In 1996, Lifetime issued a compilation of their 7" releases and unreleased songs, on Glue Records, also released in Europe by Day After Records. In 1997, the band completed its third full-length Jersey's Best Dancers. With twelve songs clocking in at under 24 minutes, Jersey's Best Dancers continued in the same vein as Hello Bastards. However, after a short tour in support of their new album, Lifetime decided to disband in 1997.
After disbanding, Dan Yemin went on to become a member of two other punk bands, the short-lived Kid Dynamite & Paint It Black. Dave Palaitis, Ari Katz and, his wife, Tannis Kristanjson went on to form Zero Zero.
Most recently, the band got together for a series of three well-received reunion shows, over the weekend of 19 to 21 Aug 2005. The shows were a result of the cancellation of Hellfest, in which Lifetime was scheduled to play on 20 Aug (Saturday). Two shows took place in Philadelphia, one at The Trocadero Theatre (where they played with Vision) & one, 20 Aug, at the Starlight Ballroom (featured the reunion of hardcore band 108). The final reunion show was held at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park, New Jersey), which featured opening bands The Loved Ones & The Bouncing Souls. Some profits from the show went to charities such as New Labor, The OUT Fund, the Nature Conservancy & Linda Ann's Greyhound Rescue Inc.
On 14 Nov 2005, Jade Tree Records announced that Lifetime would be playing three more reunion shows, on a January weekend, in California: Troubadour (Los Angeles, 27 Jan), Chain Reaction (Anaheim, 28 Jan) & Slims (San Francisco, 29 Jan).
On 17 Nov 2005, it was officially announced that the band would reform. In March 2006, the band announced that they were signing to Decaydence (Pete Wentz's imprint of Fueled by Ramen records) & the fourth album's release - self-titled, Lifetime - followed Feb 2007.
Old Friend
Lifetime Lyrics
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No dividing us its funny how she comes around like clockwork
When I hit the ground
I try to concentrate and stretch a smile across my face
You are the one to set the sun
And then your coldness lingers on grab the clouds from out of sight
Turn our morning into night
You're the cold flowing through my veins that turns my laughter to a scream
The song "Old Friend" by Lifetime talks about the constant companionship of emptiness in one's life. The lyrics mention how emptiness is a faithful friend, always by our side and coming around like clockwork when we hit rock bottom. It's a funny irony that despite not wanting it in our life, emptiness is always there when we need it the most.
The singer tries to put on a brave face and smile, but the coldness of emptiness lingers on, making it hard to conceal the pain. Emptiness is the one that sets the sun and turns our morning into night. It flows through the veins, turning laughter into scream. Every time we think it's gone, it comes back again, right behind us.
The lyrics of "Old Friend" convey the idea that emptiness is a familiar feeling that one must learn to live with, and that it doesn't necessarily go away even after we try to overcome it.
Line by Line Meaning
Here she comes again my old friend emptiness faithfully by my side
I am constantly accompanied by emptiness or loneliness, it's a familiar occurrence that I have come to tolerate
No dividing us its funny how she comes around like clockwork
There's no escaping or avoiding the feeling, it always comes around as expected
When I hit the ground
When I feel defeated or down
I try to concentrate and stretch a smile across my face
I put in effort to appear happy or content despite feeling empty inside
You are the one to set the sun
You bring happiness and light into my life
And then your coldness lingers on grab the clouds from out of sight
But then the feeling of emptiness returns and overshadows the happiness, bringing darkness and gloom
Turn our morning into night
The good times quickly turn into bad times when the feeling of emptiness returns
You're the cold flowing through my veins that turns my laughter to a scream
The feeling of emptiness is so overwhelming that it can turn happiness into despair
And everytime we think it's done you're right behind us listening on
Even when we think we've overcome the feeling, it's always lurking in the background and waiting to resurface
Lyrics ยฉ Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ari Zev Katz, Daniel Benjamin Yemin, David J Palaitis, Peter M Martin, Scot Golley
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high priestess tati
the friendโs โstuck faceโ throughout the movie kills me๐ญ๐ญ
miyah
๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ Now, I can't stop paying attention to that.
high priestess tati
@miyah yu see wat iโm saying ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Black Lotus
And I canโt unsee ๐๐๐
LeChelle_Stl
๐ฌ๐คฃ๐
talltalllady
What do you mean by stuck face?
talltalllady
An old friend that you haven't seen or spoken to in 20 years suddenly shows up at your door, and you just start hanging out with her like she's the same person you knew all those years ago. Bad Idea. People change.
Lucy Lu
Facts common sense
Marleyfromtexas
No kidding. She never changed. Was trouble as a kid. Came back to cause more trouble
Still Prettyyy
She didnโt question not once how the girl knew where she lived ?๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