Pallbearer released their debut album "Sorrow and Extinction" in February 2012 via Profound Lore Records to much critical acclaim.
The current line-up is:
Brett Campbell - vocals, guitar
Devin Holt - guitar
Joseph D. Rowland - bass
Mark Lierly - drums
Stasis
Pallbearer Lyrics
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To find a new start
When you don't really want
To change
Waste away
Clone your moments
Every day you know
This place
So hollow
Seems like a prison cell to me
A bed of lies
The place where you hide
Is that enough
To get you by?
Your face
So hollow
Do you need a reason to smile again?
Your life is worth too much
To waste the whole thing
Wasted and wrapped up
In yourself
Stasis
Stasis
Stasis
Living in stasis
The lyrics of Pallbearer's "Stasis" reflect the struggle of feeling stuck and stagnant, despite a desire for change. The opening lines, "Ain't it hard to find a new start when you don't really want to change," capture the difficulty of making a change in life when deep down you're not ready for it. The next lines, "Waste away, clone your moments, every day you know things will stay the same," suggest a feeling of monotony and sameness in life, as if every day is just a copy of the last.
The following line, "This place so hollow seems like a prison cell to me," highlights the despair and emptiness that can accompany this feeling of stasis. The song progresses with a sense of urgency, asking if the person in question can rely solely on their current methods of coping to get them by, and whether they need a specific reason to smile again.
Ultimately, the song is a plea to move beyond stasis and find something worth living for, a desire reflected in the repetition of the word "stasis" throughout the song. The lyrics of "Stasis" capture the tension of wanting to move forward in life but feeling held back by fear or uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
Ain't it hard
Isn't it difficult
To find a new start
To begin something new
When you don't really want
When there is no true desire
To change
To make things different
Waste away
Squander oneself
Clone your moments
Recreate your past experiences
Every day you know
Each passing day, you are aware
Things will stay the same
Nothing will be different
This place
The present environment
So hollow
Emotionally empty
Seems like a prison cell to me
Feels imprisoning
A bed of lies
A place of deceit
The place where you hide
A location of refuge
Is that enough
Does it suffice
To get you by?
To support oneself
Your face
Your countenance
So hollow
Emotionally empty
Do you need a reason to smile again?
Is something necessary to find joy once more?
Your life is worth too much
Your existence is too valuable
To waste the whole thing
To squander it entirely
Wasted and wrapped up
Consume and consumed
In yourself
Within your own being
Stasis
A state of stillness
Stasis
A state of stillness
Stasis
A state of stillness
Living in stasis
Existing in a state of immobility
Writer(s): Mark Alan Lierly, Brett Daniel Campbell, Joseph David Rowland, Devin Holt
Contributed by Jake Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.