1) American industrial… Read Full Bio ↴Vast or VAST is the name of more than one artist:
1) American industrial rock band
2) trance, alias of Bernie Eller
3) Drum n Bass
1) VAST stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater, and is the brainchild of Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and musician Jon Crosby.
VAST's sound is identifiable as ambient electro-rock with considerable industrial and acoustic influences, usually made with Crosby's traditional acoustic guitar, electronic instruments and processing, drum-driven tracks, and heavy bass. In recent years, however, VAST's sound has been more identifiable with acoustic rock in releases such as April and Me and You.
The musical outfit began in rather minimalist fashion when Jon was only sixteen, with the other members of the outfit being a drum machine and a bass player.
Their real rise to fame began when a local radio station granted consistent air-time to their demo tape, after which Crosby sent demo tapes to New York City recording companies, eventually signing with Elektra Records. Thomas Froggatt, Steve Clark, and Rowan Robertson made up the hastily-assembled band along with Crosby. After touring America and releasing their first album named simply Visual Audio Sensory Theater (1998), they began work on a second album, entitled Music for People (2000). Before it was finished, Robertson left in pursuit of a solo career. After auditioning, Justin Cotta was chosen to replace him. The new quartet began another US tour. In 2001, Cotta and Clark decided to leave the band to form their own.
VAST's next album, Nude, was preceded by the online release of the unmastered demo tracks, which were grouped into separate downloads known as Turquoise and Crimson . Some of the feedback from the fans regarding the demo tracks was taken into account when choosing the tracks for Nude, which was released on February 24, 2004. Two months after the release, the band began the new tour with a new lineup. Towards the end of 2004 when it became clear working with other labels was a bad idea, Crosby started his own label, 2Blossoms Records & Media, and began selling a double CD of the Turquoise and Crimson download albums from the VAST website, mastered and with new artwork, simply entitled Turquoise & Crimson. Strong online sales indicated that a retail release would be well received, and Turquoise and Crimson was officially released May 30th, 2006.
Crosby's model of selling cheap downloads of demo tracks before the completion of the recording process was repeated with the next album, April, which was available in an 'online version' before the album was finished. The final version included five new tracks and alternate (finished) versions of the tracks carried over from the online version. The release version of April is now available as a download from the VAST site, and they plan to release a limited collectors edition CD over the summer of 2007 before the retail release date is scheduled.
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temptation
VAST Lyrics
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I went searching for the truth
I stumbled across you
And I know you're not the truth
I went in the ocean
I went looking for some love
All I found is that I found
I haven't found enough
I stand alone
Can you save me from myself
You are my temptation
You are my temptation
To do what I know is
You are my temptation
You are my temptation
To do what I knew is wrong
What I knew is wrong
Is you
I stand alone now
I stand alone
Can you save me from myself
Oh please
They've been killing children
And nobody seems to care
They've been laughing at my god
My god I wouldn't dare
You are my temptation
The lyrics of VAST's song "Temptation" are about the internal struggle of a person who seeks truth but picks temptation instead. The song starts with the singer describing his journey in the desert, where he went to search for the truth. But instead, he found someone whom he realized was not the truth. He then shifted his search to the ocean, where he was looking for love and found that he hasn't found enough.
The singer is standing alone and confesses that he needs someone to save him from himself. At this point, he acknowledges that the person who's been tempting him is his love interest. He considers her to be his temptation, the one forcing him to do what he knows is wrong. She is the only thing that stands in the way of him finding the truth and true love.
Overall, "Temptation" is a song that beautifully captures the internal conflict of a person who seeks the right path but is continually drawn to a tempting force. It's a poignant reminder of the power that love and temptation can have over our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I went in the desert
I embarked on a journey of self-discovery
I went searching for the truth
I was searching for answers to life's questions
I stumbled across you
I crossed paths with you
And I know you're not the truth
I know that you are not what I was looking for
I went in the ocean
I sought love in places unknown
I went looking for some love
I was searching for someone to love
All I found is that I found
I found something, but it wasn't enough
I haven't found enough
I didn't find the love I was looking for
I stand alone now
I am alone in my journey
I stand alone
I am by myself
Can you save me from myself
Can you rescue me from my inner struggles?
You are my temptation
You are the lure that pulls me towards you
You are my temptation
You are the seduction I cannot resist
To do what I know is
To do something that I know is not right
You are my temptation
You are the desire that I must resist
You are my temptation
You are the longing that I must control
To do what I knew is wrong
To indulge in something that is morally wrong
What I knew is wrong
What I know to be wrong
Is you
Is my attraction to you
Can you save me from myself
Can you help me overcome my inner struggles?
Oh please
A plea for assistance
They've been killing children
Society is engaged in senseless violence
And nobody seems to care
People seem oblivious to the atrocities being committed
They've been laughing at my god
Society ridicules my spiritual beliefs
My god I wouldn't dare
I am not courageous enough to defend my beliefs
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Written by: D. GAMSON, O. LEIBER
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Stalker
I went in the desert
I went searching for the truth
I stumbled across you and I
Know you're not the truth
I went in the ocean
I went looking for some love
All I found is that I found
I haven't found enough
I stand alone now
I stand alone
Can you save me from myself
You are my temptation
To do what I knew is wrong
You are my temptation
To do what I knew is wrong…
Melissa Grubb
I FIND IT STRANGE THAT THE WORLD STILL DOESNT KNOW VAST VERY WELL . ITS AN AMAZING BAND !
Queen V
Agreed
1ird
Isn't it just one guy?
James L
That's their sad loss
Queen V
This is the best song ever! Been the biggest fan since the 90’s!!!
Stalker
I went in the desert
I went searching for the truth
I stumbled across you and I
Know you're not the truth
I went in the ocean
I went looking for some love
All I found is that I found
I haven't found enough
I stand alone now
I stand alone
Can you save me from myself
You are my temptation
To do what I knew is wrong
You are my temptation
To do what I knew is wrong…
ForcesOfOdin
I come back to this album every few years and it's always just as rich, with this song being one of my favorites. Awesome.
Tywin Lannister
For anyone interested; VAST has only ever been one guy: Jon Crosby.
He's a MOTHERFUCKING genius savant!
Dom
Who thumbs down great tunes? Some people are just miserable. Love it.
Andris Lauva
fivebythree Some people are miserable? Most of The human flesh mass is like that.