Manchester Orchestra has released several extended plays and six studio albums: I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child (2006), Mean Everything to Nothing (2009), Simple Math (2011), Cope (2014) (as well as its accompanying acoustic version, Hope), A Black Mile To The Surface (2017), and The Million Masks of God (2021). They are signed to independent record label Favorite Gentlemen Recordings, which is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, and Loma Vista Recordings.
Manchester Orchestra originated in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. They are named after the English city Manchester, a place rich in musical history (The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Joy Division, Oasis, New Order, Happy Mondays). Feeling increasingly alienated at his "small-town-Georgia, Christian high school", Hull became so frustrated that he spent his senior year studying at home. Early in their career, the band recorded an album entitled Nobody Sings Anymore. However, it was never released due to the shift in the band's musical direction and personal changes undergone following its recording. The band stated that "the band that made the record was different to the band now." Some of the tracks written for the album were released instead on the EP You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, but Brilliance Needs a Good Editor.
Following You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, but Brilliance Needs a Good Editor, Manchester Orchestra recorded and released their debut album I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child. This album gained the attention of the music industry, and eventually led to their signing with Canvasback. The album was released nationwide July 27, 2007. Guitarist Robert McDowell did not appear on this album. The song Wolves At Night was featured in the video game NHL 08.
In October of 2008 the band recorded their second EP, Let My Pride Be What's Left Behind, with producer Dan Hannon and engineer Brad Fisher. It was released October 7, 2008.
In early September 2008, the band announced on their Myspace blog that they had begun recording their second album entitled Mean Everything to Nothing with producer Joe Chicarrelli (The Shins, My Morning Jacket). On February 4, 2009, the band posted a link to a free download of the single I've Got Friends and performed an acoustic version at The Fly’s In The Courtyard Sessions. The album was released April 21, 2009.
On January 26, 2010, the band released a digital split EP with Kevin Devine entitled I Could Be The Only One. Following the release of the Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine split EP, it was announced that Kevin Devine would record a full-length album along with the members of Manchester Orchestra later that year, with half the album written by Devine and half by Andy Hull. On April 10, 2010, it was announced the new project's name was Bad Books, and that the album would be released under that moniker, and not "Manchester Orchestra + Kevin Devine" as previously speculated. The self-titled full-length Bad Books album was digitally released on October 19, 2010, and on CD on November 9, 2010.
On March 2010, in an interview with the Dallas Observer, Hull mentioned that the band had begun work on a follow up to 2009's Mean Everything to Nothing tentatively entitled Let Go of Your Sorrowful Groaning. He also said that the band have around 34 songs they are demoing and that in writing this album he was imagining a "spiritual miscarriage". Later that year in an interview with Rip It Up magazine, the band announced that they were in the middle of recording their third full-length album. Although without a title, they explained that the album was completely different to anything they had released in the past. The album was being recorded with Dan Hannon and balanced between Blackbird Studios (Nashville, TN) and their own Favorite Gentlemen Studios (Atlanta, GA).
On October 23, 2010, during an appearance at Radio 104.5 in Philadelphia, following a Bad Books show in support of their recently released self-titled debut album, Manchester Orchestra debuted an acoustic version of the title track of their new album, Simple Math. Originally scheduled for release in March 2011, the band announced in January of 2011 that their third full-length studio album, Simple Math, would be released on May 10, 2011, as well as announcing the album's tracklist and revealing that the album was set to be a concept album.
For more info, check out their official site: http://www.themanchesterorchestra.com/ca/home
Virgin
Manchester Orchestra Lyrics
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And I bruise just like anyone would bruise
And I know we've got a long way to go
I know I've got so far
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You build this up in one day to fall downward and rust
You built this house with your hands, and your time, and your blood
I'm gone
You tried to emphasize and side with both your ghosts
In time I swore I'd take the straight and narrow path but still won't
I hold his ear I'm only trying to do my job tonight
Kiss him on top his lips and crucify the fire
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
You built this house with your hands, and your time, and your blood
We built this up in one day to fall downward and
Never really feel the same
never gonna be the same
no it's never gonna be the same
never gonna be the same
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
We built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
Trust in me the same way (with your time, your blood)
Holy or inane (To fall downward and)
Never really feel the same
Never gonna be the same
No, it's never gonna be the same
Never gonna be the same
(Never really feel the same)
(Never gonna be the same)
(Never gonna be the same)
(Never gonna be the same)
The song "Virgin" by Manchester Orchestra is an emotional representation of a failed relationship. The opening lines "Heard don't move unless you know someone you can move, And I bruise just like anyone would bruise" seem to suggest that the singer is familiar with emotional pain and has trouble trusting others. The follow-up lines "And I know we've got a long way to go, I know I've got so far" suggest a feeling of hopelessness and uncertainty about the future.
The lines "We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood, You built this up in one day to fall downward and rust" further illustrate the idea of a relationship built with great effort and care but quickly falling apart. The line "I'm gone" suggests that the relationship has already ended.
The chorus "Never really feel the same, never gonna be the same, no it's never gonna be the same" echoes the idea that the singer is struggling to come to terms with the fact that the relationship is over and they will never be able to regain what was lost.
Overall, the song's powerful lyrics and emotional delivery create a poignant reflection on the fragility of relationships and the painful aftermath of their end.
