On 8 May 2012, they released their debut album Desolate Peaks through Tiny Engine Records. On 12 November 2013, they released their sophomore album Resonate/Desperate through No Sleep Records. In 2015, Chip Kelley departed from the band, at the same time as Chris Hansen from No Sleep Records was pushing the band the put a new record. This led to the three remaining members deciding to officially break-up and work on a separate musical project, which would turn out to be noise rock band Slow Bloom. In 2019, Andrew, Weldon and Wallace reformed State Faults, due to increased interest by fans and began recording material. Their first performance after reforming was at Santa Rosa's Chop Shop on 18 February, with support from Outlier, Sloth & Turtle and Pushing It. Their third album Clairvoyant was released on 21 June 2019. In December 2019, Brooklyn Vegan placed Resonate/Desperate at number 95 on their top 100 punk rock and emo albums of the 2010s. In addition to this, Chris Luedtke of Metal Injection included the album as an "Honourable Mention" in his list of the greatest albums of 2019.
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Skeletons
State Faults Lyrics
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These fragile walls I built from falling stars
From the weight of every wish
That fell on deafened ears and echoed endlessly away
No more desolate peaks
No more wishing that this coastal fog would devour me
I'll wipe the sand from my eyes
And realize you gave me nothing
Dreamcatcher, you've lost your baby teeth
So do you believe?
Or have you lost the will to dream?
We're making wishes on dead stars
They echo endlessly, they echo back to me
We're building cities in our hearts
The weight is crushing me, its getting hard to breath
'Cause time cant stay
These feelings so fleeting will all float away
The lyrics of State Faults' song Skeletons talk about the struggles of building walls and dreams that aren't supported. The walls were made from falling wishes, which the singer hoped would come true, but they fell on deafened ears and echoes away. The walls that once felt strong are now fragile and caving in, leaving the singer with no desolate peaks or heart to call home. The dreamcatcher has lost its baby teeth, which could mean they are no longer young enough to believe in their dreams, or maybe that they have lost faith in believing. The singer is having a hard time breathing under the weight of building cities in their heart and is feeling crushed. The song suggests that time flies, and so do fleeting feelings, which will all eventually float away.
Line by Line Meaning
I feel them caving in
I am experiencing the walls that I have built crumbling under pressure.
These fragile walls I built from falling stars
The walls I built were constructed from my hopes, which can easily crumble and fall apart.
From the weight of every wish
Because every time I made a wish, I added another weight to the walls that eventually broke them down.
That fell on deafened ears and echoed endlessly away
My wishes were unheard and lost in the wind, without ever being fulfilled.
No more desolate peaks
I am trying to move on from my old ways of feeling empty and alone.
No more wishing that this coastal fog would devour me
I don't want to disappear and do not want to let my fears consume me anymore.
I'll wipe the sand from my eyes
I will take notice of reality and shake off the illusions I previously held.
And realize you gave me nothing
I can see now that you did not give me anything to hold onto.
That I can call my own, nor a heart to call my home
I am left with nothing to feel secure and comforted by.
Dreamcatcher, you've lost your baby teeth
The artist is speaking to a dreamcatcher, and it has lost its power because it was fragile and weak.
So do you believe?
Are you still able to believe in dreams and hopes?
Or have you lost the will to dream?
Or have you given up hope and the ability to dream?
We're making wishes on dead stars
We are relying on things that cannot help us anymore, just like on dead stars.
They echo endlessly, they echo back to me
They reflect my unfulfilled wishes that keep echoing back to me.
We're building cities in our hearts
We are creating illusions in our hearts that are causing us to feel trapped.
The weight is crushing me, its getting hard to breath
The illusions and anxieties inside me are becoming too much to bear.
'Cause time cant stay
Because time moves on, and things cannot stay the way they were before.
These feelings so fleeting will all float away
These experiences will pass and eventually become mere memories.
Contributed by Brody T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
farewelltome
Still one of the most underrated screamo tracks out there
Lester
<3
farewelltome
WEREEE MAKING WISHES ON DEADDD STARSSSS