Lifehouse is a post-grunge band pioneered by lead singer and songwriter Ja… Read Full Bio ↴Lifehouse is a post-grunge band pioneered by lead singer and songwriter Jason Wade . In the last 20 years, Lifehouse has released seven albums, debuting with the multi-platinum album No Name Face in the year 2000. The group includes Jason Wade (lead vocals, guitar), Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. (drums, percussion) and Bryce Soderberg (vocals, bass guitar). They have sold upwards of fifteen million singles and albums worldwide to date.

The band holds its roots in California, where Lifehouse's founding members first came together under the name Blyss in 1999. Blyss released a demo album entitled Diff's Lucky Day. Shortly after in 2000, the boys were signed onto a record deal with DreamWorks Records. Five of the twelve tracks from Diff's Lucky Day were re-recorded for No Name Face. This debut album went multi-platinum, standing behind the hit single Hanging by a Moment, which became the most played radio track of 2001. The song became the theme of the 2000 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, UT.

In 2002, the members of Lifehouse consisted of foreman Jason Wade, bassist Sergio Andrade, drummer Rick Woolstenhulme and Woolstenhulme's younger brother, Sean Woolstenhulme, on guitar. At this time, Lifehouse released their second album Stanley Climbfall. After a few years of touring, Sergio Andrade left the band on good terms in 2004. Sean Woolstenhulme soon followed, leaving the band to pursue personal projects.

With only Wade and Woolstenhulme remaining, Lifehouse picked up a third member, ex-AM Radio bassist/vocalist Bryce Soderberg in late 2004. The band also signed off with Geffen Records, releasing their third self-titled album in 2005. With their style of melodic rock maturing over the years, the album's feature single You and Me remained on the Billboard hot 100 chart for over 60 weeks.

Further developing their image as a band that has overcome stereotypes and endured change, the Lifehouse trio came back quickly, releasing their latest album Who We Are in June 2007. The new single First Time has since been released on radio and television.

It was announced on October 15, 2010 that the new album is called Smoke & Mirrors and would be released on December 8, 2009. However, on November 13 the band stated on its web page that Smoke & Mirrors would be released on February 2, 2010. The first single was "Halfway Gone", which was released on October 27. The Halfway Gone music video premiered on the VH1 Top 20 on VH1.com at the end of November. On December 22, Tommy2.net reported that the album had been pushed back once again, this time to February 23, 2010. The album was then delayed again, but was released on March 2, 2010. The album came in a standard, deluxe, and two-disc deluxe edition.

The album Smoke and Mirrors debuted at # 6 on the Billboard Top 200 chart with 54,203 sold. This marks the highest chart debut of their ten year career beating out first week chart position for their 2002 sophomore set “Stanley Climbfall” which debuted at # 7. On iTunes, Smoke and Mirrors was #1 on the Rock Album chart for one week. After Halfway gone, two more songs from this album were released: All In (June, 2010) and Falling In (January, 2011).

In the spring of 2010 Lifehouse toured with Daughtry and Cavo. They also did a short European tour in September, 2010. After the European tour, the US the Smoke and Mirrors tour took place (October, 2010 and November, 2010). June 11, 2011 Lifehouse stated that they are working on a new album and that they will get back in the studio in the fall. June 12 and June 13, 2011 the band played two shows in the UK. During these shows, they played a new song called 'Angeline.'

Discography:
No Name Face (2000)
Stanley Climbfall (2002)
Lifehouse (2005)
Who We Are (2007)
Smoke & Mirrors (2010)
Almería (2012)
Out of the Wasteland (2015)

Easier to Be
Lifehouse Lyrics

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Chasing fireflies
Elusive dreams
This pre-life crisis, is killing me
Beautiful, tragedy of who I was
Was it me, yeah yeah

[Chorus:]
(Ooh ah) You make it easier to be

(Ooh ah) Easier to be me
(Ooh ah) It's hard to believe
(Ooh ah) You make it easy

We're speaking silence
Words can break
It feels like we are falling awake
In a place, in a time of our own, yeah yeah

[Chorus]

Fall from the world
Feel from my feet
Give up on myself
You didn't give up on me
Let myself go
You were still there
Like coming home
Coming up for air
Yeah yeah

[Chorus]

(Ooh ah) Easier to be
(Ooh ah) To be me

(Ooh ah) Oh
(Ooh ah)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lifehouse's song Easier to Be is all about personal struggles and how hard it is to face them alone. The first verse talks about chasing fireflies and elusive dreams, which represents the fleeting and intangible nature of our goals in life. The next few lines express the difficulty of going through a pre-life crisis, which can be very stressful and depressing. The lines "Beautiful tragedy of who I was, was it me?" show that the singer is questioning his or her identity and wondering if they have lost themselves in the process of chasing their dreams.

The chorus then serves as a sort of relief to the struggles expressed in the first verse. The singer tells someone that they make it easier for them to be themselves. It's hard to believe that someone can make you feel like you're enough, but this person has made it easy. They can speak in silence because they understand each other without the need for words, and they fall into a place and time where they belong together.

The last part of the song talks about how the singer was on the brink of giving up on themselves, but this person never gave up on them. They let themselves go, but the person was still there, like coming home and coming up for air. This reinforces the idea that having someone who understands and supports you can make a huge difference in your life.

Line by Line Meaning

Chasing fireflies
Pursuing unattainable goals

Elusive dreams
Desires that are hard to achieve

This pre-life crisis, is killing me
Struggling with existential issues

Beautiful, tragedy of who I was
Nostalgic thoughts about one's past self

Was it me, yeah yeah
Questioning one's identity

You make it easier to be
Finding comfort and support in a loved one

Easier to be me
Being authentic and true to oneself with the help of someone else

It's hard to believe
Feeling grateful for the support received

We're speaking silence
Communicating without words

Words can break
The potential harm of words

It feels like we are falling awake
Experiencing a surreal moment