“And we are not what we seem
So we are all coming clean
All we have are broken dreams with no direction
Why are we always on the run
From the monster we’ve become
Who are we to change the way we used to be
We’ll never be the same again”
So we are all coming clean
All we have are broken dreams with no direction
Why are we always on the run
From the monster we’ve become
Who are we to change the way we used to be
We’ll never be the same again”
Never Be The Same
– The Latest Fallout
It is a few days out from New Years and, amongst the plans
for partying and countdowns, are the thoughts of New Year’s resolutions. These
are those plans, those goals, those idealisations which you make at the
beginning of January because you think a new year will bring a new you. While
this is not such a practical thought I do actually believe in New Year’s
resolutions, but I think not many people do them quite right. I see them as a
chance to revisit who are you and make some changes. I hate goals like losing
so much weight or only watching so many hours of YouTube a week, as I would
rather see someone changing a mindset then an appearance.
Over the last few months I have listen to Never Be The Same over and over again
trying to figure out exactly what is going on in the song. It was a week or so
ago I came to a conclusion over what I thought this song was going on about,
and I think it fits perfectly into a New Year’s resolution. Let me break down
three of the points.
1. In the song it seems the narrator going through some kind of change. Change can be good or bad, but mostly it can be scary and something you are never quite sure you should go through with. This song really emphasises the idea there could be very bad consequences if you make a change you were not supposed to do, but you might really need to do that change.
3. And most importantly, change or no change, you need to understand exactly who you are and be that person. You need to be honest, you need not to run away from who you are and you need to figure out why your dreams are so broken.
To sum up, these three points are exactly what a New Year’s
resolution should be about. If you want to turn a new leaf and make yourself a
better or even new person, you should consider what Never Be The Same talks about. You can’t be a new person without
being completely honest with who you are and what you need in your life, and
you cannot run away from a person you might become. My goal this New Year’s is
to follow my advice I have just written because I know perfectly well I do not
always practise these points. But I think if I do I can become a better person,
and to be a better person must mean you get to lead a better life.
Also, if you New Year’s resolution is to get into more New
Zealand bands (great resolution by the way) check out The Latest Fallout. They’re
a pop / rock / punk band from Hamilton and Never
Be The Same is a single of their debut album set to drop in the first half
of 2014. Check out their work below – the Still
Into You cover is one of my favourite covers I've heard!