The self-titled debut sold 311 copies its first week. However, through touring, and TVT support, the album gained charting success through Billboard and earned gold certification.
Bassist Vince Hornsby joined drummer Morgan Rose in 1994, in a band called Snake Nation. John Connolly, a drummer, left his current band and joined Snake Nation as a guitarist. They recorded their first demo. Not happy with vocals, however, Snake Nation spent a year searching for a new singer before finding Lajon Witherspoon. Six months passed, Clint Lowery joined the band and they renamed themselves Rumblefish.
Rumblefish was short-lived, however, because they found another band with the same name. They renamed themselves Crawlspace, and released My Ruin on the Mortal Kombat soundtrack album entitled More Kombat through TVT Records in 1996. Shortly after, another band named Crawlspace sent notice that they wanted $50,000 for the rights to their name. Rather than purchase the rights, the band members chose to rename themselves Sevendust.
Sevendust released their self-titled debut on April 15, 1997, known for its heavy riffs, angry vocals and thrash-like drumming, as the songs Black and Bitch. Black was the opening song for nearly every Sevendust concert until 2004. The debut album also contains the song My Ruin, from the Mortal Kombat soundtrack. Sevendust appeared on the Billboard 200, remained there for sixteen weeks and peaked at 165 on April 4, 1998. The album went gold on May 19, 1999.
In 1998, Sevendust performed at Dynamo Open Air (May 29ā31) and Ozzfest 1998 (July through August). In the same year they released a compilation called Live and Loud which featured live footage of the bands September 16, 1998 performance at Chicago's Metro.
On August 24, 1999, they released their second album, Home. The album peaked at 19 on the Billboard 200 and featured Skin from Skunk Anansie and Chino Moreno from Deftones as guest vocalists. The two singles from the album, "Denial" and "Waffle", gave the band moderate chart success, and the latter of which was played on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show. They appeared in Woodstock 1999 and have toured with many bands such as Korn, Staind, Nonpoint, Reveille, Godsmack, Mudvayne, Mushroomhead, Powerman 5000, Creed, Kid Rock, Machine Head, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, and Metallica. In 1999, they gained European exposure by opening for Skunk Anansie at various shows in Germany. They also opened with Kid Rock and Ted Nugent for Metallica on New Year's Eve in 1999 at the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit, Michigan. They also joined Slipknot, Coal Chamber and other bands on the Tattoo the Earth Tour in June 2000.
In November 2001, the band released their third album, Animosity. This album went gold and gained the band commercial success thanks to the success of singles "Praise" and "Angel's Son", which peaked at 15 and 11, respectively, on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. "Angel's Son" was a tribute to Lynn Strait, the lead singer of the band Snot, whom the members of Sevendust were friends with. Strait had died in a car accident in 1998. In addition to being included on Animosity, the song was included on the compilation album Strait Up. The band made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman playing an acoustic version of "Angel's Son" featuring Paul Shaffer on keyboards.
In the same year Sevendust was seen in the Chris Rock movie Down to Earth as a partial clip of "Waffle" is played.
Another friend of the band, Dave Williams the lead singer of Drowning Pool, died in 2002. Tragedy would strike again when Lajon Witherspoon's younger brother was shot and killed later that year. Due to his death, Sevendust went on hiatus in 2002.
In 2003, Sevendust returned with their fourth album, Seasons. The album debuted at #14 in the US, selling around 68,000 copies in its first week. This was one of the band's best received albums and to date features their highest charting single (tied with "Driven"), "Enemy," which peaked at #10 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. "Enemy" was made the official theme song for WWE Unforgiven 2003. Other singles released from the album, "Broken Down" and "Face to Face," met with more moderate success charting at 20 and 22, respectively.
In 2004, for the first time in the band's career, they released a live album on a CD/DVD double disk package titled Southside Double-Wide Acoustic Live. Both the CD and the DVD include a cover of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails which is dedicated to Johnny Cash.
