T… Read Full Bio ↴Joywave is a Rochester, NY, USA indie pop band, active since 2010.
Their first full-length album, "How Do You Feel Now?", was released on April 21, 2015.
The band released its first single "Golden State" on January 4th, 2011 via its website (joywavemusic.com), and followed up with their "77777" mixtape in March 2011. The mixtape is a complex arrangement of original works, covers, and sample based songs featuring various stems combined with Daniel Armbruster's vocals.
In August 2011, Joywave released a limited edition 7" vinyl through blog-turned label Tympanogram, featuring "Traveling At The Speed Of Light" from their "77777" mixtape alongside new single, "Ridge".
Joywave released "Koda Vista" EP on March 27th, 2012. The 7 song release deals with the influence of environmental factors on personal experience, painting a picture of predestination born long before each of the band members.
Their 2nd mixtape, "88888", and 2nd EP, "How Do You Feel?", have been released in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
They are also known for their cooperation with Big Data ("Dangerous", 2013).
Since then, they've released three more albums- 2017's "Content", 2020's "Possession", and 2022's "Cleanse".
Members:
Daniel Armbruster - Vocals
Joseph Morinelli - Guitar
Paul Brenner - Drums
Kevin Mahoney - Bass
Past members:
Travis Johansen - Keys/Percussion/Guitar
Sean Donnelly - Bass
Benjamin Bailey - Keyboards
Tongues
Joywave Lyrics
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Give me breath, and let me cough
Drag me back, collect my thoughts
I've come back to the land I'd lost
The palms are down, I'm welcomed back to town
Sometimes I feel like they don't understand me
I hear their mouths making foreign sounds
Tell me all the things I've missed
Who's been killed and who's been kissed
(Drag me back, collect my thoughts)
I'll be gone when the drugs wear off
The palms are down, I'm welcomed into town
Sometimes I feel like they don't understand me
I hear their mouths making foreign sounds
Sometimes you'd think they spoke another language
The palms are down, I'm welcomed into town
Sometimes I feel like they don't understand me
I hear their mouths making foreign sounds
Sometimes I think they're all just speaking tongues
They say I'm the only one, who can be brave
That I am the chosen one
But there's no way, that I am the only one
And there's no one to save
If there's nowhere for them to run
The palms are down, I'm welcomed into town
Sometimes I feel like they don't understand me
I hear their mouths making foreign sounds
Sometimes you'd think they spoke another language
The palms are down, I'm welcomed into town
Sometimes I feel like they don't understand me
I hear their mouths making foreign sounds
Sometimes I think
They're all just speaking tongues
They're all just speaking tongues
They're all just speaking tongues
They're all just speaking tongues
They're all just speaking tongues
The lyrics to Joywave's "Tongues" convey a sense of disorientation and confusion upon returning to a home that no longer feels familiar. The singer is asking to be brought back to their senses and reintegrated into their surroundings: "Pick me up, dust me off / Give me breath, and let me cough / Drag me back, collect my thoughts / I've come back to the land I'd lost." The repeated phrase "The palms are down, I'm welcomed into town" creates a sense of ritual or formalism, underscoring the singer's feelings of being an outsider.
The song explores the theme of language and communication, with the singer feeling like they're unable to connect with the people around them: "Sometimes I feel like they don't understand me / I hear their mouths making foreign sounds / Sometimes I think they're all just speaking tongues." The final lines of the song add a layer of social commentary, suggesting that despite the singer's feelings of isolation, they are not truly alone: "They say I'm the only one who can be brave / That I am the chosen one / But there's no way that I am the only one / And there's no one to save."
Overall, "Tongues" is a song about the disorientation that can come with returning home after a long absence, and the sense of feeling like a stranger in a familiar place. It also grapples with the complexities of language and communication, and the ways in which our individual experiences can feel impossible to capture and express.
