Lyrically, it’s about an outlaw who has lived a life of sin. I wanted to co-write the vocals with Shadows because he's great with the story-teller-types lyric and also has a great melodic ear. It's like if “Ballroom Blitz” was written by John Wayne. This is the only fictional song on the album. Sometimes I can't just simply say what I mean, so I sing it. This song is another love note of sorts to my wife. I had a period of time when I didn't get to see my wife very much. I forget to just stop and take a deep breath. Things get rocky, and sometimes I find myself holding my breath. Sometimes it feels like the world is on your shoulders. I wrote this song on my mom’s front porch in Chama, New Mexico, (middle of nowhere) at about nine in the morning. #Hell or high water movie songs fullThis song was written before the full band even formed. It's just a direct, pure song about loss. I feel is the most emotional and darkest track on the record. Some of the lyrics and song title are direct quotes from the email I got from my neighbor. Luckily the HB police department are fans of the band so they let him go. Lyrically, this song comes from a crazy night our guitar player had in which he terrorized my neighbor in his sleep. The guitar work is some of my favorite on the record. The music for this is upbeat with a kind of ‘80s tinge. It's a crushing thing when someone close to you fails you. This was the first song that was written that made me really feel this record was special. Basically me saying, “Hey, I know I'm not perfect and I know I make mistakes, but if it weren't for you I'd be nothing.” I am blessed to have a queen that has put up with that. I'm really busy and get distracted to the point of tunnel vision with my music. Lyrically, the song is close to my heart it's about me. It kinda punches you right in the face out of the gates. Listen along as you read via the embedded SoundCloud player from GuitarWorld, below. We caught up with band founder/frontman and Atreyu drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller to learn the meaning behind each Begin Again song. Hell Or Highwater (formerly the Black Cloud Collective) are set to release Begin Again tomorrow, February 5.
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