Saosin
Saosin is an American post-hardcore band originally hailing from Newport Beach, California. The band was formed in 2003 and recorded its first EP, Translating the Name, that same year with original vocalist Anthony Green. Green left Saosin following the band's decision to sign with a commercial label, Capitol Records. Vocalist Cove Reber took over as frontman as the band recorded its self titled debut album. Its second studio album, In Search of Solid Ground, was released on September 8, 2009 on Virgin and contains three re-recorded tracks off of The Grey EP.
Origin of name
Anthony Green had initially suggested the name "Saosin" for the band. Saosin means "Careful" in Chinese (小心 xiǎo xīn). The word comes from a 15th-century proverb about fathers admonishing their sons who are being married off for money to not get emotionally involved with their wives, as they could die at any time. Green explained the meaning behind this as being a reference to the fact that nothing is eternal, and that it is a mistake to become overly attached to any one or thing, because that thing will eventually be lost. While Green's personal interpretation of the word 小心 xiao xin is obscure, 小心 xiao xin is generally used in Chinese as a means to express caution. Green had previously used "Saosin" as a track name in his high school band, Audience of One's CD, I Remember When This All Meant Something.
Saosin (EP)
Saosin is the second EP by American rock band Saosin. It was their first Capitol Records release, and the first release to feature Cove Reber as vocalist in place of Anthony Green.
Saosin is sometimes referred to as the Warped Tour EP or the Black EP. It was not intended to be an official release, but was intended to be a free sampler that would be distributed during the 2005 Van's Warped Tour. Capitol Records, the band's label, did not allow it and instead released it as an EP.
"Bury Your Head" is the only single from the release. It also contains demos from their debut album Saosin, including: "I Wanna Hear Another Fast Song" (to be recorded as "Sleepers") and "New Angel" (to be recorded as "I Never Wanted To").
Track listing
Credits
Saosin (album)
Saosin is the debut album by post-hardcore band Saosin. The album was influenced by Finch's What It Is to Burn (2002). A limited edition version of the album was also released and included a behind the scenes look into the making of the album as well as music videos of "Bury Your Head" (Saosin EP version) and "Lost Symphonies" (a song first included on the 2003 Translating the Name EP). The album has currently sold an estimated 800,000 copies worldwide.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Cove Reber and Beau Burchell, all music composed by Saosin
Use in popular media
Personnel
Saosin album personnel as listed on Allmusic.
Podcasts:
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by Saosin
Changing
by: SaosinYou fall apart each time you start to say goodbye
But there is nobody watching
(nobody watching)
You watch your grip, you step and slip but don't know why
And this is just the beginning
(just the beginning)
You had the hopes to make it last, it's moving fast
And now you're realizing
(realizing)
That in the past the dreams you had make people feel
Like you were just reciting
(just reciting)
Bathing in the afterglow
A chance at luck and pride
Where we end up we can never know
And all I know is we seem to be
Changing, better to turn and walk away
Fading, all these lights just turn to grey
Changing, better to turn and walk away
But the strange thing
Is that I don't feel a thing
This is an act, stop holding back the things you lost
Cannot replace what's missing
(replace what's missing)
And from the start you played the part and now your heart's
Become a great deception
Bathing in the afterglow
A chance at luck and pride
When we end up we can never know
All I know is we seem to be
Changing, better to turn and walk away
Fading, all these lights just turn to grey
Changing, better to turn and walk away
But the strange thing
Is that I don't feel a thing
One last breath to say goodbye
I tell myself another lie
Stripped of all I hold so dear
The moment's lost and I am sinking down lower
I drown myself in the water
And I am watching my life pass before my eyes
It comes as no surprise
You fall apart and then you stop
You fall apart and then you stop
You fall apart and then you ..
Stop!
Changing, better to turn and walk away
Fading, all these lights just turn to grey
Now I'm changing, better to turn and walk away
But the strange thing
Is that I don't feel a thing
You fall apart and then you stop
You fall apart and then you stop
You fall apart and then you ..