Song 72

 Song 72 

Hello everyone! Welcome back to the blog, today’s song is going to be (drum roll) Help by Papa Roach! No particular reason why I chose this song, I just think it’s cool and wanted to share it with all of you :) ok let’s get into it! No intro, so we will start with verse 1: “I think I need help, I’m drowning in myself. Did someone turn the lights out? Or is it just another dark cloud in my head? Cause I’m cut deep, my heart won’t beat, deep down low it’s killing me. If I wanna scratch out yesterday, I’ve got so much I need to say.” Then we move on to the chorus: “I think I need help, cause I’m drowning in myself. It’s sinking in, I can’t pretend that I ain’t been through hell. I think I need help, I’m drowning in myself.” I think what that means is, he’s too much in his own head. And he’s overthinking, almost like the weight of his thoughts are pulling him under. As an overthinker myself, I can totally relate. Next is verse 2: “They’re preying on my weakness, believe it. I’m thinking to myself, no not again. And I won’t keep listening, when temptation’s creeping in. If I wanna make it another day, I’ve got so much I need to say.” In this verse, he’s saying that he’s not gonna let his thoughts win, he’s gonna be stronger than them. Then the chorus repeats, and there’s a little bit of a bridge, but not much. This is the little bit “I think I need help, cause I’ve  put myself through hell.” Again very relatable, I think everyone in their own way has done this at some point. Whether it be negative thoughts, or other stuff that has affected your life. Then the chorus repeats a final time, ending on the last note. Now on to the music side of this song. I like the melody a lot on this song, I think it fits well with the lyrics. I’m not very good at pointing out beat patterns, but if I had to guess I’d say it’s a 1, 2, 3, 4 kind of pattern. There’s a nice guitar riff on this track, it happens after the first line of of the chorus. It’s very satisfying. And I think the overall message of this song is that everyone needs help sometimes, and that’s ok :) and everyone gets in their own head sometimes, which is ok too. As long as you don’t let those thoughts win, you will be alright. You are stronger than those negative thoughts, always remember you are always stronger than you know. 

That’s it for this review, see you next week :) 

song 71

 Song 71

Hello everyone, welcome back to music reviews! Today's song is Barely Breathing by From Ashes To New! Never heard of this band before, but I really love this song and think it's really good. So let's get into it! Not much of an intro with this song, we kind of jump straight into verse 1: "Now you're leaving, I'm the one who's bleeding. Cut out a piece of me, and now I'm barely breathing. It was all a game to you, and I'm the one that played the fool. I let you feed me to your demons, and nothing that I say or do, will ever be enough for you. So F my feelings, I don't need them." Honestly I picked a perfect song to how I'm feeling, just this first verse was enough to put things into perspective. When I can't find the words, music always knows just what to say for me. Moving on to the pre-chorus: "(Yeah) you were my heroin, you used to get me high. But all you cared about was selling me a lie. You always used to lift me up, you always used to pick me up. But now you wanna give me up, and bury me alive." This part here, kind of makes me think the story is about attachment issues. Which I personally have, or maybe they're just scared of losing someone. I also can relate. Then we have the chorus: "Now you're leaving, I'm the one who's bleeding. Cut out a piece of me, and now I'm barely breathing. Give me a reason, you're silent when I'm screaming. You took a piece of me, and now I'm barely breathing." I feel like this line, is about intense heartbreak. Because it does feel like you can't breathe, and I'm always scared of people leaving. (I did not realize how relatable this song was) Verse 2: "I wish I would've known the truth, cause I'd have run away from you. You sold a lie, and I believed it. And everything you put me through, is gonna come back to you. And if it kills you, then we're even." Whoa that last line was pretty revenge core, but I get what they're saying. If the other person ends up getting hurt as well, then it makes the other person feel better. At least for a little while. Then the pre-chorus changes in the second round: "You were my world, buy my head was in the stars. But then you burned me out and left me in the dark, you used to lift me up. You always used to pick me up, but now you wanna give me up, it's tearing me apart." Now I'm getting a rejection vibe from these lyrics. I can't imagine someone wanting to give another person up, or give up on that person. Even if it doesn't work out, you don't give up on those you love. Then the chorus repeats, and there's a little instrumental part before the bridge. Then we have the bridge: "Take me back to what we had, just take me back, cause I'm barely breathing. Take me back to what we had, just take me back (to what we had)" Grieving a relationship is really hard on the soul, mind, and body. This person is begging for time to rewind, to be with them again. As much as we would like to, we can't change the past. The best thing we can do is move forward, and try our hardest to stay positive. Not much of an outro on this song, it just ends with lyrics. Which is ok, I like these endings. Now that I have analyzed the lyrics, I move on to the music part. I really like the vocals on this song, one of the people has a gravelly voice. Where they can go from soft to kind of hardcore. There's for sure drums on this track, can't really hear much guitar. I think there's technology involved with this track, kind of drowning out the other instruments. There's also some rapping style vocals on this as well. But not the type of rapping you're thinking of, it's clear and fits with the song really well. I like the beat, it's a great one to take out your anger on. Music is one of the ways I express myself, when words aren't enough. There's also like a pause in the music, before it drops again. I always love that in songs, especially when you're lip synching. It adds more of a dramatic flair. 

