With the work hard, play hard, do whatever it takes to spread your music philosophy that most young bands need to have these days, the band took to the road and started winning over kids not just in Florida, but across the country. Mayday Parade was consistently in the top 30 unsigned artists on MySpace. They've consolidated over 50,000 friends and growing and have totaled over 2.4 Million plays. With labels hot on their tail, Mayday Parade decided that Fearless Records was the one for them and signed at the end of the summer 2006.
They then released their first professional record, A Lesson In Romantics, in 2007. Shortly after, one of the lead singers/vocalist Jason Lancaster ( lead guitarist/vocalist of Kid Named Chicago) left the band over a songwriting dispute. He then started his own band, Go Radio. There are no hard feelings between the two bands, although Lancaster later commented, "I wish it could have gone down differently."
In 2009, the band released their second album and first without Lancaster, Anywhere But Here.
Mayday Parade's live show also conveys their personality by assuring that they are intensely full of life. The band knows how to put on an engaging show with five energetic members. There's no escaping the energy that Mayday Parade brings. They're all over the stage, making sure the audience goes home happy and wanting more. They love to get the crowd engaged!
In 2011, the band released their third, self titled album.
Get Up
Mayday Parade Lyrics
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Or anything that I was told it'd be
New York, you know you make my heart skip
In my dreams, I make it in to Vegas
Seattle hits me every time
I can't get Chicago off my mind
New Jersey taught me how to let go
In this moment, we're connected
If we fall, we fall together
Get up, get up
Sing it like you're screaming at me
Get up, get up
I love the way you make it look so easy
East coast, West coast
Show me what you got now
Let's go, let's go
Get up, get up
Make my heartbeat pickup
Get up, get up
Beating to the rhythm
I spill my heart from coast to coast
Fall in love with everyone I know
Sometimes it isn't where you're going
It's who you're with
In this moment, we're connected
If we fall, we fall together
Get up, get up
Sing it like you're screaming at me
Get up, get up
I love the way you make it look so easy
East coast, West coast
Show me what you got now
Let's go, let's go
Get up, get up
Sing it like you're screaming at me
Get up, get up
I love the way you make it look so easy
East coast, West coast
Show me what you got now
Let's go, let's go
Get up, get up
Make my heartbeat pickup
Get up, get up
Beating to the rhythm
Get up, get up
Sing it like you're screaming at me
Get up, get up
I love the way you make it look so easy
East coast, West coast
Show me what you got now
Let's go, let's go
Let's go, let's go
Get up, get up
Sing it like you're screaming at me
Get up, get up
I love the way you make it look so easy
East coast, West coast
Show me what you got now
The lyrics to Mayday Parade's "Get Up" speak about the experience of traveling and the way it can connect people. The singer moves from city to city, beginning with New York and ending with a plea to "show me what you got now." The song emphasizes that, in the present moment, everyone is connected and falling together.
Throughout the song, the singer assigns certain qualities to each city they visit. New York "makes their heart skip" and Seattle hits them "every time," while New Jersey teaches them how to let go. The lyrics also suggest that it's not necessarily the places people are going that matter, but the people they travel with.
The chorus consists of the repeated phrase "Get Up," urging listeners to keep going despite obstacles. The lyrics also highlight the singer's admiration for the people around them, praising the way they "make it look so easy."
Overall, "Get Up" is a song that celebrates the experience of living in the present moment and connecting with others, particularly during times of transformation and transition.
Line by Line Meaning
This place is not quite what it seems
The environment is not what it appears to be at first glance.
Or anything that I was told it'd be
The singer had different expectations for this place based on what they were told beforehand.
New York, you know you make my heart skip
The singer has strong feelings for New York City and it excites them.
In my dreams, I make it in to Vegas
The artist has aspirations of making it in Las Vegas, even if it's just in their dreams.
Seattle hits me every time
Seattle has a profound impact on the artist whenever they go there.
I can't get Chicago off my mind
The singer cannot stop thinking about Chicago and its significance to them.
New Jersey taught me how to let go
The singer learned a lesson in letting go while in New Jersey.
And I've learned it's all that I need to know
The lesson of letting go is all the artist needs to know.
In this moment, we're connected
The artist feels a connection with those around them in the present moment.
If we fall, we fall together
The artist relies on the support of others and acknowledges that they are all in this together.
Get up, get up
Encouragement to get up and keep going despite adversity.
Sing it like you're screaming at me
Sing with passion and intensity, as if trying to convey a message.
I love the way you make it look so easy
The singer admires others who are able to make difficult challenges seem effortless.
East coast, West coast
Acknowledgement of both coasts of the United States.
Show me what you got now
An invitation to demonstrate one's abilities in the present moment.
Let's go, let's go
Encouragement to keep moving forward.
Make my heartbeat pickup
Something is causing the artist's heart to race.
Beating to the rhythm
The singer's heartbeat is in sync with the music and the moment.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JESSICA M BETTS, KEITH ANDES
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