On November 22nd, 2002, the band released Trapt, along with the single "Headstrong". "Headstrong" became a fantastic hit, reaching #1 on alternative charts and #16 on pop. Follow-up singles "Still Frame" and "Echo" (with a video featuring Michelle Trachtenberg) did respectably, although they never reached the heights of "Headstrong". "Headstrong" became the official theme song of WWE Bad Blood for June 2003. Trapt eventually hit platinum. After more than one year an EP followed on March 30th, 2004, that included a new song called "Promise" along with live versions of "Made Of Glass" and "Echo".
On September 13th, 2005, the band released their sophomore album "Someone In Control" along with the single "Stand Up". "Stand Up" failed to do as well as any of their previous singles, although it still made an excellent run on active rock stations. "Waiting" and "Disconnected (Out Of Touch)", were also released as singles, and have yet to repeat the success of any of Trapt's self-titled radio hits. The band spent the first half of 2006 co-headlining with Shinedown as part of the Equinox Tour.
A live album was released in September, 2007, containing live tracks from both previous albums with new studio tracks "Stay Alive" and "Everything to Lose".
Trapt hit the studio in July 2007 to begin recording their 3rd album, which was released on 5th August 2008 named "Only Through the Pain...".
Trapt announced in late fall/early winter 2009 they were working on a new album for summer or fall release in 2010. On July 20, 2010, Trapt released their first single "Sound Off," for the upcoming album "No Apologies," due out in stores October 12, 2010.
The Game
Trapt Lyrics
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How quickly these conversations seem to end
You meet a friend, every now and then
How quickly these relations turn into trends
Put all your walls up and open your windows
And close all your doors
You catch yourself standing in front of the mirror
What do you wish for
To catch you as you're falling
So easy to ignore
But now you hear it calling again
I wouldn't want to be you
This lonely game that you play
Between your walls you confuse
Every heart that you break
So afraid that you'll lose
Always a void to replace
I wouldn't want to play you
You try and pretend, the truth is hard to bend
How easy these translations can be read
What if you were led to play a different game instead
How hard these frustrations are to mend
Does it matter to you?
Just wait
, it'll come back around
What you put out there will carry on the sound
And feel the pain of every broken love that you found
The lyrics of Trapt's "The Game" seem to be directed at someone who is trapped in a cycle of playing games with others, be it friendships or romantic relationships. The first few lines allude to the ephemeral nature of many of these relationships, and how quickly they can come and go. Despite how quickly these relationships fade, the person described in the song continues to repeat the same patterns, putting up walls to protect themselves while simultaneously seeking out more attention and validation from others.
The chorus is particularly biting, with the singer expressing a sense of pity for the person caught up in this game and warning that they wouldn't want to be in their shoes. The person constantly breaks hearts and creates voids in others, but the singer points out that they are ultimately only hurting themselves. The final lines of the song suggest that the person can break the cycle if they are willing to try something new and break out of their patterns.
Line by Line Meaning
How have you been, nice to see you again
It's good to meet you again, how have you been doing?
How quickly these conversations seem to end
Our conversations always seem to end too soon
You meet a friend, every now and then
We meet each other occasionally, but not often
How quickly these relations turn into trends
Sometimes our relationships become just another trend
Put all your walls up and open your windows
You're guarding yourself from the outside but letting the outside in
And close all your doors
You're shutting yourself off from other people
You catch yourself standing in front of the mirror
You're realizing that you're looking at yourself
And now you need more
You're feeling unfulfilled and need something else
What do you wish for
What do you desire?
To catch you as you're falling
To have someone or something to support you when you're going through a hard time
So easy to ignore
It's easy to dismiss or overlook it
But now you hear it calling again
But now you can't ignore it anymore, it's calling out to you
I wouldn't want to be you
I wouldn't want to have the same problems as you
This lonely game that you play
The game of isolating yourself from others and feeling lonely
Between your walls you confuse
You're confusing people who are on the outside of your walls
Every heart that you break
You're hurting the people who care about you
So afraid that you'll lose
You're scared of losing the people you push away
Always a void to replace
There's always an emptiness that you're trying to fill
I wouldn't want to play you
I wouldn't want to be in your situation
You try and pretend, the truth is hard to bend
You pretend like everything is okay, but it's hard to hide the truth
How easy these translations can be read
It's easy to see through your facade
What if you were led to play a different game instead
What if you tried to change the way you approach things?
How hard these frustrations are to mend
It's difficult to fix these problems
Does it matter to you?
Does any of this matter to you?
Just wait
Be patient and wait for something to happen
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Peter Charell, Simon Ormandy, Chris Brown
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