Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed i… Read Full Bio ↴Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1997. The band currently consists of vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Dennis Wilson.

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

Getaway
Saves the Day Lyrics

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I don't need nobody, not at all
'Cause I'm going to end it all in the light at the break of dawn
And I don't why or what went wrong
I'm tired of trying to pretend to believe that I can go on

[Chorus]
The pain won't let me get away
And now I know we'll never be the same

I don't want to live, not another day
I don't want to live this way
I said the pain won't let me get away

I'm going to get my staples and a bottle of booze
I've got these skewers in my mouth now there's nothing else I can do
Except to run out naked in the road
Reaching up into the air
Got the taste of blood in my throat

[Chorus]

Oogacha, oogacha, oogacha, oogacha
Oogacha, oogacha, oogacha, oogacha
Oogacha, oogacha, oogacha, oogacha

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Saves the Day's song Getaway describe someone who is in extreme emotional and mental pain and has reached their breaking point. The singer declares that they do not need anyone else in their life because they have decided to end their suffering at the break of dawn. They acknowledge that they don't understand why things have gone wrong in their life and express their exhaustion from trying to pretend that they can continue living in pain.

The chorus builds upon the declaration of pain and suffering that the singer feels. They state that the pain will not let them "get away" and that they have come to the realization that things will never be the same. The singer declares that they don't want to live another day in this way, which emphasizes the level of anguish they are experiencing.

The second verse of the song seems to imply that the singer has attempted to self-harm in some way. They mention getting "staples," which could refer to staples used to close a wound, and a "bottle of booze," which could indicate alcohol as a form of self-medication. The line "I've got these skewers in my mouth now there's nothing else I can do" is especially unsettling and evocative of someone in deep distress. The singer then suggests that they may attempt to run out naked into the road and taste blood in their throat, which is a disturbing image of someone who has lost all sense of control.

Line by Line Meaning

I don't need nobody, not at all
I don't require anyone, I am going to act on my own.

'Cause I'm going to end it all in the light at the break of dawn
I'm planning to end my life after sunrise.

And I don't why or what went wrong
I am unsure of the reason for my situation.

I'm tired of trying to pretend to believe that I can go on
I cannot continue pretending that I will survive.

The pain won't let me get away
I am incapable of escaping from the agony.

And now I know we'll never be the same
I understand that everything forever changed.

I don't want to live, not another day
I have no desire to live, not even for another day.

I don't want to live this way
I refuse to exist in this manner any longer.

I said the pain won't let me get away
I reiterated that my pain will not permit me to escape.

I'm going to get my staples and a bottle of booze
I will gather some medical supplies and alcohol.

I've got these skewers in my mouth now there's nothing else I can do
I impaled myself with some objects and cannot do anything else.