1) Midtown is a pop-pun… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist named Midtown:
1) Midtown is a pop-punk band from Springfield, New Jersey, United States. Formed in November of 1998 by three Rutgers students, the band soon became a pop-rock quartet and took advantage of the fertile New Jersey punk scene to develop a unique sound that combined elements of both emo and alternative sounds. They began recording shortly after their formation. Their first EP, "Sacrifice of Life," was issued by Pinball Records in 1999. Their first full-length album, "Save the World, Lose the Girl," was released in early 2000 by the Drive-Thru Records label and picked up for distribution by MCA. Shortly after their second full-length, "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" was released, they left the label. Their third album, "Forget What You Know," was produced while the band was not under contract with a record label and then picked up by Sony Records.
The very popular song "Give It Up" appeared in the summer of 2004 in the box-office hit: "Spider-Man 2" soundtrack. It was also featured in the EA Games title: "Burnout 3: Takedown" in the autumn of 2004.
In 2005 the band deferred and continued projects elsewhere. The lead singer/bass player Gabe Saporta, who is currently a member of Cobra Starship, had to clarify the situation. When asked why Midtown had deferred, he had this to say:
"Well, Midtown’s not broken up. Basically, after our last tour we were supposed to start writing new stuff and then our friends in Senses Fail needed a guitar player so they asked Heath to go out and that turned into a longer thing. I had been working with beats, like on the last Midtown album I did a lot of experimenting with beats and I wanted to take a different approach to songwriting. I wanted to do something a little more fun, because Midtown had gotten really serious which was good and it was a good outlet for me but I wanted to do something that would showcase my personality."
However, many fans now have the impression that Midtown will never reunite, as all of the members now have other projects. Saporta has stated that one final show will happen in the future sometime in New Jersey. When it's going to happen is unknown at this time due to the ongoing projects.
Lead singer/bassist Gabe Saporta is currently the lead singer for, Cobra Starship.
Guitarist Heath Saraceno is currently playing guitar with Senses Fail.
Guitarist Tyler Rann plays with his band Band of Thieves.
Drummer Rob Hitt works on his label, I Surrender Records, and manages bands at Crush Music Management.
In early 2014 Midtown announced that they would reunite to play two shows at the Skate And Surf Festival of that year.
Several years later, in 2022, Midtown announced their Resurrection Tour, opening for four My Chemical Romance shows, and performing four other concerts of their own, along with Riot Fest.
2) A barbershop quartet from Manhattan, who won the BHS International Quartet Contest in 2023.
Direction
Midtown Lyrics
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Pick up the pace cause you fear the sound
Of mistakes
That are getting closer every time.
Time is catching up to you
Time is catching up to you
But problems keep on catching you.
You should try to turn the other way and escape your lies.
Time is catching up to you
Time is catching up
You don't know what to do
You run with no direction,
Can you find direction now?
Say when you'll never change,
I'm hoping that you'll say.
But I doubt it will come,
And I doubt it will stay,
And I doubt if you want me anyway.
Time is catching up to you
Time is catching up
You don't know what to do
Can you find direction now?
You run with no direction.
The lyrics in Midtown's song Direction depicts the theme of running away from one's problems, only to find out that time eventually catches up with them. The opening lines, "Run away when you are down. Pick up the pace cause you fear the sound of mistakes" portrays the idea of avoiding mistakes that seem to be drawing near. However, despite all efforts to escape the problem, the singer finds themselves in more predicaments, as lyrically presented in "You keep on trying to escape your problems, but problems keep on catching you." The chorus "Time is catching up to you" is a reminder that one cannot deny the passage of time nor run away from their problems forever, as everything eventually catches up with us.
The song suggests that the only way to find direction is to confront the problem head-on, face the truth, and seek a way out. The bridge "Say when you'll never change, I'm hoping that you'll say. But I doubt it will come, and I doubt it will stay, and I doubt if you want me anyway" expresses the doubts and uncertainties that come with facing one's problems. The song concludes on the note of hope that the singer can find their direction despite the running and the fact that time is catching up with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Run away when you are down.
When you're feeling low, you tend to avoid confronting your problems and instead run away from them.
Pick up the pace cause you fear the sound Of mistakes That are getting closer every time.
Due to the fear of making mistakes, you tend to speed up and move faster, which only makes the pressure and consequences of mistakes get closer.
Time is catching up to you Time is catching up to you
The time to confront your problems is running out, and you can't keep running away from them.
You keep on trying to escape your problems, But problems keep on catching you. You should try to turn the other way and escape your lies.
No matter how much you try to avoid your problems, they continue to catch up with you. It's time to face the truth and turn a new direction to escape the lies you've been telling yourself.
You don't know what to do Can you find direction now? You run with no direction.
When you're lost and don't know what to do, it's important to find direction and purpose in life instead of aimlessly running in circles.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GABE SAPORTA, TYLER SCOTT RANN
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