian band... We all enjoy music, we all enjoy playing our instruments, so if we had to be classified as anything it would be a 'band' band or 'music' band."
He Is Legend has confirmed that they are not nor ever have been a christian and have since left Solid-State records for NC based Tragic Hero Records.
*[Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Is_Legend]
The Creature Walks
He Is Legend Lyrics
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She crawled under the bed
I thought I saw her breathing
But found out she was dead
It is too late
It's over
Can't you feel these dreams (it's over)
Message to the queen (it's over)
Can't you feel these dreams?
It's over
Could you call a doctor who can stop by at nine?
Well I planned this day for dying
But now I'm feeling fine...its too late(its over)
Can't you feel these dreams (it's over)
Message to the queen (it's over)
The Baby stops breathing (it's over)
Can't you feel these dreams?
It's over
The Creature is walking
I've got to find a new passage way
I've got to get home by Saturday
Queen to Castle, Church to Nun
What a wicked web I've spun
I've go to get home by Saturday
So I have to find a new passage way
I've got a car with no place to go
"How bout a little fire scarecrow?"
Wake yourself up
You've been dreaming again
About having new friends in a ghost town
Can't you feel these dreams (it's over)
The Baby stops breathing (it's over)
Message to the Queen (it's over)
Can't you feel these dreams (it's over)
It's over
The song "The Creature Walks" by He Is Legend packs a punch of dark lyrics with an eerie tone that tells a story of a disturbing and haunting experience. The song begins with a desperate search for an angel that turns out to be dead under the bed. The lyrics reveal the reality of the situation and the idea that it’s too late for help. The song highlights the lack of control one has over certain situations, and the feeling of helplessness when things go wrong. The use of repetition emphasizes the futility of trying to change events that have already happened. The lyrics, “Can’t you feel these dreams? It's over,” add another layer of uncertainty, questioning the reality of the experiences being depicted.
The second verse of the song shifts the narrative in a more surrealistic and abstract direction. The lyrics describe a car with no place to go and a plan to "get home by Saturday". The song oscillates between two different parts, one that speaks of the sense of loss and the other that talks about a journey. This is evident in the lyrics, "Queen to castle, church to nun. What a wicked web I’ve spun". In essence, the lyrics suggest a struggle to find a new passage to continue the journey, but not being able to find one. The song ends with a repetition of "It's over" once more, implying a sense of finality and irreversible changes.
Overall, the lyrics of the song depict a journey through different mental spaces that entail feelings of loss, denial and delirium, to name a few. The song has a palpable sense of unease that aptly captures the surrealistic and haunting experiences that the songwriter is trying to convey.
Line by Line Meaning
Can you find my angel?
The singer is searching for his loved one
She crawled under the bed
The loved one is hiding
I thought I saw her breathing, But found out she was dead
The singer believed the loved one was alive but then discovered she was deceased
It is too late, It's over
The situation is beyond repair and there is no hope left
Can't you feel these dreams (it's over), Message to the queen (it's over), The baby stops breathing (it's over), Can't you feel these dreams?, It's over
Repeated chorus emphasizing the hopelessness of the situation
Could you call a doctor who can stop by at nine?
The singer is contemplating seeking help, but the situation is dire
Well I planned this day for dying, But now I'm feeling fine...its too late(its over)
The singer had given up on life but now it is too late to change the outcome
The Creature is walking
The ominous presence of a monster or other entity is approaching
I've got to find a new passage way, I've got to get home by Saturday, Queen to Castle, Church to Nun, What a wicked web I've spun
The artist is trying to escape their current situation and has concocted a plan
I've go to get home by Saturday, So I have to find a new passage way, I've got a car with no place to go, How bout a little fire scarecrow?
Continuation of the plan, with the artist using a car as a mode of escape
Wake yourself up, You've been dreaming again, About having new friends in a ghost town
Realization that the situation may not be reality, and the singer may be hallucinating or dreaming
Contributed by Ethan J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.