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
Certain Tragedy
Saves the Day Lyrics
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we're only treading ground that we already know.
I could write you a song, send you a note, or empty out your trash
and buy a bucket full of diamonds but
even the most beautiful of all roses must someday crumble to dust
and fade away.
It's a certain tragedy.
So it's on into the lonely nights and all the rest of it.
and feeling someone's hand around my neck
choking away the life that i have left.
And I can finally see that the further I go I'm only treading ground
that I don't want to know.
I'll probably hang upside-down from wooden rafters in my home
and look at old photos of you.
So it's on into the lonely nights and all the rest of it.
The empty space between me and the sunken walls
and feeling someone's hand around my neck
choking away the life that i have left.
I miss the warmth of the summer when we were on our own,
but now it's winter and my bones are cold.
And now I finally see that the further we go we're only treading ground
that we already know.
I could write you a song, send you a note, or empty out your trash
and buy a bucket full of diamonds but
even the most beautiful of all roses must someday crumble to dust
and fade away.
It's a certain tragedy.
The song "Certain Tragedy" by Saves the Day is a melancholic and introspective exploration of the inevitability of decay and the futility of human effort to preserve something that is bound to disappear anyway. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a protagonist who's becoming increasingly aware of the fleeting nature of existence and the pointlessness of striving for material and emotional attachments that are doomed to be lost or forgotten in the end.
The lines "And now I finally see that the further we go, we're only treading ground that we already know" suggest a sense of disillusionment and resignation that comes with the realization that experience and knowledge do not necessarily lead to fulfillment or enlightenment. The singer seems to be haunted by the awareness that everything, even the most beautiful and meaningful things, will eventually succumb to the inexorable forces of time and entropy.
The imagery of hanging upside-down from wooden rafters and looking at old photos of a lost love conveys a sense of despair and nostalgia, as well as a desire to hold on to something that is no longer there. The lines "even the most beautiful of all roses must someday crumble to dust and fade away" emphasize the central theme of transience and the folly of clinging to illusions of permanence or stability.
Overall, "Certain Tragedy" is a poignant and evocative reflection on the nature of human existence and the impermanence of all things. It's a reminder that life is a fleeting and fragile gift, and that the only true way to find peace and meaning is to embrace the present moment and accept the inevitability of change and loss.
Line by Line Meaning
And now I finally see that the further we go we're only treading ground that we already know.
I have come to the realization that as we continue forward, we are not discovering anything new, but rather just repeatedly doing the same things.
I could write you a song, send you a note, or empty out your trash and buy a bucket full of diamonds but even the most beautiful of all roses must someday crumble to dust and fade away.
I could try to please you with grand gestures, but ultimately nothing lasts forever and everything fades away in the end.
It's a certain tragedy.
The inevitable end of all things is a heartbreaking tragedy.
So it's on into the lonely nights and all the rest of it.
Therefore, I continue on through the dismal and solitary nights.
The empty space between me and the sunken walls and feeling someone's hand around my neck choking away the life that i have left.
I am surrounded by hollow walls and suffocated by an invisible force, draining the life out of me.
And I can finally see that the further I go I'm only treading ground that I don't want to know.
As I progress further, I am only encountering things that I do not want to deal with or know about.
I'll probably hang upside-down from wooden rafters in my home and look at old photos of you.
I may end up doing something drastic and self-destructive, reminiscing about the past when you were still around.
I miss the warmth of the summer when we were on our own, but now it's winter and my bones are cold.
I long for the carefree and warm summer days when we were together, but now that you're gone, I am left feeling cold and lonely.
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