That's it for this one, I hope you check it out. Thanks for the views on these, and I will see you in the next one. 

Song 70

 Song 70

Hello everyone! Well here I am at 70 reviews! :) Let's get into it shall we? The song I've chosen to review/analyze today is Down Below by Creeper! I can't believe I never reviewed this song before, but better late than never. This song doesn't really have an intro, it jumps right into verse 1: "I once saw a girl who had a heart so blue, and she smoked and drank about as much as you. And I was hoping baby, we'd get out soon. While the night's still young under this waning moon." (little side note: Creeper is another UK based band :) So far not really sure what this song is about, other than he met a girl who seemed to be heart broken. Next we have the pre-chorus: "When I can't think about the way we once were, I can think about his fingers running through your hair. What goes on in my room when I'm not there?" ok, now we have a little bit more of the story. It seems like the girl moved on with someone that wasn't him, and now he doesn't want to think about someone else having her. Then we have the chorus: "Down below, I'll meet you in the river down below." Now there's a new twist in the story, but I'll leave the down below part up for interpretation. Because that could mean so many different things. Ok, verse 2: "I once saw a girl who looked a lot like you, hair was storm-cloud black, her eyes were rain drop blue. And all I wanted baby, is to hold you. Before the stranger comes under this waning moon." ok, this part to me sounds very romantic, there's just something about moonlight that does it for me. Then the chorus repeats, but there's more to it this time: "Cause down below, he'll meet you in the river down below. Down below, he'll meet you in the river down below. Oh, let me take you down." Next is the bridge: "And he'll come to see you in the window of your home, to take you to the river down below. When he'll come to see you, in the window of your home. To take you to the river down below." Then it repeats a second time. This is a very cool bridge, because the melody slows down to almost a spooky sounding vibe. Along with the vocals going to a loud whisper on one part. The instruments on this track is mostly guitar and drums, I don't think I hear others. But very catchy melody, I especially love the way it's put together. I like their sound, kind of sounds like someone else but I can't think of who. I just know it sounds familiar. Oh wait, just before the bridge there's a little bit of piano. Then to wrap it up, the chorus repeats one final time, and the last note at the end with the singing is really good. But there really isn't much of an instrumental outro. 

Please check out this song, and other stuff from Creeper I think their really cool, and sound good! :) I will see you in the next one, bye! 

Song 69

 Song 69

Hello! Today's song is Creatures by LostAlone! Let's get right into it! Now I have never heard of this band before, so completely new to me. There isn't much of an intro with this song, it just jumps right into verse one: "I'm just happy that it's over, this is what it's like when it's all done and over." Actually the way this song is laid out, the structure is kind of all over the place. It's almost like there's no separate sections of the song, it's all one big track. Very unique, I don't think I've seen a song with this type of layout before! The melody and everything is still there though, at the beginning we have drums going at a steady pace. Along with some really nice vocals by one of the band members. I really like their sound! Then we are hit with the backing vocals, adding more depth to the song. So since there really isn't separate sections for me to analyze, I guess I'll have to pick some lyrics and go from there. Picking up back at the first lyrics I wrote here, this is more of that. "I clothed myself in the sentiment of trust, I was losing I was out of control. I'm just happy that it's over." That's mostly the lyrics throughout the song. I think it's about a relationship that was better off ending, at least that's what I'm getting from this. One part of the lyrics that I find very deep, is "And the creature you are is all that you own." I think that means you are what you are. Or the fact that you own your demons. Either way very deep and something to think about. "I'm still breathing without reason, in time I will recover feeling." I really like that, even though something is over doesn't mean it's gone. We all heal in time, I can definitely relate to this part of the song. More instruments are added into the track, as the "chorus" hits because like I said everything is kind of pushed together. I can hear the guitar in there. Yeah all I can hear is guitar and drums. Again there's not much of an outro either, because of how close together the aspects are. But it ends with "I'm just happy that it's over." I always feel like songs that end with last lyrics like this, opens a world of interpretation for the listener. I imagine on the last lyrics, the singer hangs their head and remembers what he had. Or now what he had lost. And maybe there's like rain coming down or something. A solid ten out of ten song for me, not just for the meaningful lyrics but for the uniqueness of it as well. 

