Current members:
Adrain Estrella - Rhythm Guitar, co Lead vocals (2021–present)
Ali Tabatabaee - co Lead Vocals (1996–present)
Dan Palmer - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals (2013–present)
Ben Osmundson - Bass, Backing Vocals (1996–present)
Ed Udhus - Drums (1996–present)
Zebrahead spent summer 2006 on the Warped Tour while their new album Broadcast to the World was released in Europe on July 3 through the German based record company SPV. The album which had come out in February of the same year in Japan, went gold in just over a month's time.
Due to Zebrahead's growing popularity in Japan, Matty Lewis and Zebrahead bandmate Ali Tabatabaee were asked by SEGA to record vocals for a new theme song, entitled "His World", which appears in the game Sonic The Hedgehog for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The entire band later recorded an alternate version of the song for the vocal soundtrack.
The rest of 2006 was spent touring Europe and the US as part of the Broadcast To The World Tour.
In March 2007, the band took two months off to begin writing new material for their, currently as of yet, untitled new studio album. The band later returned to Europe in May on a co-healine tour with MxPx and a headline UK tour. From June - July of the same year, Zebrahead toured America, supporting Unwritten Law with the band Bullets and Octane. On completion of the tour, Zebrahead spent more time writing material for their new album which had a planned release date of February, 2008.
Recently, after several of the active users at MFZB.com made it apparent they were in need of update from the band during this 'quiet' period, Zebrahead responded by posting a video update to YouTube which was promised as "the first of many". The video talks about the writing/recording process and has an update on Zebrahead's official fanclub.
October 2007 saw the return of Zebrahead to the UK as part of the annual Get Happy Tour where they shared the stage with Army of Freshmen, The Bloodhound Gang and Bowling For Soup. Zebrahead will be returning to Download 2008 (UK) after their first appearance in 2006. For the rest of 2007 the band continued to write songs for the new album. Demos were recorded and received input from Jason Freese of Green Day fame.
In March 2008 Zebrahead entered the studio and recorded 18 songs for their new album. The first two songs, including "Art Of Breaking Up" were recorded with Howard Benson, while the remaining 16 were recorded with Cameron Webb. Zebrahead released clips giving an insight into the making of the album the same month.
June saw Zebrahead return to the UK and Europe to headline a tour and play certain festival dates including Download, Leeds Slam Dunk Festival and Greenfield Festival. Several new songs from the upcoming album are likely to make their debut appearance in live form.
On May 17th 2008, it was revealed via the band's MySpace tagline that the upcoming album would be entitled "Phoenix". A day later, Zebrahead's fan blog, Postcards From Hell, revealed that the first single from the album would be entitled "Mental Health" and its music video was be directed by Elliot Dillman of Pandaworks.
In August 2010, Zebrahead has confirmed through video updates on their website that they have begun writing a new studio album. In the video, Ali Tabatabaee said that the band intends on entering the studio to record before the end of the year, and it has been mentioned through Twitter that the projected release date is early 2011.
Official Zebrahead Site: www.zebrahead.com
Runaway
Zebrahead Lyrics
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In the same room that she's been in her whole life
And everything still looks the same
But the feeling of the room has changed in spite
She said
"You don't know what it's like to be stuck in my mind"
She said
Bruised lips and the make-up
Tattooed hips and pierced
For the sake of letting everybody know
She don't belong here
Old tricks that she made up
Attitude
I don't give a fuck
For the sake of letting everybody know
She says I won't belong So long
It's not a lost cause
She's just a runaway
Is there nothing left for you to say?
And if she comes home
Do you think she'll want to stay?
Is there anything for her?
