Two of the band members completed school as late as Summer 2008 and they received a lot of publicity during 2007 including being featured in NME and on MTV2. They were also nominated for the Best Swedish Act prize at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007.
They released a 5-track EP in Sweden before being signed by Wichita who in turn released the self-titled single, Those Dancing Days in October 2007. A second single followed called Hitten. Their debut full length album In Our Space Hero Suits was released on October 6th 2008, preceded by a single Run Run on September 29th.
Their second album, Daydreams and Nightmares, came out in March 2011. Later that year they announced on their website 'to put the band to bed for a while'.
Reaching Forward
Those Dancing Days Lyrics
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Searching through things
Trying hard to find
Pieces to match
Together in life
Rearranging
My confusing thoughts
Feelings that I
Can bring back alive
I believe in so much more
Than just being nice and saying alright
I deserve to be this good
Don't you bring me down
There is so much more to life than this
I just cannot say it straight to your face
Falling sideways
Reaching forward
Making tears fall down
Ready to aim
Ready to fight
Complicated
Words in silence
Making tears fall down
Ready to fight
I know that I'm right
The lyrics of Those Dancing Days' song 'Reaching Forward' seem to be about the journey of self-discovery and the struggles that come with it. The singer is trying to make sense of their confused thoughts and find the missing pieces to put together in life. The lines "I'm inside of me, searching through things" indicate that the singer is looking within themselves to find answers.
The lyrics also suggest that the singer is tired of being told what to do and how to act. They believe in more than just going through life being nice and accepting things as they are. They feel they deserve to be better and will not let anyone bring them down. This is illustrated in the lines "I believe in so much more than just being nice and saying alright. I deserve to be this good. Don't you bring me down."
The chorus speaks of falling sideways but reaching forward, making tears fall down, and being ready to aim and fight. This could suggest that the journey of self-discovery is not an easy one, but the singer is determined to push forward and fight for what they believe in.
Overall, the lyrics of 'Reaching Forward' are empowering and encourage listeners to go after their dreams, no matter how difficult the journey may be.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm inside of me
I'm introspective, searching within myself.
Searching through things
Examining all aspects of my life.
Trying hard to find
Putting great effort into the search.
Pieces to match
Things that fit together.
Together in life
Combining all aspects of my life for unity.
Rearranging
Organizing and changing the sequence.
My confusing thoughts
My jumbled and unclear ideas.
Trying hard to find
Exerting great effort to discover.
Feelings that I
Emotions that I have.
Can bring back alive
Capable of reviving.
I believe in so much more
I have faith in many other things.
Than just being nice and saying alright
More than being pleasant and accepting everything.
I deserve to be this good
I have the right to be excellent.
Don't you bring me down
Don't suppress or deflate me.
There is so much more to life than this
Life has more depth and meaning than what you see.
I just cannot say it straight to your face
I'm not able to tell you directly.
Falling sideways
Slipping and veering off course.
Reaching forward
Striving for progress and success.
Making tears fall down
Causing sadness and heartbreak.
Ready to aim
Prepared to target and achieve a goal.
Ready to fight
Prepared to resist and overcome opposition.
Complicated
Difficult to understand.
Words in silence
Unspoken messages.
Making tears fall down
Causing sadness and heartbreak.
Ready to fight
Prepared to resist and overcome opposition.
I know that I'm right
I'm confident that my stance is correct.
Contributed by Matthew T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Lina Bohlström
I Love Linnea's voice. The hole band is incredible!
MaNiaGCoD
Can't wait for your new album girls (: And I love this new song BTW (:
his f1shness
Incredible Video. Plus the sound is perfectly progressive to reach a wider audience without losing the old style!!
Vbutz
Sooooo good! The new album will be awesome it seems.
Guy Ptaya
First time hearing them - amazing!
yeslubme
I haven't been inspired by a song in over two years. Which for a dancer is a long time to not be able to move freely to a song. Thank you so much for creating such inspiring music.
John Fogarty
You know something? I've been insanely depressed the last few days, but this song - the lyrics and sound...hell, even the video, really chill me out. Hmm. Thanks I guess.
Liam Vers
FINALLY a new album! gonna order it!
Helena Kramer
is the 4th step the harder step to take? this is genious! love the music . love the video!
carlitozik
damn, i like this song and video... really nice job!