The band began recording their second full-length album, Young Beauties and Fools in Los Angeles in February and March 2017 with producer group Fast Friends. The album was mixed in July 2017 by Matty Green, and the lead single "Everything Is Alright" was released on July 21, 2017.
On June 5, 2019, they released the first single from their third album A War on Everything, entitled "Panic Attack". To promote the album, the band announced a US tour with British rock band The Struts that took place over the summer of 2019. On July 17, 2019, the title, cover, and tracklist of A War on Everything was unveiled, alongside a release date of September 13, 2019. On this date, the band also released the song "Pink Motel" from the album. On August 16, 2019, the band released a third song from the album in anticipation of its release, "The Ongoing Speculation Into The Death of Rock and Roll
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Everything Is Alright
The Glorious Sons Lyrics
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For a lady that I love with the name I forget
That night I taught her how to laugh
She taught me how to slow dance
I tried to take her home she said "you don't stand a chance"
I'm the closest thing my mother had to a daughter
I used to be amshamed of that but now I'm kind of flattered
I learn that my weakness is a weapon anyway
Everything is alright
If only for the night
I forgot what it feels like
I set out on a dream that I couldn't understand
It made me happy, sad, love, lonely and I don't know what I had
A few too many favours from a few to many fake friends
I wake up in the afternoon and do it all again
Yeah, I punched a man on his wedding night
I'm still trying to figure out how to apologize
I learned that morning I can't fix nothing anyway
So I haven't touched a pretty thing in 40 days
Everything is alright
If only for the night
I forgot what it feels like
Everything is alright
If only for the night
I forgot what it feels like
Oh oh oh
(Can you feel it baby)
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
(I can feel it baby, I feel it coming through)
Everything is alright
If only for the night
I forgot what it feels like
Everything is alright
If only for the night
I forgot what it feels like
I spent all my money on a pack of cigarettes
For a lady that I love with the name I forget
And I learned that morning I can't fix nothing anyway
So I haven't touched a pretty thing in forty days
The Glorious Sons' song "Everything Is Alright" tells a story of a man who's lost his way, trying to find meaning in his tumultuous life. The lyrics begin by introducing the singer, who spent all his money on a pack of cigarettes for a lady that he loved - but couldn't remember her name. The night they spent together, she teaches him how to slow dance and how to laugh. However, when he tries to take her home, she rejects him. The singer continues to reflect on his life, revealing that he is the closest thing his mother had to a daughter, and how he used to be ashamed of it, but now he's flattered.
The second verse delves deeper into the singer's struggles, revealing that he set out on a dream that he couldn't understand, resulting in feelings of happiness, sadness, love, and loneliness. He also acknowledges that he has too many fake friends who take advantage of him. The lyrics take a darker turn when he reveals that he punched a man on his wedding night and struggles to find a way to apologize. He concludes that he cannot fix anything anyway, so he's refrained from touching a "pretty thing" in forty days. Overall, the song conveys a sense of fragmented hope and resilience in the face of adversity.
Line by Line Meaning
I spent all my money on a pack of cigarettes
I wasted all my money on something that will eventually harm me
For a lady that I love with the name I forget
I did something for someone I care about, but forgot the important details
That night I taught her how to laugh
I was able to bring joy to someone else
She taught me how to slow dance
Someone else was able to teach me something new
I tried to take her home she said "you don't stand a chance"
I was unsuccessful in getting what I wanted
I'm the closest thing my mother had to a daughter
I have characteristics that aren't necessarily commonly associated with my gender
I used to be ashamed of that but now I'm kind of flattered
I've come to accept something about myself that I once felt negatively about
I learned that my weakness is a weapon anyway
I realized that something that might be seen as negative actually has the potential to be used positively
So I haven't touched a pretty thing in forty days
I've been avoiding something that might tempt me and lead to negative consequences
Everything is alright
For a short while, everything seems satisfactory
If only for the night
But it's only temporary
I forgot what it feels like
This temporary feeling is so strong that it makes me forget what 'normal' feels like
I set out on a dream that I couldn't understand
I had a goal, but I wasn't sure why I wanted it
It made me happy, sad, love, lonely and I don't know what I had
Pursuing this goal caused me to experience a lot of emotions, and I'm not even sure if it was worth it
A few too many favors from a few too many fake friends
I received help from people who turned out to not be true friends
I wake up in the afternoon and do it all again
Even though I might not be sure why, I keep going and repeating the same cycle
Yeah, I punched a man on his wedding night
I acted out in a way that I now regret
I'm still trying to figure out how to apologize
I want to make amends for my actions, but I'm not sure how
I learned that morning I can't fix nothing anyway
I realized that sometimes it's better to accept that things can't be fixed
Oh oh oh
Interlude
(Can you feel it baby)
Interlude
Oh oh oh
Interlude
(I can feel it baby, I feel it coming through)
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Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Adam Paquette, Brett Emmons, Chris Huot, Chris Koster, Frederick Thaae, Jay Emmons, Ryan A Spraker, Tom Peyton
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
CodenameTobias
Yeah, it's a great video, but listening to it since it came out I sorta built my own little narrative.
