After the breakup of Sounds Like Life, featuring himself and Ronnie Day, Vesely started writing and performing his songs solo under the name Secondhand Serenade. (Secondhand, because his wife, Candice, hears all his songs firsthand.) He rented a studio for 8 days and recorded his 10-track debut album "Awake." Through self-promotion through MySpace and PureVolume, he began to build a loyal fanbase and sold his album and merchandise via his MySpace profile. He quickly rose to the MySpace "Top Unsigned Artists" list, and even entered the iTunes Top 100, a feat for an unsigned act.
He has since signed a deal with new label Glassnote Records, founded by CEO Daniel Glass. In total, Secondhand Serenade has sold about 73,000 digital tracks and more than 10,000 copies of his album "Awake," according to Nielsen SoundScan. After the album was released on Glassnote/ILG on Feb. 6, 2007, with two additional songs, it debuted on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart at # 16.
Vesely was featured on MTV's "You Hear It First," along with spots on AOL Music's "Breakers" and on Yahoo! Music's "Who's Next?".
Another album, "A Twist In My Story," has since been released and a band effect was added digitally. He is on tour, now with a band.
So Long
Secondhand Serenade Lyrics
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Your friends think that I am no good all they ever do is try to pull you
Away. but I wont let them ever take you ever take you ever take you.
So long I've waited for this day to find someone to go to and I just want
To tell you that its so on we're leaving yesterday and I don't think life
Will ever be the same lets take this all the way.
Planned the endless memories without you life passing by with out you
Each day just like a grain of sand but I wont let them ever take you
Ever take you ever take you
So long I've waited for this day to find someone to go to and I just want
To tell you that its so on we're leaving yesterday and I don't think life
Will ever be the same lets take this all the way.
Can you face me can you wait for it
Can you taste me can you fight for it
Will you fight for it.
So long I've waited for this day to find someone to go to and I just want
To tell you that its so on we're leaving yesterday and I don't think life
Will ever be the same lets take this all the way.
The lyrics of Secondhand Serenade's song "So Long" are about leaving a significant other for a period of time and asking for reassurance that everything will be alright. The singer's relationship is affected by the opinions of their partner's friends, who believe that the singer is not good enough for their friend. However, the singer makes a promise to not let anyone take their partner away from them. The line "dead silence on the phone leading to a dial tone" suggests a communication breakdown between the two partners. This causes the singer to reflect on the memories they shared with their partner and how life will be different without them. In this moment, the singer asks if their partner is willing to fight for their relationship and if they can face the challenges together.
Line by Line Meaning
I am leaving for a while can you tell me that we will be OK
As I'm going away for some time, can you assure me that everything will turn out fine for us?
Your friends think that I am no good all they ever do is try to pull you away. but I wont let them ever take you ever take you ever take you.
Your friends don't approve of me and constantly try to get you to break up with me, but I promise I won't let anyone come between us.
So long I've waited for this day to find someone to go to and I just want to tell you that its so on we're leaving yesterday and I don't think life will ever be the same lets take this all the way.
I've been looking for someone like you for a long time and I'm excited to be starting this new journey with you. Let's take this relationship to the next level and see where it leads us.
Dead silence on the phone leading to a dial tone this is not what I have planned the endless memories without you life passing by with out you
The phone call ended abruptly and it wasn't what I expected. Without you, life feels empty and there's a void that can't be filled. I miss all the memories we made together.
Each day just like a grain of sand but I wont let them ever take you ever take you ever take you
Time seems to be slipping away, but I won't let anyone come between us and ruin what we have.
Can you face me can you wait for it Can you taste me can you fight for it Will you fight for it.
Are you willing to face any obstacles that come our way and fight for this relationship? Can you handle the ups and downs that life throws at us and still be there for each other?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: KRAIG JARETT JOHNSON, KIRK JUSTIN JOHNSON, TERRENCE JAMES FISHER, DANIEL MORGAN DAVIS, KYLE JAY JOHNSON
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