I wrote it about my friend I grew up with who passed away in Atlanta. I had this idea when we were in Panacea writing that I couldn't finish but I had a melody and a song pretty much there. When we were sitting at the house in Atlanta during the pre-production time I couldn't get my friend out of my head. Being in Atlanta didn't help at all either. I knew it was exactly what I needed to write about because I never really told anyone how I felt. At that time, Everything's An Illusion wasn't even a song pushed to make the record. I think Derek was the only one that knew it existed, so I knew I had to demo it the best I could to portray the idea that I heard in my head. Luckily, everything was set up in the studio for pre-pro so I went in late one night by myself and recorded all the parts in demo I presented to Zack and Kenneth the next day. Luckily, everyone loved the song and helped make it even better than it already was and it made the record. I'm glad it did because it almost feels like a sense of closure to what happened, not that I'll ever forget it, but I don't feel so angry and upset about it like I used to.
This is what Jake had to say about this song:
I wrote it about my friend I grew up with who passed away in Atlanta. I had this idea when we were in Panacea writing that I couldn't finish but I had a melody and a song pretty much there. When we were sitting at the house in Atlanta during the pre-production time I couldn't get my friend out of my head. Being in Atlanta didn't help at all either. I knew it was exactly what I needed to write about because I never really told anyone how I felt. At that time, Everything's An Illusion wasn't even a song pushed to make the record. I think Derek was the only one that knew it existed, so I knew I had to demo it the best I could to portray the idea that I heard in my head. Luckily, everything was set up in the studio for pre-pro so I went in late one night by myself and recorded all the parts in demo I presented to Zack and Kenneth the next day. Luckily, everyone loved the song and helped make it even better than it already was and it made the record. I'm glad it did because it almost feels like a sense of closure to what happened, not that I'll ever forget it, but I don't feel so angry and upset about it like I used to.
Interesting. Where'd you find this?
Interesting. Where'd you find this?
http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=96256452#post96256452
http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=96256452#post96256452