Brand New - Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades

Song from Brand New's album Deja Entendu.

Lyrics:

Keep the noise low.
She doesn't wanna blow it.
Shaking from head to toe
while your left hand does "the show me around."
Quickens your heartbeat.
It beats me straight into the ground.

You don't recover from a night like this.
A victim still lying in bed, completely motionless.
A hand moves in the dark to a zipper.
Hear a boy bracing tight against sheets barely whisper,
"This is so messed up."

Upon arrival the guests had all stared.
Dripping wet and clearly depressed,
he'd headed straight for the stairs.
No longer cool, but a boy in a stitch,
unprepared for a life full of lies and failing relationships.

(Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.)

He keeps his hands low.
He doesn't wanna blow it.
He's wet from head to toe and
his eyes give her the up and the down.
His stomach turns and he thinks of throwing up.
But the body on the bed beckons forward
and he starts growing up.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of...
It used to be the reason I breathed, but now it's choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

She hits the lights.
This doesn't seem quite fair.
Despite everything he learned from his friends,
he doesn't feel so prepared.
She's breathing quiet and smooth.
He's gasping for air.

"This is the first and last time," he says.
She fakes a smile and presses her hips into his.
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides.
He's holding back from telling her
exactly what it really feels like.

He is the lamb, she is the slaughter.
She's moving way too fast, and all he wanted was to hold her.
Nothing that he tells her is really having an effect.
He whispers that he loves her,
but she's probably only looking for sss...

(Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.)
So much more than he could ever give.
A life free of lies and a meaningful relationship.
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides.
He waits for it to end
and for the aching in his guts to subside.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of...
It used to be the reason I breathed, but now it's choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of...
It used to be the reason I breathed, but now it's choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• brand
• new
• sic
• transit
• gloria
• glory
• fades
• music
• rock
• lyrics
• jesse
• lacey

[PlutoMute]

She's probably only looking for sss...

[22irishusmc22]

I always thought that the song was essentially a comparison of men, or more specifically boys/young men, being forced into sexual situations they don't want to be in. While on a superficial level it may seem trite, but i thought it was a refreshing and profound look into a sexually uncomfortable situation, that makes people realize that girls aren't the only ones who could be forced to do something they dont want to. Girls may be physically forced, whereas men would be influenced. \m/ \m/

[abbybear334]

Die young and save yourself!

:D

[flip4life42]

PlutoMute its: A life full of lies and failing relationships.

[flip4life42]

Boggster you're a fucking brilliant man, I was just like that!

[ahoymorgan]

why haven't i heard this before.

[boggster15]

@22irishusmc22

Yeah.. Peer pressure can be just as forceful. Most guys when they are young put on alot of bravado and make people think they are sexually confident. The truth is most guys first time they were shitting themselves. I rememeber when I was young I used to get the same feeling, just basically sick to my stomach with nerves when I knew a girl liked me at a party and I knew something was gonna happen between us. But passing it off as drinking too much etc until my nerves settled.

[panzertiger2000]

@IceFairy666 Ya man, I knew right after I downloaded it that it wasnt Avenged Sevenfold but I didnt know who it was by until today...damn limewire

[raisinrock]

@SuperOhyeaaah i think the song you're talking about is me vs. maradona vs. elvis :)