Vasoli has lately been focusing on his side project, known as Person L. Tom has been recording with his new band, Cheap Seats, with Matt as their manager. Mike also has a side project, called The Traded Series. The origins of the group that would become The Starting Line go back to 1999, via an AOL instant message from Churchville, Pennsylvania guitarist Matt Watts to vocalist/bassist Kenny Vasoli. It asked if the then fourteen-year-old Vasoli, who was at that time in a band called Smash Adams, was interested in "Jamming and shit", as the message title read.
Only a few weeks later, Vasoli found himself rehearsing with his future bandmates Watts, guitarist Mike Golla and drummer Tom Gryskewicz. Soon, the band started touring under the name Sunday Drive, selling out home-made merchandise and a self-recorded demo cassette that the guys titled 'Four Songs'. Their first official release was a three-way split with The Jimmy Tuesday Band and The Commercials contributing three songs each, the work released on KickStart Audio in 2000.
Sunday Drive was soon approached by We the People Records and asked to produce a recording session (the infamous We the People Records Sessions). Set for a release in December 2000, the twelve songs were initially planned to become the band's debut full-length With Hopes of Starting Over on We the People Records, but they ended up serving only as demos for tracks on future releases, as the band signed with Drive-Thru Records in April 2001. On Drive-Thru, they soon released their debut EP With Hopes of Starting Over. Yet, as the name Sunday Drive was already taken by a Christian rock band, they went on as The Starting Line.
On July 16, 2002, almost exactly one year after the release of their EP, the full-length Say It Like You Mean It followed. The songs ranged from energetic and fast-paced to melancholy and calm, dealing with performing on stage ("Given the Chance"), feeling homesick ("Left Coast Envy") and getting even with Vasoli's ex-girlfriend Karina ("Up & Go", "Hello Houston", among others). The hit single "The Best of Me" and its two music videos, as well as the second single "Leaving", received heavy radio and TV airplay, securing The Starting Line a spot on the Warped Tour.
Due to their desire to put out new material, the band decided to release an all-unplugged EP, recorded in three sessions over the following year. The first three songs (recorded in The Prize Fight's Bob Jones' bedroom in August 2002), the second session (recorded in Vasoli's basement in March 2003) and the last track (recorded on the band's touring bus in April 2003) became The Make Yourself at Home EP, released on November 25, 2003. The CD and the DVD version issued simultaneously, featuring an acoustic set performed live at Skate & Surf 2003 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, would be their last releases put out solely on Drive-Thru Records, as The Starting Line was signed by Geffen Records soon afterwards.
Their major label debut, Based on a True Story, came out in May 2005. Lyrically, the band dissociated themselves from the post-relationship formula that was predominant on their previous records. On this album, a lot of the songs (e.g. "Inspired By the $", "Autography" and "The B-List") were explicitly inspired by the band's disdain for their record label Geffen and its executives. The album was far more successful than the band's 2002 effort and sold 42,000 copies within its first week, as opposed to its predecessor's 11,000. The release was followed by the semi-headlining Nintendo Fusion Tour with Fall Out Boy, kicking off in September 2005. A few dates into the tour, The Starting Line were — at their request — released from their record deal with Geffen, and became free agents. In early January 2006, their signing with Virgin Records was announced.
On March 5, 2008 the band announced in an e-mail and on Absolutepunk.net they would be going on a break in order for Ken and Brian to explore Person L, Matt and Tom to explore The Seventy Six, and Mike to spend time with his two daughters and explore The Traded Series. The band had been playing with the idea of coming back in 2011, but in a chat with absolutepunk.net, Kenny Vasoli said, ""it's looking good, may even be earlier. I hung with Matt and Tom the other day, we all are still in love with one another.
On November 10, 2009, The Starting Line released their first-ever live concert CD, film and documentary DVD titled "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" via Image Entertainment on a 2-disc set. Through intimate and honest interviews with the band, friends and family fans will get a glimpse into the inner workings of the group and a career that spanned nearly a decade, five releases, and thousands of shows.
On December 29, 2009, The Starting Line had a reunion concert at the Theater of Living Arts. Starting Line guitarist Matt Watts stated on the website AbsolutePunk that "this doesn't mean that TSL are back together....It simply means that we're taking a break from our break, and wanted to play a fun show in Philadelphia and continue to focus on our lives outside of TSL"
The Starting Line added a second holiday show on December 30, 2009 in Philadelphia at the Trocadero Theater. This was added due to the fact that the first holiday show scheduled for December 29, 2009 sold out in a little over an hour and the band would like to give their local fans a better chance to see them. Towards the end of their set, Kenny Vasoli announced the band's reunion. However, the group has only toured intermittently since then.
