Prior to being a recording artist, he was a record store owner and a club DJ at a nightclub in Salt Lake City as a way to make ends meet for him and his wife. After he and his wife moved to San Francisco he landed a job as a A&R man at OM records, where in addition to reviewing demos for the label he also submitted his own material, which would pay off big time for him. In 2001 he went from behind the desk to behind the turntables and the recording studio as an artist in his own right. In 2003 Kaskade released his first album, "It's You It's Me", which was well received by critics.
It would be his follow up, "In The Moment" in 2004, that would put Kaskade on the map. The first single off the set "Steppin' Out" would become a major hit on the Dance Radio Airplay that year as well as a top 10 hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. His biggest breakthrough would come the week of May 14, 2005, when his follow up, "Everything," would go all the way to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Waste Love
Kaskade Lyrics
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Spending time I never had
Closer to my memory
Try to make me undo sad
When you say I am lonely
Did you count in what you said?
The love I saved for rainy days
Really wanna believe
Worn out love can succeed
If you stayed on my sheet
It would be too easy
While you waste love
My heart is in growing pains
While you waste love
My heart is in growing pains
Hanging out on my bed
All the fruits has now gone bad
Further south from my head
I still want you to come back
When I stated to let you down
You have been coming back around
Makes no difference anyway
Lazy feelings will obey
Really wanna believe
Worn out love can succeed
If you stayed on my sheet
It would be too easy
While you waste love
My heart is in growing pains
While you waste love
My heart is in growing pains
While you waste love
My heart is in growing pains
While you waste love
My heart is in growing pains
The lyrics to Kaskade feat. Quadron's song Waste delve into the complex emotions and inner turmoil of a person who is trying to move on from a loved one who constantly takes them for granted. The opening lines of the song evoke a sense of desolation and exhaustion as the singer is spending time on their bed, reminiscing about their past and feeling the weight of all the time they have lost. The phrase "closer to my memory" suggests that the singer is living in the past and struggling to let go.
The next lines express frustration with the loved one who calls the singer lonely even though they are the ones who are wasting love. The singer confesses to giving away all their love, perhaps to someone who didn't deserve it. The repetition of the phrase "while you waste love, my heart is in growing pains" reinforces the idea that the loved one's indifference is hurting the singer deeply.
The song then shifts focus to the hope that the singer still harbors, wishing for their loved one to come back even though they acknowledge that the relationship has gone bad. The bridge repeats the desire to believe that "worn out love" can still succeed, but ultimately acknowledges that it's too easy for the loved one to come back and that the singer's heart is still in pain.
Overall, Waste is a powerful exploration of the complex emotions that arise from a toxic relationship, where one person is constantly giving all their love while the other takes it for granted. The lyrics are poignant and relatable to anyone who has struggled with the pain of unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
Hanging out on my bed
I am lying on my bed, doing nothing productive and just wasting time.
Spending time I never had
I am wasting time that I don't really have, time that I should be using for something important.
Closer to my memory
I am reflecting on my past memories and emotions and getting lost in them.
Try to make me undo sad
I am trying to shake off this sadness that I am feeling, but it's not really working.
When you say I am lonely
When you accuse me of being lonely,
Did you count in what you said?
Did you really think about the impact of your words?
The love I saved for rainy days
The love that I was saving for special occasions or tough times,
Guess I gave it all away
I probably gave it all away to someone who didn't deserve it.
Really wanna believe
I am desperately trying to believe that,
Worn out love can succeed
Love that has been used over and over can still work out in the end,
If you stayed on my sheet
If you had stayed by my side,
It would be too easy
Everything would be a lot easier and better.
All the fruits has now gone bad
All the good things that I had are now gone or ruined.
Further south from my head
I am feeling more down and depressed than before.
I still want you to come back
I still long for your return, despite all our struggles.
When I stated to let you down
When I started to disappoint you,
You have been coming back around
You kept coming back into my life anyway,
Makes no difference anyway
It doesn't really make a difference or change anything.
Lazy feelings will obey
I am giving in to my lethargic and apathetic feelings.
While you waste love
While you squander and misuse love,
My heart is in growing pains
I am going through a lot of emotional pain and heartache because of it.
While you waste love
While you don't appreciate the love that is being given to you,
My heart is in growing pains
I am suffering and hurting because of it.
While you waste love
While you continue to take love for granted,
My heart is in growing pains
I will continue to be in pain and struggling to cope.
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: RYAN RADDON, FINN BJARNSON, JOHN HANCOCK, CECILIE KARSHOEJ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@alecsanti2354
I can't say it enough. This song FREAKING OWNS ME. I love everything about it.
@Lostintheflames12
the best ... i love this song, i just keep replaying it!
@deeliciousplum
😳 Was just about to go to bed when this song was stumbled upon. Now, I wish that it was 1988 and that a small handful of friends and I were walking from a candle lit apartment where we just finished a bottle or two of wine to a dance club. 💫
@SweetPeteInTheBackSeat
when u on that fanfic train 7 years later because adulthood is confusing and looking through some of the fics you would have liked in late middle / early high school sorta helps ease the passing of time
@bryceaustin4995
Saaame.
@Charoy612
This will never get old. My new task is to find one of these video chains WITHOUT reading the fic first, thus reversing the process. Mweheheheh.
@GUNNSsheep
The sheer awesomeness of this is awesome. As an answer to why I would do that..ponies...
@Chaos-15
It was linked from a pony fanfic called "My Roommate is a Vampire". And before you say anything.... yes it is as silly as it sounds. AND IT IS GLORIOUS!
@bluenightshade2k4
diva!
@NuffSaidImEPIC
Ponies are introducing me to more great music!