Vendetta Red independently released their first record, Blackout Analysis, in 2000, and followed that with White Knuckled Substance in 2001, through Loveless Records. Vendetta Red signed to Epic Records and released their major label debut, Between the Never and the Now, in 2003. Sisters of the Red Death, released in late 2005 before the band's 2006 breakup, charted at #21 on the Top Heatseeker's Chart
After their split, former Vendetta Red members Zach, Leif, and Jeff started the band Sirens Sister.
Vendetta Red reunited in March 2011, playing the entirety of Sisters of the Red Death at El Corazon in Seatle, Washington. Afterwards they started creating new record and played the 2011 Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. In 2012 they released single Close To Me.
In 2013 they released two EPs: Scripture and Light Year Anniversary.
In 2018 they suddenly released an LP Quinceañera.
Current Members
Zach Davidson - Vocals (Sirens Sister)
Leif Anderson - Guitar (Sirens Sister)
Jonah Bergman - Bass (Schoolyard Heroes)
Burke Thomas - Drums (Megasapien)
Studio Albums
- Blackout Analysis (2000)
- White Knuckled Substance (2001)
- Between the Never and the Now (2003)
- Sisters of the Red Death (2005)
- Quinceañera (2018)
EPs
- 6 Kisses, A Blatant Reminder of Why We Are Alive (1999)
- Cut Your Noose EP (2002)
- Shatterday EP (2003)
- Scripture (2013)
- Light Year Anniversary (2013)
P.S. Love The Black
Vendetta Red Lyrics
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Wasting your affections
On another dark haired girl
With skin so pale
It's translucence
Pulls you in and chokes you up
I just came by to kill you
Nobody was home
And everything between "collide"
She cried and chalked one up
To her myriad of thoughts
Abscess
I'm trusting you to stab me
In the back, beloved betrayer
It fell straight from heaven
Burning brighter than
Your hopes of being one of them someday
It bared its teeth
And shook the ground beneath
Your feet
It held you close
Tore you limb from limb
And then it left you.
Distraught disguised
Our abhorrence
Victimized I died from laughing
At your consuming lust
For sustenance
A word could break
Ideas in comatose states
As passive thoughts strike
At the only comfort I can't bare
I tried to please
But only wound down on my knees
Refusal to comply
It ends in dissension from the self
An anchor to hell
The vessel rests light on the shell
Your grade school blasphemy
Is making my skin crawl
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Note:
The "Between etc. etc." is completed, leo.
The lyrics of Vendetta Red's song P.S. Love The Black are a blend of abstract imagery, cryptic phrases, and romantic undertones. The opening lines, "Make a wish upon your middle finger, wasting your affections," suggest a sense of melancholy and regret. It appears that the singer is addressing someone who is infatuated with a dark-haired girl but is eventually left alone.
The next few lines describe the girl with pale skin, who has a mysterious quality about her that draws people in. However, her beauty is short-lived as she cries and is overwhelmed with her thoughts. The violence in "I just came by to kill you, nobody was home" indicates an underlying darkness that perhaps the singer is struggling with.
Furthermore, the final lines of the song "Your grade school blasphemy is making my skin crawl" is a commentary on the hypocrisy of organized religion and its narrow-mindedness. Overall, the song seems to explore themes of loneliness, betrayal, unrequited love, and disillusionment.
Line by Line Meaning
Make a wish upon your middle finger
Hope for something impossible and worthless
Wasting your affections
Focusing on someone who doesn't deserve your love
On another dark haired girl
On another girl who resembles me
With skin so pale
With pale skin that is almost see-through
It's translucence
Its see-through quality that is almost transparent
Pulls you in and chokes you up
Attracts you and suffocates you at the same time
I just came by to kill you
I came here to end your life
Nobody was home
There was no one here to stop me
From hips to lips
From the waist down to the mouth
And everything between collide
And every inch of skin between those body parts will touch
She cried and chalked one up
She cried and added another tally to her already long list of problems
To her myriad of thoughts
To her countless and confusing thoughts
Abscess
A painful and infected sore
I'm trusting you to stab me
I trust you to betray me in a terrible way
In the back, beloved betrayer
Behind my back, my trusted and loved one is betraying me
It fell straight from heaven
It came down from the heavens
Burning brighter than
Shining more brightly than
Your hopes of being one of them someday
Your hopes of being accepted by a group of people someday
It bared its teeth
It showed its aggressive side
And shook the ground beneath your feet
It caused a lot of chaos and upheaval in your life
It held you close
It brought you in closely
Tore you limb from limb
Ripped you apart completely
And then it left you.
And then it abandoned you
Distraught disguised
Feeling upset but trying to hide it
Our abhorrence
Our intense hatred
Victimized I died from laughing
Feeling like a victim, I laughed until I couldn't anymore
At your consuming lust
At your overwhelming desire
For sustenance
For the basic needs of life
A word could break
A simple word could destroy
Ideas in comatose states
Ideas that are barely alive and not functioning well
As passive thoughts strike
As undirected thoughts come to mind
At the only comfort I can't bare
At the only source of comfort that I can't handle
I tried to please
I attempted to make you happy
But only wound down on my knees
But ended up in a position of submission
Refusal to comply
The act of not following orders or instructions
It ends in dissension from the self
It ends in disagreeing with oneself
An anchor to hell
Something that keeps dragging you down
The vessel rests light on the shell
The physical body is light and fragile
Your grade school blasphemy
Your childish and inappropriate language regarding religion
Is making my skin crawl
Is causing me extreme discomfort
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