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.
Stay Alive
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Lyrics
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They suck you in, the black hole kids wont let you free again
Don't you try to shoot up the sky
Tonight well stay alive
When it's gone, you sit and stare
Until the golden dawn
In the song Stay Alive by The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, the lyrics speak to a sense of stuckness and desperation. These emotions are communicated through the use of vivid metaphors and intense imagery. The first lines, "Come on down, the furthest reaches of your nowhere town, they suck you in, the black hole kids won't let you free again" evoke a feeling of being trapped and unable to escape a place or situation that feels suffocating. The "black hole kids" suggest a group of people who also feel trapped and are unwilling or unable to free themselves or others.
The second verse, "Don't you try to shoot up the sky, tonight we'll stay alive" speaks to the idea that the only thing left to do is to try and survive, even if that means staying low and not dreaming too big. The line "When it's gone, you sit and stare until the golden dawn" describes a sense of loss or emptiness that's almost palpable. The final line, "Can't you see his arms are hell and you won't ever leave?" suggests that there may be a person or situation that's at the root of this feeling of being stuck, and that escape may not be possible.
Overall, Stay Alive is a powerful and emotional song that speaks to a very relatable experience. It's a song about feeling trapped, but finding the strength to keep going despite the odds.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on down, the furthest reaches of your nowhere town
Travel to the forgotten places in your boring hometown where the misfits hide from the world.
They suck you in, the black hole kids wont let you free again
Once you get involved with the outcasts, they won't let you escape their spiraling world of darkness.
Don't you try to shoot up the sky
Do not attempt the impossible or grandiose dreams, because they will always fail.
Tonight well stay alive
Let's stay safe and not take any risks in order to survive.
When it's gone, you sit and stare
After the excitement and noise of the world fades away, you are left with nothing but emptiness.
Until the golden dawn
Until the dawn of a new day brings promise and a fresh start.
Cant you see his arms are a hell and you wont ever leave?
Realize that the embrace of someone might be a hellish trap, without an escape in sight.
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Paulo Cezar
MUITO LINDA ESTA MUSICA MESMO!!!
djsaurisking
saw them at a two day festival last week, caught their whole act. really impressive. damn good band
aikighost
My favorite track on the album. New old school shoegaze indie for the summer. Im loving it.
Kreutz
I used to be completely obsessed with this song back in 2009. So many plays on my iTunes of it.
barbconch
something about this song is very uplifting, inspiring
Kelly MacLeod
God this is great :) I'm on this all night music marathon and there's so much I want to buy and so little money.
Pascal G
Quelle découverte !!
Tom Leerkes
these guys definitely have to come to Holland! Love them!
Debbie Burkett
beautiful song
MrMariopacha
I want to run I want to jump I want to do everything when I listen this song.