Of the four mentioned (New Goodbye, Handshake the Gangster, Tired Eyes, Holy Shit), I deeply love New Goodbye and Handshake the Gangster in particular. But I do love all of the band's songs. Edit - How do you guys feel about There's an Arc? That song holds a very special place in my heart. :heart:

 

 

Oh yeah, I like that one too.

 

I like the whole album, tho. :sweatdrop:

 

Like I said before, I'm really glad that you like 'em. :D

Of the four mentioned (New Goodbye, Handshake the Gangster, Tired Eyes, Holy Shit), I deeply love New Goodbye and Handshake the Gangster in particular. But I do love all of the band's songs. Edit - How do you guys feel about There's an Arc? That song holds a very special place in my heart. :heart:

 

 

 

 

Like I said before, I'm really glad that you like 'em. :D

 

There's An Arc was the first song by them that really stood out to me. I find that its hard for me to have an absolute favourite song by them. I think this is a good thing, just because I like so many of them.

 

Lately my favourites have been We Made A Pact, Tired Eyes, and Handshake the Gangster.

Handshake the Gangster is absolutely unreal live. They do an extended outro where they just rock out. Very intense.

that sounds amazing :cry: I love the entire album, no weak songs, no wasted tracks, everything fits perfectly but my favourites are new good bye and there's an arc

Handshake the Gangster rooockz too.

That definitely does sound incredible. I can't imagine experiencing something so amazing. Gaaaaah. I would love to hear that extended outro... There isn't even a video of it anywhere. Now I'm getting really upset because I'll probably never see them. :bigcry:

 

And yeah, I definitely know what you mean about it being difficult to pick favorites.

Me neither... So I hope they become more popular so maybe they could come to Mexico someday.

I would imagine that seeing A Thousand Suns live would be a really fun experience with the crowd clapping and all.

yes I wish they become big and come to mexico! But then I'm afraid they get eaten by the mainstream like coldplay

Tim Baker is a really amazing lyric writer. Anyone agree?

 

I'm afraid they get eaten by the mainstream like coldplay

 

I do hope that Hey Rosetta! does very well in the future and that their fan base grows, but the above would be quite sad.

Tim Baker is a really amazing lyric writer. Anyone agree?

 

 

 

I do hope that the band does very well in the future and that their fan base grows, but the above would be quite sad.

 

He really is great.

The lyrics all seem so passionate and full of meaning. Not just empty words.

empty words? the only empty words I remeber are blanket nothing etc

The lyrics all seem so passionate and full of meaning. Not just empty words.

 

Exactly. Agreed (of course).

Which songs of his do you think are the best lyrically?

Gaaaaah, this is really hard... Hmm. I personally am a big fan of the lyrics in Handshake the Gangster and There's an Arc. There's an Arc's lyrics may seem simple to some..I dunno..but I think that they pack a lot of emotion. I'm not sure if you've heard Tie Down the Dying since it isn't on the Plan Your Escape EP, but that one probably. I like The Simplest Thing's lyrics a lot in particular as well.

 

What do you think?

very hard to decide

hmmmmm

 

Well I've always loved I've Been Asleep For A Long, Long Time

the schools that we went to have all been closed

and all of my teachers are dead i suppose

the songs that we sung have all gone quiet

what happens below as we sleep at night?

 

From New Goodbye I love

i've carried this preconceived false belief

that secretly everybody's fooling me

just acting sweet

Those are definitely awesome. Love 'em. This is a favorite of mine (from Handshake the Gangster):

 

have i been driving? i see the lines bend

but i've not been steering and i keep on veering to the right

(to those blissful lies!)

when did they reach me, while i was sleeping?

when did they rein me? interrogate my better sense

(with their fucking rent!)

and all my teachers, those dusty pilgrims

those plucky speakers are all just victims of a lie

(that they can't deny!)

yup that's a good one

were you born in water,

a fish so cold?

were you born in autumn,

as the river froze?

cause you shut up

and you're shut in

and i know that

you've got your reasons

but even still, listen:

honey, let your red heart show

I really like the part in Yes! Yes! Yes! when Tim finally says, "I've got this feeling I have(?) / I'll be an old man soon!"

^ so good.

 

Here are the songs of theirs I still haven't heard:

(Postlude)

Epitaph

Red Confederates' Red Confessions

Tie Down the Dying

The Year You Were Born

Beck, I Keep Singing This Song

^I really love the last four of those in particular. Definitely listen to them, even if you can't get them on a physical CD and have to download mp3s or whatever. Isn't there a code that comes with the Plan Your Escape EP that lets you go to a download section of the website that has those?

Hmmm not sure. I bought the EP on iTunes. If thats the case I should buy a physical copy.

It would probably be the same amount of money to just buy to individual mp3s off of iTunes. :P

haha yeah.

But its always nice to have a physical copy of stuff.

It would cost $6.00 to get those songs off iTunes.

The EP is $11.99 at HMV.