Thursday released their debut album, Waiting, in late 1999 with original guitarist Bill Henderson, who left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Steve Pedulla. The band gained popularity with the release of their second album, Full Collapse, in 2001, and released their third album and major label debut, War All the Time, in 2003, which reached number seven on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Thursday released their fourth album, A City by the Light Divided, in 2006, and two further albums, Common Existence and No Devolución, before announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2011. In a January 2013 interview, Geoff Rickly confirmed that the band had actually disbanded. However, the band announced a reunion in 2016. Their reunion would conclude with a performance at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, NY in March 2019.
The band has been considered influential to the post-hardcore music scene in the 2000s, and is credited as one of the key bands to popularize the darker emo sound and screaming vocals which came to prominence at the time.
Empty Glass
Thursday Lyrics
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Now it's glimmering somewhere far away
And I'm sitting here with an empty glass
Waiting for the day to swallow me whole
I'm holding on to nothing
Sold my wedding ring to another man
Who was drunk in lust far away from home
Trying to buy something to take me away
The page I've written
I'll sleep in the space where no one's breathing
We'll trade all our memories for forgetting
The lyrics to Thursday's song "Empty Glass" paint a picture of heartbreak, loss, and regret. The first and most prominent stanza talks about the singer's loss of their wedding ring. The ring went down the kitchen sink and is now far away, glimmering in the drainpipes. The singer is left with an empty glass, sitting and waiting for the day to swallow them whole. The imagery suggests a sense of hopelessness and despair, as if the singer has given up on everything.
The second stanza begins with the reveal that the singer has sold their wedding ring to another man. The man was apparently drunk in lust and away from home. The singer is left with an empty hand and is trying to buy something to take them away from their pain. The stanza ends ominously with the line "We'll trade all our memories for forgetting." This suggests that the singer is willing to sacrifice everything just to forget their heartbreak.
The overall theme of the song seems to be loss and regret. The singer has lost their wedding ring, which could symbolize the loss of their marriage or relationship. They are left with an empty glass, which represents their empty and broken heart. The decision to sell the wedding ring to another man suggests a sense of desperation and a willingness to do anything to escape their pain.
Line by Line Meaning
I lost my wedding ring down the kitchen sink
I made a careless mistake and lost a symbol of my commitment to my marriage
Now it's glimmering somewhere far away
The ring is lost and far from my reach, maybe reminding me of the distance between me and my spouse
And I'm sitting here with an empty glass
I am feeling hollow and possibly drowning my sorrows in alcohol
Waiting for the day to swallow me whole
I am consumed by my sadness and just want to disappear
I'm holding on to nothing
I have nothing left to hold onto, no hope for my current situation
Sold my wedding ring to another man
I gave up on my marriage and betrayed my commitment to my partner
Who was drunk in lust far away from home
I sold my ring to someone who was not emotionally invested and only cared about personal pleasure
Now I'm waking up with an empty hand
I regret my decision and feel the consequences of my actions
Trying to buy something to take me away
I am searching for anything to fill the void inside me and escape my pain
The page I've written
The story of my life, possibly my marriage or struggles, that I have documented
I'll sleep in the space where no one's breathing
Metaphorically or literally (by suicide), I will end my pain in a place where I feel alone
We'll trade all our memories for forgetting
It's better to forget our shared experiences and move on from the past rather than hold onto the pain of lost love
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