I am a 23-year old physics graduate of Bethel University in Minnesota. The first day of freshman year, my friend Elizabeth gave me the nickname "Thor." It caught on, and many people to this day still refer to me as Thor, even some of my former professors. Some people hate nicknames, I chose to embrace it. Ever since I can remember, I've had an undying love and passion for music, and this blog is where I go to talk about it. I play guitar and sing in the band Filed under: Music, Songs That Make You Think | Tags: emery, music, new song, songsthatmakeyouthink
Emery, I love you. Okay getting the mushy biz out of the way, Emery really is in my top two favorite bands of all time. I’ve known for a few weeks that they have a new album coming out in March and I’m looking forward to it with great anticipation! I had also been looking forward to hearing a new track off the record, something I knew would be happening very soon. Well today turned out to be the day. Some website released a radio edit of their single “Curse of Perfect Days” and it’s phenomenal. Emery is up to their usual antics, putting semi-dark lyrics over very upbeat happy music. The song really captures that nostalgia of reminiscing on the “good ol’ days.” At first listen I expected something a little heavier, given that they have said this is their heaviest record, but upon listening to it, the guitar work is fairly heavy. I initially heard a Jimmy Eat World influence, with an intro that’s nearly a carbon copy of “All We Know” by Paramore. Then the bridge hit, and Emery has hit this one out of the park. Their ability to channel intensity and anticipation into the quiet of the bridge is really spectacular. Also, the lyrics seriously hit home for me right now, as it captures a lot of the emotions of what I’ve been growing through [I meant to type "going through" but ended up typing "growing through," which is quite fitting, so I left it] over the months since I graduated. Here are the lyrics:
Tell me that I’m a fool
that I’m exaggerating the situation
’cause I’ve never been scared like this
of losing more than I have to give
It’s so unfair I believed I could handle this
I swore I could fix everything
But I can’t take my eyes off of you…
And we were still so cool
Our bodies smooth and young
The dreams of getting older
Were never supposed to come
The curse of perfect days
You forget just what you make
And you find yourself just praying
There’s something more than this life…
Something more than this life…
It’s so unfair I thought I could handle this
I swore I could fix anything
We believed we’d have our way
(And we did, and we did!)
The memories we have made
Every day was the best day of my life
I could never reclaim what I owe
(Or replace what we owe)
And even though I read the ending
Before the start
I would have never changed
A single part…
Tell me I’m a fool
Tell me I’m just scared
Say I’m such a drama queen
It’s not even fair
Let me see your eyes
The love that’s right behind
And I’ll promise you
That it will never die…
It will never die…
We were still so cool
Our bodies smooth and young
The dreams of getting older
Were never supposed to come
The curse of perfect days
You forget just what you make
And you find yourself just praying
That there’s something more than this life…
Oh we’re so much more than this life…
Curse of Perfect Days – Emery
Bravo, Emery, bravo!
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