The band released their debut "In Due Time" on Wind Up Records in September of 2004.
Submersed delivered a catchy melodic rock. The band demonstrated some unexpected musical similarities to European post-doom bands such as: Entwine, later Katatonia material, and Evereve. Less surprising are hints of Canadian rock act Our Lady Peace.And sounding eerily similar to Creed this is a great band to listen to.
After Submersed disbanded, Donald Carpenter and Garret Whitlock have started a new band, called Eye Empire. (myspace.com/eyeempire)
Current members
* Donald Carpenter – vocals
* Garrett Whitlock – drums
Former members
* Aaron Young – lead guitar
* Eric Friedman – lead guitar, backing vocals
* Josh Hissem - drums
* TJ Davis – guitar
* Kelan Luker – bass
* Justin Finley - guitar
Discography
Albums
Demo CD
In Due Time (2004)
Immortal Verses (2007)
Hollow
Submersed Lyrics
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I'm all I've left undone
I'm all I haven't won
Lift me up my soul's so hollow
Lift me up
You take
The breath you didn't make
Lift me up my soul's so hollow [Repeat: x1]
You can make me scream internally
You can make me breathe eternally
Yeah
You see
The things I cannot change
The things that make me plain
Lift me up my soul's so hollow
Lift me up
We've made
All from the sum of none
All that we have become
Lift me up my soul's so hollow [Repeat: x1]
You can make me scream internally
You can make me breathe eternally
You can make me scream internally
You can make me breathe eternally
Fill, fill what's in me
Fill, fill what's in you
Fill, fill what's in me
So my soul's not left so hollow
You can make me scream
You can make me breathe
You can make me scream internally
You can make me breathe eternally
You can make me scream
You can make me breathe
You can make me scream
You can make me breathe, me breathe
The song "Hollow" by Submersed is a plea for emotional support and finding meaning. The lyrics express the feeling of being incomplete and empty, with a sense that something is missing. The lines, "To you I'm all I've left undone, I'm all I haven't won," suggest a sense of failure and regret. The repetition of the phrase "lift me up" conveys a need for someone to help the singer out of their emotional emptiness.
The second verse speaks to the idea that some things cannot be changed, and that even those things that make a person unique can also contribute to feelings of plainness. This struggle to find one's place in the world is a common theme in Submersed's music. The chorus "You can make me scream internally, you can make me breathe eternally" suggests that the singer is looking for someone who can understand them on a deep level, and who can help them breathe life and meaning into their existence.
The final lines of the song, "Fill, fill what's in me, fill, fill what's in you, fill, fill what's in me, so my soul's not left so hollow," suggest that the singer is seeking a deeper connection with someone else. This theme is echoed in the repeated phrases "you can make me scream, you can make me breathe," which suggest an intense emotional bond between two people.
Line by Line Meaning
To you
I'm all I've left undone
I'm all I haven't won
Lift me up my soul's so hollow
Lift me up
The singer feels like they have failed and have accomplished nothing in the eyes of someone important to them. They are seeking comfort and begging to be lifted up from the emptiness they feel inside.
You take
The breath you didn't make
What's left you did forsake
Lift me up my soul's so hollow [Repeat: x1]
The singer believes that this important person has control over their life and has taken away their happiness. They feel like they have been abandoned and need to be lifted up to overcome their emptiness.
You can make me scream internally
You can make me breathe eternally
Yeah
The person that the singer is addressing has the power to affect them emotionally and physically. They can either make them feel overwhelmingly stressed or overjoyed and at peace.
You see
The things I cannot change
The things that make me plain
Lift me up my soul's so hollow
Lift me up
The artist wants to be seen by this important person and wants them to understand that they can't control everything that happens to them. They feel like they lack individuality and need someone to lift them up and help them believe in themselves.
We've made
All from the sum of none
All that we have become
Lift me up my soul's so hollow [Repeat: x1]
The artist references the relationship between themselves and the person they are addressing. Together, they have built something out of nothing, but because of the emptiness they feel, they need help being lifted up to maintain what they have created.
Fill, fill what's in me
Fill, fill what's in you
Fill, fill what's in me
So my soul's not left so hollow
The singer wants this important person to pour themselves into the relationship and fill the emptiness they both feel. They believe that if they both give their all, their souls will no longer be hollow and they will find what they need in each other.
You can make me scream
You can make me breathe
You can make me scream
You can make me breathe, me breathe
The person the singer is addressing has complete control over them emotionally and physically. They can either cause them pain and stress, or they can bring them to life and fill them with happiness.
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: JEREMY PETER NOLAN DAVIS, MERVYN GOLDSWORTHY, PETER STEWART JUPP, JAMES MITCHELL KIRKPATRICK, STEPHEN MARK OVERLAND
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