In 2007 the band release their first effort "hotline." which continues to sell at their shows. As of May 2008 the band has sold 2,500 copies while playing fan favorites "Stilts" and "Intergalactic". Since the release of the CD, the band has played shows with Drowning Pool, Breaking Benjamin, the Exies, 10 years, and the Ying Yang Twins. Tracking for a digital album are in the works for Winter 2008. The group has already released two of the songs from the upcoming album, "Pigeon Hole" and "What U What".
2008 has already seen the band play over 90 shows without interuption. THE CRISIS has been on a perpetual tour since the summer of 2005, stopping only to eat and sleep. The total number of shows played by the band is rumored to be in the 800's, but the band contests that it's around 700.
A team full of skilled musicians, the Crisis is filled out by George Thomas, III (Full Moon Circus) from Jackson, MS and by Charlie Carlisle (Faceplant) from Pasadena. Carrion and Thomas sing so well together they are often mistaken for brothers as their facial hair and vocal patterns are similar. Though they are only one month apart from birth, they are not related through blood, but through music. Both of them in their mid-twenties as the fronting faces of the band.
THE CRISIS music is for fans of music and lyrics that are not just thought-provoking, but socially conscious. The band believes that ordinary music can be made easliy, but extraordinary music must be grown and cultivated with society in order to really touch base.
Self-made and self-managed, these guys aren't looking for a record deal, but to make music that is honest and empathatic.
A truly unique and exciting experience. THE CRISIS is the future of musical entertainment. A true INTERVENTION to the country's music scene.
Nomad
The Crisis Lyrics
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Spat forth into darkness and light, like the Birth from the womb.
I live like this in stillborn life.
I shed my skin and blood and vein, still I couldn't find my way home again.
So climb inside and rot here for a while.
Outside I can hear this dying world screaming.
Displaced from my earthly home, like the corpse from the tomb.
This pain I own, A gift in return for a taking, a wounding, a breaking.
This is our childhood's end. Can't remember when it all began.
I want to burn the masters and the slaves and those who pray that I'll repent and be like them.
A gift in return for a taking, a wounding, a breaking.
This is our childhood's end. Can't remember when it all began.
I want to burn the masters and the slaves and those who pray that I'll repent and be like them.
I'm in exile. I'm in exile. Eternally bleeding, but not broken.
The price I pay for vision, I'm not broken.
After all, what can one see with blind open eyes.
I'm in exile. Eaten the dirt from my own grave.
Chosen to be a certain slave. Now in this way I die.
Yet I am more alive. Yet I am more alive, I'm in exile.
The lyrics of The Crisis's song "Nomad" are deep and thought-provoking, outlining the feeling of being lost, displaced, and disconnected from oneself and the world. The opening lines, "Long ago, a crumbling whole of me was split in two. / Spat forth into darkness and light, like the Birth from the womb," create a vivid contrast of light and darkness, birth and death, which represent the duality of human existence. The singer is split between two opposing forces, unable to reconcile and find his way back home, which is a metaphor for wholeness.
The following stanza, "This pain I own, A gift in return for a taking, a wounding, a breaking. / This is our childhood's end. Can't remember when it all began," reveals that the singer is willing to embrace his pain and transform it into a gift, a sign of maturity and growth. However, he also acknowledges that this process started a long time ago, in his childhood, and he can't remember the exact moment when it began. This creates a sense of nostalgia, regret, and yearning for a past that can never be recovered.
The chorus, "So climb inside and rot here for a while. / Outside I can hear this dying world screaming. / Displaced from my earthly home, like the corpse from the tomb. / So climb inside and rot here for a while," is a bleak and haunting call to embrace one's despair and stay in it, rather than trying to escape it. The singer is aware of the decay and destruction of the world outside, which mirrors his own inner turmoil. He feels alienated from his earthly home, as if he were a corpse in a tomb, waiting to decay.
Overall, "Nomad" is a powerful song that deals with themes of identity, loss, pain, and hopelessness, but also resilience, transformation, and self-discovery. It's an emotional journey that invites the listener to reflect on their own experiences of displacement and longing, while also celebrating the beauty of imperfection and the power of darkness.
Line by Line Meaning
Long ago, a crumbling whole of me was split in two.
In the past, I experienced a great trauma that divided me into two parts.
Spat forth into darkness and light, like the Birth from the womb.
I was separated into worlds of darkness and light, similar to a newborn being born.
I live like this in stillborn life.
I exist in a state of being alive but not truly living.
I shed my skin and blood and vein, still I couldn't find my way home again.
I have shed everything that made me who I am, but I still cannot find a sense of belonging.
So climb inside and rot here for a while.
Come and experience the pain and suffering with me for a time.
Outside I can hear this dying world screaming.
The world is in agony, and I hear its cries of pain.
Displaced from my earthly home, like the corpse from the tomb.
I am lost and disconnected from my place of origin, like a lifeless body removed from a grave.
This pain I own, A gift in return for a taking, a wounding, a breaking.
My suffering is a result of the harm inflicted upon me, but it has given me perspective and insight.
This is our childhood's end. Can't remember when it all began.
We have reached the point in life where we lose our innocence, and it's hard to recall when that process started.
I want to burn the masters and the slaves and those who pray that I'll repent and be like them.
I desire to rid myself of those who hold power over me and those who blindly follow them.
I'm in exile. I'm in exile. Eternally bleeding, but not broken.
I am isolated from society and always in pain, but I refuse to allow it to completely destroy me.
The price I pay for vision, I'm not broken.
I am willing to suffer for my ability to see the world with a clearer, more truthful perspective.
After all, what can one see with blind open eyes.
What good is it to see the world with eyes that are open but not truly perceiving?
I'm in exile. Eaten the dirt from my own grave.
I am isolated and consumed by my own suffering to the point where I feel like I am buried alive.
Chosen to be a certain slave. Now in this way I die.
I have been forced into a position of subservience, and it feels like a form of death.
Yet I am more alive. Yet I am more alive, I'm in exile.
Despite everything, I am more in touch with the truth of life, and that makes me feel more alive than ever before.
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Written by: HENDERSON
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