With the release of 'Things Can Always Change' Sleep Parade have evolved into a heavyweight contender on the Australian prog-rock scene. A Flawless, world-class album".
Nick Snelling Beat
Melbourne three-piece Sleep Parade's debut album Things Can Always Change was released in April 2008 through Shock Records.
The bands plans include spending the rest of this year and through till the end of summer touring the album and playing to crowds Australia wide. Having so far spent this winter on the road nation-wide with bands such as Porcupine Tree (UK), Cog, Bushido, Mere Theory & Hinge.
Things Can Always Change has impressed fans and critics alike with its sonic beauty as well and complex arrangements,
10/10 Review - 0zProg.com
8/10 Review - Blunt Magazine
Album Of The Week - Beat Magazine
Sleep Parade cite Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Oceansize, The Mars Volta and Opeth as influences.
Tracks like the first radio single 'Carry On' and the forthcoming 2nd single 'Passengers' showcase Sleep Parade's ability to write an intelligent high-energy rock song, where as tracks such as 'Everyday' and the epic conclusion to the album, 'Weeping Walls' display the band's desire to work outside the 3 minute boundary.
In 2009 the band announced the departure of bassist James Livesy. He was replaced by Matt Delaney, and the band also added Red Black (also a member of A State of Flux) on second guitar and keyboards. Black is no longer considered a permanent member of the band but still occasionally performs at Sleep Parade's live shows. The band released the digital EP "Mr Identify" in late 2010, featuring studio recordings of three tracks that the band had been regularly playing live that year.
In 2013, the band released their long-awaited second album, "Inside/Out". In 2014, the band announced their break-up. Leigh Davies is now a member of The Occupants, a new band formed by ex-Cog members Flynn and Luke Gower.
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One Track Mind
Sleep Parade Lyrics
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Where's your youth gone?
Away
Where is the person you once were?
Where have you gone?
Where have you gone?
Away(x4)
How long can you live like this?
You're chasing yesterday
Chasing it today
Where is the person you once were?
Where have you gone?
Where have you gone?
How long can you live like this?
You're chasing yesterday
Chasing it today
How long can you live like this?
You're chasing yesterday
You're chasing, chasing
Oh I've kicked against all your brick walls
Locked away, locked away
This has happened all before
It's not helping anyone
We're ok now
I feel I'm in the ground
We're ok
For a moment there I thought we were coming down
The lyrics of Sleep Parade's song "One Track Mind" explore the idea of losing oneself in the past and being unable to move on. The opening lines, "You've got a one track mind, where's your youth gone? Away," suggest that the singer is addressing someone who is stuck in the past and unable to let go of their youth. The repeated lines "Where is the person you once were? Where have you gone?" express the singer's confusion and concern about this person's current state of mind.
As the song progresses, the singer wonders how long this person can continue to live like this, chasing after yesterday instead of living in the present. The repetition of "You're chasing yesterday, chasing it today" reinforces this idea, with the singer almost pleading for this person to let go and move forward.
The bridge of the song, with the lines "Oh I've kicked against all your brick walls, locked away, locked away, this has happened all before, it's not helping anyone," may suggest that the singer has tried to help this person in the past, but their efforts have been met with resistance. The final lines of the song, "We're ok now, I feel I'm in the ground, we're ok, for a moment there I thought we were coming down," may suggest that the singer and this person have finally found a way to move forward and are now in a better place.
Line by Line Meaning
You've got a one track mind,
Your thinking and focus is limited and narrow.
Where's your youth gone?
What happened to the person you were in your youth?
Away
It is no longer present or within reach.
Where is the person you once were?
What happened to the aspects of you that have changed and evolved?
Where have you gone?
Where have you disappeared to?
Where have you gone?
What happened to the person you used to be?
Away(x4)
You are far gone and unattainable.
How long can you live like this?
Can you sustain being stuck in the past and chasing after it?
You're chasing yesterday
You're trying to relive and recapture the past.
Chasing it today
This obsession with the past is still present.
How long can you live like this?
How long will you keep this up?
You're chasing yesterday
You're still trying to bring back the past.
You're chasing, chasing
You're relentlessly pursuing this past that is unattainable.
Oh I've kicked against all your brick walls
I've resisted and rebelled against your limiting ideas.
Locked away, locked away
Your mind and consciousness are trapped and confined.
This has happened all before
This cycle of trying to relive the past has repeated itself.
It's not helping anyone
This obsession with the past is not beneficial to anyone involved.
We're ok now
Things have settled down now.
I feel I'm in the ground
I feel grounded and rooted.
We're ok
Things have been resolved.
For a moment there I thought we were coming down
There was a moment of fear and uncertainty that things were going to take a turn for the worse.
Contributed by Elena T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.