Lyrics
I realize the soul/sole demise of humankind
is wrapped up and intertwined
With all the lies we keep inside
We choose to hide behind this facade of pride
Enjoy the ride, do not confide
Forget the side of you that no one can find
And we will strive to seem alive
We're shouting please to those who see just to love me
And adding the thumbs to the sky
Knowing not the fires shot and flames so hot
Number sign we can't say why
Cameras in instead of out and faces pout
About how no one replies
Esteem inside is quantified
Chorus:
And all along we both had nothing to say
And all along we both had nothing to say
And all along we both had nothing to say
And all along we both had...
We feel unsure and insecure, but we won't show
Even though our doubt will thrive
We strike a pose and no one knows the lengths we go
In order to hide that side
Incite a cause for all our flaws and pains,
And pause the discourse that fuels our minds
Turn ears deaf and eyes blind
Chorus
Try and defy
The hive mind we all buy
(Ooh)
Go, rise from below
To the good life we all know
(Ooh)
We both know
Chorus
is wrapped up and intertwined
With all the lies we keep inside
We choose to hide behind this facade of pride
Enjoy the ride, do not confide
Forget the side of you that no one can find
And we will strive to seem alive
We're shouting please to those who see just to love me
And adding the thumbs to the sky
Knowing not the fires shot and flames so hot
Number sign we can't say why
Cameras in instead of out and faces pout
About how no one replies
Esteem inside is quantified
Chorus:
And all along we both had nothing to say
And all along we both had nothing to say
And all along we both had nothing to say
And all along we both had...
We feel unsure and insecure, but we won't show
Even though our doubt will thrive
We strike a pose and no one knows the lengths we go
In order to hide that side
Incite a cause for all our flaws and pains,
And pause the discourse that fuels our minds
Turn ears deaf and eyes blind
Chorus
Try and defy
The hive mind we all buy
(Ooh)
Go, rise from below
To the good life we all know
(Ooh)
We both know
Chorus
Story
<Chris>
Nothing to Say is the first song that we wrote together as a band, and really, the first indication that we might actually be able to create something special between the three of us. Will introduced the guitar riff and synth line to Jake and me late one night, hoping to spark some inspiration in us. It absolutely worked. In the weeks following, pieces fell into place faster than we could believe. Jake and Will developed all of the lyrical content and meaning behind Nothing to Say so I'll leave all of that commentary to those guys. But, I will say that this song is an incredible representation of collaboration-enhanced song-writing as well as the evidence I needed to dive wholeheartedly into this project.
<Jake>
My verse focused on some of the habits the Internet has engendered in us, for better or for worse. The first half discusses the quantification of interaction we find on social media. "Likes," "Favorites," and "Retweets" are the currency of the moment to a large extent. People even make a living off of something as simple as how often they can make someone else click a button. The second half addresses selfies. Here, I must admit my equivocal stance on the subject, as selfies from my girlfriend make me very happy, but this lyric deals more with the compulsion to share these small pictures with large groups of people, some of whom may not even be our friends, on the same platform as other awe-inspiring images as if they are worth the same adulation. We have the ability to share so much through amazing compact technology in camera phones and GoPros. Many a video from a drummer's perspective has made me feel bad about myself through sheer skill, along with countless travel and extreme sport videos. I'm thankful to have a resource that allows us to connect with such beautiful photographic art.
<Will>
When I am my most lucid and calm, I am able to see the less-obvious pros that go along with the cons of social media. There are many benefits to increased human interaction (I will not say "enhanced"), and I would be a hypocrite if I demanded everyone stop using it all together. However, in my emotion-driven, "the world is broken, man" moments, I have been known to rant about its harm. I don't hate social media as a whole, but I do see many of these companies as enablers of poor communication and self-esteem problems (ranging from narcissism to depression). I can't really blame a company for how we choose to use their product, but I can be upset that the product allows so much human weakness to reveal itself. I have seen too many people whose self-worth, at least temporarily, depends on the number of likes and comments they receive. I've even felt this myself. I am certain that any dependence on digital affirmation is unhealthy.
I think the title "Nothing to Say" (coined by Jake) sums it up well. It seems that the increase in frequency of communication has led to a decrease in substance. The more we post online about our lives, the less we actually live. At the very least, this pattern leads to lower quality posts! There's likely a healthy balance in there somewhere.
"Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it." - Robert Frost
Nothing to Say is the first song that we wrote together as a band, and really, the first indication that we might actually be able to create something special between the three of us. Will introduced the guitar riff and synth line to Jake and me late one night, hoping to spark some inspiration in us. It absolutely worked. In the weeks following, pieces fell into place faster than we could believe. Jake and Will developed all of the lyrical content and meaning behind Nothing to Say so I'll leave all of that commentary to those guys. But, I will say that this song is an incredible representation of collaboration-enhanced song-writing as well as the evidence I needed to dive wholeheartedly into this project.
<Jake>
My verse focused on some of the habits the Internet has engendered in us, for better or for worse. The first half discusses the quantification of interaction we find on social media. "Likes," "Favorites," and "Retweets" are the currency of the moment to a large extent. People even make a living off of something as simple as how often they can make someone else click a button. The second half addresses selfies. Here, I must admit my equivocal stance on the subject, as selfies from my girlfriend make me very happy, but this lyric deals more with the compulsion to share these small pictures with large groups of people, some of whom may not even be our friends, on the same platform as other awe-inspiring images as if they are worth the same adulation. We have the ability to share so much through amazing compact technology in camera phones and GoPros. Many a video from a drummer's perspective has made me feel bad about myself through sheer skill, along with countless travel and extreme sport videos. I'm thankful to have a resource that allows us to connect with such beautiful photographic art.
<Will>
When I am my most lucid and calm, I am able to see the less-obvious pros that go along with the cons of social media. There are many benefits to increased human interaction (I will not say "enhanced"), and I would be a hypocrite if I demanded everyone stop using it all together. However, in my emotion-driven, "the world is broken, man" moments, I have been known to rant about its harm. I don't hate social media as a whole, but I do see many of these companies as enablers of poor communication and self-esteem problems (ranging from narcissism to depression). I can't really blame a company for how we choose to use their product, but I can be upset that the product allows so much human weakness to reveal itself. I have seen too many people whose self-worth, at least temporarily, depends on the number of likes and comments they receive. I've even felt this myself. I am certain that any dependence on digital affirmation is unhealthy.
I think the title "Nothing to Say" (coined by Jake) sums it up well. It seems that the increase in frequency of communication has led to a decrease in substance. The more we post online about our lives, the less we actually live. At the very least, this pattern leads to lower quality posts! There's likely a healthy balance in there somewhere.
"Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it." - Robert Frost