For over a decade, Plain White T's have been playing to packed audiences craving for that perfect pop-punk punch. Their journey, which began in a small suburban basement playing covers, has taken the band to Warped Tour three times, and landed them opening slots for bands like Jimmy Eat World and AFI. Plain White T's are road warriors in the truest sense and with their first major label album, Every Second Counts, the band is ready to rock in a big way.
PWT's story started back in high school, when frontman Tom Higgenson first stepped into Chicago's famed rock club the Metro and saw his future on the stage. With the local music scene exploding nationally courtesy of bands like Smashing Pumpkins and Veruca Salt, he decided the time was ripe for his own dreams to be realized. Armed with paper, pen, and guitar, Tom went to task, experimenting with lyrics and melodies on a four-track in his parents' Villa Park, Illinois home. Once he'd reached a level of comfort with his songwriting, he worked up the courage to hand off a tape to Christian Lane, singer of 90's buzz band Loud Lucy, and to his surprise, Christian actually listened to it.
Once he'd recruited a group of school pals, including guitarist Dave Tirio, it was only a matter of a couple years before Plain White T's, who'd attracted a loyal following thanks to Tom's ridiculously melodic tales of teen angst and loveless nights, were playing the Metro themselves.
The music industry took notice of that success and after selling thousands of copies of their self-released 2002 debut, Stop, PWT's were picked up by Fearless Records who re-issued the album along with 2005's All That We Needed. But it was their heartfelt, acoustic-tinged "Hey There Delilah" that cemented their status as potential hitmakers.
Tom's songwriting evolved after the success of the romantically frank "Delilah," which really was a departure for a band known for their energetic powerpop. On Hollywood Records debut, Every Second Counts, Tom, along with bandmates Mike Retondo (bass and vocals), De'Mar Hamilton (drums), and Tim Lopez (guitar, vocals), continues to turn the personal into the universal. Throughout the album, he sings of hook-ups and break-ups and the emotional rollercoaster in between. A prime example is lead single "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)." In a similar vein, the lyrics for "Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk" also showcases Tom's offbeat take on love and life, while its melody sucks you in with every turn of phrase. Delving slightly deeper into emotional territory are upbeat tracks like "Our Time Now" and "Come Back to Me" as well as one of the album's quieter numbers, "Write You a Song."
In 2008, the group released the album 'Big Bad World'. The album had two hit singles: "1, 2, 3, 4" and "Natural Disaster". Both were on the American Top 40 at numbers 1 and 2 for three consecutive weeks. By late 2008, the band had joined the Rock Band Live tour with Panic! at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional and The Cab. Later that year, the band played at the Give It a Name festival in the UK. In 2007, the band performed the single "Our Time Now" on an episode of the Nickelodeon television series, iCarly. "Our Time Now" was also the theme song of the ABC Family dramedy series, Greek.
The band's "Rhythm of Love" single was the first to be released from the group's 2010 album, The Wonders of the Younger.' The song reached number five on the Hot AC chart, and was in the top ten in 2010 as well. In 2012, the band also covered The Ramones' "Pet Sematary" for the song soundtrack of the 2012 Disney film Frankenweenie. Should've Gone to Bed, a four-song EP, was released on April 9, 2013.
The band left Hollywood Records after creative conflicts with the label during the production of the American Nights album. 'American Nights' was released by Megaforce Records on March 31, 2015.
In 2015, they also appeared on Blues Traveler's album Blow Up the Moon, co-writing the song "Nikkia's Prom." On November 22, 2015, the band released a music video for "American Nights" featuring Higgenson's son, Lennon.
In May 2017, Plain White T's released a music video for their song "Land of the Living." The band, which had left their label Fearless Records in 2005, returned to the label. As of April 2017, the band have said that they are currently writing new music.
Fireworks
Plain White T's Lyrics
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But what's it gonna take to prove that I'm for real?
'Cause you know how I feel about you
You know I can't live without you
I just want to stay and make it real
'Cause I know, you know
it can't get much better
I know, you know, that I know you love me
Well I've made up my mind that I want you to be the one
The one I want to be with when I'm ninety-two
I just want to feel you tonight
making sure the moment's just right
I could die just staring in your eyes
I just want to feel your heartbeat
hold you even closer to me
Fall asleep with you right by my side
We'll see fireworks tonight
I've waited all my life to make this perfect every way
And sharing it with you would make it even more than that
We'll see fireworks tonight
The song "Fireworks" by Plain White T's is a love song that expresses the singer's desire to be with their loved one. The lyrics talk about the singer's willingness to wait for their loved one to be comfortable with them but they also want to prove that their love is real. The singer knows how they feel about the loved one and how they cannot live without them. They want to make their relationship real and solid by being together.
The chorus of the song talks about how the singer knows that their relationship with their loved one cannot get much better than it is. They feel that fireworks fly whenever they are together and that they know their loved one loves them. The singer has made up their mind that they want to be with the loved one forever, even when they are ninety-two years old. They just want to be with their loved one to make the moment perfect, feel their heartbeat, and fall asleep with them by their side. The song ends with the line "We'll see fireworks tonight" symbolizing the love and passion between the two.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I don't mind waiting 'til you're comfortable with me
I'm willing to wait for you to feel ready around me
But what's it gonna take to prove that I'm for real?
What can I do to show that my feelings for you are genuine?
'Cause you know how I feel about you
I think you're aware of how much I care about you
You know I can't live without you
I'm very dependent on you and I wouldn't want to lose you
I just want to stay and make it real
I want to be with you and have a genuine relationship
'Cause I know, you know it can't get much better
I believe we have something special that can't be improved upon
Fireworks flyin' whenever we're together
There's a lot of passion and excitement between us
I know, you know, that I know you love me
I'm sure you love me, and I'm confident in my feelings too
Well I've made up my mind that I want you to be the one
I've decided that I want you to be my partner
The one I want to be with when I'm ninety-two
I want to be with you for the rest of my life and grow old together
I just want to feel you tonight
I want to physically connect with you tonight
making sure the moment's just right
I want to make sure the timing is perfect before we escalate things physically
I could die just staring in your eyes
I find you so attractive and mesmerizing that it would almost be overwhelming
I just want to feel your heartbeat
I want to be in close physical proximity to you and feel your pulse
hold you even closer to me
I want to be as physically intimate with you as possible
Fall asleep with you right by my side
I want to be close enough to you that we can sleep side-by-side
We'll see fireworks tonight
Our physical connection will be explosive and passionate
I've waited all my life to make this perfect every way
I've been waiting for someone like you to come along and make my life complete
And sharing it with you would make it even more than that
Being in a serious relationship with you would be the cherry on top of a great life
We'll see fireworks tonight
Our passionate connection will be like fireworks tonight
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: STEVE MAST, TOM HIGGENSON
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