On December 11, 2004, after playing a show in Columbus, Ohio, it was announced that Clint Lowery had left the band mid-tour, because he wanted to play with his brother Corey Lowery in his new band Dark New Day, who had reportedly just signed with Warner Bros. Records. A replacement was found for the rest of the dates and was eventually replaced by Sonny Mayo from Snot and Amen. At roughly the same time, Sevendust and TVT Records parted ways.
On March 26, 2008, Sevendust announced that Clint Lowery, former guitarist and vocalist for the band, had quit his duties as guitarist for Dark New Day and would be returning to the Sevendust lineup in place of Sonny Mayo. On Lowery's return, Morgan Rose stated "This was extremely tough considering Sonny is our brother and has been amazing to work with. [Sonny] didn't do anything wrong at all; we just owe it to ourselves and all the folks that grew up with us to put our original band back together."
Since formation, Sevendust has released thirteen studio albums, earned additional charting success and gold sales certifications. Their eighth studio album, titled Cold Day Memory was released on April 20, 2010. More recent studio albums include: Black Out the Sun, released on March 26, 2013, Time Travelers & Bonfires, released on April 15, 2014, Kill the Flaw, released on October 2, 2015, All I See Is War, released on May 11, 2018 and Blood & Stone, released on October 23, 2020
They also re-released their self-titled debut album as Sevendust: Definitive Edition which contains five new tracks and a DVD.
Face to Face
Sevendust Lyrics
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That you're lost down and out
When there was nothing left in me
You can't stop fucking with my head
Stop fucking with my head
My silence you break
The smile that you fake (you fake)
There's not one thing that you can say to make it right
Unless you say I'm leaving
And if you're not then please tell me why
Please tell me why you can't
Save face
Say it to my face
Can I take all the filth in your head
All the words that you said (that you said)
And throw it away (throw it out)
You can't stop fucking with my head
Stop fucking with my head
My silence you break
The smile that you take away
There's not one thing that you can say to make it right
Unless you say I'm leaving
And if you're not then please tell me why
Please tell me why
There's not one thing that you can say to make it right
Unless you say I'm leaving
And if you're not then please tell me why
Please tell me why you cant
That shit you're talkin' don't mean nothing to me anymore
Limp dick, you fuck stick let's settle the score
Run and hide you know I'll find you anywhere
Motherfucker, two faced pirck with hell to pay
What's real is real, it's time to step up to the plate again
Swing batter-batter, swing batter-batter, swing,
What's real is real, it's time to step up to the plate again
Swing batter-batter, fucked me for the last time!
Just take a swing
C'mon you should've taken that swing
Just take your swing
There's not one thing that you can say to make it right
Unless you say I'm leaving
And if you're not then please tell me why
Please tell me why
There's not one thing that you can say to make it right
Unless you say I'm leaving
And if you're not then please tell me why
Please tell me why you cant
Swing
Just take your sing
Fuck you!
Just take your swing
You can't stop fuckin' with my head
Stop fucking with my head
"Face To Face" by Sevendust is a song about a relationship that has gone sour. The lyrics suggest that the singer is being manipulated, lied to, and cheated on by their partner. The opening line, "Don't tell me now with a smile on your face, that you're lost down and out," implies that the partner is pretending to be innocent or helpless, but the singer sees through the act. They are tired of being lied to and want the truth to be told to their face, hence the repeated refrain of "say it to my face."
The chorus of the song emphasizes that there is nothing the partner can say to make things right unless they confess their wrongdoing or leave the relationship. The bridge of the song introduces a new level of anger, with the singer calling their partner insulting names and challenging them to "take a swing." The final line, "You can't stop fuckin' with my head, stop fucking with my head," suggests that despite the strong words, the singer may still be struggling to let go of the toxic relationship.
Overall, "Face To Face" is a powerful song about the emotional turmoil of a relationship in which one partner is deceiving the other. The lyrics convey a sense of frustration, anger, and betrayal, as well as a desire to confront the situation head-on and demand honesty.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't tell me now with a smile on your face
That you're lost down and out
When there was nothing left in me
You can't deceive me with your fake smile and false claims of being down and out; I have given everything to you and have nothing left in me.
