Skyscraper
Streetlight Manifesto Lyrics
Come let us make bricks
and burn them hard
We'll build a city with a tower for the world
and climb so we can reach
anything we may propose
Anything at all
Build me up, tear me down
like a skyscraper
Build me up, then tear down these joining walls
So they can't climb at all
I know why you tore it down that day
You thought, that if you got caught
we all go away
Like a spoiled little baby
who can't come out and play
You had your revenge
Build me up, tear me down
like a skyscraper
Build me up, then tear down these joining walls
So they can't climb at all
So they can't climb at all
Well madness reigned
and paradise drowned
when Babel's walls came on crashing down
Now the echoes roar
for the story lived
that was hardly understood
and never any good
So build me up, tear me down
like a skyscraper
Build me up, then tear down these joining walls
So they can't climb at all
So they can't climb at all
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Streetlight Manifesto is a third wave ska punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, under the creative leadership of singer/guitarist Tomas Kalnoky. Since forming in 2002, the band has released four full-length albums.
Several of Streetlight's members were already well known among the New Jersey ska community for their roles in past ska bands from that area, most notably Catch 22's Tomas Kalnoky, James Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, as well as One Cool Guy's Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik. Read Full BioStreetlight Manifesto is a third wave ska punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, under the creative leadership of singer/guitarist Tomas Kalnoky. Since forming in 2002, the band has released four full-length albums.
Several of Streetlight's members were already well known among the New Jersey ska community for their roles in past ska bands from that area, most notably Catch 22's Tomas Kalnoky, James Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, as well as One Cool Guy's Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik.
The band's first album, Everything Goes Numb, was released on August 26, 2003, and was distributed by Victory Records. They headlined their first ever show at Rutgers University on December 9, 2003 in front of a sold out audience.
The line-up has gone through several changes since the band's conception and currently consists of Matt Stewart on trumpet, Mike Brown on alto and baritone saxophone, Jim Conti on alto and tenor saxophone, Tomas Kalnoky on guitar and lead vocals, Pete McCullaugh on bass guitar, Karl Lyden on trombone, and Chris Thatcher on drums.
Though the band has enjoyed little mainstream commercial success, they have received acclaim in alternative music circles, and their debut album is currently in Interpunk.com's top 100 items, over 2 years after its release. In addition, they regularly sell out their live shows, and their first few shows at Rutgers and The Stone Pony not only sold out, but had people coming from as far as Minnesota and Canada. Their second album, a reworking of Catch 22's Keasbey Nights was released on March 7, 2006.
Streetlight Manifesto's third album, entitled Somewhere in the Between came out on November 13, 2007. Rumors also have it that the band is currently working on a series of 8 albums entitled "The 99 Songs of Revolution" in co-operation with Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, a side-project of singer Tomas Kalnoky slated for release in early 2009.
On November 17, 2009, the band's website announced that "99 Songs of Revolution: Volume One" has been ready for release for quite some time but "some record labels are just plain horrendous." They are also in the process of arranging a tour for 2010 but will spend some time in the studio until they have "a few records to release."
The first album of 99 Songs of Revolution was released on March 16, 2010. On this CD, the band covered songs by artists such as The Postal Service, Radiohead, and NOFX.
Band Members:
Mike Brown - Baritone Sax
Karl Lyden - Trombone
Jim Conti - Tenor Sax
Matt Stewart - Trumpet
Chris Thatcher - Drums
Tomas Kalnoky - Guitar, Vocals
Pete McCullaugh - Bass
www.streetlightmanifesto.com
Several of Streetlight's members were already well known among the New Jersey ska community for their roles in past ska bands from that area, most notably Catch 22's Tomas Kalnoky, James Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, as well as One Cool Guy's Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik. Read Full BioStreetlight Manifesto is a third wave ska punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, under the creative leadership of singer/guitarist Tomas Kalnoky. Since forming in 2002, the band has released four full-length albums.
