This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
I say goodbye to you all at once
I don't dare to face you all alone.
I went from wreckage to world class
With a box of t-shirts and some records to sell,
But times have changed
I have to defend my actions.
The foundation crumbles and I have to leave.
Thanks for everything, I couldn't ask for more
I say I love you all, as I vanish through the Jester's Door
I don't dare to face you all alone.
I went from wreckage to world class
With a box of t-shirts and some records to sell,
But times have changed
I have to defend my actions.
The foundation crumbles and I have to leave.
Thanks for everything, I couldn't ask for more
I say I love you all, as I vanish through the Jester's Door
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I'm not going to lie-this song scares the hell out of me. I can see the interpretation of the lyrics referring to Jesper, but my own interpretation is much darker.
I think this could be a goodbye from the whole band--think about it. For the past 9+ years, they've caught a lot of shit from "fans" about "selling out." Don't worry-I'm not a retard who refuses to acknowledge they're different now from 15 years ago-I acknowledge the difference. However, I'm also willing to give the stuff from this period a chance, and it's actually pretty good when you take it out of context from their older stuff.
My point being-the FANS are the foundation of ANY band. "But times have changed, I have to leave--the foundation crumbles..." sound familiar? So many years of hearing the vocal minority has to take its toll...no matter how much or often the members of the band say they ignore it.
I hope I'm totally wrong and look like a crying fanboy, but this was my first gut feeling after listening to it and in my mind it holds water. I'd just rather they announce a last album and do a world tour and then call it quits (think Sentenced's The Funeral Album).
I agree that it's a goodbye from the whole band, but not because of the fan base. The foundations were the anger, passion and drive that led to the band's formation. The members have since grown, had families and gone in different directions in their lives... They no longer represent a unified perception.<br /> <br /> On fans being the foundation of any band... It's true that you're nothing without them but it's not essential that your ORIGINAL fans are still around 10 years later... If it was, they never would've moved in a more mainstream direction in the first place.
Yeah, I felt exactly the same - it feels too pitiably wretched in tone (especially that first line) to just communicate something as agreeable as a musician departure for me. I remember just when I first heard this song I was writing a really scathing review of the album and this came in and gave me a massive chill.