In 2000, Thrice signed with Sub City Records and released two LP's. The first, Identity Crisis (2000), only received 1.5 stars in the AMG review and little buzz. The second, The Illusion of Safety (2002), was widely acclaimed and received attention from major record labels. Even though Thrice's music has always included metal influences, The Illusion of Safety contained a heavier metalcore sound. The album was recorded in Beltsville, Maryland and the track The Beltsville Crucible reflects this.
In 2003 Thrice signed up with Island Records and released The Artist in the Ambulance, which featured more metal oriented songs while keeping true to their hardcore influences. In 2005 a DVD outlining their entire career to date was released under the title If We Could Only See Us Now. It included a CD with live tracks from the Apple Store and various b-sides.
Thrice released their fourth full-length album, Vheissu, on October 18, 2005. The album was characterized by many critics as being experimentally different, using non-traditional Thrice elements in the process. From keyboard melodies ("For Miles") to Japanese music-box undertones ("Music Box") to chain gang chant choruses ("The Earth Will Shake"), Vheissu introduced a new sound to the band's post-hardcore roots. UK producer Steve Osborne, whose past credits include many Brit-pop hits, was sought by Thrice to gain a new perspective on the songwriting process, enabling the band to expand their musical influences and produce a different album. The album garnered widespread critical acclaim and peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200.
The band releasedRed Sky, an EP comprised of various b-sides as well as live recordings, shortly after Vheissu.
Thrice released the first and second volume of The Alchemy Index, a highly experimental project based on the four traditional elements (fire, water, earth, and air), on October 16th 2007. Over the summer Thrice parted ways with Island records and signed with Vagrant. The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II - Fire & Water was released on October 16, 2007, and sold 28,000 copies in its first week. The album consists of the first two volumes, Fire and Water, and features 12 songs, 6 on each disk. The third and fourth volumes, Air & Earth were released on April 15, 2008.
The "Fire" disc features the heavier post-hardcore sound traditional Thrice fans will quickly embrace, harking back to their pre-Vheissu albums. The "Water" disc, however, is comprised of ambient songs similar to those found in Vheissu, Thrice's previous album release. The "Air" disc brings a whole new element of electronic elements and delayed guitar riffs to Thrice's sound. In "Earth", much like Dustin Kensrue's solo album, "Please Come Home", Thrice introduces an indie-folk sound combining intricate piano and acoustic guitar.
Thrice's sixth studio album Beggars was released digitally through Vagrant Records in the UK on August 9, 2009 and in the US on August 11 with a physical release containing bonus material pencilled in for September 15. These dates deviate from the original proposed release date of October 13 because of a leak via Vagrant Records web player, which has meant the artwork for the album has also changed. The first single to be taken from the album is All the World Is Mad and was first made available through Guitar Hero: World Tour on July 23.
Dustin Kensrue has described the album as being "more visceral and more raw - both in the songwriting and in the overall sound. It moves with a different energy than any of our past records. It was born out of us playing together in a room, almost as a backlash to the giant headgame that was The Alchemy Index" and has been well received critically.
The seventh studio album Major/Minor came out on September 20, 2011 through Vagrant Records. Yellow Belly, Promises and a few other songs were made available for the listeners to stream online before the release date. The album received extremely positive reviews from many online websites. Alex Djaferis of Absolutepunk.net gave Major/Minor a rating of 95%. Tracks like Promises and Listen Through Me reflected a natural progression from the sound Thrice created in Beggars, which was widely appreciated by the early listeners.
Thrice decided to take a break from being a full time band on November 21, 2011. In late spring/early summer Thrice announced the 'Farewell' tour for the spring/summer of 2012 , which would be the bands final tour before going into an indefinite hiatus.
In early 2015 it was announced that the band intends to release new music and tour again. Announcements were done via the bands website http://www.thrice.net/ and social media outlets with an accompanying picture with "Thrice 2015" text.
So Strange I Remember You
Thrice Lyrics
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And falling back from seas we fear to sail
I swear I saw the shooter, gold deep and double dare,
Postmortem warnings seem inclined to fail,
Feigning an apology.
Those words they never left your lips,
Those 5 years in Bermuda slide by like the lights of passing ships,
Kneeling deep in Nietzsche's lies
My throat was an open grave I drank your stained glass eyes
And they taste like dead cathedrals
That are crumbling beneath a weight ten thousand jaded tourists
Who've traded in their hearts and hands for
Disposable cameras, set to document to decay
Set to capture just enough of life to catalog the things we throw away
(breathing the fumes of our machines)
We've lost our way-Dustin sings
(breathing through television dreams)
If we could only see us now
If we could only see us now
The words of the dead ring in our ears
But its only a lie
The voice in your head brings you to tears
But you don't know why
The words of the dead ring in our ears
But its only a lie
The voice in your head brings you to tears
But its only a lie,
Yes its only a lie, isn't it?
Thrice's "So Strange I Remember You" is a complex song with cryptic lyrics that can be difficult to decipher. At its core, it seems to be about the disillusionment that comes with adulthood and the realization that the world is not the innocent and hopeful place we thought it was as children. The first verse seems to depict a world where even prayer is futile and dangerous, and where people are afraid to take risks. The singer sees a shooter and is aware of the dangers of mortality, but warnings seem to be useless.
The following verses are more introspective, focusing on the singer's own past and relationships. He remembers a person who never apologized to him, but who he still thinks about. The references to Nietzsche's lies and stained glass eyes suggest that this person may have been a religious figure of some kind. The references to the "dead cathedrals" and tourists capturing decay on disposable cameras suggest a disillusionment with religion and a sense of futility in life in general. The chorus seems to suggest that we are all lost and we have all been pulled away from what really matters in life by the distractions of our modern world.
