On December 5, 2011, lead singer James Michael announced the band would be releasing an acoustic EP entitled 7 on December 13, 2011, featuring seven new acoustic renditions of songs from the band's previous two studio albums. Michael also hinted at an upcoming surprise release from the band.
On July 18, 2013, they released a song called "Relief"' for their third album.
On January 14, 2014, the band announced via its Facebook page that the final song on the next album would be titled "Let it Haunt You (So Beautiful)." On July 31, 2014, the band announced that the title for their third album would be Modern Vintage. It was released on October 7, 2014.
In July 2015, Sixx stated that Sixx:A.M. planned to release two new albums and do a worldwide tour in 2016. Also in 2015, Ashba left his other band, Guns N' Roses, to focus solely on Sixx:A.M.
On March 1, 2016 Sixx:A.M released a single called "Rise," the details of the first of their two newly recorded albums, Prayers for the Damned, and dates for a new US tour scheduled to take place during April and May 2016. "Rise" debuted live in an acoustic format with no PA at an invite-only session at the Sanctum Soho Hotel in London, England on February 23 ("Stars" from the Modern Vintage album and "Life Is Beautiful" from The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack were also played). Pre-orders for the album started on March 4, and the album was released on April 29. The second of the two albums is, Prayers for the Blessed, Vol. 2, was released on November 18.
In October 2017, Sixx:A.M. released a tenth anniversary edition of their debut album The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack to commemorate its tenth anniversary and Nikki Sixx's biography of the same name. The re-release additionally contained three re-imagined tracks, including the songs "Life Is Beautiful, "Accidents Can Happen", and "Girl With Golden Eyes".
In March 2019, Sixx announced the band had recorded four new songs and also announced that they will release a greatest hits album. By September they released their first song in three years, "Talk to Me", in support of the #TalktoMe campaign against opioid addiction.
On August 22, 2020, the band returned with a remix of "Maybe It's Time", featuring various guest artists, for Artists for Recovery, a global recovery initiative. The song is also included on the Sno Babies soundtrack. On August 27, 2021, the band announced their greatest hits album entitled Hits, which would include a radio mix of "Talk to Me" and three unheard songs, along with remixes of two of their past album tracks. It was released on October 22, 2021.
Current members
James Michael – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming, piano (2007–2021); drums (2007–2011)
DJ Ashba – lead guitar, backing vocals (2007–2021)
Nikki Sixx – bass guitar, backing vocals (2007–2021)
Courtesy Call
Sixx:A.M. Lyrics
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Why you wanna save me
Well, God is great and God is good
But God didn't help me when he could
And life dances so lonely by
This is just a courtesy call
This is just a matter of policy
To let you know that your time is up
This is just a courtesy call
This is just a matter of policy
This is just an act of kindness
To let you know that your time is up
I, I can't feel anything
My arms are numb and I'm hoping
You noticed the line I left off
All that you'll find inside
Are bells and butterflies
But I'll be smiling when I die
This is just a courtesy call
This is just a matter of policy
This is just an act of kindness
To let you know that your time is up
This is just a courtesy call
This is just a matter of policy
This is just an act of kindness
To let you know that your time is up
This is just a courtesy call
This is just a matter of policy
This is just an act of kindness
To let you know that your time is up
Sir, I know you're in there, are you okay?
Excuse me, ma'am, what's the problem here?
No one answering
Who's in here
Hello?
Hello? Step away from the door, ma'am
Oh Jesus Christ!
Oh! Ooh!
This is just a courtesy call
This is just a matter of policy
This is just an act of kindness
To let you know that your time is up
This is just a courtesy call
This is just a matter of policy
This is just an act of kindness
To let you know that your time is up
This is just a courtesy call
(Why'd you want to save me?)
This is just a matter of policy
(Why'd you want to save me now?)
This is just an act of kindness
(What'd you want to do it for?)
To let you know that your time is up
This is just a courtesy call
(Why would you wanna save my life?)
This is just a matter of policy
(I know you did or you could)
This is just an act of kindness
(It's been comin' for a long time, long time)
To let you know that your time is up
The lyrics of the song "Courtesy Call" by Sixx:A.M. are reflective of a troubled individual who talks about how life is lonely, and he cannot feel anything. The theme of the song is to inform listeners that their time is up, and this is a courtesy call, as a matter of policy, an act of kindness. The singer suggests that no matter how great and good God is, at times, he fails to help individuals when he could. Despite being lonely, the singer plans to smile when he dies, a sign that he welcomes his demise.
The song's chorus repeats over the verses, which shows the urgency of the message to the listeners. The chorus reminds the listeners that the purpose of the call is not to harm but to inform. The outro of the song includes a scene where the emergency response team is called, but no one answers, so they break down the door, and the song ends on a dramatic note. This scene complements the song's message that our time is up and we often do not know when and how it will end.
Line by Line Meaning
Well you found me, but I don't know
Why you wanna save me
I am in a difficult position and do not understand why someone would want to help me.
Well, God is great and God is good
But God didn't help me when he could
And life dances so lonely by
Although I believe in a higher power, I feel let down that they did not intervene in my struggles and I feel alone.
This is just a courtesy call
This is just a matter of policy
This is just an act of kindness
To let you know that your time is up
The singer is telling someone that their time is up and this warning is based solely on formalities and kindness.
I, I can't feel anything
My arms are numb and I'm hoping
You noticed the line I left off
All that you'll find inside
Are bells and butterflies
But I'll be smiling when I die
The artist is numb and detached from their emotions, but they hope the person they are speaking to will understand the benign imagery they described, as they are at peace with dying.
Sir, I know you're in there, are you okay?
Excuse me, ma'am, what's the problem here?
No one answering
Who's in here
Hello?
Hello? Step away from the door, ma'am
Oh Jesus Christ!
Oh! Ooh!
The artist switches to a dialogue between emergency responders who are checking on someone's well-being; the situation escalates when someone is not responding.
This is just a courtesy call
(Why'd you want to save me?)
This is just a matter of policy
(Why'd you want to save me now?)
This is just an act of kindness
(What'd you want to do it for?)
To let you know that your time is up
This is just a courtesy call
(Why would you wanna save my life?)
This is just a matter of policy
(I know you did or you could)
This is just an act of kindness
(It's been comin' for a long time, long time)
To let you know that your time is up
The chorus repeats but with questioning and answers seeking to know why the person was offered a chance to live, and the answer given is just an act of courtesy and policy to warn them that their time to live is up.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: James Michael
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