The current line-up consists of Phil Manansala (guitar), Valentino Arteaga (ex. Lower Definition; drums), Aaron Pauley (ex. Jamie's Elsewhere; vocals/bass guitar) and Alan Ashby (guitar).
Shortly after forming, Carlile and Hall enlisted the help of Though She Wrote to create their first collaborative demo track "Seven Thousand Miles for What?" and later began recruiting the remaining band members.
After a short time, original guitarist Jon Kintz was replaced, solidifying the line up with Valentino Arteaga on drums, Shayley Bourget (ex. Covette) on guitar and vocals, and Phil Manansala (ex. A Static Lullaby) on guitar. The band then set about creating their self-titled debut album, released in March 2010 via Rise Records.
After heart surgery ahead of a gruelling tour schedule and growing tensions within the band forced Carlile to step down, former Sky Eats Airplane vocalist Jerry Roush took up his duties in 2010. This sparked a string of line-up changes that saw the departure of founding member Jaxin Hall, movement of Bourget from rhythm guitar to bass, the recruitment of an entirely new member in Alan Ashby and culminating in Carlile's return to the mic in 2011.
Between touring that year the band completed work on their sophomore effort, The Flood which would later be reissued in a deluxe format featuring 4 extra tracks in 2012. Early that year Bourget left the band due to personal issues and at present Carlile has taken over all vocal duties.
Third album is called Restoring Forces debut in 2014.
Austin Carlile left the band in 2016, months after their fourth album "Cold World" was released.
Since 2009, the band has released six studio albums: Of Mice & Men (2010), The Flood (2011), Restoring Force (2014), Cold World (2016), Defy (2018), and Earthandsky (2019)
Timeless
Of Mice & Men Lyrics
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To be reborn?
Adrift in a sea of noise
Unable to remember what came before
The fragments replay but they're out of place
My voice, distant, like a stand-in just out of frame
The fragments replay but they're out of place
But the colors escape my mind
Finding vibrance in monochrome and life through wires
Projections in black and white
Projections in black and white
Is this what it's like to feel serene
And unaware?
Like silhouettes on celluloid
We're timeless but, oh, so impermanent
(Oh, so impermanent)
Becoming blurs in the negatives
(Oh, so impermanent)
But I swear to God that we're timeless, we're timeless
I would paint you a picture of the sky on fire
But the colors escape my mind
Finding vibrance in monochrome and life through wires
Projections in black and white
I would paint you a picture of the sky on fire
But the colors escape my mind
Finding vibrance in monochrome and life through wires
Projections in black and white
(Projections in black and white
I swear to God that we're timeless)
The lyrics of Of Mice & Men's song Timeless explore the feeling of shedding one's skin and being reborn, drifting in a sea of noise and feeling unable to remember what came before. The singer describes their voice as distant, almost like a stand-in that's just out-of-frame, and the fragments that replay are out-of-place, as if they don't belong. The singer then expresses their desire to paint a picture of a sky on fire, but the colors escape their mind, finding vibrance in monochrome and life through wires. The projections they see are in black and white, even though they feel timeless and impermanent in this world.
The song is a reflection of the human condition, of longing for more than what we have and the fleeting nature of existence. The singer is grappling with a sense of disconnection from the world, and their own sense of self, which is reflected in the disjointed and fragmented lyrics. The repeated phrase "I swear to God that we're timeless" is a reference to the idea that despite the impermanence of humanity, there's something about the human experience that transcends time and space.
Line by Line Meaning
Is this what it's like to shed your skin
To be reborn?
Does the feeling of shedding away all the past and being reborn truly feel like this?
Adrift in a sea of noise
Unable to remember what came before
Feeling lost amidst chaos while not being able to recall the past memories
The fragments replay but they're out of place
My voice, distant, like a stand-in just out of frame
Repetitive memories that feel irrelevant while the voice feels distant yet close enough to be able to replace with another one
I would paint you a picture of the sky on fire
But the colors escape my mind
Finding vibrance in monochrome and life through wires
Projections in black and white
Projections in black and white
Colorful thoughts that are hard to capture, therefore finding beauty in simple things that are monochrome and in virtual reality
Is this what it's like to feel serene
And unaware?
