vocals: Rob Montague
guitar: Jason Hager
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vocals: Rob Montague
guitar: Jason Hager
guitar: Vinny DiFranco
bass: Ben Hollowell
drums: Matt Danko
Formed in the Spring of 2003 by former Chimaira guitarist/co-founder Jason Hager, SHENOAH was a way for Hager to explore diffent areas of music. "I've always loved all kinds of music and wanted to explore a slightly different direction with this" explains Hager. .... In Cherokee the word Shenoah means "white dove." Over the years the dove has been seen as a symbol of peace. Whether inner peace or peace among fellow man, just as we think we've found it we find "true" peace is never found. Hager chose the name SHENOAH because it is his step-daughter's middle name and he wanted every aspect of this band to be deep and personal. .... He found the exact same passion and conviction towards the music that he had in former Erase The Grey (Republic/Universal Records) guitarist Vinny DiFranco, former Ringworm (Victory Records) bassist Ben Hollowell, former Chaos Swings (formerly Mad At Gravity, Artist Direct Records) vocalist Rob Montague and drummer Matt Danko. .... As for SHENOAH'S sound, They wanted their songs to be as moody as the individuals in the band. They want to cover a very broad spectrum of their genre. This is very apparent on the band's Corporate Punishment Record's debut "Bleeding In The Red." From the up beat songs "Ashes To Ashes and Telephone Bruises" to the brutal "Bullets And Numbers" and "Scent Of A Dead Rose," SHENOAH prove their ability to jump from one extreme to another without missing a single beat. .... In the short time SHENOAH was together they had made quite an impact on their fans... But in time everything must come to an end. "I loved Shenoah and had a lot of fun with those guys, but I'm a metal guitarist at heart and felt if that wasn't what I was persuing as a full time project I wasn't being true to myself or everyone else." explains Hager. So Hager decided to leave and focused 100% on getting things up and running with his current band YEARS OF FIRE. Shortly there-after Ben decided to leave as well and joined Hager where they both are still carving the name YEARS OF FIRE into the minds of metal fans world wide. .... Vinny is now fronting and playing guitar for the more experimental rock band THE OHIO SKY, Matt is attending the Musician's Institute in Los Angeles and Rob who founded THE OHIO SKY left and is persuing other musical outlets including his solo project, songwriting and producing.
Bury Me
Shenoah Lyrics
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Like you know me
Stay away, don't look back
Because you've done this once again
Bury me
Face burns steal your heart
Bury me
Bury me
I've had enough
Bury me
So bury me alone
Your so vain, I'm sticking up for the worst
Keep it down
Don't touch me
Cause I can smell where you were last night
Bury me
Face burns steal your heart
Bury me
I dont need to anymore
Bury me
I've had enough
Bury me
So bury me alone
(I've had enough, I've had enough, Face burns steal your heart)
I've had enough
Don't hold on to me (send you into the door)
Don't hold on to me (this is what iy means to be alone)
Please hold on to me, I dont want to be alone!
Just hold on to me!
Bury me
Face burns steal your heart
Bury me
I dont need to anymore
Bury me
I've had enough
Bury me
So bury me alone
(Bury me alone)
The lyrics of the song "Bury Me" by Shenoah are quite straightforward, albeit emotionally charged. It appears to be a song about a toxic relationship where the singer is repeatedly hurt and betrayed by their partner. The chorus, "Bury me, face burns steal your heart" seems to suggest that the pain caused by the partner's actions is both physical and emotional. The singer has had enough and asks to be left alone, burying them metaphorically, maybe even wishing for death to escape the pain.
The first verse tells the partner to stay away as they don't know the singer as well as they think they do. The second verse asserts that the partner is vain and that the singer is standing up for the worst. They ask the partner not to touch them and can even smell their infidelity. In the bridge, the singer pleads for their partner to either hold onto them or let go and to stop sending them mixed signals.
Overall, "Bury Me" speaks to the universal experience of betrayal, pain, and wanting to escape a toxic relationship. The lyrics evoke strong emotions and are definitely relatable in some form or the other to everyone who has been in a similar situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Look away, don't talk to me
Like you know me
Stay away, don't look back
Because you've done this once again
I don't want to interact with you because you pretend to know me and then hurt me repeatedly.
Bury me
Face burns steal your heart
Bury me
I dont need to anymore
Bury me
I've had enough
Bury me
So bury me alone
I am so hurt and done with this relationship that I want to be left alone and put to rest.
Your so vain, I'm sticking up for the worst
Keep it down
Don't touch me
Cause I can smell where you were last night
You are self-centered and I am speaking up against that behavior, so keep your distance from me and don't try to touch me because I can sense your infidelity.
(I've had enough, I've had enough, Face burns steal your heart)
I am repeatedly stating that I have reached my limit and that this situation has caused me intense emotional distress.
I've had enough
Don't hold on to me (send you into the door)
Don't hold on to me (this is what it means to be alone)
Please hold on to me, I dont want to be alone!
Just hold on to me!
I am conflicted because I don't want to be alone, but I also don't want to stay in this painful relationship. I ask you to hold on to me but also push you away and emphasize the loneliness of being without someone.
Contributed by Molly N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.