Send The City is a five piece alternative rock, post-hardcore group based o… Read Full Bio ↴Send The City is a five piece alternative rock, post-hardcore group based out of Leesburg, Virginia. New EP "Before the Day Ends" out now!

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Band members:

John Averys - Lead Vocals
Andrew Weed - Guitar
Alex Winemiller - Guitar
Ja Bisaga - Bass/Vocals
Kevin Schaub - Drums

Until We Surrender
Send The City Lyrics

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So close those dear eyes
Don't let these feelings inside
Overcome who you are

Shall I speak of the design?
Just of the eloquence of time;
And how it seems to always find
The worst way

The worst day
This ineffable inadequance
Is pushing me so out of it
And I have been so adamant I can hardly move or breathe

So close those dear eyes
Don't let these feelings inside
Capture everything you are

I was not made for beating,
My lungs were made for breathing,
I can feel this in the air.
It courses through my veins,
It fights through my disdain,
I will not fight in vain.

Shall I speak of my own life,
And how my trials seem to find
This ineffable energy is moving
It's moving
This ineffable inadequance
Is pushing me so out of it
And I have been so adamant I can hardly move or breathe

So close those dear eyes
Don't let these feelings inside
Capture everything you are

I was not made for beating,
My lungs were made for breathing,
I can feel this in the air.
It courses through my veins,
It fights through my disdain,
I will not fight in vain.

So close those dear eyes
Don't let these feelings inside
Overcome who you are. [2x]

I was not made for beating
My lungs were made for breathing
(I can feel this in the air!)

I was not made for beating,
My lungs were made for breathing,
I can feel this in the air.
It courses through my veins,
It fights through my disdain,
I will not fight in vain.

I can feel this in the air.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Send The City's song "Until We Surrender" explore the struggle of staying true to oneself and persevering through adversity. The opening lines urge the listener to close their eyes and not let their emotions overpower them. The next lines compare time to a designer, with a cruel sense of irony as it always seems to bring struggles at the worst moments. The ineffable inadequacy mentioned may refer to the feeling of being overwhelmed by these struggles, making it difficult to move forward.

The repeated verses about not being made for "beating" but for "breathing" suggest that the singer, and perhaps the listener, were not meant to constantly face adversity, but rather to exist and thrive. The line "It courses through my veins, it fights through my disdain" acknowledges the difficulty of overcoming these struggles, but also emphasizes the determination to keep fighting. The final lines encourage the listener to again close their eyes and not let their struggles define them.

Overall, the lyrics of "Until We Surrender" seem to convey a message of resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity. The repeated use of the phrase "closing one's eyes" may symbolize a need to shut out external distractions and focus on one's inner strength.

Line by Line Meaning

So close those dear eyes
The singer urges the listener to close their eyes in order to shield themselves from their emotions.

Don't let these feelings inside
The singer implores the listener to not succumb to their overwhelming emotions.

Capture everything you are
The singer encourages the listener to try and understand themselves better.

I was not made for beating,
The singer feels that they were not created to battle endlessly.

My lungs were made for breathing,
The singer suggests that they were only created to breathe, to simply exist.

I can feel this in the air.
The singer senses the world around them, and the feeling is overwhelming.

It courses through my veins,
The feeling is spreading through the singer's body.

It fights through my disdain,
Despite the singer's dislike for the feeling, it persists.

I will not fight in vain.
The singer is determined to not give up, even though it may seem pointless.

Shall I speak of the design?
The singer is questioning if they should talk about fate or destiny.

Just of the eloquence of time;
The singer wants to discuss how time is beautifully powerful.

And how it seems to always find
The singer is reflecting on how time has the ability to uncover bad situations.

The worst way
Time has a way of causing things to unravel in the most unfortunate of ways.

The worst day
The time when things unravel may also be the worst day.

This ineffable inadequance
The singer is experiencing indescribable feelings of incompetence.

Is pushing me so out of it
The overwhelming feelings are forcing the singer out of their mind.

And I have been so adamant I can hardly move or breathe
The singer has been determined to hold it together, but the stress is making it difficult to function.

Overcome who you are.
The singer is warning that allowing overwhelming emotions to take over can change who you are as a person.

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Nadia Sfx

I love this so much!!!!!!!!!! I have been listening to this music for 2 years.

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12y

Thanks for your support! We're really glad you like it. Did you try downloading the EP off of mediafire or bandcamp, or both? We'll try to fix any technical difficulties.