Earning a reputation as the hardest working and most successful independent band on the tour, offers started to come from every direction. They were offered full endorsements from Washburn guitars and a complete custom kit from Truth Drums, but, more importantly, they were offered more tours including their first tour overseas. As support for Bowling for Soup in the UK, NHOI received a response that they could only dream of. By their third show the word was already out and there were magazines and press that followed the band to see what all the hype was about. NHOI sold a little over 3,000 CD's in just 11 shows and were labeled as the next big thing to hit the UK. They were then offered a main support slot on a 23 date tour with Spunge in February of '04 and followed up with two headlining UK tours in October '04 and Feb '05.
When they got back home, they took roughly eleven days to record, edit, master, etc. their then upcoming new release, "11 Days," that dropped on March 9, 2004. It is now available in countries including the UK, Germany, and Japan.
After finishing a headlining world tour in the spring of '05, playing in Japan, England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, NHOI returned home to California to work on their new album.
Their self-titled CD was released in early 2007.
Also in 2007, the band went on an unannounced and sudden hiatus near the middle of the year. Though the band has not officially broken up, they have not been together since then.
Discography:
1999: ...unmotivated
2001: Moving On EP
2002: Limited Edition
2003: The New Shit EP
2004: 11 Days
2006: Never Heard of It
Members:
Davin Dell'Osa: Vocals
Jeff Anenberg: Guitar
Rick Avery: Bass
richE Zahniser: Keys
flowers
Never Heard of It Lyrics
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It's only because you took me by surprise
When I saw you with him
I never had the guts to ever realize
How hard can I try...
I bought you some flowers but they died on the way
I brought you dead flowers
So take these dead flowers
Keep these dead flowers
So you can forever think of me
I hope you die and when you die
I hope that it's slow and it's painful and lasts forever
For every breath that I don't take
And every coin thrown in the fountain
I'll wish you suffer
For the death you put me through
You killed me this one last time....
I bought you some flowers but they died on the way
I brought you dead flowers
Guess they feel the same
So take these dead flowers
Keep these dead flowers
So you can forever think of me
In exchange for these flowers
I'll take back the hours
I spent trying to feel that way
The song "Flowers" by Never Heard of It is a mixture of emotions that traverse through the stages of love and hate. The opening lines suggest that the person is still alive only because of the surprise of seeing their love with someone else, which made them realize their true feelings. Next, the lyrics describe how the person tried to win back their love by buying flowers but failed, and now they are presenting their love with dead flowers that represent their hopeless situation. The person hopes that their gift of dead flowers will make their former love remember them always even if not in a happy context. The song's chorus has a cynical undertone of wishing death and suffering for the person who broke their heart. The lyrics show the pain of rejection, the hopelessness of lost love, the bitterness of betrayal, and the anger of being hurt.
The song's main theme highlights the contrast of love and death, life and afterlife, and hope and despair. The lyrics express how even after the relationship has ended, the person is still trapped in memories, and the gift of dead flowers is a symbol of that. The song's chorus is a metaphorical expression of wanting revenge and returning the pain that the person received to the one who caused it. The last few lines of the song reveal that the person has resigned themselves to their fate of unrequited love, memories, and pain.
Line by Line Meaning
If I'm alive...
The only reason I'm alive is because you surprised me so much.
It's only because you took me by surprise
I'm only alive because you caught me off guard.
When I saw you with him
The moment I saw you with another man.
I never had the guts to ever realize
I was too afraid to admit my true feelings.
How hard can I try...
No matter how much I try...
I bought you some flowers but they died on the way
I bought you flowers but they didn't make it to you alive.
I brought you dead flowers
The flowers I brought you were already dead.
Guess that they feel the same
They feel the same as I do about you.
So take these dead flowers
Keep these dead flowers as a reminder of me.
Keep these dead flowers
Hold onto these dead flowers forever.
So you can forever think of me
So that you always remember me.
I hope you die and when you die
I wish for you to die in pain and suffering.
I hope that it's slow and it's painful and lasts forever
I hope your death is excruciating and never-ending.
For every breath that I don't take
For every moment I can't breathe without you.
And every coin thrown in the fountain
For every wish I've made for us.
I'll wish you suffer
I hope you experience tremendous pain.
For the death you put me through
For the emotional pain and heartache you caused me.
You killed me this one last time....
You broke my heart for the final time.
In exchange for these flowers
Instead of these flowers,
I'll take back the hours
I want back the time I spent pining over you.
I spent trying to feel that way
Trying to make myself feel a certain way about you.
Contributed by Mackenzie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ian Charles Licopit
this song is so cold...soo cool..and the lyrics..soo freaking awesome!!and it hurts..everytime i listen to this song..
rimrock777
i wish they were on itunes
BC Johnny
Damnit now I have to download this song.
Brenton Akoname
Listening to this song reminds me of the past :) (2007)
Azmir VRayne
years back.. This songs soothes my feelings whn shes around. now that shes gone.. saddens me. terribly.. till today...she's really a big impact in my life.. but well..i wasnt good enuf i guess.. 3years now
jeem182
I bought you some flowers but they died on the way, I brought you dead flowers, guess that they feel the same... ♪
Samii Pants
I've been a fan of this for a year now. Nobody seems to know who they are where I live. D;
Tiffany L
nostalgia
Samii Pants
It's been almost three years since I've known about NHOI. Nobody knows about them for some reason. ):
badazzpresidents23
i laughed at the lyrics.