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.
Voices On A String
Thursday Lyrics
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And the whole world stops ...
And the days go by and you don't come back
But I know you will there's a signal pulling both of us
Back in forth, up and down, all around
In and out of love and I've been holding on hold on for so long,
That I cant let you go
[Chorus]
Even when we're apart I can feel you next to me,
There's a hidden love connecting us like voices on a string
In the bottom of the Earth, in the middle of the day
You're the passing sunlight stay with me don't go away
I can hear you voice coming through the wire,
There's a silver spark connecting us and pulling me
Back in forth, up and down, all around
In and out of love and I've been holding on hold on for so long,
That I can't let you go
[Chorus]
Even when we're apart I can feel you next to me,
There's a hidden love connecting us like voices on a string
Even when you're not I can tell you're next to me,
There's a hidden love connecting us
And I'm holding on, holding on by a string
Back in forth, up and down, in and out all around
Back in forth, up and down, in and out all around this love
[Chorus]
Even when we're apart I can feel you next to me,
There's a hidden love connecting us
I'm holding on, holding on by a string
The first verse starts with the singer realizing that the person they love is not with them when they wake up in the morning. They feel like the whole world stops because this person is not there with them. The second line of the verse expresses the depth of the singer's longing for this person. The days go by, but the person they love does not come back. Despite this, they believe that there is a signal or a force that connects them and pulls them towards each other. The second stanza starts with the singer imagining that the person they love is like the passing sunlight that should stay with them and not go away. The singer goes on to say that they can hear the voice of this person coming through the wire, and they feel a silver spark that connects them both.
The chorus repeats the theme of a hidden love connecting them like "voices on a string" even when they are apart. The singer believes that they can feel the presence of the person they love even when they are not physically present. The final verse again talks about how the singer is holding on to their love for this person by a string that connects them. The voice of the person they love still echoes in their mind, and they are still connected by the hidden love.
Line by Line Meaning
When the Sun comes up I can see that you're not here
I realize you're not with me when the sun rises
And the whole world stops ...
Everything comes to a standstill
And the days go by and you don't come back
Time passes without you returning
But I know you will there's a signal pulling both of us
I believe you'll come back because there's a connection between us
In and out of love and I've been holding on hold on for so long,
Our love has gone through ups and downs and I've been holding on for a long time
That I cant let you go
I can't bring myself to let you go
Even when we're apart I can feel you next to me,
Even when we're not physically together, I feel connected to you
There's a hidden love connecting us like voices on a string
Our love is like an invisible string that connects us
In the bottom of the Earth, in the middle of the day
No matter where I am, I think of you
You're the passing sunlight stay with me don't go away
You bring light into my life, I don't want to lose it
I can hear you voice coming through the wire,
I can hear your voice even when we're communicating electronically
There's a silver spark connecting us and pulling me
There's a special connection between us that draws me to you
Even when you're not I can tell you're next to me,
I can sense your presence even when you're not physically there
And I'm holding on, holding on by a string
I'm clinging onto our love
Back in forth, up and down, in and out all around this love
Our love has been through many challenges and changes
I'm holding on, holding on by a string
I'm still holding onto our love, no matter what
Even when we're apart I can feel you next to me,
Even when we're physically separated, I still feel our connection
There's a hidden love connecting us
Our love is something special that connects us
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