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January 6th 2007 01:38
In 2005, I had probably heard this one song every other morning on the way to work. There was only one station I would hear it on, and I would never hear the whole song. I didn't have to...I loved this song just from the little bit of it that I got to hear! It had a great melody with piano and the only lyrics I knew were 'Everyone knows I’m in over my head...’ and at the time it was fitting for me. When the song ended the damn radio station would never tell who it was.
A couple of weeks later I was out at the local pub and checking out the jukebox. I was looking at a “hits” CD, and I found it….it said ‘Over my Head’ so my eyes searched over to see who sang it. I looked in disbelief, as I read it. 'The Fr'. That’s all the tag said. 'The Fr'?? The edge of the tag in the jukebox had been torn off. Perfect.
“Who the hell is ‘The Fr’???” I was so mad. I still didn’t know who sang this song, but at least I finally knew what the title was!
My sister and I were out Christmas shopping a few days later and I went straight to the CD section and to the F’s. I found it immediately. They were ‘The Fray’ and 'How to Save a Life' was the CD’s title. I bought the CD and fell in love. The lyrics to ‘Over My Head’ were incredible.
‘Over My Head’, How to Save a Life, The Fray
“I never knew, I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a cue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that’s how it’s gotta be, it’s coming down to nothing more than apathy
I’d rather run the other way than stay see
The smoke, and who’s still standing when it clears
Everyone knows I’m in over my head, over my head
With 8 seconds left in overtime she’s on your mind, she’s on your mind
Let’s rearrange, I wish you were a stranger I could disengage
Just say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that’s disregard, you find another friend and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyons come between
And everyone knows I’m in over my head, over my head
With 8 seconds left in overtime she’s on your mind, she’s on your mind
Suddenly I become a part of the past
I’m becoming the part that don’t last
I’m losing you and it’s effortless
Without a sound, we lose sight of the ground in a throw around
Never thought that you wanted to bring it down
I won’t let it go down until we torch it ourselves
And everyone knows I’m in over my head, over my head
With 8 seconds left in overtime, she’s on your mind, she’s on your mind
Everyone knows she’s on your mind,
Everyone knows I’m in over my head, I’m over my head, I’m over my
Everyone knows I’m in over my head, over my head
With 8 seconds left in overtime she’s on your mind, she’s on your mind”
…and let’s not forget the incredible skills of Isaac on the piano. These guys were intelligent songwriters, incredible musicians that I haven’t experienced in a long time. A band with guitars, drums, and piano; they belong with the like of the 'Police', 'Ben Folds Five', and the fuckin’ 'Beatles'…
IT WAS ON! I had to see them. They soon came to Indianapolis, I took 3 friends and we fell in love with this band. It was a small venue and it was great….I felt so good that I had found this band and turned my friends on to them. I like doing that a lot, I get off on it.
I can say, 'The Fray' has a home in Indiana. One of my friends had her Father/Daughter dance at her wedding to ‘Look After You’ while ‘Over My Head’ helped another friend with problems she was having with her brother, after finding out the song was written about the singer and his brother.
Now, today, just one year later, they have been nominated for Best Pop/Rock performance by Duo or Group w/ Vocal for ‘Over My Head’, the song I just had to have!
Other nominations for 'The Fray' include:
Best Pop/Rock performance by duo or group w/vocal for album “How to Save a Life”,
‘Over my Head’.
Best Pop/Rock performance by duo or group w/vocal for album “How to Save a Life”
I am so proud of the band that I discovered for me and my friends...
...so tell me…do you love them? Have you heard of them? Has this ever happened to you with certain song or group that you heard on the radio and knew you had to the leg work to find everything out about the song, the group, the concerts, etc??? Do you get off on turning people on to bands they don't know?
A couple of weeks later I was out at the local pub and checking out the jukebox. I was looking at a “hits” CD, and I found it….it said ‘Over my Head’ so my eyes searched over to see who sang it. I looked in disbelief, as I read it. 'The Fr'. That’s all the tag said. 'The Fr'?? The edge of the tag in the jukebox had been torn off. Perfect.
“Who the hell is ‘The Fr’???” I was so mad. I still didn’t know who sang this song, but at least I finally knew what the title was!
My sister and I were out Christmas shopping a few days later and I went straight to the CD section and to the F’s. I found it immediately. They were ‘The Fray’ and 'How to Save a Life' was the CD’s title. I bought the CD and fell in love. The lyrics to ‘Over My Head’ were incredible.