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12 Cut! Print It
The Starting Line Lyrics
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Like the dry wall in the bathroom of the hotel room she left me in alone
Excuse me while I let your secrets out
Does it comfort you to think about how wonderful this was up until now?
Cause this is closure once and for all
Oh, this has to stop right now
Cause I've been running for my life
So I guess I'll just get going, I've got better topics now
And I'm off to find some blank pages to write all of them down
Because these ones have been dirtied with the mentioning of you
And you know I wouldn't say I hate you if it wasn't true
Because you're the talk of the town
And everybody's found it out
Cause this is closure once and for all
Oh, this has to stop right now
Cause I've been running for my life
And you could never catch me now
So I guess I'll cut my losses 'cause I lost a lot
I guess I'll quit complaining and I'll starting walking it off
Because there is no point in living in a past without unhappiness
Consider it a promise we both broke
Consider it mistakes on both our parts
Cause this is closure once and for all
Oh, this has to stop right now
Cause I've been running for my life
And you could never catch me now
Yeah, this closure once and for all
Yeah, this closure once and for all
And you could never catch me now
The Starting Line's song "Cut! Print It" is a breakup song told from the perspective of someone who has flown across the country to confront their ex-partner. They feel hurt and betrayed by their former lover, and they are seeking closure in order to move on with their life. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the singer's emotions, beginning with the line "So I flew across the country just to find your broken word," conveying a sense of urgency and desperation.
The singer continues to describe the pain and hurt they feel, likening it to the damaged drywall in a hotel bathroom. They then let out their ex-partner's secrets, perhaps as a way to regain control or assert their power over the situation. They ask the question "Does it comfort you to think about how wonderful this was up until now?" indicating a level of bitterness and sarcasm towards the idea of their past relationship being a positive experience.
The chorus of the song features the repeated phrase "Cause this is closure once and for all," as the singer resolves to move on from the relationship. They describe their own journey of self-discovery, leaving the past behind and looking forward to the future. The song ends with the repeated line "And you could never catch me now," a metaphorical representation of the singer's newfound strength and resilience.
Line by Line Meaning
So I flew across the country just to find your broken word
I made a great effort to figure out what went wrong between us.
Like the dry wall in the bathroom of the hotel room she left me in alone
Your words had the same impact on me as the drywall that's been destroyed and left behind in a hotel bathroom.
Excuse me while I let your secrets out
I'm going to reveal the things about you that you kept hidden from the world, without hesitation.
Does it comfort you to think about how wonderful this was up until now?
I wonder if you enjoy reminiscing about our past, even though it was ruined by your actions.
Cause this is closure once and for all
I've come to terms with the fact that our relationship is over, and there's no going back.
Oh, this has to stop right now
I refuse to let our past continue to affect me, it's time to move on.
Cause I've been running for my life
Your actions have caused me to run away from the life I knew, to escape your hold over me.
And you could never catch me now
I've moved on and gone beyond your grasp, you have no power over me anymore.
So I guess I'll just get going, I've got better topics now
It's time for me to leave, I have more important things to focus on, now that you're no longer in my life.
And I'm off to find some blank pages to write all of them down
I need a fresh start, and I'm going to write everything down to remember what's important, without any traces of memories from you.
Because these ones have been dirtied with the mentioning of you
My previous pages were filled with the memory of you, and I need a clean slate to start fresh.
And you know I wouldn't say I hate you if it wasn't true
My disapproval of you is not just for show, it's genuine and I can't ignore it.
Because you're the talk of the town
You're known to everyone in the area, and your reputation is not good.
And everybody's found it out
People around us know about your true character, and you can't hide it anymore.
So I guess I'll cut my losses 'cause I lost a lot
I'm willing to let go of everything associated with you, even though I lost a great deal in the process.
I guess I'll quit complaining and I'll starting walking it off
It's time for me to stop whining and make progress, even though it's difficult.
Because there is no point in living in a past without unhappiness
It's not worth dwelling on a past that was full of misery and pain.
Consider it a promise we both broke
Our promise to maintain a healthy relationship was destroyed by both of us, not just one.
Consider it mistakes on both our parts
We're both to blame for what happened, and we need to accept responsibility for our actions.
Yeah, this closure once and for all
I'm ready to put an end to our relationship and move on for good.
And you could never catch me now
You can't change what happened between us, and I'm not going to let you control my life anymore.
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