Yashin was a post-hardcore band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2006. School… Read Full Bio ↴Yashin was a post-hardcore band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2006. School friends Paul Travers and Andrew McShane founded the band together, along with Paul McShane, who was later replaced by Lewis Millen, as well as Michael Rice and David Beaton.

The band name originates from the football player Lev Yashin, founding member Paul Travers was nicknamed after the footballer and the name was used for the band.

In 2007 they released their first EP Pay To Play, which contained 4 songs. In 2008 they released their second EP Miles Away But Getting Closer which gets its name from the track Heroes (Alive In Us Yet). This second EP featured two songs from Pay To Play; a re-recorded version of So We’re Named After Saints and an acoustic version of Tonight We Dance.

In October 2008 Michael Rice announced he was leaving the band due to personal reasons. The rest of the band auditioned potential vocalists for the band and in 2009 announced that Glaswegian Kevin Miles and American Harry Radford would both be fronting the band. The two had auditions one after the other.

In 2010 they released their first full length album Put Your Hands Where I Can See Them which featured the singles Friends In High Places, Stand Up and Get Loose! It also featured a cover of Everytime.

In 2012 they released Put Your Hands Where I Can See Them Revolution. This contained 4 bonus tracks: Awake While I’m Asleep (Dubstep remix), and rerecorded versions versions of Mr Hyde, The First Rule Of Fight Club and Dirty Slut.

Yashin shared the stage with many bands including: Lostprophets, Enter Shikari, The Used, Gallows, New Found Glory, Madina Lake, The Blackout, Kids In Glass Houses, We are the Ocean, A Day To Remember, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Black Veil Brides, Papa Roach, Glamour Of The Kill, Skindred and Limp Bizkit. They have also played festivals such as Slam Dunk, Taste of Chaos, Download, Nova Rock, Hit The Deck, Wakestock and Pukkelpop.

They released their second album We Created A Monster in June 2012. They had previously the singles New Year Or New York the forthcoming album, and Make It Out Alive, which both appeared on the album. Later in the year they released a video for Runaway Train, and released the Runaway Train EP, which along with the title track had on it covers of Wherever I may Roam (also featured on Kerrang's Black Album Covered) and One Step Closer, as well as acoustic recordings of other Yashin songs.

They went on a headline tour of the UK, with support from We Butter The Bread With Butter, Shadows Chasing Ghosts and Azriel. During the tour they also performed at the Vans Warped Tour UK. Before the tour started, the band announced that guitarist Lewis Millen was leaving the band, and was replaced with Connor MacLeod for the We Created A Monster tour.

In 2013 they will support We Are The Ocean through the UK, including playing Radstock Festival. In 2016 they released their album The Renegades.

Members:
* Paul Travers – Guitar (2006 – present)
* Andrew McShane – Bass, Backing Vocals (2006 – present)
* David Beaton – Drums (2006 – present)
* Harry Radford – Vocals (2009 – present)
* Kevin Miles – Vocals, Piano (2009 – present)
* Connor MacLeod - Guitar (2012 - present)

Previous Band Members:
* Paul McShane – Guitar (2006)
* Michael Rice – Vocals (2006 – 2008)
* Lewis Millen – Guitar (2006 – 2012)

Releases:
* Pay To Play (EP 2007)
* Miles Away But Getting Closer (EP 2008)
* Put Your Hands Where I Can See Them (LP 2010, re-released with bonus tracks 2012)
* Stand Up (Single with B-Side Black Summer (Acoustic), 2011)
* We Created A Monster (LP 2012)
* Runaway Train (EP 2012)
* The Renegades (LP 2016)

Hope
Yashin Lyrics

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I've watched the strongest fall,
It's been too much to take
Tonight, tonight

Come back for the rest of me,
I think I'm going to break
Tonight, tonight

And the rain came down and I'm on my knees again,
If there's hope I need it,
Hope I need it
It's an awful shame,
The way you went away
It's an awful shame,

Give me hope for what's to come,
I'll see your face
When I sleep again
Tonight, tonight

Save me,
Save yourself

Save me,
Save yourself

And the rain came down and I'm on my knees again,
If there's hope I need it,
Hope I need it
It's an awful shame,
The way you went away
It's an awful shame,

What's happened to me,
I'm on my fucking knees,
So what is left for me,
For me

And the rain came down and I'm on my knees again,
If there's hope I need it,
Hope I need it
It's an awful shame,

The way you went away
It's an awful shame,

Overall Meaning

The song "Hope" by Yashin revolves around pain, despair, and longing for hope. The opening lines, "I've watched the strongest fall, It's been too much to take," indicate that the singer is feeling overwhelmed by the loss of someone or something significant in their life. This sense of despair is further reinforced in the second line, "Come back for the rest of me, I think I'm going to break," suggesting that the singer is facing an emotional breakdown and struggles to cope with the situation.

The refrain "And the rain came down and I'm on my knees again, If there's hope I need it, Hope I need it" emphasizes the recurring feeling of hopelessness and the desire for a way out. The lyrics demonstrate an intense emotional vulnerability by repeating this line frequently throughout the song.

The bridge offers a sense of loneliness and emptiness, "What's happened to me, I'm on my fucking knees, So what is left for me, For me." The songwriter seems to be expressing the depth of devastation they have felt as a result of this loss, so extreme that it has left them feeling lost and hopeless.

Overall, "Hope" is a melancholic and yet powerful song that captures the universal feelings of loss and the need to find hope to move past it.

Line by Line Meaning

I've watched the strongest fall,
I've seen even the most powerful people crumble and fail.

It's been too much to take
It's been overwhelming and unbearable to witness.

Come back for the rest of me,
Please continue to support me and don't leave me behind.

I think I'm going to break
I'm close to collapsing.

And the rain came down and I'm on my knees again,
I'm in a difficult situation and feeling defeated.

If there's hope I need it,
I require hope to get through this.

Hope I need it
I desperately need hope to continue on.

It's an awful shame,
It's extremely disappointing and regrettable.

The way you went away
The way you left was upsetting and disheartening.

Give me hope for what's to come,
Provide me with optimism for the future.