Age doesn’t necessarily denote musical prowess, but for My American Heart, … Read Full Bio ↴Age doesn’t necessarily denote musical prowess, but for My American Heart, a band who wrote their debut when most of the members were merely 16, making great music has only been augmented by three years of touring, practice and acquired knowledge. The San Diego fivesome’s dynamic, innovative second record reverberates with a sense of newfound wisdom and the sort of skill that comes only from that hard-earned experience, a reminder of how shockingly young the makers of the record actually are. The strikingly varied disc, metaphorically entitled Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather to denote the beauty that inherently lies in all things, soars from hooky, driving rock (“The Shake (Awful Feeling)” and “Boys! Grab Your Guns”) to introspective acoustic ballad (“Tired and Uninspired”) to expansive searches that reveal a whole new side of My American Heart (“Dangerous” and “Fantasy”). Soliman’s lyrics are noticeably more refined, spinning with clever turns of phrase and poetically-inclined verses- yet another gleaming facet of evident growth on the record.

Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather is the result of six months of heavy writing time, although some of the album’s tracks come from nearly a year before it was recorded. Following the band’s beloved debut, The Meaning in Makeup, which the group feels was slightly rushed, for this record My American Heart had time to really craft what they consider to be an album that represents how far they have come. “We actually took our time to write this record,” says Soliman. “It was a lot of fun creating this record and expressing ourselves and actually growing as musicians together. Just figuring out what we’re capable of. It was definitely a huge step up from the last record.”

Armed with new guitarist Matthew VanGasbeck, formerly of Downtown Singapore, who joined the writing process in November, My American Heart entered the studio on February 4th. After whittling down a long list of possible producers, the group chose James Paul Wisner, the producer behind bands like Underoath, The Academy Is and Dashboard Confessional, who Soliman calls the “perfect fit for this record.” In Wisner’s St. Cloud, FL Studio, just south of Orlando, the quintet dove headfirst into an encouraging, creative environment that helped them pen the next tracks to the record. “He helped us really explore ideas and he really listened to the songs,” Barrera notes of the experience. “He was huge part of the record.”

My American Heart has certainly not eschewed their engaging pop sensibilities, but even former disbelievers won’t be able to deny the range and strength of the songwriting on Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather or the memorability of the tracks, which the band hopes will be drawn to any listener who happens to hear them. As far as huge steps up go, this is a massive one, and the significance of that is not lost on My American Heart. “I just want people to really open their minds to this and give some consideration to how much we’ve grown since the last record,” Soliman says. “We really learned that we are better than what we thought we could be.”

We Are The Fabrication
My American Heart Lyrics

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We waited seven hours by the sea
For the taste of ecstasy
In a life we live with shreds and trees
Swallow them whole right down our bellies

Soon enough, our eyes grew wide
Soon enough, we had the time
To feel alive, to feel alive

It felt so

Right now we'll start you're brand new life...
They started screaming, "don't go!"
Right now we'll start you're brand new life...
The pills, the pills that we don't like!

We are the fabrication!
We are! we are!
We are the fabrication!
We are! we are!

We are the fabrication!
We are! we are!

We are! we are!
We are! we are!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to My American Heart's song We Are The Fabrication describe a group of people waiting by the sea for a drug-induced high that will bring them temporary ecstasy in a life that is otherwise filled with emptiness and chaos. The first stanza describes how they wait for seven hours to feel alive again, and they are willing to consume anything that will bring them that feeling, even if it means swallowing shreds and trees. The second stanza goes on to describe how their eyes grew wide and they finally had the time to feel alive. It ends with the group starting a new life, but the pills they use to do so are disliked by all.

The song seems to be an allegory for the ways in which people try to escape the chaos and emptiness of life through drugs and other means that bring a temporary high but ultimately lead to destruction. The repetition of the phrase "we are the fabrication" seems to suggest that the group is not real and that their existence is an illusion, created by their own need for a high.

Overall, the lyrics of We Are The Fabrication are a powerful commentary on the ways in which people try to escape reality and find meaning in a world that can often feel senseless and overwhelming. The song suggests that the only way to truly find meaning and purpose in life is through honesty and authenticity, not through false highs and illusions.

Line by Line Meaning

We waited seven hours by the sea
We spent hours waiting by the shoreline

For the taste of ecstasy
We were chasing the feeling of pure happiness

In a life we live with shreds and trees
In a world filled with fragments and chaos

Swallow them whole right down our bellies
We take in everything, no matter the consequences

Soon enough, our eyes grew wide
Eventually, we were struck with amazement

Soon enough, we had the time
Finally, we had the opportunity

To feel alive, to feel alive
To experience true vitality and liveliness

It felt so
It was incredibly fulfilling

Right now we'll start your brand new life...
We'll embark on a fresh chapter in our existence

They started screaming, "don't go!"
Others begged us to stay behind

The pills, the pills that we don't like!
Even though we dislike them, we continue to take the pills

We are the fabrication!
We are a product of our environment and experiences

We are! we are!
That's exactly who we are!

We are the fabrication!
Our persona is a result of our surroundings and choices

We are! we are!
There's no denying who we truly are

We are! we are!
We are undeniably real

We are! we are!
That's exactly who we are

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: JEREMY MENDEZ, JESSE PAUL BARRERA, LARRY SOLIMAN, STEVEN PEREZ OIRA

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