Past members included Peggy Wang (vocals, keyboards), Alex Naidus (bass), and Kurt Feldman (drums, programming). Feldman currently works as an engineer and producer at Winter Station Studios and leads the synthpop group Ice Choir and the sophisti-pop group Roman a Clef, which also features current Pains member Jen Goma.
On November 4, [yearended]2019[/yearended] they announced they were breaking up.
Gentle Sons
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Lyrics
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If you turn on your side,
This night wont come undone
Now you say you need a friend,
But we cant live again
Monday morning comes too fast,
And every step will be your last
The sunken eyes you just cant see
Remind me how you'll never leave
And every step could be your last
Now you stand in the rain saying
"Nothing has changed at all"
Save the lines in your eyes
That remind me of summers fall
Oh no, you say you need a friend,
But we cant live again
The lyrics to "Gentle Sons" by The Pains of Being Pure At Heart seem to speak about the inevitability of change and the passing of time. The opening lines "If you shut out the sun, the day will never come / If you turn on your side, this night won't come undone" suggest that by closing ourselves off to the world or ignoring our problems, we can't make progress or move forward. The singer seems to be speaking to someone who is struggling, telling them that they need to face their issues head-on in order to move on.
The lines "Now you say you need a friend, but we can't live again" hint at some sort of past relationship or perhaps a lost love. Maybe the person is trying to reconnect with someone from their past, but the singer seems to be saying that things can't go back to the way they were. The reference to "Monday morning" suggests the monotony of daily life, and the "diamond path" could be a metaphor for the struggles and challenges that we all face.
The chorus "Now you stand in the rain saying / 'Nothing has changed at all' / Save the lines in your eyes / That remind me of summers fall" paints a vivid picture of someone who is stuck in the past and unable to move on. The final lines "Oh no, you say you need a friend, but we can't live again" seem to be a plea for the person to let go of the past and move forward with their life.
Overall, "Gentle Sons" seems to be a song about the difficulties we all face in moving on from the past and the importance of facing our problems head-on in order to make progress.
Line by Line Meaning
If you shut out the sun, the day will never come
If you try to block out positivity and light, you will never experience a new dawn
If you turn on your side, This night wont come undone
If you try to escape the present moment, it will be hard to get rid of what's already happened
Now you say you need a friend, But we cant live again
Even if you seek companionship, we can't repeat the past
Monday morning comes too fast, You stumble down the diamond path, And every step will be your last
Time flies and it will be difficult along the journey of life, cherishing every moment should be the focus
The sunken eyes you just cant see, Remind me how you'll never leave And every step could be your last
It's hard to notice the negative state you're in, and that's why it's important to cherish every step taken
Now you stand in the rain saying, "Nothing has changed at all" Save the lines in your eyes, That remind me of summers fall
Despite the circumstances, deep down you know that things have changed and you can't go back to the way things used to be
Oh no, you say you need a friend, But we cant live again
No matter how much we might long for the past, we cannot relive it and cling to it too tightly
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