The song follows the lyrics a bit, opening with the main character giving his lady friend a pack of cigarettes and they go on a date. At the end of it he takes her home but she brushes him off, leaving him to stare at the door and walk away.
Upon the first chorus ("Everything is alright") it cuts to the MC's eye opening and he sits up in bed, sunlight streaming through the window. The second verse then consists of him going about his morning routine while establishing the kind of life he lives, beer bottles strewn about, pictures of old friends (close up during "Yeah I punched a man on his wedding night") and the place just being a bit of a mess. At the end of the verse he leaves his apartment and the chorus cuts to him in his car.
The second chorus and bridge consists of things contrasting the lyrics: he can't afford gas, his boss yells at him and he's presumably fired, a thug steals his phone, all the while the MC gets more and more agitated. As the chorus closes he arrives home to find an eviction notice on his door. He tears it down and goes into his apartment, looking at the life he leads. As the final chorus rises he takes a bottle and throws it at the wall, taking his anger out on his belongings (smashes his TV, flips his table, throws the pictures, etc.), cutting between his rampage with a rotating shot of him slowly calming down, looking confused at what he had done. The final cut comes at the last verse, his balcony door closing as he leans against it, sliding down to sit. He takes out the same pack of cigarettes from the start and lights one, letting out a cloud of smoke as the song ends.
Or at least, that's how I imagined it.
Ivan J. Conway
@Todd Marshall : God Todd, let it be so. Man, I've gone some, thirty, odd, years now with NOTHING, NOTHING, new and interesting to listen to, because I hate rap and hip-hop with a burning passion, and tuned completely, out of pop music from around, the mid 90s onward. Actually, it was on a steady decline from around, the mid 80s onward, to be honest with you. Most of the pop music I enjoy the most, is from the mid 80s back into the 70s and 60s. Not a huge lot from around, the mid 80s onward.
That's a hell of a long dry spell there, My Brother. Most of my adult life now.
So hell ya, I need this to happen while I'm still, young enough to be ABLE, to enjoy it.
My Rock and Disco Best. Out.
Ivan J. Conway
@headband og : He's a fucking, idiot Headband. Tosses out shit but does not make any attempt to explain himself. Then we keep wondering why it's so hard for Rock to make a comeback again.
If this guy is not a mindless, hip-hop, fool then he must be one of these Rock fans who thinks Old School Rock is the only, REAL, Rock and the only Rock worth listening to. Hell, I'm a passionate, Old School, Rock Fan, but I also know, rock has gotten kicked in the butt for over, two, full, decades now, and the only, way it has any hope of making a comeback again, is to allow it to emerge in a style that suits the taste of kids today, then when it becomes mainstream again, which I continue to hope it will, it can evolve like before.
God Bless these guys for keeping ANY, style of Rock alive. Let's support them so Rock can FINELY, bust on the Main Scene again, where it SHOULD, have been, all along. Right?
My Rock and Disco Best. Out.
FSB 75
This song helped me keep my sanity while my Daughter was dying of cancer. Driving a truck kept from home more than I would have liked in that chapter of my life. I would listen to this song a dozen times a night....remembering she is (was) still alive. I took it quite literally. If she's still alive, everything is alright....but I knew (the inevitability), if only for the night.
She died at the age of 20 May, 6th, 2021. I haven't felt like everything was alright since then. I have forgotten. Now, I know the song has little to nothing to do with what I've "used" is for...but ti's mine now, and you can't have it back. I just wanted to say thank you.
Peter Miller
Ouch. Itsucks to lose someone to cancer: I should know because my grandma died from it. I'm sorry for your loss
Will Smith
@OldasAgeless So sorry. Sucks. :( RIP
Will Smith
So sorry. May she rest in peace. Sucks!
OldasAgeless
I’m sorry for ur loss. My beautiful daughter died February 14, 2020
canuckeh!
I can't imagine 😢 I have two daughters around her age , you be strong for her and the others around you , she will always be with you .
Hello Hello
I was having a really bad day, in a very bad part of my life. I was crying and I turned on the radio. This song came on. When I heard the lyrics « Everything is alright » it calmed me down a little, and now, whenever I feel anxious and sad, I play this. It brings me back to that time but it helps me so much because Everything will be alright
samantha Thomas
awwwwww
hi!!• 20 years ago
@Hello Hello I'm better today!!😍✨
Hello Hello
hi • 8 years ago no problem, hope you’re better soon <3