- Lifelines in 2016, which reached #15 on the Billboard 200,
- Trauma in 2019, which became their most successful album yet - receiving both a Best Rock Album Grammy nomination, as well as a Best Metal Performance nomination for the album’s first single - „Bow Down”,
- True Power in 2022.
Four of I Prevail’s songs have landed on the top 10 of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart, with 2019’s „Hurricane” reaching #1.
Lineup:
Brian Burkheiser – clean vocals
Eric Vanlerberghe – clean harsh vocals
Steve Menoian – lead guitar
Dylan Bowman – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Gabe Helguera – drums
Closure
I Prevail Lyrics
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You're better off dead
That's what you told me in my apartment
Threw the keys on the floor
You won't see me again
Forgive me you said
Forgive me you said
It's hard to see straight when you only see red
Now I know in my heart it's goodbye to a friend
The damage is done, I'm already gone
Not much left can turn it back around
I've already found closure
Get out the car, you know that it's over
Thought you were the one, guess that I was wrong (I was wrong)
Gave you everything and you let me down
I've already found closure
Get out the car, you know that it's over
Another year over
Another step closer to asking myself
Did I ever really know her?
Took three to four years to finally get sober
But I pour one drink at the end of October
So forgive me you said
Forgive me you said
Erase all the bad things left in your head
The best of us break when we know we can't bend
I know in my heart it's goodbye
The damage is done, I'm already gone
Not much left can turn it back around
I've already found closure
Get out the car, you know that it's over
Thought you were the one
Guess that I was wrong
Gave you everything and you let me down
I've already found closure
Get out the car, you know that it's over
We build it just to break it
Love it just to hate it
All the time I wasted on you
You know that it's over
The damage is done, I'm already gone
Not much left can turn it back around
I've already found closure
Get out the car, you know that it's over
It's over, you know that it's over
The lyrics of I Prevail's song "Closure" paint the picture of the aftermath of a broken relationship. The song explores the emotions of someone who has realized that their partner is not really in love with them anymore. The singer is lamenting the end of their relationship and how their partner had asked for forgiveness for all the pain they caused. There is an underlying feeling that despite the forgiveness, the singer cannot continue this relationship and just wants to move on.
The verses contain the dialogue of the breakup as the partner tells the singer they would be better off dead and to forgive them, but then promptly leaves the apartment, signifying the finality of the relationship. The chorus sees the singer agonizing over the fact that they thought their partner was "the one" but, in reality, was let down. They have already found closure and ask their partner to get out of the car because it's over. The bridge hints at the fact that the singer resorted to drinking after the breakup but confesses to being sober now, implying that they are moving on.
In all, the song's message is one of moving on from the past and seeking closure after an exhausting trial of a toxic relationship. It is about knowing when it is time to move on from something that isn't good for you.
Line by Line Meaning
Better off dead
The person singing thinks their partner would be better off without them
You're better off dead
The person singing has heard their partner say they would be better off without them
That's what you told me in my apartment
The partner said the aforementioned thought in their apartment
Threw the keys on the floor
The partner was angry enough to throw the keys on the floor
You won't see me again
The partner is leaving for good
Forgive me you said
The partner has asked for forgiveness
Erase any thought left of me in your head
The partner wants to be forgotten
It's hard to see straight when you only see red
The partner has been angry
Now I know in my heart it's goodbye to a friend
The singer is saying goodbye to someone who they had a friendship with
The damage is done, I'm already gone
The relationship is already over
Not much left can turn it back around
There isn't much that can happen to fix the situation
I've already found closure
The singer has accepted the situation and moved on
Get out the car, you know that it's over
The partner needs to leave and accept that the relationship is over
Thought you were the one, guess that I was wrong (I was wrong)
The singer thought their partner was the one for them but they were wrong
Gave you everything and you let me down
The singer gave their partner everything and is now feeling let down
Another year over
Another year has passed
Another step closer to asking myself
The singer is getting closer to questioning their knowledge of their partner
Did I ever really know her?
The singer is questioning if they ever actually knew their partner
Took three to four years to finally get sober
The singer had a problem with alcohol and it took them three to four years to get sober
But I pour one drink at the end of October
Despite being sober, the singer has a drink at a specific time of the year
We build it just to break it
The relationship was built up only to be torn down
Love it just to hate it
The love eventually became hate
All the time I wasted on you
The singer feels they wasted their time on the relationship
It's over
The relationship is over and there's no going back
You know that it's over
The singer is telling their partner directly that it's over
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Brian Burkheiser, Erik Ron, Jon Eberhardt, Richard Vanlerberghe, Stephen Menoian, Tyler Smyth
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LYRICS:
Better off dead, you’re better off dead
That’s what you told me in my apartment
Threw the keys on the floor
You won’t see me again
Forget me you said, forget me you said
Erase any thought left of me in your head
It’s hard to see straight when you only see red
Now I know it my heart it’s goodbye to a friend
The damage is done, I’m already gone
Not much left can turn it back around
I’ve already found closure
Get out the car you know that it’s over
Thought you were the one
Guess that I was wrong
Gave you everything and you let me down
I’ve already found closure
Get out the car you know that it’s over
Another year older, another step closer
To asking myself did I ever really know her
Took three to four years to finally get sober
But I pour one drink at the end of October
So forgive me you said, forgive me you said
Erase all the bad things left in your head
The best of us break when we know we can’t bend
I know in my heart it’s goodbye
The damage is done,
I’m already gone
Not much left can turn it back around
I’ve already found closure
Get out the car you know that it’s over
Thought you were the one
Guess that I was wrong
Gave you everything and you let me down
I’ve already found closure
Get out the car you know that it’s over
We build it just to break it
Love it just to hate it
All the time I wasted
On you
You know that it’s over
The damage is done, I’m already gone
Not much left can turn it back around
I’ve already found closure
Get out the car you know that it’s over
It’s over
You know that it’s over
@vlCroozelv
The range that Eric hit on the line “I know in my heart it’s goodbye” really got to me like it has sooo much emotion behind it. Feeling that right now…
Thank you guys for a phenomenal album!
@justin-time5880
I've only recently found closure and this song really hits me where it counts.
Has a "Let me be sad" vibe, and I'm all for it.
@TheEVGuy85
That song wrecks me every time. Pray every night I get closer I know isn't coming.
@fortisfortunaadiuvat100
Sadboy 🤣
@A.C.T1997
It has a "let me get through this on my own time" vibes.
@frostyvans
i would call this let me be sad 2.0 and i'm ALL FOR IT BABY
@ralphozer2037
😂🙏
@rexeno
Fr
@paxtonwalkerr5064
Let me be sad + hurricane = Closure
@mehster1488
Holy shit yeah I see it now