There are 3 bands with the name Pillar.

1. Pillar is composed of Rob… Read Full Bio ↴There are 3 bands with the name Pillar.

1. Pillar is composed of Rob Beckley (vocals), Lester Estelle Jr.(drums), Noah Henson (guitar), and Michael "Kalel" Wittig (bass). These Christian rockers with an alt-metal edge have been honing their infectious sound since 1998 while attending Ft. Hays State University in northwestern Kansas. A deal with Flicker was inked in 2000 after the band's self-released debut, Metamorphosis, impressed the label. Within months, Pillar followed things up with Above. Their first single, "Open Your Eyes," was popular on the college charts, earning Above nearly 60,000 in sales. Pillar also earned the Best Rock Band award at the annual Dove Awards in 2001.

A year later, Pillar relocated to Tulsa, OK, and released Fireproof. MCA picked up the band and reissued the energetic sophomore effort in 2003. However, MCA shut down shortly thereafter and Pillar returned to Flicker, and released their next album, Where Do We Go From Here, in 2004.

In 2005, Joey "Cinco" Avalos, formerly of Christian rock trio Justifide, was added as a second guitar player. He was never an official member of the band, and only played live shows. He no longer does, as he is playing in the newly started band "Stars Go Dim".

In Pillar's 2006 release, The Reckoning, the band stays true to their style while experimenting with new sounds. Pillar was nominated for the "Best Rock/Rap Gospel Album" Grammy with this album.

On Pillar's fifth album, For The Love Of The Game, frontman Rob Beckley says this:
“We get to say that we play rock ‘n roll for a living. We get to see lives changed. We have a renewed love and focus. With that in mind, making For the Love of the Game was very fun, and very fluent; it just came out. We went into the studio knowing what the album was going to be called and we were able to carry the vision through. We wanted to have a positive, bright, fun sounding record. That was our intent from the beginning. We trust that as people hear this record, God will use it to change lives. That’’s the ultimate fuel for our fire. When someone tells us, ‘‘your music changed my marriage, or brought me closer to God,’ that’s when we know God is using our music, and that’’s what it’s all about to us.” ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
Written by MacKenzie Wilson and Abel Ringvold

Pillar's sixth album, "Confessions," was released on September 22, 2009, claiming to show an evolved style but at the same time sticking close to the formula developed in For The Love Of The Game.

2. Pillar was a band that consisted of Dave Walker, who would later on do vocals for Harvest and Krakatoa, and Justin Kane, who would go on to drum for Disembodied and Martyr AD. Not much is known of Pillar other then a demo released in 1993, which was produced by Cad Dziewior (Threadbare, 108, Judas Factor, etc.)

3. Pillar was an emo band from Regina, Saskatchewan. Released their full length "Everyone is as Terrified as You Are" in 2001.

Last Goodbye
Pillar Lyrics

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I don't ever want to have to see you go
'Cause I don't ever want to have to be alone
Little did I know I wasn't on my own
This is the only way I've found for me to show
Exactly how I feel as you go

I will never say never say die
Forever and ever I'll try

Got to get it right
Just between you and I
This could be the last goodbye

And I know that I will never ever find
Another one of a kind a love redefined
Hold on tight to the one that lights your eyes
Cause every single day we're running out of time
So I have got to find a way to show you how I feel

Got to get it right could this be
This could be the last goodbye

Overall Meaning

This song by Pillar, Last Goodbye, is about the fear of being alone and losing someone that means a lot. The first verse talks about not wanting to see someone go because of the fear of being alone. The singer then talks about how he wasn't alone after all but still struggles with expressing his feelings. He uses this song as a way to express what he feels as the person leaves.

The chorus talks about the fear of not being able to get it right and losing the person for good. He states that he will never give up and will keep trying to make things right. He then emphasizes that this could be the last goodbye and the importance of holding on to the one that lights up one's eyes.

The song is basically a reminder to hold on to the ones we love and express our feelings to them. It's a reminder that we never know when it could be the last time we say goodbye.

Line by Line Meaning

I don't ever want to have to see you go
I never desire you to depart from my life

'Cause I don't ever want to have to be alone
For I never desire to be lonely without you

Little did I know I wasn't on my own
Unknown to me, I wasn't alone

This is the only way I've found for me to show
This is the singular method I discovered to express myself

Exactly how I feel as you go
Precisely how I perceive as you leave

I will never say never say die
I won't ever give up

Forever and ever I'll try
Continuously, I will give my best shot

Got to get it right
I must get it right

Just between you and I
This is just between me and you

This could be the last goodbye
This occasion may be our final farewell

And I know that I will never ever find
I acknowledge that I will never ever come across