I hope you consider checking this little number out, it is so worth the listen! See you next time :) 

Song 68

 Song 68

Hello my fellow music nerds! Welcome back to the blog, I hope you all had a wonderful Pride Month! And happy disability pride month to everyone! I can't believe I'm almost at 70 reviews, at the this rate I might make it to 100 by the end of the year! I did make a review for song 67, but I realized that it was too personal to post and took it down. So for this song, I'm not gonna make it so personal. The song I have for you today is DarkSide by Bring Me The Horizon! This is my first BMTH song review, I never really listened to them before. But this song and another one I actually liked, so here we go! Starting off with the intro, it sounds like a lot of the newer songs that have that electric pop sound. But still really cool. Then we have verse 1: "Sinking under, think my angel's fallen. Safe place, plundered. B******** kicked the doors in, picked the stitches and now I can't stop bleeding. Three in the morning, I haven't slept all weekend. Six feet in the dirt, and the dead's still breathing. Don't give a F**** if my heart stops beating." There's some deep stuff in that first verse, I can feel the anguish. Next we move on to the chorus, (no pre-chorus in this one) "Hey, I'm begging you to stay, my darkside won today. My heart keeps breaking, over and over. Hey, don't let me out your sight. Can't trust myself tonight, my heart keeps breaking, can you talk me off the ledge again?" With the chorus, we really get more of sense of what this song is about. The title Darkside, meaning that he's at a dark point in his life. All of this is paired together really nicely with the melody. It has this kind of spooky element to it, while also still having the sick as heck rock element. That ties it together so well. Next is verse 2: "Something haunts me, footsteps in the basement. Out of body, but there's so escaping." (I just realized that this song does have a pre-chorus, my bad) The second verse is talking about, the bad thoughts in his head. At least that's how I see it, they're trying to convince him to end it all. This is actually a pretty sad and dark song, but I also see the beauty in it as well. There's also some really freaking awesome screaming on this track, always appreciate that. Then we have the bridge: "Something's in the way, don't know what I can say. Memories are haunting me, a sickness taking over. So bury me alive, there's nowhere left to hide, and say goodbye. Cause maybe I, maybe I will miss me when I'm gone." That's actually heartbreaking :( the pain in these lyrics, is just so raw. There isn't really an outro on this track, at the end part of the chorus repeats three times, then ends with "Can you talk me off the ledge again?" Which is a way for the listener, to interpret what might have happened to the person in the story. 

And that wraps this review up! :) see you in the next one! 

Song 67

 Song 67

Hello my fellow music nerds welcome back to the blog, today's song that I will be reviewing is Comatose by Skillet. I chose this song for a specific reason, I won't say why because I'm gonna let the song do the talking. Let's just say it describes how I feel about a certain person. Okay on with the song. Skillet is a band you wouldn't expect me to listen to, since they are a Christian rock band, and I'm a pantheist. But I still love them, their lead singer has a killer voice and I really love the lyrics of this song. So the intro has some string instruments, perhaps a violin or something along that line. Then we're hit with the drums, followed by the guitar. You hear those big base drums working, all of these blend so well together. Then we have the first verse: "I hate feeling like this, I'm so tired of trying to fight this. I'm asleep and all I dream of is waking up to you. Tell me that you will listen, your touch is what I'm missing. And the I hide, I realize I'm slowly losing you." Yeah that pretty much explains what's inside my heart. I like the way he sings this first part, starts of kind of low and romantic. First the prechorus: "Comatose, I'll never wake up without an overdose of you." Then you're hit with the chorus, where he gets more into it. Let's his emotions out: I don't wanna live, I don't wanna breathe. Just to feel you next to me, you take the pain I feel. Waking up to you never felt so real, I don't wanna sleep, I don't wanna dream. Cause my dreams don't comfort me. The way you make me feel, waking up to you never felt so real." Sometimes our dreams try to tell us things, and other times they don't comfort us at all. But at the same time, you wanna believe it can happen. Then the second verse: "I hate living without you, dead wrong to ever doubt you. But my demons lay in waiting. Tempting me away, oh how I adore you, oh how I thirst for you, oh how I need you." That first line there, that really hit me. I did have to live without them for awhile, and it was so hard. But that's in the past now. Then we have the bridge, which isn't really a full a bridge: Breathing life, waking up, my eyes, open up, Comatose." It's simple, yet so much is said through those few short phrases. There's also a faint piano sound, I think it's in there. It's very subtle if it is, but I hear something that sounds like a piano. I have always been interested in the process of how songs are put together, I find it so cool how they splice different sounds, and instruments together to form such amazing work. This song is also fun to lip synch too hehe, I also like to sing this one. Because I have a connection with this song, and it makes me feel like I'm singing it to someone special. 

That is it for this review, I hope you consider giving it a listen. And until next time, keep rocking out, and stay safe :)