Several of Streetlight's members were already well known among the New Jersey ska community for their roles in past ska bands from that area, most notably Catch 22's Tomas Kalnoky, James Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, as well as One Cool Guy's Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik.
The band's first album, Everything Goes Numb, was released on August 26, 2003, and was distributed by Victory Records. They headlined their first ever show at Rutgers University on December 9, 2003 in front of a sold out audience.
The line-up has gone through several changes since the band's conception and currently consists of Matt Stewart on trumpet, Mike Brown on alto and baritone saxophone, Jim Conti on alto and tenor saxophone, Tomas Kalnoky on guitar and lead vocals, Pete McCullaugh on bass guitar, Karl Lyden on trombone, and Chris Thatcher on drums.
Though the band has enjoyed little mainstream commercial success, they have received acclaim in alternative music circles, and their debut album is currently in Interpunk.com's top 100 items, over 2 years after its release. In addition, they regularly sell out their live shows, and their first few shows at Rutgers and The Stone Pony not only sold out, but had people coming from as far as Minnesota and Canada. Their second album, a reworking of Catch 22's Keasbey Nights was released on March 7, 2006.
Streetlight Manifesto's third album, entitled Somewhere in the Between came out on November 13, 2007. Rumors also have it that the band is currently working on a series of 8 albums entitled "The 99 Songs of Revolution" in co-operation with Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, a side-project of singer Tomas Kalnoky slated for release in early 2009.
On November 17, 2009, the band's website announced that "99 Songs of Revolution: Volume One" has been ready for release for quite some time but "some record labels are just plain horrendous." They are also in the process of arranging a tour for 2010 but will spend some time in the studio until they have "a few records to release."
The first album of 99 Songs of Revolution was released on March 16, 2010. On this CD, the band covered songs by artists such as The Postal Service, Radiohead, and NOFX.
Band Members:
Mike Brown - Baritone Sax
Karl Lyden - Trombone
Jim Conti - Tenor Sax
Matt Stewart - Trumpet
Chris Thatcher - Drums
Tomas Kalnoky - Guitar, Vocals
Pete McCullaugh - Bass
www.streetlightmanifesto.com
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thereal sayonara
You guys are all in big trouble ....
I'm tellin' greg graffin you guys thought it would be funny to play his jam on a frickin' church organ...
If i could go back in time, i wouldnt save anything..
i'd kill a butterfly in the amazon, so a sand storm hits the sahara, at just the right moment, so that this keyboard guy, like his great great grandfather, kinda, gets pushed off a cliff, or into a bus...
In that universe, this would be, personaly, one of my top 5 favorite albums.
I cant abide by it. Every song im like what the f*ck. In my mind, I cant help but see will farell flyin' all around and cristopher walkin begging for more.
John Angelle
Streetlight and BR are two of my favorite bands. I can't compare this to the original, because it's apples to oranges. To me, this is exactly what a cover should be: a different perspective on the song.
thereal sayonara
Yeah, everything you said...
... and we should go back in time and kill keyboard guys entire family tree.
.. just to be safe.
Kritical Eye
Dude, I tripped out when I heard this. My two absolute favorite bands ever. STREETLIGHT COVERING BR?! >:D!?!?
posthc
nice cover and for a huge Streetlight and BR fans this is just great
ApemanSquared
Echo Movement is one of the most incredible bands I've seen live. I'm ever grateful to have had the opportunity to open for them twice now, and hopefully my band will have many more shows with them. Dave Fowler is a musical GOD
Chris Brown
A great cover by an amazing band from an amazing band.
Kelkiiii
i love this song, it's so great and fun to sing
johnedward430
hearing them play this live made my year
Jingleheartart
I love this band so much. I love Bad religion and I believe Streetlight did a really good cover of this! They make it such a fun song to listen to but give a meaningful vibe to it too. The acoustic version of this song by BR is beautiful. If you like this, check out that! :)
maybefloridasucks
That amazing moment when you tell your sister you want to show her a song and she shrugs and begins walking away... then you tell her it's Streetlight, and she hurries to the computer.