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Vin: The single comes out Friday officially, but it is Christmas Eve, so this is a Christmas present to our fans! Info  Artist: Reported Failure
Producer: Vin Peters
Lyrics: Billie Beckett
Length: 4:46
Release Date: December 30th
Format: mp3 download
Label: Nomad/Liberation Records
Additional Personnel: The London Symphony Orchestra, James Urie, The Darkness Chorus (Aaron Marks, Nicole Woods, Ryan Williams, Clara Thompson, Mitchell Hughes, Alice Mason with Matt Collins and Vin Peters) Music OverviewThe song is centered around Robert's drum beat and Billie's vocals but also is full of vocal harmonies, very epic guitar parts from Vin, and a very nice orchestral touch thanks to the London Symphony Orchestra. The climax comes at the end of the bridge. Percussion Robert starts the song by playing a midtempo double pedal pattern with evolving taps on the cymbals so that their sound grows from being quiet to crashing.
Meanwhile a very dynamic beat is played between bass drums and snare drums courtesy of the London Symphony Orchestra
This beat continues, laying the backbone for the song up until the chorus.
During the chorus Robert switches to a faster and slightly heavier beat which compliments the other instruments well
The bridge starts with no drums, but perfectly timed chimes as the the darkness chorus begins to sing their haunting melody
Slowly Robert brings back the drums as they build from very quiet to loud as they climax on a combined cymbal crash from Robert and the Lodon Symphony Orchestra before things go back into the last chorus
Vocals
Billie begins singing in a very desperate whispery tone
He picks things up a little bit into a fuller tone as he sings the line "Is this the end of my time?"
Billie and James Urie harmonize beautifully to create a very nice vibe for the song
THe Darkness Chorus sings a haunting melody as the song transitions to the second verse saving the chorus for later.
Billie sings the verse in his hauntingly troubled sounding but beautiful tone that he is known for.
The prechorus where Billie and James Urie both sing acts as a bridge from the quieter vocals of the verse to the full on vocals of the chorus.
KC James screams the same line that Billie sings at the very top of his lungs which makes the chorus really stand out and be dynamic.
For the rest of the chorus Billie shows off his range as he hits notes that people really wouldn't expect from a punk band.
The Darkness chorus joins in on the last line of the third verse which creates the effect of the lyrics seeming less personal to Billie and more relevant to everyone.
The chorus harmonizes in the same haunting melody that they sang earlier in the song but this time they do it and then do some cat and mouse vocals with KC who once again screams the same line that Billie sings at the top of his lungs.
Strings
THere are no strings in the very beginning of the song
Matt joins in playing bass once Billie starts to sing the line "Is this the end of my time?"
Vin plays a slow pattern with harmonics and lots of high notes as the second verse starts
While Vin is playing very high notes KC plays complimenting root notes but a few octaves lower while Matt is playing those same root notes but on the bass creating a very dynamic harmony.
KC whose guitar isn't very lous begins to subtly play powerchords as the prechorus begins
KC's guitar kicks into overdrive for the chorus where he plays a very pumped up powerchord progression while stepping from chord to chord with different fills.
Vin tremolo picks the root notes on the high e string during the chorus which compliments all of the instruments well and creates an epic feeling to the chorus.
Matt mimics what Vin does only Matt does it on his lowest bass string which makes the chorus a very full blow out your cheap speakers type of chorus
Violas join the third verse in a very dark melody joined by the cello and stand up bass played with a bow (all courtesy of the London Symphony Orchestra) and they create an eerie melody
The guitars and bass repeat what they did in the second verse.
During the remaining choruses the guitars and bass remain the same as the first chorus and the orchestra instruments play the same root notes that Vin and Matt play, but the viola and cello throw in steps from root note to root note to create an epic feeling.
All of the strings stop in the bridge but they slowly come back in by the time the cat and mouse vocals start
KC plays power chords and Matt plays the root notes
The orchestra instruments revert back to the haunting melody from the verse
Vin plays a phenomenal sweep picking pattern as the song climaxes at the end of the bridge.
There are random harmonics played on guitar as the song ends
Lyrics
Key
Black - Billie Beckett
Blue - The Darkness Chorus
Dark Red - Billie Beckett and James Urie
Orange - Billie Beckett and KC James
[Verse 1]
Crumbling
I am crumbling
From my limbic system
To the marble pillars
Ashes to ashes, it all falls down
Is this the end of my time?
