Lo-Pro’s climb has been steep but rewarding, and is reflected with brutal honesty in Revenge’s 14-song rollercoaster. While so many modern rock crews wallow in unearned misery, frontman Pete Murray bluntly and unapologetically retraces his band’s rocky road, from the infectious gallop of “Texas” (“Maybe I did it all because I wanted to”) to the jarring chugs of “Early Morning Anger” (“Was I so out of line to think you’d be there?”) Yet, the quintet is just as adept at conjuring mid-tempo thunderclaps (“A Life That’s Just Begun,” “Wasting Away”) that boast Murray-favorite U2’s sprawling emotional majesty. This is an angry record, but it’s just as confessional and introspective.
“It’s been a challenge,” Murray laughs of his band’s layoff. “That was definitely helped by picking up yoga. I went through a period when I was pissed off, and some of those songs are on the record—but lyrically, the songs track a journey. It goes from finger-pointing to a way more hopeful vibe.”
Little comes easy in the Lo-Pro universe, and that includes geography: guitarist Pete Ricci lives in Massachusetts, and the rest of the band—Murray’s longtime Ultraspank writing partner, guitarist Neil Godfrey, drummer Tommy Stewart (ex-Godsmack) and bassist Jerry Oliviera—are spread out through L.A., Santa Barbara and San Diego. Subtle changes in approach have made Revenge easily their most accomplished work, with principal writers Murray and Godfrey remaining tight through both lean and boom times.
“[The Aaron Lewis acoustic tour] opened up this whole new way of writing, where we started writing everything on acoustic guitar first and building from there,” Murray reveals. “We usually write the music first and I’ll do vocals. Now we strip out the music and I send back [Godfrey] songs with drums and vocals, and he rewrites around the vocals.”
“[Neil and I have] been writing music for almost 20 years now. We’ve known each other since we were little punks out in Isla Vista, CA. We were playing in rival bands for a while; we hated each other for a long time. Now we’ve been writing music together forever, and it’s great. We can criticize what we do and it isn’t a personal attack, which is a huge thing to overcome.”
From the sweeping electronic flourishes on the evocative mid-album segue “Say” to the layered spoken word breaks on the volcanic “Ingenious,” it’s obvious that Lo-Pro couldn’t have picked a better time to be so inspired.
Aaron Lewis of Staind says, “People in the business have come and gone. I’ve always believed in the music, and Lo Pro is the real deal. That’s why I’m still here.”
“The business is brutal,” Murray shrugs. “It’s chewed us up a couple times. We just want to play music—that’s all I’m in it for. From where we’re sitting, we’re in a great place.”
New album The Beautiful Sounds Of Revenge out June 8th, 2010.
Wasting Away
Lo-Pro Lyrics
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Waiting for you again
But I can't escape
I just can't break through
All the days I've watched for you
Are all the ways I've lost to you
And I'm wasting away
I'm wasting away
Waiting for you again
I can't explain
Why I'm here again
Despite all the pain.
Of everything I lost to you.
And I'm wasting away
Waiting for you again
I'm wasting away
Waiting for you again
I'm not far away from letting go of you
I'll leave you while I can
And I'm wasting away
Waiting for you again
I'm wasting away
Waiting for you again
And I can't escape
These lyrics from Lo-Pro's song Wasting Away describe someone who is stuck in a cycle of waiting for someone who has caused them pain. The singer is wasting away and feels powerless to escape the hold that this person has on them. They have watched and waited for this person for a long time, but they cannot seem to break free. Despite all the pain that this person has caused them, they still find themselves drawn back to them again and again.
The repetition of the line "I'm wasting away" emphasizes the singer's feelings of helplessness and frustration. They know that they need to let go of this person in order to move on and heal, but they cannot seem to do so. The final lines of the song hint that the singer is close to breaking free of this cycle and leaving this person behind for good, but it is clear that it will not be an easy journey.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm wasting away
I'm deteriorating and deteriorating in health or spirit.
Waiting for you again
I'm waiting for you once more.
But I can't escape
However, I am unable to break free of the situation or the person.
I just can't break through
I'm simply unable to overcome this dilemma or to accomplish what I desire to do.
All the days I've watched for you
I've spent countless days keeping an eye out for you.
Are all the ways I've lost to you
However, you've taken advantage of my waiting by defeating me.
I can't explain
I am unable to describe or understand why I am in this situation again.
Why I'm here again
I'm baffled as to why I'm in this situation once more.
Despite all the pain.
Despite all the agony, heartbreak, and misery I've faced.
Of everything I've lost to you.
As a result of what you've taken from me and the power you've had over me.
I'm not far away from letting go of you
I'm at a point where I'm about to abandon you and remove you from my life.
I'll leave you while I can
I'll take advantage of the opportunity to abandon you and get away while I still can.
And I can't escape
Despite this, I remain unable to break free of the situation or the person.
I'm wasting away
I'm deteriorating and deteriorating in health or spirit.
Waiting for you again
I'm waiting for you once more.
I'm wasting away
I'm deteriorating and deteriorating in health or spirit.
Waiting for you again
I'm waiting for you once more.
Contributed by Max O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
rxcoma
Pete is hands down one of rocks most underrated vocal talents. This man has choruses for days
Kamikaze Krunch
Agree, I don't ever think he will run out of amazing melodies. Pete Murray definitely has it and he will have it forever.
Zark
Esse cara tem o mesmo nível de vocal do Chester Bennington, surreal
Diego TafurAcosta
amazing song!
Tim Zek
I LOVE this song!!!! ULTRA SPANK, LO*PRO, LIFE ON PLANET 9- NO MATTER WHAT YOU MAKE, ITS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bryan Lenihan
Tim Zek Check out White Noise Owl it's his new band