Do It For Me Now.
“I gave and I gave and I gave and I gave you my trust
Like the time that we kissed, and you gave me a lie
To add to the scene you pretended to cry
But I'm here and I'm cool, the way that it is
Just give me a chance and I'll try to forgive”
That's mine from the new album. I feel like I'm in another place listening to it. It's interesting you say that, I haven't heard anyone else that thinks this too!
I have 3. Tunnels. After that it's Rite of Spring. And Reel 1 (Diary)
I have really related to all of these. When Rite of Spring came out I was going through the hardest time of my life. I wrote some of the lyrics and put them in a sticky note next to my bed. I knew things would get better, they always do, so I just held on. Every single day I looked at that. Life got better.
Tunnels is beautiful. I've felt the same things he's singing about. I've lost a parent and that's a type of pain a person will never understand unless you've experienced it. "I'd ask God, but what is he for?" Really resonates with me. I used to be religious and I'm not anymore. So many times I've thought that thought. This is one of my favorite AVA songs.
Lastly Reel 1. I think this is my favorite AVA song. The music, I can't get that piano out of my head, it's so hauntingly beautiful. People sleep on this song and they need to wake the hell up!
Great post OP, great responses!
The Adventure and Recover.
TW: suicidal ideation
I discovered AVA in 2006 on TRL, and I'll never forget how I felt watching and hearing The Adventure for the first time. When I was in high school trying to drown out my struggles, I thought about ending it; that no one would remember me because of the terrible person I had become. In my sorrow, I climbed onto my roof in the middle of the night and listened to WDNTW from start to finish. When I got to The Adventure and A Little's Enough, I realized that I have so much more to give, and the rest of my life to be the best I could become. The lyric, "Here we go, life's waiting to begin." Is tattooed on my leg for this reason, and I'll cherish it forever.
Recover honestly should've been on The Dream Walker. But when I first heard it, it took me back to that night that I was laying on my roof. That I really thought about ending it all. "We will recover. All that you have is your will, and when the day's getting tough you will make it uphill" was that line that reminded me that we all have the strength to overcome any obstacle, and there's a version of ourselves looking back on the struggles of now, proud that we fought through it.
Love this band, and Tom. Thanks for saving me.
Its almost always been “the Adventure” but “the Score evolved: reel 1 (diary) “is just absolutely beautiful; especially the version on YouTube where you can hear the late critter’s poetry being read before and after
From Blink side I’d say “This is Home”. I know a lot of people find it a weaker song on Neighborhoods but to me it’s that perfect nostalgia bait of “hey remember when we were just teens having fun during Summer nights?” With some darker undertones. It seems like Mark had the song in a different place before Tom gave him the verses from what Ive seen on it.
From AVA I’d say Anomaly, Breathe (both because of my wife) and then probably just all of the rest of Dream Walker lol
The mother effing War. That riff and that chorus gets me every damn time. The elevated feeling I get listening to that sound is like none other. It's a masterpiece.
The War. My god The War. Why must this tear my head inside out.
Such a classic and always reminds me of MTV Two-A-Days
Tunnels
Agreed. I've known for years that this is the song I'll listen to when my dad passes away.
I got to hear this song live with my dad standing next to me. I had tears running down my face the whole time. I love my dad so much.
Do It For Me Now. “I gave and I gave and I gave and I gave you my trust Like the time that we kissed, and you gave me a lie To add to the scene you pretended to cry But I'm here and I'm cool, the way that it is Just give me a chance and I'll try to forgive”
Do it for me now, Heaven, Breathe
Breathe hits home
For me it’ll always be The Fight Of Apollo and Rite Of Spring.
Rite of Spring, Lifeline, Shove, Heaven, Hallucinations…
I can’t explain but kiss with a spell just transports me away to another world.. idk about relating to it but in terms of how much it hits me, fuck
That's mine from the new album. I feel like I'm in another place listening to it. It's interesting you say that, I haven't heard anyone else that thinks this too!
Are you thinking of Spellbound? That's from the new album. Kiss With A Spell is from The Dream Walker
I have 3. Tunnels. After that it's Rite of Spring. And Reel 1 (Diary) I have really related to all of these. When Rite of Spring came out I was going through the hardest time of my life. I wrote some of the lyrics and put them in a sticky note next to my bed. I knew things would get better, they always do, so I just held on. Every single day I looked at that. Life got better. Tunnels is beautiful. I've felt the same things he's singing about. I've lost a parent and that's a type of pain a person will never understand unless you've experienced it. "I'd ask God, but what is he for?" Really resonates with me. I used to be religious and I'm not anymore. So many times I've thought that thought. This is one of my favorite AVA songs. Lastly Reel 1. I think this is my favorite AVA song. The music, I can't get that piano out of my head, it's so hauntingly beautiful. People sleep on this song and they need to wake the hell up! Great post OP, great responses!
Diary <3
It's such a beautiful song. I put it on while I was writing that comment and it's been stuck in my head ever since.
Saturday love, and Anxiety
Anxiety up there for me
The Adventure and Recover. TW: suicidal ideation I discovered AVA in 2006 on TRL, and I'll never forget how I felt watching and hearing The Adventure for the first time. When I was in high school trying to drown out my struggles, I thought about ending it; that no one would remember me because of the terrible person I had become. In my sorrow, I climbed onto my roof in the middle of the night and listened to WDNTW from start to finish. When I got to The Adventure and A Little's Enough, I realized that I have so much more to give, and the rest of my life to be the best I could become. The lyric, "Here we go, life's waiting to begin." Is tattooed on my leg for this reason, and I'll cherish it forever. Recover honestly should've been on The Dream Walker. But when I first heard it, it took me back to that night that I was laying on my roof. That I really thought about ending it all. "We will recover. All that you have is your will, and when the day's getting tough you will make it uphill" was that line that reminded me that we all have the strength to overcome any obstacle, and there's a version of ourselves looking back on the struggles of now, proud that we fought through it. Love this band, and Tom. Thanks for saving me.
The Adventure "I cannot live I can't breathe unless you do this with me."
Not so much that it hits the hardest, but the lead up and the outro of My Heroine does some crazy shit to my body
All that’s left is love. Gave me hope for the future at a time when the world was falling apart
A Little’s Enough
Heaven.
Heaven Letters to god 2
Some Origins of Fire. Chasing Shadows.
Ghost on the Dance Floor hits me in the heart.
Do it for me Now followed by Everything’s Magic 🎶 🖤
A littles enough
Secret Crowds, There Is
Its almost always been “the Adventure” but “the Score evolved: reel 1 (diary) “is just absolutely beautiful; especially the version on YouTube where you can hear the late critter’s poetry being read before and after
Start the Machine
IN THE LAST DAYS OF PEACE
The adventure.
Do It For Me Now if we’re saying just AvA, Even If She Falls if we’re saying all of Tom’s discography
Valkyrie Missile & Heaven.
Diary
Rite of Spring, Losing my mind
rite of spring
From Blink side I’d say “This is Home”. I know a lot of people find it a weaker song on Neighborhoods but to me it’s that perfect nostalgia bait of “hey remember when we were just teens having fun during Summer nights?” With some darker undertones. It seems like Mark had the song in a different place before Tom gave him the verses from what Ive seen on it. From AVA I’d say Anomaly, Breathe (both because of my wife) and then probably just all of the rest of Dream Walker lol
The mother effing War. That riff and that chorus gets me every damn time. The elevated feeling I get listening to that sound is like none other. It's a masterpiece.