You can't stop fucking with my head
Stop fucking with my head
My silence you break
The smile that you fake (you fake)
You keep playing mind games with me, even when I don't respond; the smile you show is also fake.
There's not one thing that you can say to make it right
Unless you say I'm leaving
And if you're not then please tell me why
Please tell me why you can't
Save face
Say it to my face
You can't make things right by mere words unless you plan to leave, so tell me why you can't face the truth and do the right thing.
Can I take all the filth in your head
All the words that you said (that you said)
And throw it away (throw it out)
I wish I could erase all the negativity in your mind and every hurtful word you spoke.
That shit you're talkin' don't mean nothing to me anymore
Limp dick, you fuck stick let's settle the score
Run and hide you know I'll find you anywhere
Motherfucker, two faced prick with hell to pay
Your lies and insults no longer hurt me; let's end this once and for all; you can't escape from me, you spineless two-faced jerk.
What's real is real, it's time to step up to the plate again
Swing batter-batter, swing batter-batter, swing,
What's real is real, it's time to step up to the plate again
Swing batter-batter, fucked me for the last time!
Let's face reality and confront each other again; it's now or never, swing your bat and reveal your true intentions, as this is your last chance to make things right.
Just take a swing
C'mon you should've taken that swing
Just take your swing
Just take that final action to end this once and for all; you should have done it before, but now is the time to act.
You can't stop fuckin' with my head
Stop fucking with my head
You can't keep playing mind games with me and expect it to go on indefinitely; it's time to stop.
Lyrics Ā© Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN CONNOLLY, VINCE HORNSBY, CLINT LOWERY, MORGAN ROSE, BUTCH WALKER, LA JON WITHERSPOON
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Don't tell me now with a smile on your face
That you're lost...down and out
When there was nothing left in me
You can't stop fuckin' with my head
Stop fuckin' with my head
My silence you break
The smile that you fake (you fake)
[Chorus:]
There's not one thing that you can say to make it right
Unless you say "I'm leavin"
And if you're not...then please tell me why
Please tell me why you can't
Save face
Say it to my face
Can I take all the filth in your head
All the words that you said (that you said)
And throw it away (throw it out)
You can't stop fuckin' with my head
Stop fuckin' with my head
My silence you break
The smile that you take away
[Chorus:]
There's not one thing that you can say to make it right
Unless you say "I'm leavin"
And if you're not...then please tell me why
Please tell me why you can't
That shit you're talkin' don't mean nothing to me anymore
Limp dick...you fuck stick...let's settle the score
Run and hide you know I'll find you anywhere
Motherfucker...two faced prick with hell to pay
What's real is real...it's time to step up to the plate again
Swing batter-batter, swing batter-batter, swing...
What's real is real...it's time to step up to the plate again
Swing batter-batter...fucked me for the last time!
Just take a swing...
C'mon...you should've taken that swing...
Just take your swing...
[Chorus:]
There's not one thing that you can say to make it right
Unless you say "I'm leavin"
And if you're not...then please tell me why
Please tell me why you can't
Swing...just take your swing...fuck you!
Just take your swing...
You can't stop fuckin' with my head
Stop fuckin' with my head
@nothinbutrock1
Had to give away tickets to a meet and great with these guys cause of my daughters birth. Got a call from them wishing me and my family luck. Much love for Sevendust. Keeping kicking ass!!
@dylrio24
when LaJon hits ,"Unless you say I'm leaving" I get chills.
@metalphobos3632
12 years ago... This comment. Man time flies.
@deandrewoods5621
I agree sis
@prairier7333
It's a lie. He doesn't care about you.
@Michigannaturegirl
I couldn't agree more.
@gregorybakes8256
Whoās still listing to this 2020! Hell yeah!
@samhartman12
2030. Got in my time machine and yea maan
@paulovictor8093
Hell yeah š„ this shit is crazy
@MrSchwerzel
HELLYEAH is super amazing, love 95% of their music