The Movielife is a emo band from Baldwin, New York (Long Island). Formed in… Read Full Bio ↴The Movielife is a emo band from Baldwin, New York (Long Island). Formed in 1997, the band put out its first full-length, It's Go Time, in 1999 on Fadeaway Records. By this point, the classic lineup of Vinnie Caruana (vocals), Brandon Reilly (guitar), Alex Amiruddin (guitar), Phil Navetta (bass), and Evan Baken (drums) had coalesced. The band built up a strong local following on the strength the album and their live show, and soon jumped to Revelation Records, releasing This Time Next Year in 2000. Like all subsequent released by the band, the album was produced by Brian McTernan. The band toured hard to support the record, including an appearance at the first Skate and Surf Festival in the spring 2001 and a long national tour support Boysetsfire and the then-unknown Thursday that summer. Having built a more national fanbase, helped along by an appearance on the fourth volume of the ever-popular Emo Diaries series, the band jumped to Drive-Thru Records at the end of the tour, and released an EP, Has A Gambling Problem in the fall. Aided by the single "Walking On Glass", The Movielife spent much of the next year on the road supporting other Drive-Thru acts, including Midtown and, later, New Found Glory. On that New Found Glory tour, the band was involved in a serious van accident in North Dakota, forcing the band off of the road and providing the impetus for the centerpiece of their next full-length. Shortly before the recording of Forty-Hour Train Back to Penn, which was finally released in February 2003, Amiruddin departed and was replaced by Dan Navetta. The band embarked on a headlining tour to support the album. In late summer/early fall of 2003 the band embarked on their final tour playing a slew of $5 shows with supporting acts Fairweather and The Honorary Title. By early 2004, ex-Movielife projects had surfaced, Brandon Reilly fronting Nightmare of You and Vinnie Caruana fronting I Am the Avalanche. The band reunited in December of 2014.

Walking on Glass
The Movielife Lyrics

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Pretending to remember our last December, and everything it was.
Hoping to fix the broken.
Stood by the fireplace. The flames lit up my face.
And everything I said (walking on glass)
I practiced in my head .
And all that I could do (walking on glass)
Was recite my lines to you.
Pretending to recall the way it was last fall, for lack of better days.

I think this time of year, you see everything too clear,
But still can't understand a thing.
And everything I said (walking on glass)
I practiced in my head.
And all that I could do (walking on glass)
Was recite my lines to you.
I can't forget a word you said, and everything it meant.
Instead of you I fear myself.
Guess all that I can do, is take back everything that I'd given to you.
Pretending to remember our last December, and everything it was.
Hoping to fix the broken.
Stood by the fireplace. The flames lit up my face.
And everything I said (walking on glass)
I practiced in my head.
And all that I could do (walking on glass)
Was recite my lines to you.
I can't forget a word you said, and everything it meant.
Instead of you I fear myself. It's all that I can do.
Cause you're uncomfortable with me.
Yeah you're uncomfortable with me. (Just answer the question.)
Why can't I just understand, what's inside you?
Is it just guts and black stuff? I'll find out soon.
Cause anything that you do or say

Couldn't compare to the pain that I felt...
The day that we said that we'd go our separate ways.

Overall Meaning

The Movielife's song Walking on Glass portrays the emotions of dealing with a broken relationship during winter. The lyrics describe the constant attempts of trying to recall and fix the past while being unable to do so. The first two lines, "Pretending to remember our last December, and everything it was. Hoping to fix the broken," set the tone of the song. The winter setting enhances the feeling of loss and loneliness, while the attempt to fix the broken relationship is observed through the metaphor of walking on glass, implying that it is a fragile situation.

In the chorus, the lyrics "And everything I said (walking on glass) I practiced in my head. And all that I could do (walking on glass) Was recite my lines to you," illustrate how the singer is dealing with the situation by preparing what to say to fix the relationship, but ultimately feels helpless. The relationship has been damaged to the point where it can no longer be repaired, and the singer seems to have little control over the situation. The final lines of the song, "Cause anything that you do or say Couldn't compare to the pain that I felt... The day that we said we'd go our separate ways," emphasizes the pain and hurt experienced by the singer, while also acknowledging that the relationship has reached its end.

Overall, Walking on Glass is a poignant portrayal of heartache and the struggles of trying to fix a broken relationship. The use of winter and the metaphor of walking on glass add to the emotional depth of the lyrics, while the repetition of the same lines in the chorus emphasizes the feelings of helplessness and the inability to change the situation.

Line by Line Meaning

Pretending to remember our last December, and everything it was.
Trying hard to remember how things were last winter.

Hoping to fix the broken.
Wishing to mend what is broken.

Stood by the fireplace. The flames lit up my face.
Standing near the glowing hearth, my face is bathed in light.

And everything I said (walking on glass) I practiced in my head.
I rehearsed everything I wanted to say, cautious and afraid.

And all that I could do (walking on glass) Was recite my lines to you.
All I could manage was to speak to you carefully and rehearsed.

I can't forget a word you said, and everything it meant.
The meaning behind your words is something I can't forget.

Instead of you I fear myself.
Rather than fearing you, I am afraid of myself.

Guess all that I can do, is take back everything that I'd given to you.
Maybe all I can do is take back everything I’ve offered you.

I think this time of year, you see everything too clear, But still can't understand a thing.
This season may reveal all, but understanding it remains just out of reach.

Cause you're uncomfortable with me. Yeah you're uncomfortable with me. (Just answer the question.)
You seem ill at ease with me. (Just answer my question.)

Why can't I just understand, what's inside you? Is it just guts and black stuff? I'll find out soon.
What is it that I can't comprehend about you? Are you just a void, full only of darkness? I’ll know the answer soon enough.

Cause anything that you do or say Couldn't compare to the pain that I felt... The day that we said that we'd go our separate ways.
Nothing you do or say can come close to matching the pain I felt when we parted ways.

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