‘Over My Head’, How to Save a Life, The Fray
“I never knew, I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a cue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that’s how it’s gotta be, it’s coming down to nothing more than apathy
I’d rather run the other way than stay see
The smoke, and who’s still standing when it clears
Everyone knows I’m in over my head, over my head
Let’s rearrange, I wish you were a stranger I could disengage
Just say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that’s disregard, you find another friend and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyons come between
And everyone knows I’m in over my head, over my head
With 8 seconds left in overtime she’s on your mind, she’s on your mind
Suddenly I become a part of the past
I’m becoming the part that don’t last
I’m losing you and it’s effortless
Without a sound, we lose sight of the ground in a throw around
Never thought that you wanted to bring it down
I won’t let it go down until we torch it ourselves
And everyone knows I’m in over my head, over my head
With 8 seconds left in overtime, she’s on your mind, she’s on your mind
Everyone knows she’s on your mind,
Everyone knows I’m in over my head, I’m over my head, I’m over my
Everyone knows I’m in over my head, over my head
With 8 seconds left in overtime she’s on your mind, she’s on your mind”
…and let’s not forget the incredible skills of Isaac on the piano. These guys were intelligent songwriters, incredible musicians that I haven’t experienced in a long time. A band with guitars, drums, and piano; they belong with the like of the 'Police', 'Ben Folds Five', and the fuckin’ 'Beatles'…
IT WAS ON! I had to see them. They soon came to Indianapolis, I took 3 friends and we fell in love with this band. It was a small venue and it was great….I felt so good that I had found this band and turned my friends on to them. I like doing that a lot, I get off on it.
I can say, 'The Fray' has a home in Indiana. One of my friends had her Father/Daughter dance at her wedding to ‘Look After You’ while ‘Over My Head’ helped another friend with problems she was having with her brother, after finding out the song was written about the singer and his brother.
Now, today, just one year later, they have been nominated for Best Pop/Rock performance by Duo or Group w/ Vocal for ‘Over My Head’, the song I just had to have!
Other nominations for 'The Fray' include:
Best Pop/Rock performance by duo or group w/vocal for album “How to Save a Life”,
‘Over my Head’.
Best Pop/Rock performance by duo or group w/vocal for album “How to Save a Life”
I am so proud of the band that I discovered for me and my friends...
...so tell me…do you love them? Have you heard of them? Has this ever happened to you with certain song or group that you heard on the radio and knew you had to the leg work to find everything out about the song, the group, the concerts, etc??? Do you get off on turning people on to bands they don't know?
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Comment by The Voices in my Head
The Voices in my Head
AWESOME POST!
I loved this band from the moment you introduced me to them. 'Over my Head' and 'She Is' are my favorite Fray songs.
I had tickets to go see them, remember? I couldn't go..but I still have those tickets...lol
I think this band will be around for a long, long time.
Rock on,
Voices~
Comment by katyzzz
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Please forgive me for not coming by previously, I saw you, meant to come back then got diverted by other things.
No, I've never done those things suggested, never had time, really.
But I'm sure it's a fact of life for some.
Welcome abord, any friend of Voices, is a friend of mine, even though I expect we'll disagree from time to time.
katyzzz
Comment by tinkster
Yes I remember. You need to put them in a scrapbook, and eventually you will have other Fray tickets to put in there to put because next time they come around we are going. I totally agree with you. They will be around for a long time. They are musicians and great songwriters. 'She is", 'Over my head', and 'Look after you' are my favorites...thanks for sharing with me pal.
come and talk to me
Tinkster
Comment by tinkster
Thanks so much for stopping by. I don't expect we will disagree at all. I am very easy person to get along with. Voices is a great person, and a great friend to me. I do know that you have helped her through some recent rough times. So that makes you a friend of mine.
Again thanks for stopping by.
Come and talk to me -
Tinkster
Comment by KylieW
Celebrity Obsession
Oh my god. I had the exact same experience....with this exact song! I would hear the song....loved it. But the damn station NEVER said who it was by. I would be in my car screaming at the radio DJ.
Finally my sister heard the name and told me who it was.
I have a bunch of friends who haven't purchased a cd since 1995....so they're very resistant to my attempts to introduce new music to them.
I've put a few people on to My Chemical Romance. They're my new favourite band at the moment.
KylieW
Comment by tinkster
Unbelievable that it was the same song and everything. I really like this band, and probably always will. Their lyrics are great on every song and I am just in love with the piano. It makes all the difference. I have been tossing buying a 'my chemical romance' cd around, but haven't done it yet. You are telling me I should I take it....Thanks so much for stopping by and I will be stopping by on your post too...
Come and talk to me-
Tinkster