She's a runaway
Turn your back on yesterday
She calls at seven thirty
And wants to talk about her boyfriend one last time
Mom and Dad are fighting in the background,
Shattered glass cuts through red wine
I said,
"I don't know that I'm right but I know that you're wrong"
[Chorus]
Blacked out
Passed out at a party
In another town
With the same old Bacardi
Nothing ever changes what's inside me
Someone find me, someone find me
My heart showed me the way out
Don't stop
Don't give up on me now
Two beats, two streets
Too many repeats to blow my only other way out
[Chorus]
The song "Runaway" by Zebrahead is a powerful ballad that tells the story of a girl who feels trapped in her own mind and home. The beginning of the song describes the feeling of waking up in the same room that she's been in her whole life, but something has changed. The girl seems to be going through an internal crisis, feeling stuck in her own mind and not belonging where she is. The lyrics go on to describe the external changes the girl has created, such as bruised lips, makeup, tattoos, and piercings, all for the sake of letting everybody know she doesn't belong where she is. Her attitude is one of not caring anymore, simply to let people know she doesn't belong.
The girl's situation seems to have gotten worse, and she's now run away. Her family is constantly fighting in the background, and she's feeling lost and unsure about what to do. She calls the singer of the song, who is unsure how to help but knows that the girl is wrong in some ways. Later, the song details a blackout the girl had at a party in another town, and she expresses her despair, longing for someone to find her.
Overall, "Runaway" is a song about feeling lost and searching for a way out. The girl feels trapped in her own mind and environment and is trying to break free.
Line by Line Meaning
She wakes up in the morning
The girl wakes up in the morning in the same room where she has been living her whole life.
In the same room that she's been in her whole life
She has been living in the same room for her whole life.
And everything still looks the same
Despite everything, everything looks the same to the girl.
But the feeling of the room has changed in spite
However, the feeling of the room seems to have changed despite everything looking the same.
She said
The girl said something to someone.
"You don't know what it's like to be stuck in my mind"
The girl feels that the person she is talking to does not understand what it's like to be locked in her mind.
She said
The girl said something again.
"You don't know what it's like to be stuck in my mind all the time"
She repeats that the person she speaks to does not comprehend what it's like to be trapped in her mind continually.
Bruised lips and the make-up
Her lips are damaged, and she is putting on makeup.
Tattooed hips and pierced
She has tattoos on her hips and piercings.
For the sake of letting everybody know
The girl wants everyone to be aware of certain things.
She don't belong here
She feels that she doesn't belong in this place.
Old tricks that she made up
She continues to use the old tricks that she made up.
Attitude
The girl has a certain attitude towards people.
I don't give a fuck
She doesn't care about anything.
For the sake of letting everybody know
She emphasizes that everyone should know something.
She says I won't belong
She firmly believes that she won't belong anywhere.
So long
She doesn't want to stay in one place for too long.
It's not a lost cause
The situation is not hopeless for her.
She's just a runaway
The girl is someone who has run away from something.
Is there nothing left for you to say?
The girl wonders if there is anything else to say.
And if she comes home
If the girl returns home,
Do you think she'll want to stay?
Her stay at home is dependent on whether she wants to stay or not.
Is there anything for her?
She wonders if there is anything for her anywhere.
She's a runaway
The girl is a runaway who has left something behind.
Turn your back on yesterday
She wants to forget the past and move on.
She calls at seven thirty
The girl makes a call at seven-thirty.
And wants to talk about her boyfriend one last time
She wants to discuss her boyfriend for the last time.
Mom and Dad are fighting in the background,
Her parents are quarreling in the background.
Shattered glass cuts through red wine
A glass has broken, and the wine has spilled.
I said
Someone responds to the girl.
"I don't know that I'm right but I know that you're wrong"
The person is not sure but feels like the girl is wrong.
[Chorus]
The chorus of the song is being played.
Blacked out
The girl has lost her consciousness.
Passed out at a party
She passed out at a party.
In another town
This happened in another city than the one where the girl is from.
With the same old Bacardi
She was drinking Bacardi at the party when she passed out.
Nothing ever changes what's inside me
Nothing ever changes the girl from within.
Someone find me, someone find me
She wishes someone could find her.
My heart showed me the way out
Her heart has shown her the way out of her current situation.
Don't stop
The girl wants someone to keep going.
Don't give up on me now
She urges someone not to give up on her yet.
Two beats, two streets
There are two beats and two directions.
Too many repeats to blow my only other way out
She has tried to escape many times but always ended up at square one.
[Chorus]
The chorus of the song is being played.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GEORGE S CANLER, MIKE SKILL, WALTER PALAMARCHUK
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