Both The Agency and The Vacant Andys were South Florida favorites that ran out of steam around the time that Dashboard Confessional gained all its momentum. Now that Mike and Dan were in a band together, they realized a certain chemistry that they thought would work in a different type of band than Dashboard, so they formed Seville with ex-Vacant Andy John Owens and ex-Agency Chris Drueke.
Waking Up
Seville Lyrics
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Did you ever know that I wasn't see straight anyway? You had me wrong all this time. We had somewhere to go, and now I know it wasn't the same place, you were just a familiar face.
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Breaking down, waiting for help to arrive on a desert drive, watching our friends driving by. They remember us, still feels like we've been here for days. Time drags on waiting 'till we drive away.
Did you ever know that I wasn't see straight anyway? You had me wrong all this time. We had somewhere to go, and now I know it wasn't the same place, you were just a familiar face.
So things change from day, and there's nothing you can do. Will anybody care when the answer's right in front of you? So we change or fade away. Will anybody care when the answer's right in front of you?
Did you ever know that I wasn't see straight anyway? You had me wrong all this time. We had somewhere to go, whoa, whoa oh, oh oh…
Seville's song "Waking Up" is a contemplative and introspective track that reflects on the complex nature of relationships and the uncertainty that comes with them. The song opens with the imagery of waking up to the sun shining straight in your eyes, which can be seen as a metaphor for confronting the uncomfortable truth of a situation. The siren mentioned in the song is likely a reference to the idea of warning sounds that alert us to potential danger or trouble, with the "bed sheet disguise" suggesting that the singer is hiding something from themselves or others.
The second verse shifts the focus to a desert drive and waiting for help to arrive, with the singer watching their friends drive by but feeling like they've been lost in time for days. This can be interpreted as a metaphor for feeling stuck in a certain situation or relationship and not knowing how to move forward. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes the idea that the singer had been wrong about the person they were with, and that they were just a familiar face rather than someone they shared a true connection with.
The final lines of the song express a sense of resignation and acceptance, with the acknowledgement that change is inevitable and sometimes there's nothing we can do about it. The question of whether anyone will care about the answer that's right in front of us speaks to the idea that sometimes we can't see the truth until it's too late. Overall, "Waking Up" is a thoughtful and poignant song about the complexities of relationships and the need to embrace change and uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
Waking up, the sun shining straight in your eyes.
You begin your morning with the sun's rays making it difficult for you to open your eyes.
When the siren sings, you're wearing your bed sheet disguise.
You hide under your bed sheet when you hear the sirens wail.
Then you pull down the sheets, how do you drag this out for so long?
You wonder how you can spend so much time in bed, as you pull down the sheets.
But your stomach aches.
You experience discomfort in your stomach region.
It sounds like an excuse to me now.
You think it might not be genuine.
Breaking down, waiting for help to arrive on a desert drive, watching our friends driving by.
As you await aid on a desert drive, you see your friends driving past.
They remember us, still feels like we've been here for days.
Although your friends recall you, it appears that you have been stranded for quite some time.
Time drags on waiting 'till we drive away.
The wait seems endless as you anticipate getting back on the road.
So things change from day, and there's nothing you can do.
Each day brings about new differences, and there may be no way to correct them.
Will anybody care when the answer's right in front of you?
When the answer or solution is apparent, will anyone show concern?
So we change or fade away.
We either adapt or gradually lose relevance.
We had somewhere to go, and now I know it wasn't the same place, you were just a familiar face.
I thought we had somewhere significant to be, but now I realize it was not the case, and you were just someone familiar to me.
Did you ever know that I wasn't see straight anyway?
Did you ever realize that I was never able to see clearly, to begin with?
You had me wrong all this time.
You misunderstood or misjudged me all along.
We had somewhere to go, whoa, whoa oh, oh oh…
We thought we had a destination in mind.
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