When the only light in this dark
Is my flag that they're burning
ooh oh oh, ooh oh oh
ooh oh oh, ooh oh oh
[Verse 2]
Crumbling
I am crumbling
From the tremors of absent fathers
Violence, hatred, from self to the crowds
Ashes to ashes it all falls down
[Prechorus 1]
Is this the end of my time?
When the only light in this dark
Is my flag that they're burning
[Chorus 1]
Of many I found no one
no one who could save my life
Falling so heavy
Before it's done no one will even know why
Even know why
[Verse 3]
Crumbling
I am freedom falling
I am no one!
Shaking and trembling
From the horrors that I've seen
Ashes to ashes it all falls down
[Prechorus 2]
Is this the end of my time?
When the only light in this dark
Is my flag that they're burning
[Chorus 2]
Of many I found no one
no one who could save my life
Falling so heavy
Before it's done no one will even know why
Even know why
[Bridge]
Ooh oh oh, Ooh oh oh
Ooh oh oh, ooh oh oh
I am freedom falling
I am no one!
I am freedom falling
I am no one!
I am freedom falling
I am no one!
I am freedom falling
I am no one!
[Chorus 3]
Of many I found no one
no one who could save my life
Falling so heavy
Before it's done no one will even know why
Even know why
Commentary from Reported Failure
Billie: This song is really just about hitting rock bottom and feeling misunderstood by the whole world around you. There is a certain desperation and loneliness in this song also.
KC: I really love the vocal work in this part too. My screams in the chorus are some of my favorite work that I've done on this album.
Vin: This is an obvious choice for the first single because it really has everything that the whole album has. It has the incredible guitars. It has the vocal harmonies. It has the orchestral aspects. It has insane beats. This song is amazing!
Matt: This is the most majestic single we've ever put out. I'd like to thank really everyone involved from the guest vocalists to the London Symphony Orchestra.
Robert: Agreed. I hope you like it. Happy holidays!Edited by user 25 December 2011 11:19:40(UTC)
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Jennifer: I love it! This is the perfect gift, you guys serious have no idea. This song has got to be the anthem to my life right now. Thank you for being geniuses and coming out with this incredible single. OOC: I really love the lyrics and the layout of the song. Great job. :) Edited by user 25 December 2011 10:39:37(UTC)
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Lily: I love this and the chorus with the strings? I've gone to heaven for once in my life.
OOC: Love the way you set it up with the instruments and when they come in, that's very creative :) |
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OOC: THank you I'm thinking I'll do their whole album with this layout because it really simplifies the complexity of the songs and makes it easier to comprehend.
Billie: I'm glad I've written something that can be related to, Jennifer. And Lily, I thought you would like the arrangement haha. |
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Aimée: bbz this gots ta be ma' new FAV song! HAAAAAAYYY! the lyrics are tew good bbz, yew guys got mad talent! we shud drink sum' JD togetha' sumtime, OUI? J'ADORE! yupyup.
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Matt: Are you drunk? I'm going to assume you liked it.
OOC: I was laughing out loud as I read that haha. Thanks, and yes this song has been in the making for a long time. |
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Ooc: Yes! This is how RP should be done. People, take notice. |
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Ryan: Was awesome to be a part of something this incredible. You guys are really at the top of your game right now, and to have a valuable insight and lesson into the work you put in.. its overwhelming. Love it.
OOC: Everyone else has pretty much summed it up, fantastic. |
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Amy: I Love Reported Failure, perfect christmas gift :)
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OOC: THank you for all of the praise. It really means a lot.
Robert: Yeah, I'm glad we got to work with all of these fantastic musicians. I'm glad it's turning out so great. |
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Julia: I just love it! Great song guys...
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OOC: Thank you. All of your comments really mean a lot to me.
Vin: Glad you liked it! Can't wait for everyone to hear the rest of the songs. |
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Vin: This single came out yesterday! You can get it now. Then put it on your ipod and blast it wherever you can. |
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OOC: Real interesting approach to the song description. I thought it was cool that you really could get a strong sense for the entire layout of the song from top to bottom. I think the delivery could use a tiny bit of wood-shedding, just because it was sometimes difficult to see the song as a whole, but for a first time that was pretty brilliant, and I'm sure if you keep on working at this style it'll be practically flawless in no time. I'm actually mid-way through the plotting out of an EP, and this RP has actually inspired me to get a little creative and go outside of the box as far as doing a conventional RP goes, which is pretty cool! Keep it up man, this is definitely the kind of thing there should be more of!
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OOC: Thank you! Your comment really means a lot to me, especially that I have inspired you to do something creative. And I think it'll be much smoother once I start doing the track by tracks for the Reported Failure album because I've decided to go with this layout for all of them. |
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