Line by Line Meaning
Heard don't move unless you know someone you can move
I've heard that you shouldn't make a move until you know someone who can help you move forward
And I bruise just like anyone would bruise
I'm just as vulnerable as anybody else and can be hurt just like anyone else
And I know we've got a long way to go
I acknowledge that we have a lot of work to do and a long journey ahead of us
I know I've got so far
I realize that I still have a long way to go and much to learn
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
We worked hard and poured our blood, sweat, and tears into building this home
You build this up in one day to fall downward and rust
But you can easily destroy something that took so much time and effort to build
I'm gone
I've left or am leaving the situation
You tried to emphasize and side with both your ghosts
You're trying to appease and satisfy both your past and present selves
In time I swore I'd take the straight and narrow path but still won't
I once vowed to take the correct and ethical path, but I'm still struggling to do so
I hold his ear I'm only trying to do my job tonight
I'm trying to do my job and only that, but I'm still struggling
Kiss him on top his lips and crucify the fire
I'm trying to put out the fire, but it's still burning strong
Never really feel the same
Things will never be exactly the same again
never gonna be the same
Things will never return to the way they used to be
no it's never gonna be the same
It's impossible for things to go back to the way they were
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
Again, we put in a lot of effort and hard work to make our home
You built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
But you can easily destroy something that took so much time and effort to build
Trust in me the same way (with your time, your blood)
I need you to trust me the same way I trust you, with our time and effort
Holy or inane (To fall downward and)
Whether it's holy or meaningless, it'll eventually fall apart
Never really feel the same
Things will never be exactly the same again
Never gonna be the same
Things will never return to the way they used to be
No, it's never gonna be the same
It's impossible for things to go back to the way they were
(Never really feel the same)
Once again, things won't be exactly the same
(Never gonna be the same)
The way things used to be is forever gone
(Never gonna be the same)
The past can never be fully recovered
(Never gonna be the same)
The future will never look or feel the same as the past did
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chloeXpixelz
Manic depressive!
Masochistic!
You don't move don't move unless you know someone you can move
And I bruise just like anyone would bruise
And I know we've got a long way to go
I know I've got so far
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You build this up in one day to fall downward and rust
You built this house with your hands, and your time, and your blood
We built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
I'm gone
You tried to emphasize and side with both your ghosts
In time I swore I'd take the straight and narrow path but still won't
I hold his ear I'm only trying to do my job tonight
Kiss him on top his lips and crucify the fire
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
You built this house with your hands, and your time, and your blood
We built this up in one day to fall downward and...
Never really feel the same
never gonna be the same
no it's never gonna be the same
never gonna be the same
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
We built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
Trust in me the same way (with your time, your blood)
Holy or inane (To fall downward and)
Never really feel the same
Never gonna be the same
No, it's never gonna be the same
Never gonna be the same.
Alex Harris
(You build this up in one day to fall downward and rust)
(You built this house with your hands, and your time, and your blood)
(We built this up in one day to fall downward and rust)
Heard don't move unless you know someone you can move
And I bruise just like anyone would bruise
And I know we've got a long way to go
I know I've got so far
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You build this up in one day to fall downward and rust
You built this house with your hands, and your time, and your blood
We built this up in one day to fall downward and rust
I'm gone
You tried to emphasize and side with both your ghosts
In time I swore I'd take the straight and narrow path but still won't
I hold his ear I'm only trying to do my job tonight
Kiss him on top his lips and crucify the fire
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You build this up in one day to fall downward and rust
You built this house with your hands, and your time, and your blood
We built this up in one day to fall downward and
Never really feel the same
No, it's never gonna be the same
No, it's never gonna be the same
No, it's never gonna be the same
(We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood)
(We built this up in one day to fall downward and rust)
We built this house with our hands, and our time, and our blood
You build this up in one day to fall downward and rust
Trust in me the same way (with your time and your blood)
Holy or inane (to fall downward and)
Never really feel the same
No, it's never gonna be the same
No, it's never gonna be the same
It's never gonna be the same
(Never gonna feel the same)
(Never gonna be the same)
(Never gonna be the same)
(Never gonna be the same)
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Daniel Eastman
I saw this band in 2006 or so at a $5 show at a 100 person dive bar in Columbia, SC. Never heard of them, knew 0 songs. 50 people came. The band brought 7 members and a pipe organ. Absolutely killed it. At 10pm when the noise ordinance came into effect, they refused to leave the stage. Cops came and they wrecked the stage and some instruments and got handcuffed. A couple thousand bucks in damage at a show they made like $200 on. Been a fan since that day and forever. True rockstars.
Halien
I use to live in Columbia! The year I moved away they played there. My friends got to see them, unfortunately I did not. They sent me videos, but it'll never be the same.
Sucks because I introduced them to Manchester Orchestra.
Mark Moughamian
Just saw them last night in Columbia. Probably my 7th or so show since 2008. I've seen them play at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, at Music Midtown, and last night on a small stage for about 1000 people (small for them today). They killed it. May be the hardest they've ever rocked. MO always brings it their all, no matter how big or small the crowd is. True rockers through and through.
Matt Williams
I am discovering that few bands have a back catalog this deep and this good.
Jackie Peacock
Frickin awesome.
Jenifer Strickland
@Halien They played several shows in Athens after I moved. I had been driving all over to see them for years 😂
Dwayne S
I can't believe I'm hearing this band for the first time today. I accidentally came across The Silence, and I loved it. So I listened to more, and it is all so good. I wish I found it sooner.
EFW
Oh, yeah, well welcome to the rabbit hole. They're awesome and there's no escaping now!
Justin Swain
Same
RedTroll
Same