1) Side by Side was an … Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands who have used this name:
1) Side by Side was an American hardcore punk band on Revelation Records. They were a band from New York that belonged to the youth crew scene. The singer Jules Massey went on to form Alone in a Crowd. Side by Side also consisted of Sammy Siegler on drums, Eric Fink on lead guitar (also in Gorilla Biscuits), Brian Clark on bass and Alex Brown on rhythm guitar. Sammy went on to be in bands such as Youth of Today, Project X, Judge, Civ and others and plays today for a band called Rival Schools. Alex also put out Schizm, a notable magazine, and was in Project X as well before also joining Gorilla Biscuits. Recorded output was limited to a single 7-track 7", You're Only Young Once... (1988), which was re-issued featuring 22 tracks in 1997. This 7" was the fifth record Revelation Records released. Although the band was short-lived, their influence has survived until today, as they are a lot of youth crew kids' favorite band.
2) As of recently, there is another band that uses this name. The streamable tracks on this page are by them. Here is their bio, copied from their homepage, www.sidebysidemusic.net:
Over the course of the past year we’ve experienced a lot of different emotions and events; some negative and some positive. We’ve felt love, love that we all dream of, we felt the loss of that love; we experienced death with all the sadness and tears and everything else that comes with it and we also experienced birth of new lives. There was loneliness, and there was hope. Longing and achieving, worrying and caring. We felt scared and we felt confidence. We felt tears and we saw smiles. Through it all our music and our words were with us. Without them we’re not completely sure how we would have survived. This compilation of songs is a documentation of it all. At root it’s what art and music should be: pure honesty and pure emotion. We ask of you to let every word and every note, every sound, and every instrument run through your mind and take control for a moment. The only thing we can say to you is thank you for listening and supporting. As you listen to these songs take the time to take it all in and hear everything, to study and examine it. It all stands and stems from some emotion and occurrence in our lives that we’re now sharing with you, it makes us vulnerable in every sense of the word. We trust all of you to hear it. Turn the lights down, put on some headphones, close your eyes, turn it up loud and think of someone or something you love…something beautiful. Let it take you over.
Love always,
Side by Side
Living A Lie
Side By Side Lyrics
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About those who surround you
Think twice about those words that kill
This goes out to you and your crew
You ate your words
You drank your words
You smoked your words
Now I know the truth
Expected me to follow
When I saw you forget your past
I knew your truth was shallow
You're living a lie
Living a Lie by Side By Side is a song that explores the theme of betrayal and inauthenticity in personal relationships. The first verse acknowledges the hypocrisy of someone who talks negatively about those around them but fails to realize their own faults. The singer warns this person and their group to think twice about their words and the effect they have on those around them.
The second verse describes the singer's personal experience with the person in question. The person had set certain rules for the singer to follow, but they themselves forgot their own past and failed to live up to their own expectations. The singer sees this as evidence of the person's shallow character and their tendency to live a lie.
Overall, the song highlights the importance of authenticity and honesty in relationships. It urges listeners to be mindful of their words and actions and to strive for consistency and integrity in their dealings with others.
Line by Line Meaning
You've got nothing good to say
Your words are negative and not uplifting
About those who surround you
You criticize and put down the people around you
Think twice about those words that kill
Be mindful of the words you say because they can harm and hurt others
This goes out to you and your crew
This is dedicated to you and your group of friends
You ate your words
You went back on your promises and statements
You drank your words
You expressed your opinions without thinking of the consequences
You smoked your words
You spoke lies and deceptions
Now I know the truth
I have discovered the real you and your dishonest ways
A set of rules you laid down
You imposed your expectations and demands on me
Expected me to follow
You assumed that I would comply and obey your rules
When I saw you forget your past
I witnessed you disregarding your own history and experiences
I knew your truth was shallow
I realized that you had a lack of depth and sincerity in your character
You're living a lie
You are not being true to yourself or others, and your life is based on deception and falsehoods
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRADLEY KIRK ARNOLD, CHRISTOPHER LEE HENDERSON, MATTHEW DARRICK ROBERTS, ROBERT TODD HARRELL
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