In Reverent Fear new album, Stomacher, is a devastating and powerful show o… Read Full Bio ↴In Reverent Fear new album, Stomacher, is a devastating and powerful show of the band’s musical range; balanced between their loose-and-reckless moments of intensity and their more subtle and haunting sections with lounging melodies and guitar lines, the album is tightly structured, each song polished and refined. It has been six years since the members first formed in Concord, CA, playing shows up and down the coast and finding their sound. In 2001, before most of the members were of legal age, the band released their first EP, Living a Life in Debt to Another, helping fuel their immersion in California’s various music scenes. In 2003 they released their first full-length, Written in the A.M., gaining them a new wave of followers and sending them across the country, where they played such big attendance festivals as Warped Tour, Furnace Fest, and Cornerstone. In Reverent Fears is a culmination of all their passion, intellect, and experience, and since the band’s inception, two members have gained degrees in philosophy and theology. Their music embodies that rare marriage between the mind and the heart, without sacrificing the sheer power that has always been at the band’s core.

In Reverent Fear is now known as Stomacher.

Santa Ana
In Reverent Fear Lyrics

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Seven hours till sunrise
I'd rather drive than sleep

These lights, these memories
Freeways are like pinhole ceilings
I know they wish for

The stares they

Exchange in the classroom
I know they wish
For downtown Friday nights
The streetlights shine
Perfect memories
And this calm
Makes me believe in us again

The beauty of the intangible
Take back your pictures of you
You

[I'd rather not carry the pieces around]?
[Standing over my grave, dying more and more everyday]?

And you can bet I won't forget your
Heartless running
Candy apple frowns still make
Me believe your caramel isn't that sweet

Yow!

"Never forget what it did"

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to In Reverent Fear's song Santa Ana portray a sense of nostalgia and longing for a time and place that once was. The singer in the song is driving through the freeways and contemplating the memories and experiences that they had in that place. The streetlights and calmness of the night evoke a feeling of comfort and safety, making the singer believe in "us" again. However, there is also a sense of bitterness and resentment towards someone, perhaps an ex-lover, who was heartless and not as sweet as they appeared to be. The singer is trying to let go of the memories and pictures of that person, but it is hard for them not to carry the pieces around. The last line, "Never forget what it did," could be interpreted as a warning to not forget the pain and hurt that the person caused.

Overall, the lyrics to Santa Ana convey a complex mix of emotions and memories that are both beautiful and painful. The sense of yearning for the past and the struggle to let go of someone who hurt the singer are relatable experiences that many people can connect with.

Line by Line Meaning

Seven hours till sunrise
I have a long way to go before the sun comes up

I'd rather drive than sleep
I prefer to keep moving than rest

These lights, these memories
The city lights and my past experiences

Freeways are like pinhole ceilings
The freeway is like a tunnel leading me through the city

I know they wish for
I am aware that others have desires

The stares they
The way people look at me

Exchange in the classroom
Interactions with peers in an academic setting

I know they wish
I understand what people desire

For downtown Friday nights
For nights out in the city on the weekends

The streetlights shine
The city lights illuminate the streets

Perfect memories
Flawless recollections of past experiences