Years active:1998-Present
They have released six albums to date:
Smile Empty Soul (Released: May 27, 2003)
Anxiety (Due in 2005, but delayed until 2010)
Vultures (Released: October 24, 2006)
Consciousness (Released August 25, 2009 by F.O.F/EMI Records).
3's (Released May 22nd, 2012 by eOne Records]
Oblivion (Self-Released May 25, 2018)
Alone With Nothing
Smile Empty Soul Lyrics
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so lost in the open seas.
Held down somewhere in between,
I knew you wouldn't wait for me.
Cuz I tried to stand,
but you keep pushing me down,
pushing me down.
Will I ever win with you?
So take everything,
all of me.
It's okay.
Like it when you break,
all I've got.
I feel free.
On the floor.
Alone with nothing.
(Yeah)
Alone with nothing.
Work hard through this broken life,
high hopes it'll be alright.
Beat down, but I'm still alive,
hold on for another fight.
Cuz I tried to stand,
you keep pushing me down,
pushing me down.
Does it never end?
Will I ever win with you?
So take everything,
all of me.
It's okay.
Like it when you break,
all I've got.
I feel free.
On the floor.
Alone with nothing.
(Yeah)
I find my strength and
(Yeah)
Beat on the ground.
(Yeah)
Don't need nothing from you.
Cuz I tried to stand,
you keep pushing me down,
pushing me down.
Does it never end?
Will I ever win with you?
(With you) (With you)
So take everything,
all of me.
It's okay.
Like it when you break,
all I've got.
I feel free.
On the floor.
Alone with nothing.
(Yeah)
Alone with nothing.
(Yeah)
Alone with nothing.
(Yeah)
Alone with nothing.
(Yeah)
Alone with nothing.
"Alone With Nothing" by Smile Empty Soul is a song about being let down by someone you thought would support you through your broken dreams. The opening lines, "Daze off in a broken dream, so lost in the open seas," create a sense of disorientation and confusion. The use of the broken dream metaphor conveys the disappointment and frustration of seeing your dreams fall apart. This feeling is amplified by the line, "Held down somewhere in between, I knew you wouldn't wait for me." The songwriter is saying that they feel trapped between their broken dreams and the person who wouldn't support them, and abandoned by someone they trusted.
The chorus contains the line, "So take everything, all of me. It's okay. Like it when you break, all I've got. I feel free. On the floor. Alone with nothing." This is where we see the songwriter accepting the situation and, to some extent, embracing the feeling of being alone. By saying "take everything," the songwriter is acknowledging that they have nothing left to lose. They are "free" because they are alone, and they don't need anything from the person who let them down. The line "I find my strength and beat on the ground" reinforces this sense of determination and resilience.
Overall, "Alone With Nothing" is a song about finding strength in adversity and coming to terms with disappointing situations. It is a powerful anthem for anyone who has felt let down by someone they trusted.
Line by Line Meaning
Daze off in a broken dream,
Feeling lost and disoriented in a shattered vision of what once was
so lost in the open seas.
Completely adrift in the vastness of the unknown
Held down somewhere in between,
Struggling to progress due to being caught in the middle of conflicting circumstances
I knew you wouldn't wait for me.
Having resigned oneself to the inevitability of being left behind by others
Cuz I tried to stand,
Having strived to overcome one's obstacles
but you keep pushing me down,
Encountering opposition and resistance from others
Does it ever end?
Questioning whether the struggle will ever cease
Will I ever win with you?
Wondering if one will ever be able to triumph over the obstacles placed by others
So take everything,
Offering everything that one has
all of me.
Giving oneself completely
It's okay.
Accepting that the outcome may not be what one expects or desires
Like it when you break,
Finding solace in the knowledge that one's adversaries will ultimately falter and fail
all I've got.
Only possessing oneself and nothing else
I feel free.
Experiencing a sense of liberation despite not having any possessions or external support
On the floor.
Being at the lowest point of one's life
Alone with nothing.
Being completely isolated and lacking any form of external assistance
(Yeah)
Expressing ambivalent emotions
Work hard through this broken life,
Toiling through a shattered existence
high hopes it'll be alright.
Maintaining optimism for the future despite the current difficulties
Beat down, but I'm still alive,
Feeling defeated yet persevering through the hardship
hold on for another fight.
Preparing oneself for another struggle
I find my strength and
Discovering one's internal power and fortitude
Beat on the ground.
Persisting through the adversity despite the physical and emotional pain
Don't need nothing from you.
Declaring independence and self-sufficiency
(With you) (With you)
Reiterating the desire to overcome one's relationship obstacles
Contributed by Charlie I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.