In the final verse, the singer reflects on the lies we tell ourselves and the illusion of control over our lives that we try to maintain. The voice in our heads may bring us to tears, but it is ultimately a lie that we are telling ourselves. The song ends on an ambiguous note, leaving the listener to interpret its meaning for themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
So Strange I Remember You in protest of a prayer,
It's weird how I still remember you even though we parted ways after an argument about religion.
And falling back from seas we fear to sail
We retreated from taking risks because we were afraid of the unknown.
I swear I saw the shooter, gold deep and double dare,
I think I saw the person who caused our separation, daring and filled with greed.
Postmortem warnings seem inclined to fail,
It seems like lessons learned from past mistakes aren't helpful in preventing future ones.
Feigning an apology.
You pretended to say sorry even though you didn't mean it.
Those words they never left your lips,
You never actually said the words I needed to hear.
Those 5 years in Bermuda slide by like the lights of passing ships,
The time we spent together in Bermuda seems like it passed by quickly, like fleeting moments from ships passing by.
So Strange that I Remember You,
It's funny how I still remember you even though we've gone our separate ways.
Kneeling deep in Nietzsche's lies
I was lost in the falsehoods of Nietzsche's philosophy.
My throat was an open grave I drank your stained glass eyes
I was captivated by your eyes, but they were tinted by misperceptions like stained glass, and it felt like a burden.
And they taste like dead cathedrals
Your eyes felt like sorrow and regret, like abandoned, lifeless cathedrals.
That are crumbling beneath a weight ten thousand jaded tourists
The cathedrals were deteriorating under the pressures of thousands of indifferent tourists.
Who've traded in their hearts and hands for
The tourists have given up their feelings and actions in exchange for
Disposable cameras, set to document to decay
Cameras that capture impermanence, and are used to document destruction.
Set to capture just enough of life to catalog the things we throw away
The cameras document enough of our lives to keep a record of what we've discarded.
(breathing the fumes of our machines)
We're inhaling the toxic exhausts produced by what we've created.
We've lost our way-Dustin sings
The singer, Dustin, says that we're lost.
(breathing through television dreams)
We're dreaming of life through the lens of TV screens.
If we could only see us now
If only we could be truly aware of our current selves.
If we could only see us now
If only we could be truly aware of our current selves.
The words of the dead ring in our ears
The ideas of deceased people still resonate with us.
But its only a lie
But it's not necessarily the truth.
The voice in your head brings you to tears
Your internal voice causes you to become emotional.
But you don't know why
But you don't understand the true origin of those emotions.
The words of the dead ring in our ears
The ideas of deceased people still resonate with us.
But its only a lie
But it's not necessarily the truth.
Yes its only a lie, isn't it?
Indeed, it may be a falsehood.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DUSTIN MICHAEL KENSRUE, EDWARD CARRINGTON BRECKENRIDGE, JAMES RILEY BRECKENRIDGE, TEPPEI TERANISHI
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So strange I remember you in protest of a prayer
And falling back from seas we fear to sail
I swear I saw the shooter, gold teeth and a double dare
Postmodern warnings seem inclined to fail
Feigning an apology
Those words they never left your lips
Those five years in Bermuda
Slide by like the lights of passing ships
So strange that I remember you
Knee deep in Nietzsche's lies
My throat was an open grave
I drank your stained glass eyes
And they taste like dead cathedrals
That are crumbling beneath their weight
Ten thousand jaded tourists
Who've traded in their hearts and hands for
Disposable cameras, set to document decay
Set to capture just enough of life
To catalogue the things we throw away
(...breathing the fumes of our machines...)
We've lost our way
(...breathing through television dreams...)
If we could only see us now
If we could only see us now
The words of the dead ring in our ears
But it's only a lie
The voice in your head brings you to tears
But you don't know why
The words of the dead ring in our ears
But it's only a lie
The voice in your head brings you to tears
But it's only a lie
Yes, it's only a lie
...isn't it?
James Tubbs
this was the first cd i ever baught from thrice and they still rocking 18 years on keep it up
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Lyrics
So strange I remember you in protest of a prayer
And falling back from seas we fear to sail
I swear I saw the shooter, gold teeth and a double dare
Postmodern warnings seem inclined to fail
Feigning an apology
Those words they never left your lips
Those five years in Bermuda
Slide by like the lights of passing ships
So strange that I remember you
Knee deep in Nietzsche's lies
My throat was an open grave
I drank your stained glass eyes
And they taste like dead cathedrals
That are crumbling beneath their weight
Ten thousand jaded tourists
Who've traded in their hearts and hands for
Disposable cameras, set to document decay
Set to capture just enough of life
To catalogue the things we throw away
(...breathing the fumes of our machines...)
We've lost our way
(...breathing through television dreams...)
If we could only see us now
If we could only see us now
The words of the dead ring in our ears
But it's only a lie
The voice in your head brings you to tears
But you don't know why
The words of the dead ring in our ears
But it's only a lie
The voice in your head brings you to tears
But it's only a lie
Yes, it's only a lie
...isn't it?
Luiz Ribeiro
Muito épico ❤️
JAM 001
Hard to find any band with a better sound than this
Brian Davis
Alexis on fire
Roy Jameson
@Brian Davis not even close but they are good...
Roy Jameson
Thrice is just about as good as this, that's the only band I day measure's up.
Sean Gagne
Thank you guys so much for being the band that you are...
Turt Tell
I love this song so much
bonker_ whats_up
I just love how beautiful the guitar sounds at the beginning of this song that it makes me want to learn how to play it