Their first single, "Beauty in the Breakdown", achieved instant success on Myspace and PureVolume. Members Andrew de Torres and Eric Bowley continued to compose songs and released their first album, Building Homes From What We've Known, on April 11, 2006.
The band released a second album, which is self-titled, on July 10, 2007. The album features three new songs and remastered versions of the tracks from their previous record.
The Scene Aesthetic went on hiatus in late 2007 due to Eric going to Argentina to do missionary work. Andrew focused on his other project, Danger Radio, with which he has released two EPs and one LP and sings lead vocals.
In December 2008, the band announced on their official MySpace page that they were getting back together in 2009 to tour and record a new album.
On November 2nd, 2010, the band released their next album, Brother. The album has a slightly different feel from their previous albums. On this album they re-did Beauty in the Breakdown, their single from Building Home From What We've Known and Humans from A Type & A Shadow.
After a two year absence, the duo reformed under the new name Prince of Spain and released the album His Majesty on October 1, 2013.
More information can be found at the band's official website, http://thesceneaesthetic.tumblr.com/.
Come What May
The Scene Aesthetic Lyrics
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All I ever wanted was for you to look at me and know I'm all yours.
Like the penguins need their wings for deep cold-water dives.
Like the earth needs the moon to keep it on course.
When you touch me I know there is purpose in my life, just know I'm all yours.
I'm a mess; I confess that I'm nothing without you.
And there's nothing I can do to prove to you I'm being honest.
Now I see, everything; and yes I've known it all along.
I've been wondering if you could ever realize that we're growing up so fast and it's insane.
My dear our hearts have gotten good at pumping cheap new lust into our young veins.
Suddenly I understand everything I couldn't comprehend.
All this time I've spent without you by my side, I dreamt about you.
Saw you through the windows in my mind.
Carved a home for you deep down inside my chest and I never want to lose such a big part of me again.
The Scene Aesthetic's Come What May speaks of the struggle of the song’s protagonist in finding his purpose in life. For the longest time, he thought he had lost the best of himself, but he wasn’t prepared to call it quits. He remains hopeful that he can make something of himself, and this informs his desire to have someone special beside him. The lyrics compare his need for companionship to the way the earth needs the moon to remain on course or the way penguins rely on their wings to go deep-sea diving. There seems to be an acknowledgment of dependency on this person, as the singer confesses that he is a mess and nothing without them.
The song speaks of lost time and the feeling that one’s youth is running out, and there is a sense that the singer wants to live life to the fullest. In this light, his desperation to keep the person by their side makes perfect sense. Since he has realized where his heart belongs, he is much more aware of how everything he has ever yearned for dwells deep within him. The significance of finding love and harboring it within one's soul is one that The Scene Aesthetic highlights, and this song is a testament to the power of self-discovery through the love that two people share.
Line by Line Meaning
For the longest time I thought I'd lost the best of me, but I'll be damned if I quit now and that's for sure.
I used to think I lost myself, but I refuse to give up now.
All I ever wanted was for you to look at me and know I'm all yours.
My only desire is for you to see me and know I belong to you.
Like the penguins need their wings for deep cold-water dives.
Just like how penguins need their wings to swim in cold water.
Like the earth needs the moon to keep it on course.
The same way the moon guides the earth's path.
When you touch me I know there is purpose in my life, just know I'm all yours.
Your touch gives my life meaning and purpose, and I belong to you completely.
I'm a mess; I confess that I'm nothing without you.
I admit that I'm a mess and I can't function without you.
And there's nothing I can do to prove to you I'm being honest.
I can't convince you that I'm telling the truth no matter what I do.
Now I see, everything; and yes I've known it all along.
I finally understand everything, and I've secretly known it all along.
I was so lost but I'm back and I finally know now where my heart belongs.
I was lost, but I've found my way back, and I know that my heart belongs to you.
I've been wondering if you could ever realize that we're growing up so fast and it's insane.
I've been thinking if you've noticed that we're growing up too fast, and it's overwhelming.
My dear our hearts have gotten good at pumping cheap new lust into our young veins.
Our hearts have become accustomed to feeding cheap, fleeting desires into our young bodies.
Suddenly I understand everything I couldn't comprehend.
Suddenly, everything became clear to me, and I understand what I couldn't before.
All this time I've spent without you by my side, I dreamt about you.
All the time I spent apart from you, I dreamt of being with you.
Saw you through the windows in my mind.
I imagined seeing you through the windows of my imagination.
Carved a home for you deep down inside my chest and I never want to lose such a big part of me again.
I made a place for you in my heart, and I never want to lose you again.
Contributed by Julian P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Conner Moran
This song hits better and better as the years go by
landron93
my boyfriend learned this song for me and played it for me in front of the school when he asked me to prom. i would never forget that day. every single word of this lyrics are so perfectly with what he and i been through. and now every time i listen to it brings me to tears. SUCH A POWERFUL SONG! I LOVE IT <3
Melly A
Amazing
I love this song even after all these years ❤️
Sarah Fullenwider
:/ I love this song. I've heard of this band so many times but never heard any of their actual songs. These lyrics perfectly describes my feelings. Things are so hard for me right now and this song is helping. I literally learned only a couple months ago that I'm nothing without a certain someone and I'm so miserable.
lexisgabrielle
You know it's a good song when it makes people think of the one person that they love the most!!! :) <3
Sabina sanchez
La canción más hermosa del UNIVERSO ❤
giddykitti231
Andrew De Torres' song I can't name you is absolutely amazing! And so is the band! :)
Brianna Quentes
I was 10 when this song came out and I still come back here whenever I feel like I need to hear it
Shylynn Fisher
This song never gets old <3
Emma H
Totally have loved this song since I was 12, but now I'm a 19 year old nursing major and I "finally know now" that hearts pump blood into arteries not veins <3333333333333