Born of a series of sleepless nights and countless songs in late 2001, Andrew Paley, Adam Meilleur, and other members began playing local shows under the name The Static Age in Burlington, Vermont in 2002. Not even a band for a full six months, the band self-released the full-length demo The Cost Of Living which quickly sold out of its first pressing and was picked up by a Boston-based indie, who ended up selling over 2,000 more copies in 2003. A buzz had started in New England and The Static Age soon found themselves playing with such artists as Hot Hot Heat and Interpol. From the strength of their first recording, they were chosen by AFI to open their Canadian tour. Also around this time, the band took time out to record The Past and Now single with Kurt Ballou of Converge.
The result of all this momentum was the band's proper debut full-length Neon Nights Electric Lives, produced by Matt Squire, which saw a tour-only release in late 2004, but a fully-distributed release on the art-centric Tarantulas Records in 2005. The critically-acclaimed album also boasted bonus remixes by Jade Puget of AFI and Daz of The Explosion. The Static Age's momentum could not be stopped even when their drummer bowed out of the band's rigorous touring schedule in the last half of 2005 -- Coby Linder of Say Anything filled in for the band on multiple tours into the fall.
Following up on Neon Nights Electric Lives and a year in the van, the band spent a good deal of early 2006 working on a new record (in between a few shorter tours). The result was Blank Screens, out on ReIgnition Recordings. After the album's release, Carlson joined up with the band for the subsequent tours on guitar. Blank Screens garnered high praise from critics and fans alike, and the band hit the road again, spending over half of 2007 on tour with the likes of Tiger Army, Street Dogs, Theo and the Skyscrapers, and others.
Currently, The Static Age is writing and demoing towards its next release, while releasing a series of videos built around the themes explored on the "Blank Screens" record. The trilogy of videos complement the "Cherry Red" video (released to MTV/Fuse, etc in 2006) and are being released only online. A new episode debuts every month at SeventeenScratches.com.
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VERTIGO
The Static Age Lyrics
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as soft as skin
when everything stops and it starts again
please let it go
i can taste her heart against my lips
the signal fades
and we count it down
vertigo
brittle hearts so tight they crack like glass
she waits for it
it's all that she has
along a wire
across the sky
a room with a view and a soft prayer for light
through the midnight hour
streets that have no names carry me home
and we find ourselves
with the hearts of thieves
she whispers like angels with blood on her teeth
i fall down again
i learn to love to bleed
she waits for it
it's all that she has
and i pray for sleep to fall
that's all that i need
(and here i lay
in soft and still
as shadows crawl
across the room
all while she sleeps
in soft and still
as seconds fade)
vertigo
it starts again
with the darkest of rooms and the softest of skin
please let it go
i'm halfway home by now but in my head
and i somehow fail
to find her lips
as this sick game we play takes a familiar twist
and the beauty is
signals i once loved i left for this
These lyrics describe a complex relationship that begins with a feeling of vertigo, a sensation of dizziness and disorientation. The singer is experiencing a moment when everything stops, and then starts again, and he feels the softness of his lover's skin. However, he seems to be searching for something that he can't find or achieve. The signal fades, and they count it down to the sound of a word that she's never known. This sense of vertigo is both physical and emotional. The brittle hearts are tight, and they crack like glass. The woman seems to wait for this feeling of vertigo, which is all that she has.
The song transitions into a scene where the characters find themselves with the hearts of thieves. The singer falls down again, he learns to love to bleed. He prays for sleep to fall because that's all he needs. There is an interesting contrast between the softness and stillness of the room while his lover sleeps and the shadows that crawl across the room. The singer can't find her lips, and the sick game they play takes a familiar twist. It seems the beauty of the signals he once loved, he left for this exciting but dangerous relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Vertigo
Feeling dizzy and disoriented
as soft as skin
The feeling is gentle and delicate
when everything stops and it starts again
The dizziness comes in waves
please let it go
Asking for relief from the vertigo
i can taste her heart against my lips
The artist is intimately connected with someone they care about
the signal fades
Something is lost or deteriorating
and we count it down
Tracking the diminishing signal
to the sound of a word that she's never known
The signal is something unfamiliar to the person the artist is connected with
brittle hearts so tight they crack like glass
Emotions are fragile and easily shattered
she waits for it
The person the artist cares about is waiting for something
it's all that she has
This waiting is crucial for her
along a wire
Through a connection
across the sky
Over great distances
a room with a view and a soft prayer for light
Wishing for illumination in a place where one can see far
through the midnight hour
During a lonely and dark time
streets that have no names carry me home
Navigating unfamiliar territory
and we find ourselves
The artist and the person they are connected with are in this situation together
with the hearts of thieves
Taking risks and living dangerously
she whispers like angels with blood on her teeth
The person the singer cares about speaks sweetly, but may also have a dangerous side
i fall down again
Failing and struggling
i learn to love to bleed
Finding beauty in pain
and i pray for sleep to fall
Hoping for rest and peace
that's all that i need
Simplicity and solace are desired
(and here i lay
Reflecting on the current moment
in soft and still
Quiet and calm
as shadows crawl
The darkness is creeping in
across the room
The space around the singer is slowly becoming darker
all while she sleeps
The person the artist cares about is unaware of this darkness
vertigo
The dizziness returns
it starts again
The cycle of dizziness repeats
with the darkest of rooms and the softest of skin
The singer is once again feeling disoriented and is with someone they are intimately connected with
please let it go
Desiring relief from this dizzying feeling
i'm halfway home by now but in my head
Physically moving towards home, but mentally still feeling lost
and i somehow fail
Struggling and not succeeding
to find her lips
Feeling disconnected from the person the singer cares about
as this sick game we play takes a familiar twist
The situation is unhealthy and familiar to the artist
and the beauty is
Despite the struggles, there is still something beautiful in the connection the singer has with the other person
signals i once loved i left for this
The singer has made sacrifices for this relationship, leaving behind things they once cherished
Contributed by Alex Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Lagzie Iris
This is still one of my favourite songs
Charles Beech
This song feels like it never properly starts :/
xFallenxButterflyx
♥ first time i heard this song/band and mann i just fell in love :D
Shitake
i just love these small punk/emo groups :)
Lagzie Iris
Still listening in 2019
Elvira
pure love.
Northern Forest
hm, makes me miss living in Burlington. It was a tight group of very nice people when last I indulged.
Shitake
omg thats still in the fashion sense! god why can't people get it through their head that it's a god damned mind set! people scream because thats what they want to do, it doesn't make them different from the people who don't!
Isabella Pate
these guys fugen rock!!
Jacob Berent
Chill your pants, it's music. Don't like it, don't listen to it. I personally just accept all music as whatever it's trying to achieve. Can't go wrong if a songs about yourself and it's supposed to be. Music doesn't have to preach world peace, but when it does it's still not larger than life. Today I've listened to Bring Me the Horizon, Passion Pit, Dead Kennedys, Zombie Nation, and about 100 other bands of varied genres. Get over petty arguments, chill and just enjoy what you enjoy.