"Times Like These" EP available on iTunes and all other retailers, includin… Read Full Bio ↴"Times Like These" EP available on iTunes and all other retailers, including streaming on Spotify and youtube.
Split with Meaning in Masterpiece available for purchase and streaming on sandcastlerecords.bandcamp.com and youtube.
Current singles "Burning Sails" and "JAB" available for streaming only on Youtube.

Such A Mess is a Pop Punk band from San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles. S.A.M. first started as a side project of Nikola "Niko" Simikic and Sebastian Egurvide between playing sets for their regular bands. Their intention was to do something in the vein of New Found Glory, Set Your Goals and old school Fall Out Boy. Later, the two decided to take the project more seriously, recruiting good friends Omar Loera, and Joseph "Jojo" Galvez to form a quartet in 2010. They released their first song "Times Like These", September 23, 2010. On December 17, 2010, the band released a second song, "Crabcore Sounds Like A Sushi Dish" as well.

Such A Mess spent the next year writing and recording their debut EP "Times Like These" and finally released it with much anticipation on December 13th, 2011. During the build up for the release, the summer prior they filmed a music video for lead single "Times Like These" and released it September 12th, 2011. That went on to garner them many new fans from around the world, and hearing from fans that their songs were being played in clubs and college radio stations throughout the US, UK, Europe, Japan, etc. With this news they decided to keep the momentum going and released a split with Meaning In Masterpiece on Sandcastle Records, which saw a release on May 1st 2012. Soon after, William Ramos quit the band for personal reasons, and Omar Loera 2 months later quit to join up and coming pop punk band Stanley and the Search. After Ramos quit, Nikola quickly recruited Mark Reynolds to join, and replacing Loera was Derek Fematt. With this lineup the band quickly entered the studio again to record 2 new songs with intentions of holding on to for a future release. Such A Mess announced they would be playing the WARPED TOUR on June 19th 2012 with a headlining show the day after, and told fans it would be the last weekend of shows founding member Nikola Simikic ever played with the band. Nikola wrote a blog explaining he was leaving on good terms with the band in order to pursue his career, and that the 2 songs they were in the process of recording were his last efforts with the band. William Ramos re-joined the band to replace Nikola, and they decided to release the 2 songs titled "Burning Sails" and "JAB" in the Fall of 2012 to hold fans over while writing a new record. The band has hinted that they are filming a music video for "JAB" (a particularly emotional song bout the unfortunate passing of dear friend Jacob Aaron Burns) with Nikola directing.

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Good Intentions
SUCH A MESS Lyrics

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I woke up today after 8 hours of sleep exhausted and spent like my adolescent streak
(Maybe some day I′ll be young again)
It's getting so hard to do the right thing, I′m coming apart at the silver lining
(Maybe one day I'll sleep when I'm dead)
Oh I′ve got no place to go this place has taken everything from me and I couldn′t feel more alone

Most nights, I end up hating all the things that I've become/are coming undone
Nothing changes, nothing gets better. what have I become?

Turned my youth into a paycheck, blew it all on growing up and spent it all too fucking quick
Is this what it′s all cracked up to be? good intentions giving way to loneliness (so what left for me?)

Most nights, I end up hating all the things that I've become/are coming undone
Nothing changes, nothing gets better. what have I become?

Is this what it′s all cracked up to be? (sleepless nights and apathy)
I lost a year to the routine. am I the man I thought I'd be

Most nights, I end up hating all the things that I′ve become/are coming undone
(Turned my youth into a paycheck and I'm never growing up)
Nothing changes, nothing gets better. What have I become?

Is this what its all cracked up to be?

Good intentions giving to loneliness
Most nights, I'm coming undone.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Good Intentions" by SUCH A MESS are about feeling lost and empty in life despite having good intentions. The song starts with the singer waking up exhausted and spent like their adolescent streak, implying that they feel like they have failed to live up to their youthful expectations. As the song progresses, the singer talks about how they are struggling to do the right thing and that they feel like they are falling apart at the silver lining, which refers to the idiom "every cloud has a silver lining" - meaning that even in difficult situations, there is hope. The singer also mentions that they have nowhere to go and that they feel alone.

The chorus of the song highlights the fact that the singer hates who they have become and feels like nothing is changing for the better. They reflect on their youth and how they spent it all too quickly, turning it into a paycheck. The singer questions whether this is what life is all cracked up to be and wonders if good intentions give way to loneliness.

Overall, the song is a reflection on the struggles of growing up and the pressure of adulthood. The lyrics are raw and honest, highlighting the realities of life that many people face. The song's melancholic tone and emotional lyrics resonate with anyone who has ever felt lost or overwhelmed by life.

Line by Line Meaning

I woke up today after 8 hours of sleep exhausted and spent like my adolescent streak
I'm tired and drained despite getting a full night's rest, feeling like my energy has been depleted as if I was a teenager again.

It's getting so hard to do the right thing, I′m coming apart at the silver lining
Trying to make the right choices is becoming increasingly difficult, causing me to break down even in moments of hope.

Oh I′ve got no place to go this place has taken everything from me and I couldn′t feel more alone
Feeling like I have nowhere to turn or belong, this situation has robbed me of everything and left me feeling isolated and empty.

Turned my youth into a paycheck, blew it all on growing up and spent it all too fucking quick
I traded my youth for money, but ended up wasting it all on trying to mature and grow up too fast.

Is this what it′s all cracked up to be? good intentions giving way to loneliness (so what left for me?)
Questioning if this is really what it means to be an adult and whether well-meaning actions have just led to an overwhelming sense of isolation and despair, making me wonder what's left to live for.

I lost a year to the routine. am I the man I thought I'd be
Spending a year just going through the motions and following a pattern, making me question whether I've become the person I wanted to be.

(Turned my youth into a paycheck and I'm never growing up)
Realizing that trading youth for money hasn't led to any personal growth, but rather stunted it.

Most nights, I end up hating all the things that I've become/are coming undone
Feeling regretful and resentful of the current state of my life, wishing I could change it all.

Nothing changes, nothing gets better. what have I become?
Feeling stuck in a rut and like nothing can ever improve in my life, questioning how I ended up like this.

Is this what its all cracked up to be?
Wondering if life as an adult is really what it's advertised to be, or if there's more to it.

Good intentions giving to loneliness
Despite meaning well with my actions, I am left feeling more alone and isolated.

Most nights, I'm coming undone.
Feeling like everything is falling apart and unraveling most nights.

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