Several bands use the name The Roosters:
1. A Japanese rock group
2. … Read Full Bio ↴Several bands use the name The Roosters:
1. A Japanese rock group
2. A Polish pop-punk band
3. An Americana group from Minnesota
4. Another Americana group, this one from Texas
5. A grunge band from Missouri
6. A Celtic punk band from California
7. A hardcore band from New Jersey
8. A British blues band
9. A British punk band
10. A Danish southern rock band
11. A garage rock band from Los Angeles
12. A Finnish rock band

1. The Roosters (ザ・ルースターズ ) was a legendary Japanese rock band, active from 1978 to 1988. Originally, the group mixed punk with rock 'n' roll, but eventually branched out to include elements of gothic rock, post-punk, ska, new wave and folk. In 1999, a tribute album called "Respectable Roosters" was released. Some of the featured artists on the tribute album include Thee Michelle Gun Elephant , The Pillows and Supercar . The band reunited in 2004 to perform at the Fuji Rock festival.

2. The Roosters were a band from Warsaw. At the beginning there were only: Bartek, Toy and Jacek but Faiver joined the band immediately. The Roosters went through several personal changes. For some time Oskar of V/A Team sung as a lead vocalist, Jacek was replaced for approximately year and a half by Janek of Blog 27 and Toy left the band while the spring tour of 2007 for personal reasons. Finally the Roosters settled with Faiver(guitar/vocals), Bartek (guitar/vocals), Dere(bass), Piotrek(drums) . Since then no one left or joined the band. In the early spring of 2007 after signing a record contract with Warsaw City Rockers Records- the Roosters managed to release their début EP Roosters Republic. The Roosters sound is diverse. While trying to achieve an 'American punk' sound, the band was experimenting with genders like ska, pop, hardcore and electro. The Roosters played a lot of shows in Poland, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Recently the band recorded their début LP Guns Up and signed a record deal with Rockers Publishing. The album will be available in stores all over Poland in February.

SOS
The Roosters Lyrics

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So Long

Our bags are waiting by the door
I took the phot off the wall
We won't meet here anymore
Like so many times before
This time tomorrow we'll be gone
Can't find no peace, we're on the run

Take whatever comes at all

My head id filled with shots of all of you
Laughs about things that we used to do
One last time before we see this through

(Chorus)
So long my friends
Drain your glass and fill them onece again
Tonight will be ourmemory
So long my friends
Time has come for us to move along
But I don't see this as the end

Another face another name
No two places look the same
Everything is bound to change
Until we meet again
We're never sure what we call home
I can't settledown for long
The glass is greener anywhere

Out of time and in too deep
We're psychotic from the lack of sleep but we're
Staying up so we can saygoodbye

(Repeat Chorus)
Cause I know that one day
We'll all be face to face again
Till then let's fly into tomorrow
Cause nothing no nothing
Will ever change what we've been through

So let's just keep on moving on and on and on and on

Our bags are waiting by the door
I took the phot off the wall
We won't meet here anymore
My head is filles with shots of all of you

Laughs about things that we used to do
One last time before we see this through

Overall Meaning

The Rooster's "SOS" is a song about moving on and saying goodbye to familiar faces and places. The singer of the song is leaving, but not with sadness, rather, with a celebratory tone. The song employs a nostalgic perspective, as he reminisces about the sweet times he spent with his dear friends, knowing things might never be the same again. He's looking at photographs and laughing at the things they did, making memories that will last a lifetime. The singer knows that he can't settle down for too long, and the best thing to do is embrace change, embrace the coming of tomorrow. Alongside this message is an undercurrent of franticness, as the singer announces they're out of time, in too deep, and psychotic from lack of sleep; but staying up so they can say goodbye to the people and places that have marked their journey.

Overall, the song has a sense of anticipation and hopefulness about the future, the idea that the journey of life is not over, and the best is yet to come. So as they pack their bags and leave their homes behind, they leave with fond memories of what was once theirs and the hope of what could be theirs in the future.

Line by Line Meaning

Our bags are waiting by the door
We have packed our luggage already and it's placed near the door

I took the phot off the wall
I removed the photograph hanging on the wall

We won't meet here anymore
We won't see each other in this place anymore

Like so many times before
Similar to our previous situations

This time tomorrow we'll be gone
By tomorrow, we'll have left this place

Can't find no peace, we're on the run
We're unable to find peace, as we are fleeing from something

Take whatever comes at all
We'll face anything that may come our way

My head id filled with shots of all of you
My mind is full of memories of all of you

Laughs about things that we used to do
Recalling things that made us laugh and that we previously did

One last time before we see this through
For one final moment before we part ways

So long my friends
Goodbye, my friends

Drain your glass and fill them once again
Finish your drink and have another one

Tonight will be our memory
Today will be a memory of ours

Time has come for us to move along
It's time for us to move on

But I don't see this as the end
I don't think it's the final goodbye

Another face another name
We'll meet someone new, and their name will be different

No two places look the same
Each new place we'll visit will have its own uniqueness

Everything is bound to change
Everything will always undergo some changes

Until we meet again
Until we see each other again

We're never sure what we call home
We are unsure of what we can consider as our home

I can't settle down for long
I cannot stay in one place for an extended period

The glass is greener anywhere
Anywhere else seems to be more appealing

Out of time and in too deep
We're running out of time, and we're heavily involved

We're psychotic from the lack of sleep but we're
We're slightly crazy due to the lack of enough sleep, but we're still

Staying up so we can say goodbye
We're staying awake to be able to say our goodbyes

Cause I know that one day
Because I'm sure that someday

We'll all be face to face again
We'll all meet and see each other again

Till then let's fly into tomorrow
Until then, let us anticipate the next day

Cause nothing no nothing
This is because nothing

Will ever change what we've been through
Will ever change the experiences we've shared

So let's just keep on moving on and on and on and on
Therefore, let's continue moving forward, repeatedly

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHRIS ARNOLD, DAVID MARTIN, GEOFFREY STANTON MORROW

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