After forming under the name Sefler in 1994, Saves the Day signed with the independent hardcore punk label Equal Vision and released their debut studio album in 1998. It was followed by Through Being Cool (1999), which featured their first single, "Shoulder to the Wheel." Stay What You Are was released in 2001, peaking at number 100 on the Billboard 200. It spawned two successful music videos on MTV2, for the singles "At Your Funeral" and "Freakish", and has since sold 300,000 copies. After the success, Saves the Day signed to Dreamworks Records, who co-released their next studio album, In Reverie, with Vagrant Records. The album peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Independent Albums chart.
Band members:
Chris Conley – vocals, guitar (1994–present)
Arun Bali – guitar (2009–present)
Rodrigo Palma – bass (2009–present)
Dennis Wilson – drums (2013–present)
Discography:
• Can't Slow Down (1998)
• Through Being Cool (1999)
• Stay What You Are (2001)
• In Reverie (2003)
• Sound the Alarm (2006)
• Under the Boards (2007)
• Daybreak (2011)
• Saves the Day (2013)
• 9 (2018)
www.savestheday.com
As Your Ghost Takes Flight
Saves the Day Lyrics
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I should have had my hammer and a few rusty spikes to nail you on a wall
And use bottles to catch your blood and display you for the neighbors
so they know your time had come.
And I'd drink your blood and feel it dripping down my throat as it heads for my heart.
And as your body sags and the stench rises in vain,
the people on the street are collecting in dismay.
You've become a ghost.
You're floating somewhere in between the waking world and a landscape of dreams.
Well it's nothing but dying.
You've got a grenade stuck in your teeth and you're pulling at the pin.
You're an illusion, just a shadow flickering underneath the sun.
The lyrics to Saves The Day's song As Your Ghost Takes Flight evoke a sense of anger, revenge, and desperation. The singer seems to be addressing someone who has caused them great pain, possibly a person who has betrayed or hurt them deeply. The opening lines set a chilling tone, with the singer wishing they had the tools to destroy this person and display their remains as a warning to others. The violent imagery is visceral and disturbing, painting a picture of a person who has been pushed to their breaking point.
The chorus then shifts to a more introspective tone, with the singer describing the person as a "ghost" floating between two worlds. The imagery here is more dreamlike and surreal, with the metaphor of a grenade symbolizing the person's inner turmoil and self-destruction. The final lines of the song echo this sentiment, describing the person as an "illusion" and a "shadow flickering underneath the sun."
Overall, the song seems to be grappling with the complex emotions surrounding betrayal and the desire for revenge. The intense imagery creates a sense of unease and discomfort, while the chorus offers a more poetic meditation on the nature of grief and loss.
Line by Line Meaning
The last time that I saw you, August of '99,
I remember the last time I saw you was in August of 1999.
I should have had my hammer and a few rusty spikes to nail you on a wall
I regret not being able to punish you for what you did to me.
And use bottles to catch your blood and display you for the neighbors so they know your time had come.
I wanted to make an example out of you and show the world that justice has been served.
And I'd drink your blood and feel it dripping down my throat as it heads for my heart.
I feel so betrayed by you that I wish to take the ultimate revenge on you.
And as your body sags and the stench rises in vain,
I imagined the scene of your body decomposing after your death.
the people on the street are collecting in dismay.
I wanted people to see my justice and that I would not stand for any wrongdoings.
Before their eyes your head lifts towards the sky and that's the last thing they'll remember of you.
I imagined your last moments before your death, and how you died looking up at the sky.
You've become a ghost.
I see you as a haunting memory that will never go away.
You're floating somewhere in between the waking world and a landscape of dreams.
You haunt my thoughts and dreams, and it feels like you are still here with me.
Well it's nothing but dying.
The thought of you still being in my life is killing me slowly.
You've got a grenade stuck in your teeth and you're pulling at the pin.
You're a ticking time bomb in my mind, ready to explode at any moment.
You're an illusion, just a shadow flickering underneath the sun.
You're not real anymore, just a figment of my imagination that keeps haunting me.
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