While touring in support of their full-length album Albatross, the band created the Acoustic EP: Seattle Sessions, which was simply a compilation of songs they created while on the road.
Their next album, 'The Silver Cord', was released on July 22, 2008. With the album being based on the realities of life and death, it signals a move into an alternative genre for TCC. Exactly 5805 copies of 'The Silver Cord' were sold in the first week. 5805 is a significant number because it is a song title on the album and it is the address of the house where the band formed and began to break out.
In 2010, 'Vagabonds' was released.
The Poet
The Classic Crime Lyrics
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If you could do to me the things you would do
And I know you're on to me
I'm watching you wanting me
You hung down the rebels and punish them wrongfully
You came with fire and weapons to kill
A warrior poet once said
A warrior poet said
Have no regrets when you're old
Have no regrets when you're old
I'm not looking for you to be anything
But my ultimate enemy
So back off, you're not what I would prefer to see
When my body rots I still won't give you the courtesy
You came with fire for the last time
A warrior poet once said
You're not dead yet so live like you could be
A warrior poet said
Have no regrets when you're old
Have no regrets when you're old
When your body wants to run
But your heart knows you're better than that
The blood you spilled on battlefields
I promise you will not go unspent
Neither will I leave you stranded
The promise rings as our battle cry
You're never alone regardless of doubt
But faith comes so easy to some
Better luck next time, better luck next time
Watch as the teargas burns my eyes
It burns my eyes
A warrior poet once said
You're not dead yet so live like you could be
A warrior poet said
Have no regrets when you're old
Have no regrets when you're
old
The song "The Poet" by The Classic Crime seems to be a diss track aimed at someone who has wronged the singer in some way. The lyrics say that the subject of the song is not truthful and is "wrongfully" punishing people. The singer is aware that the person is watching them and wanting them, but the singer does not reciprocate those feelings. The singer promises to not give the person the courtesy of acknowledging them even after the singer has died.
The chorus of the song contains the words of a "warrior poet" who tells the listener to live life to the fullest and without regrets. The singer seems to be using this idea to fuel their own battle against the subject of the song. The final lines of the song mention tear gas burning the singer's eyes, possibly alluding to a physical altercation between the two parties.
Overall, the song seems to be a message to someone who has wronged the singer. The singer is telling this person that they will not be forgiven and that the singer will continue to fight against them.
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