Line by Line Meaning
Pick me up, dust me off
Help me recover from my struggles
Give me breath, and let me cough
Allow me to take a breath and recover my voice
Drag me back, collect my thoughts
Bring me back to my senses, help me think clearly
I've come back to the land I'd lost
I'm returning to a place where I've lost myself
The palms are down, I'm welcomed back to town
I'm being welcomed by the people in town with open palms
Sometimes I feel like they don't understand me
I feel like the people in town don't get me
I hear their mouths making foreign sounds
I hear people speaking in a way that's not familiar to me
Sometimes I think they're all just speaking tongues
Sometimes I feel like people are just talking nonsense
Tell me all the things I've missed
Update me with all that I have been disconnected from
Who's been killed and who's been kissed
Who did we lose and who did we celebrate while I was gone
I'll be gone when the drugs wear off
I won't be grounded anymore when the high diminishes
They say I'm the only one, who can be brave
People say that I am the only one who is capable of being courageous
That I am the chosen one
They believe I'm the one selected for greatness
But there's no way, that I am the only one
I don't think being the only one is possible
And there's no one to save
No one can be rescued from this
If there's nowhere for them to run
If they can't find a way out of it
Sometimes you'd think they spoke another language
Sometimes it's like they're speaking an entirely different dialect
They're all just speaking tongues
They're all just talking incoherently
They're all just speaking tongues
They're all just talking incoherently
They're all just speaking tongues
They're all just talking incoherently
They're all just speaking tongues
They're all just talking incoherently
They're all just speaking tongues
They're all just talking incoherently
Lyrics Š Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andre Anjos, Sean Donnelly, Dan Armbruster
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Yonotjz
Here are the lyrics
Pick me up, dust me off, give me breath and let me cough.
Drag me back, collect my thoughts. I've come back to the land I'd lost.
The palms are down, I'm welcomed back to town.
Sometimes, I feel, like they don't understand me.
I hear, their mouths, making foreign sounds.
Sometimes, I think, they're all just speaking tongues.
Tell me all the things I've missed, who's been killed and who's been kissed.
Drag me back, collect my thoughts, I'll be gone when the drugs wear off.
The palms are down, I'm welcomed into town.
Sometimes, I feel, like they don't understand me.
I hear, their mouths, making foreign sounds.
Sometimes, you'd think, they spoke another language.
The palms are down, I'm welcomed into town.
Sometimes, I feel, like they don't understand me.
I hear, their mouths, making foreign sounds.
Sometimes, I think, they're all just speaking tongues.
They say I'm the only one, who can be brave.
That I am the chosen one, but there is no way,
That I am the only one, and there's no one to save,
If there's nowhere for them to run.
The palms are down, I'm welcomed into town.
Sometimes, I feel, like they don't understand me.
I hear, their mouths, making foreign sounds.
Sometimes, you'd think, they spoke another language.
The palms are down, I'm welcomed into town.
Sometimes, I feel, like they don't understand me.
I hear, their mouths, making foreign sounds.
Sometimes, I think, they're all just speaking tongues.
They're all just speaking tongues.
They're all just speaking tongues.
They're all just speaking tongues.
They're all just speaking tongues.
@indie
Why did I just discover this now!? They should be famous!
@inno8283
Looks like you got your wish
@maxvilla5558
Why?
@ghostsheepy.
Not big enough
@DarkJusn2020
How about now? C:
@lona3763
I
FOUND
IT
AFTER
ALL
THESE
YEARS!!!
YAY!
@imad_kazmi
congrats dude, i came here from FIFA15
@frankyhagan1676
Same
@caseys2698
Congrats! Welcome to Joywaveâfeaturing the joyous Koda Vista EP (Extended Play), as well as 3âsoon to be 4âwonderful LP (Long Play) albums!
Seriously though check out the rest of Joywaveâs music, theyâre one of my favorite bands :)
@void-master9077
Heard it first in shameless, but I heard it again in that WAYNE show and I had to save to to my playlist.