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 β vocals, guitar (1994βpresent)
Arun Bali β guitar (2009βpresent)
Rodrigo Palma β bass (2009βpresent)
Dennis Wilson β drums (2013βpresent)
Discography:
β’ Can't Slow Down (1998)
β’ Through Being Cool (1999)
β’ Stay What You Are (2001)
β’ In Reverie (2003)
β’ Sound the Alarm (2006)
β’ Under the Boards (2007)
β’ Daybreak (2011)
β’ Saves the Day (2013)
β’ 9 (2018)
www.savestheday.com
Sweeter For The Betrayal
Saves the Day Lyrics
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i know it's just because either i'm dreaming
or standing over you with a gun in my hand
and i've just shot you between the teeth
smoke is swirling around my head
and your blood is pooling on the ground
These lyrics from Saves the Day's song Sweeter For The Betrayal depict a violent and vengeful scenario. The singer suggests that the only way they would see the person they are addressing again is if they were dreaming or if they were standing over them with a gun in their hand. The implication is that the singer has been wronged in some way and is seeking revenge. The violent imagery of the singer shooting the person "between the teeth" and the smoke swirling around their head adds to the intense, unsettling tone of the lyrics.
The final line, "and your blood is pooling on the ground," is especially jarring and adds to the brutality of the scene being described. It is unclear what the person did to deserve this violent retribution, but the lyrics suggest that the singer feels deeply betrayed and is willing to go to extreme measures to seek justice.
Overall, these lyrics are a haunting and intense portrayal of rage and violence in the face of betrayal. They leave the listener with a sense of unease and uncertainty, wondering what could have led the singer to such extreme actions.
Line by Line Meaning
If i see you again
In the hypothetical scenario where I lay my eyes on you once more
i know it's just because either i'm dreaming
The only possible explanation for encountering you again is if I am in a state of slumber
or standing over you with a gun in my hand
Another likely possibility is that I am standing near you, weapon in hand
and i've just shot you between the teeth
I have recently pulled the trigger and aim at your oral cavity
smoke is swirling around my head
In the aftermath of the violence, my surroundings are inundated with noxious fumes
and your blood is pooling on the ground
Your vital fluid is flowing out of your body and gathering on the floor
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