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Rating: Blink 182 with breakdowns.
I believe there's no more suitable (albeit bold) definition, and this (relatively) new work under Victory is yet another proof. In short, "Homesick" unapologetically follows the path already taken with the debut "For Those Who Have Heart" (a sort of modern Hardcore with a pop twist that's already gaining popularity worldwide) although lacking the spontaneity that was the strength of the first album. And what does that specifically mean? Selling out, that's what it means. Playing it safe, this is the reigning philosophy in "Homesick": choruses more mainstream than you can get, breakdowns and youthful acceleration, a production that's overly polished and decidedly out of place (we're talking about a group that barely knows how to play a few power chords...), even a couple of ballads, so to speak, with even more questionable lyrics. And if you, like me, will appreciate at first glance these undoubtedly original solutions (Death Before Dishonor covering Justin Timberlake is a good analogy), after a few more in-depth listens, it will become apparent that, aside from tuning down the guitars in a couple of tracks, the band has very little to say already by the second album.
"The Downfall Of Us All" is cute but nothing more and strongly resembles another song from the album, that is "Another Song For The Weekend", same goes for "Mr. Highway's Thinking About The End" and "Welcome To The Family", not to mention the poorly executed experiments of "Have Faith in Me" and "If It Means A lot to You", which even features a female voice, in which the band ventures quite questionably into a genre that should be left to bands like Paramore. The rest, as you can imagine, doesn't differ much from the aforementioned tracks, with glimpses of genuineness present only in a couple of episodes, like "My Life For Hire" and "I'm Made Of Wax Larry What Are You Made Of?", undoubtedly the best on the album.
Although it's a nice way to entertain a party, "Homesick" is absolutely nothing more, representing a step back even from the acceptable debut "For Those Who Have Heart", and it hints at a worrying regression towards increasingly mainstream territories for what will be the band's near future. Do we give contracts to people like this and then complain that Grind is trendy among emos...?
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
06 Have Faith in Me (03:08)
Have faith in me
Cause there are things that I've seen I don't believe
So cling to what you know and never let go
You should know things aren't always what they seem
I said I'd never let you go, and I never did
I said I'd never let you fall and I always meant it
If you didn't have this chance then I never did
You'll always find me right there, again
I'm going crazy
Cause there are things in the streets I don't believe
So we'll pretend it's alright (pretend it's alright)
and stay in for the night
Oh what a world
I'll keep you safe here with me (with me)
I said I'd never let you go, and I never did
I said I'd never let you fall and I always meant it
If you didn't have this chance then I never did
You'll always find me right there, again
I said I'd never let you go, and I never did
I said I'd never let you fall and I always meant it
If you didn't have this chance then I never did
You'll always find me right there, again
They've got me on the outside, looking in
But I can't see at all
With the weight of the world on my shoulders,
They just wanna see me fall
They've got me on the outside, looking in
But I can't see at all
With the weight of the world on my shoulders,
They just wanna see me fall
Have faith in me
I said I'd never let you go, and I never did
I said I'd never let you fall and I always meant it
If you didn't have this chance then I never did
You'll always find me right there, again
I said I'd never let you go, and I never did (Go, Did)
I said I'd never let you fall and I always meant it (Fall, Meant It)
If you didn't have this chance then I never did
You'll always find me right there, again
I said I'd never let you go, and I never did
I said I'd never let you go, and I never did
I said I'd never let you go, and I never did
I said I'd never let you go, and I never did
12 If It Means a Lot to You (04:03)
And hey darling,
I hope you're good tonight.
And I know you don't feel right when I'm leaving.
Yeah, I want it but no, I don't need it.
Tell me something sweet to get me by,
'Cause I can't come back home till they're singing
La, la la la, la la la,
Till everyone is singing
If you can wait till I get home,
Then I swear to you that we can make this last.
(La la la)
If you can wait till I get home,
Then I swear come tomorrow, this will all be in our past.
Well it might be for the best.
And hey sweetie,
Well I need you here tonight,
And I know that you don't wanna be leaving me
Yeah, you want it, but I can't help it.
I just feel complete when you're by my side,
But I know you can't come home till they're singing
La, la la la, la la la,
Till everyone is singing.
La, la la la, la la la.
If you can wait till I get home,
Then I swear to you that we can make this last.
(La la la)
If you can wait till I get home,
Then I swear come tomorrow, this will all be in our past.
Well it might be for the best.
You know you can't give me what I need.
And even though you mean so much to me,
I can't wait through everything,
Is this really happening?
I swear I'll never be happy again.
And don't you dare say we can just be friends.
I'm not some boy that you can sway.
We knew it'd happen eventually.
La, la la la, la la la,
Now everybody's singing.
La, la la la, la la la,
Now everybody's singing.
La, la la la, la la la,
(If you can wait till I get home)
Now everybody's singing.
La, la la la, la la la,
(Then I swear we can make this last)
Now everybody's singing.
La, la la la, la la la,
(If you can wait till I get home)
Now everybody's singing.
La, la la la, la la la,
(Then I swear we can make this last)
Now everybody's singing.
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