After touring steadily for over six years, including support on US legs of … Read Full Bio ↴After touring steadily for over six years, including support on US legs of Strung Out and Lagwagon tours, Staring Back today brings hard-fought experience along with their unique brand of energy and musicianship to the independent punk scene in which they've grown up. What sets the band apart is more than maturity, however (too often, the experienced are the first to rest on their laurels, but not Staring Back). The members have earnest appetites for new influences from anywhere good, intelligent music can be found (with influences ranging from Scandinavian metal to Bjork to Miles Davis). On top of their personal motivation to improve as individuals and as a band, years of support and motivation they've received from appreciative fans across the country keep Staring Back's well of motivation far from dry. The band is still working full-bore in every aspect of their music - their work and their lives.

In 1997, Derrick Plourde (original Lagwagon drummer), Jeff Capra, and Ryan Mendez began the journey which Staring Back is still on today in their hometown of Santa Barbara, CA. In 1998, the band signed with the internationally distributed Lobster Records (starting place of Yellowcard, a platinum-selling MTV favorite). Seven years, a few vans, and line-up changes later, the band has sold thousands of their own records, including their most recent release, "On," produced by Cameron Webb (who has production credits on albums by an impressive array of artists including Tenacious D, Social Distortion, Motorhead, Lit, and Sum 41). In support of the critically acclaimed "On," Staring Back has done multiple US tours, including every date on both the 2002 and 2004 Vans' Warped Tours, as well as an Amp video six pack contest in the summer of '03 on MTV and MTV2.

Previously the band was writing and recording new material for a new record, sure to have brought fans of "On"'s smart blend of technique and songwriting another even more jaw-dropping helping of Staring Back's genre-challenging compositions. The band has since dissolved as a result of Ryan Mendez quitting the band to join Yellowcard.

Haunted
Staring Back Lyrics

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I will come 2 u
In the still of the night
And I will crush u
With the burden of sight
And u will understand
The shadows in my heart
The fury of my conviction
Will cause your heart 2 quicken

And then, my dear
U will see u want me here

And when u wake up
U will see yourself through my eyes
And when u break up
You'll understand
Why it is I cry

Let me speak quietly
So your heart can hear
I will hypnotize and mesmerize u
With the sound of your own fear

I just wanna get along
This is your song
I wrote it in my head
But the melody's all wrong
And it's driving me crazy
Not having u, baby
2 keep me company
In my own private world
You're my one true girl
And I won't be stoppin' Just 'cause your knees are knockin'
When I decide 2 drop in
So don't make a sound
'Cause there's no one around

2 come between us now
I'm gonna haunt u, girl

Overall Meaning

The song Haunted by Staring Back is a dark and intense track that touches upon the themes of obsession, possession, and control. The lyrics depict a man who is deeply in love with a woman and is willing to do anything to make her stay with him. He talks about coming to her in the still of the night and crushing her with the burden of sight. The burden of sight refers to the man's intense feelings and obsession for the woman, which he believes she is not able to see or understand. He believes that once she sees the truth, she will want to be with him.

The man goes on to talk about how he will hypnotize and mesmerize her with the sound of her own fear. He wants to control her and make her see things from his perspective, so that she can understand why he feels so strongly about her. He believes that by doing so, she will come to love him back and want to be with him.

The chorus talks about how the man wants to get along with the woman, and how he wrote the song for her. He talks about how she is the only person he wants to be with, and how he won't stop pursuing her until she is his. He warns her to not make a sound because he is going to haunt her until she stays with him.

Overall, the song is a chilling and haunting depiction of obsessive love and the lengths to which someone may go to possess the object of their affection.

Line by Line Meaning

I will come 2 u
I will come to you.

In the still of the night
At night when it is silent and calm.

And I will crush u
And I will overwhelm you.

With the burden of sight
With the weight of my perspective.

And u will understand
And you will comprehend.

The shadows in my heart
The darkness in my emotions.

The fury of my conviction
The intensity of my belief.

Will cause your heart 2 quicken
Will make your heart beat faster.

And then, my dear
And then, my beloved.

U will see u want me here
You will recognize you desire me to be here.

And when u wake up
And when you wake up from sleep.

U will see yourself through my eyes
You will see yourself as I see you.

And when u break up
And when you end a relationship.

You'll understand
You will comprehend.

Why it is I cry
The reason why I cry.

Let me speak quietly
Allow me to speak softly.

So your heart can hear
So your heart can listen.

I will hypnotize and mesmerize u
I will entrance and captivate you.

With the sound of your own fear
With the noise of your own terror.

I just wanna get along
I just want to have a good relationship.

This is your song
This is a song for you.

I wrote it in my head
I composed it in my mind.

But the melody's all wrong
But the tune is not correct.

And it's driving me crazy
And it is making me insane.

Not having u, baby
Not having you, my love.

2 keep me company
To keep me accompanied.

In my own private world
In my personal and isolated world.

You're my one true girl
You are my only true girlfriend.

And I won't be stoppin'
And I will not cease.

Just 'cause your knees are knockin'
Even though you are scared.

When I decide 2 drop in
When I decide to visit.

So don't make a sound
Do not make any noise.

'Cause there's no one around
Because there is no one near.

2 come between us now
To interfere with our connection now.

I'm gonna haunt u, girl
I am going to pursue you relentlessly.

Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JEWEL KILCHER, LESTER MENDEZ, LESTER A MENDEZ

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