Several of the tracks on Quiet Company's debut album, Shine Honesty, were arranged and composed while Muse was fronting The Connotations. After some soul searching, The Connotations decided to part ways after their only official release, Trouble by The Truckloads from Mono Vs Stereo's The Revolution Will Begin In The Blink Of An Eye compilation. Muse took a handful of the songs that they had demoed and recorded Shine Honesty with Alex Bhore in May 2005. With the record completed, Muse began auditioning band mates to play his newly forged tunes.
Muse self-packaged CD-R copies of the new album with black & white covers and began to pass them around amongst friends and sold them at shows in Texas. Northern Records heard the unmastered version and invited Taylor Muse and Quiet Company to find a home with them. Andy Prickett lended his own brand of expertise in the mixing and mastering of the album and on March 23, 2006, Northern Records released Shine Honesty.
In October 2007 they completed their first music video for the song "Fashionabel", from Shine Honesty. The video was shot in Nashville, TN by New Valiant Productions and directed by American film maker Cameron McCasland. The video was released on YouTube on October 30, 2007, subsequently outshining new videos from Paul McCartney, Daft Punk, Yellowcard, and Korn. The video was picked up by MTV Canada and is currently playing in rotation and on demand.
Quiet Company recorded "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" for the 2007 release of Peace on Earth: A Holiday Album. The album was made available for download directly from the web. All proceeds from sales went to the Toys for Tots charity.
Quiet Company is currently touring nationally. In 2007 they were runners-up in the Austin City Limits ACL Fest in Austin, TX.
In 2009, they released a new album called Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon. In 2010, the band followed-up their second album with an EP, entitled Songs for Staying In.
Years active: 2000 — Present
If You Want
Quiet Company Lyrics
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I'm sure I'll give you plenty of reasons to leave but you won't. No, you won't leave me hanging. We spring from and return to the earth but in between, you will always belong to me.
It's you and me, a nation of two. Let's do what we please, let's love what we do.
These lyrics from the song "If You Want" by Quiet Company reflect on the bond between two people and the sense of security and comfort that comes from being with someone you love. The opening lines depict a vulnerable moment where the singer lifts his head out of his hands, seeking solace and comfort from the person he loves. He acknowledges that if he hadn't met this person, he could have turned into a very different person. The next lines offer the option of going out or staying in for the night, suggesting that the two individuals are at a point in their relationship where they have a level of intimacy that allows them to be content doing absolutely nothing with each other.
The singer also recognizes that he may not always be the easiest person to be with, but he trusts that his partner won't leave him hanging. The closing lines of the song reaffirm the connection between the two individuals. They are a "nation of two," and they will do what they please and love what they do. Overall, these lyrics present a beautiful picture of the depth of love and trust that can exist between two people.
Line by Line Meaning
Lift my head out of my hands, and I'm begging you to say, "Would you please take me home with you?"
I am desperate for you to take me home with you, so much so that I am literally begging you for it.
I shutter to think of all the horrible things I could be if I'd never have held you.
Without you, I fear what sort of person I could have become.
And if you want, we can go out tonight and be alone. And if you want, we can stay in tonight, be at home, let the whole wide world just worry about its own.
Whether we go out or stay in, it's just the two of us and we can shut out the rest of the world together if that's what you want.
It's you and me.
It's just the two of us, no one else.
I'm sure I'll give you plenty of reasons to leave but you won't. No, you won't leave me hanging.
I know I'm not perfect and I'll mess up sometimes, but you won't abandon me.
We spring from and return to the earth but in between, you will always belong to me.
Our time on earth is finite, but during that time, you will be mine and I will belong to you.
It's you and me, a nation of two. Let's do what we please, let's love what we do.
We are a self-contained unit, and we should do whatever we want and love each other while we do it.
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Paulyn Hayahay
Love this song
Pat Plant
this song deserves to get more popular
Paulyn Hayahay
True! It’s so good
SayLaVee24
thank you.