The feeling of being peaceful and not having awareness of the surroundings can be this way
Like silhouettes on celluloid
We're timeless but, oh, so impermanent
(Oh, so impermanent)
Becoming blurs in the negatives
(Oh, so impermanent)
But I swear to God that we're timeless, we're timeless
We may feel like we're immortal, but we're only temporary. We become insignificant as time passes, yet we still hold on to the hope of being timeless.
(Projections in black and white
I swear to God that we're timeless)
Once again, finding beauty in monochrome projections while still holding on to the belief of being eternal.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Aaron Pauley, Alan Ashby, Philip Manansala, David Valentino Arteaga
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@donramonletras417
Is this what it's like to shed your skin
To be reborn?
Adrift in a sea of noise
Unable to remember what came before
The fragments replay but they're out of place
My voice, distant, like a stand-in just out of frame
The fragments replay but they're out of place
I would paint you a picture of the sky on fire
But the colors escape my mind
Finding vibrance in monochrome
And life through wires
Projections in black and white
Is this what it's like to feel serеne
And unaware?
Like silhouеttes on celluloid
We're timeless but oh so impermanent
(Oh, so impermanent)
Becoming blurs in the negatives
(Oh, so impermanent)
But I swear to God that we're timeless
I would paint you a picture of the sky on fire
But the colors escape my mind
Finding vibrance in monochrome
And life through wires
Projections in black and white
I would paint you a picture of the sky on fire
But the colors escape my mind
Finding vibrance in monochrome
And life through wires
Projections in black and white
Projections in black and white
I swear to God that we're timeless
@paparikaGAMES
Is this what it's like to shed your skin
To be reborn?
Adrift in a sea of noise
Unable to remember where that came before
The fragments replay but they're out of place
My voice, distant, like a stand-in just out of frame
The fragments replay but they're out of place
I would paint you a picture of the sky on fire (on fire)
But the colors escape my mind
Finding vibrance in monochrome and life through wires (through wires)
Projections in black and white
Projections in black and white
Is this what it's like to feel serene
And unaware?
Like silhouettes on celluloid
We're timeless but oh, so impermanent
Becoming blurs in the negatives
(Oh, so impermanent)
But I swear to God that we're timeless (we're timeless)
I would paint you a picture of the sky on fire (on fire)
But the colors escape my mind
Finding vibrance in monochrome and life through wires (through wires)
Projections in black and white
I would paint you a picture of the sky on fire (on fire)
But the colors escape my mind
Finding vibrance in monochrome and life through wires (through wires)
Projections in black and white
Projections in black and white
I swear to God that we're timeless
@ErikJason_
I like how the riffs switch between eras, it's like when you hear a 2000s metalcore song but with a modern touch thrown in between. Absolutely great. Very lit for sure.
@everrest8830
definitely get 2000s KSE vibes from the chorus and that's not a bad thing.
@DragonKnightX12
Riffs remind me of old BFMV.
@coryjohnson2486
Lit asf bruh. Dope. Yeeeeeeeettt!!!
@Mattock515
Let’s take a looooonnngg minute to appreciate Aaron. Couldn’t imagine singing, screaming and playing bass all at the same time. Kudos dude, so underrated. 🤘🏼
@eosnshsmshesjjssg
i don’t think he does bass anymore
@screamshot335
No if you watch recent concerts there is a "new" bassist, he was already there not long after the "how to survive" album came out.
@leiqaz
Raad Soudani, the bassist from Volumes, plays bass with OM&M on tours, but all the recording is still Aaron.
@lukajro276
how about a short minute?
@sEEKllsevN
This almost sounds like that 2013 metalcore sound, I love this so much