Theory of a Deadman's fourth studio album, The Truth Is.. was released on July 12, 2011. The Truth Is... (I Lied About Everything) Songfacts reports it was inspired by the divorce that Tyler Connolly went through in 2010.
Current bandmembers:
Tyler Connolly – lead vocals, lead guitar (2001–present)
Dave Brenner – rhythm guitar (2001–present)
Dean Back – bass (2001–present)
Joey Dandeneau – drums (2009–present)
Former members
Tim Hart – drums (2001–2004)
Brent Fitz – drums (2004–2007)
Robin Diaz – drums (2007–2009)
Discography
Theory of a Deadman (2002)
Gasoline (2005)
Scars & Souvenirs (2008)
The Truth Is.. (2011)
Savages (2014)
Wake Up Call (2017)
Say Nothing (2020)
– Santa Monica
Theory of a Deadman Lyrics
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You think I wouldn't notice
Her mind's made up
Her love is gone
I think someone's trying to show us a sign
That even if we thought it would last
The moment would pass
My bones will break and my heart would give
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
And I remember the day you told me it's over
It hurts to breathe
Well every time that you're not next to me
Her mind's made up
The girl is gone
And now I'm forced to see
I think I'm on my way
Oh, it hurts to live today
Oh and she says "Don't you wish you were dead like me?"
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
And I remember the day you told me it's over
I wanted more than this
I needed more than this
I could use of more than this
But it just won't stop
It just won't go away
I needed more than this
I wanted more than this
I asked for more than this
But it just won't stop
It just won't go away
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left it all behind
And I remember the day you told me it's over
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
Yeah, I remember the day you told me it's over
The lyrics of "Santa Monica" by Theory of a Deadman convey the feeling of heartbreak and loss. The song starts with the lines "She fills my bed with gasoline, you think I wouldn't notice" - this could be interpreted as a metaphor for the relationship being explosive and dangerous. The singer of the song notices that something is wrong with his partner, and that her decision to leave him is final. He reflects on the fact that, even if they had thought their love would last, it ultimately didn't. He is left with a feeling of regret and pain, wishing for a different outcome.
The chorus of the song, "And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica, you left me to remain with all your excuses for everything" repeats throughout the song, emphasizing the significant impact of this event on the singer's life. He feels abandoned and left behind, with no explanation or closure. The line "Oh, and she says 'Don't you wish you were dead like me?'" adds another layer to the story - perhaps the partner who left was struggling with mental health issues or suicidal thoughts.
Overall, "Santa Monica" is a poignant song about heartbreak, loss, and regret, with hints of darker themes lurking beneath the surface.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: David J Brenner, Dean Henning Back, Tyler Patrick Connolly
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Tori Kazuki
Indeed. I am 52 & have been fighting a losing battle against Chronic Pain due to inoperable Spinal Damage for the last 30 years. I am now almost totally disabled. A few years ago I asked my Wife (Married in 2008) if she ever felt like The Biblical Job's Wife, who told him to, "Curse God and Die."
Her response?
"I would never say anything THAT cruel to you."
Ironic, since that's just as cruel.
Listening to songs like this is one thing. Living them? Something else entirely...
Ivan A. Medina
Lyrics Now!:
She fills my bed with gasoline
You think I wouldn't notice
Her mind's made up
Her love is gone
I think someone's trying to show us a sign
That even if we thought it would last
The moment would pass
My bones will break and my heart would give
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
And I remember the day you told me it's over
It hurts to breathe
Well every time that you're not next to me
Her mind's made up
The girl is gone
And now I'm forced to see
I think I'm on my way
Oh, it hurts to live today
Oh and she says "Don't you wish you were dead like me?"
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
And I remember the day you told me it's over
I wanted more than this
I needed more than this
I could use of more than this
But it just won't stop
It just won't go away
I needed more than this
I wanted more than this
I asked for more than this
But it just won't stop
It just won't go away
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left it all behind
And I remember the day you told me it's over
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
Yeah, I remember the day you told me it's over
Inácio
Descobri essa banda e essa música num jogo de playstation 2 chamado Indigo Prophecy, em 2009.
Se tornou uma das minhas bandas favoritas. Até hoje sempre estou ligado nas músicas que estão lançando.
Ouçam também:
History of Violence
White Boy
Huricane.
Tem várias outras boas também.
Limits98
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She fills my bed with gasoline
You think I wouldn't notice
Her mind's made up
The love is gone
I think someone's trying to show us a sign
That even if we thought it would last
The moment would pass
My bones will break and my heart would give
Oh, it hurts to live
[Hook]
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
I remember the day you told me it's over
[Verse 2]
It hurts to breathe
Well every time that you're not next to me
Her mind's made up
The girl is gone
And now I'm forced to see
I think I'm on my way
Oh, it hurts to live today
Oh and she says "Don't you wish you were dead like me?"
[Hook]
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
I remember the day you told me it's over
[Bridge]
I wanted more than this
I needed more than this
I deserve more than this
But it just won't stop
It just won't go away
I needed more than this
I wanted more than this
I asked for more than this
But it just won't stop
It just won't go away
[Hook]
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left it all behind
And I remember the day you told me it's over
And I remember the day when you left for Santa Monica
You left me to remain with all your excuses for everything
And I remember the time when you left for Santa Monica
Yeah, I remember the day you told me it's over
Жяф
I'm telling you when you get older these songs aren't just "fun" to listen to anymore.
They will creep up and hit right in the heart.
Tori Kazuki
Indeed. I am 52 & have been fighting a losing battle against Chronic Pain due to inoperable Spinal Damage for the last 30 years. I am now almost totally disabled. A few years ago I asked my Wife (Married in 2008) if she ever felt like The Biblical Job's Wife, who told him to, "Curse God and Die."
Her response?
"I would never say anything THAT cruel to you."
Ironic, since that's just as cruel.
Listening to songs like this is one thing. Living them? Something else entirely...
Jordynne Donnelly
I feel this so hard
rumblefish14
you got to keep on risin ...
Joshua M
@Tori Kazuki Shit, after 15 years, that's brutal even though it probably wasn't meant as an insult! I feel bad for you and wish I could give you a hug (and I ain't generally a hug sort of guy). As for myself, I am pretty sure I am done with the 'love' business. It's all a crock of shit tbh. I loved someone, and frankly I still do, but that's long done and over with.
Tori Kazuki
@Joshua M Over my 52 years I have had 3 big relationships. Each one ended in a steadily increasing level of catastrophe. (My 2nd, in the mid 1990's, I was engaged to an Ardent Feminist. She left me, claiming, 'I was the most abusive man she'd ever known.' Because I tried to point out that she herself was steadily becoming more abusive.
I'm still stuck in my 3rd, because of my disability & have nowhere else to go. My wife has not left me because it is far cheaper to keep me on an Insurance-leash, instead of divorcing me & risking paying out a large Alimony.
I believe in Love. The Greeks have four words for it that excellently categorize the variants- Phileo, Storge, Eros & Agape.
Eros is by far the weakest & most transitory. And if I could meet the guy who wrote- 'It is better to have loved and lost than never loved at all.'? I would smack him upside the head & tell him he was Dead Wrong.
Justin Carter
It’s 2022 and this still hits just as good as it did when it came out!
Yeomzy
Song will forever hit
Mental Child
2002? 2003? Damn I'm starting too feel old. Only 29.
bibristik
проходит проверку временем)