Voxtrot released their first full length album on May 22, 2007. It was eponymously titled Voxtrot. The first single from that album, Blood Red Blood, was released on May 14, 2007.
On April 21, 2010, frontman Ramesh Srivastava announced that the band will be breaking up after a small farewell tour.
May 2022 they announced they will be reuniting for a tour in the following fall along with re-releasing their earliest material on vinyl.
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Four Long Days
Voxtrot Lyrics
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This is the closest thing to disaster
Keep on fading, snow white into black
The kind of thing you laugh about after
And we were stuck, stacking misery
Four long days, in an ugly town
We pretend to know about misery
But you will soon
Watching TV, and flirting with fate
He drank my cold soul under the table
Fame and fever, to risk and to lay
You shouldn't cry you're willing and able
I have locked, in a great image here
Avoiding the cop, in an ugly stare
And staring back, it's what you bargained for
You never felt the cold sun beating down
But you will soon
You had this family to support
One house and three young children, biting at your hands
I don't pretend to understand
But listen, listen, listen, I, I, I , I, I
Have never liked that look in your eyes
And I, I, I, I, I
Am still shouting "please, please, forgive me
for what I've done"
What have I done?
Why is this taking so long?
The love is cold but
The engine is warm
I think of home, I think of the sweet life
Of sweat and sunshine, and sandals and shorts
We had to feel my sprain on the hi-fi
We got bored, in our own living room
So we got stuck with an ugly fix
That kills your days, and makes you forget a lot
And then you feel the hot sun beating down, and you start to cry
The first stanza of Voxtrot’s “Four Long Days” portrays a sense of weariness and despair. The lyricist opens by stating that the lights are fading, and he is feeling a resurgence of an emotion that he had long thought to have overcome. He is faced with a disaster, the closest thing to absolute destruction. The imagery used in “snow white into black” symbolizes the descent of innocence into malevolence. The line “The kind of thing you laugh about after” depicts a certain degree of desensitization to the difficulties of life, and the nonchalance associated with it.
The second stanza details the events that led up to this moment of despair. Several individuals are “stacking misery” in an ugly town, pretending to comprehend what misery truly is yet never experiencing it. The mention of “the cold sun beating down” highlights the feeling of being trapped in a situation, with no escape from the pain and suffering that accompanies it. The singer’s conversation with another in the verse then suggests risky decisions made in exchange for fame and excitement. “Flirting with fate” and “drinking a cold soul” underline the recklessness in these actions.
The final verse explores the theme of regret and guilt over actions committed. The mention of the family struggling to get by and the singer’s confession of not fully understanding the situation is an attempt at seeking forgiveness. The last few lines of the song “The love is cold but the engine is warm /I think of home, I think of the sweet life” depicts a sense of longing for a better life, away from the troubles that surround them. The mention of “sweat and sunshine, and sandals and shorts” indicates a desire for peace and simplicity.
Line by Line Meaning
Lights are fading, the feeling is back
The situation is becoming bleak and emotions have resurfaced
This is the closest thing to disaster
The situation is almost catastrophic
Keep on fading, snow white into black
Things are getting worse and becoming dark
The kind of thing you laugh about after
The situation is so bad that it's almost funny
And we were stuck, stacking misery
We were trapped and accumulating more problems
Four long days, in an ugly town
We were stuck in an unpleasant place for a long time
We pretend to know about misery
We thought we knew what suffering was like, but we were mistaken
And never felt the cold sun beating down
We had not experienced unbearable heat yet
But you will soon
However, you will experience it soon enough
Watching TV, and flirting with fate
We were idle and tempting fate
He drank my cold soul under the table
He drained me of all my energy and spirit
Fame and fever, to risk and to lay
We were willing to gamble everything for fame and excitement
You shouldn't cry you're willing and able
You shouldn't feel sorry for yourself since you're capable of handling this
I have locked, in a great image here
I have preserved this moment in my memory
Avoiding the cop, in an ugly stare
We were trying not to attract negative attention
And staring back, it's what you bargained for
You got what you asked for by staring at people
You never felt the cold sun beating down
You had not yet experienced extreme heat
But you will soon
However, you will experience it soon enough
You had this family to support
You had a spouse and children that depended on you
One house and three young children, biting at your hands
You had three kids that were causing you stress
I don't pretend to understand
I don't claim to comprehend everything
But listen, listen, listen, I, I, I , I, I
But please pay attention to what I have to say
Have never liked that look in your eyes
I've always found something unsettling about your expression
And I, I, I, I, I
And me, me, me, me, me
Am still shouting "please, please, forgive me
I'm still begging for your forgiveness
for what I've done"
For whatever harm I've caused you
What have I done?
What is it that I've done wrong?
Why is this taking so long?
Why is it taking so much time to resolve this situation?
The love is cold but
Our affection is unfeeling but
The engine is warm
Our vehicle's engine is working well
I think of home, I think of the sweet life
I long for the comforts of home
Of sweat and sunshine, and sandals and shorts
Of hot weather, the sun, and informal clothing
We had to feel my sprain on the hi-fi
We had to hear about my injury on the loudspeakers
We got bored, in our own living room
We became tired of our own home
So we got stuck with an ugly fix
So we found ourselves with an unpleasant solution
That kills your days, and makes you forget a lot
That wastes time and causes you to forget a lot
And then you feel the hot sun beating down, and you start to cry
And then you experience intense heat and start to cry
Contributed by Blake J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.