Genre: Pop-punk, Alt.Rock, & Power-pop
Label: N/A
Track Length: 4:59 (Radio Version), 5:45 (CD Version)
Writer: Josh Leto, Ronnie Hamilton (Co-writer)
Produced by: Ronnie Hamilton

Track Description: This may look like a type you've heard over a million times, but this one has a huge difference. Written during one of Josh's roughest times; it shows emotion, pain, and the sorrow that Josh face while madly in love with his high school crush, but she died from an illness. "Yeah, she was the first girl I actually loved and she impacted my life in so many ways", said the lead vocalist Joshua 'Josh' Leto. "I first met Josh during the first year I was in high school and I remember when this happened. He was madly in love with this girl and when she died, he was torn emotionally and it was the first and only time I seen Josh like that", said the drummer and bassist Daniel Walton. The track starts of with an electric guitar playing for a few seconds, then Daniel comes in playing the drums with much rhythm and soon after, Ronnie begins playing the bass guitar. As Josh begins singing the first verse, the way he's singing already shows the pain that Josh endured when he lost his first true love. The guitar playing and the drums playing makes the song even more powerful, giving more encouragement to Josh to yell while singing and gives him more vibe and feeling. As the first verse ends and the chorus begins, Josh begins singing the well-written chorus with backup vocals by Ronnie Hamilton, the bass guitarist. The way the chorus is sung in such a catchy and inspirational way, it gives the listener encouragement for more to be heard. The chorus ends and Josh lowers the tone, but as he started the 4th line of the verse, he begins slowly rising the tone of his voice and Daniel plays the drums louder and faster. When the second verse ends, Josh begins singing the chorus the same way he had sung it before, and when the chorus ends again, the whole band plays their instruments for about a good 35 seconds and then Josh refuels yelling "What am I gonna do without you". When he finishes the short verse, the band once again plays their instruments for about 6 seconds and suddenly stops, then a few seconds later, Josh and Ronnie sings the chorus loud together for the final time, and when the chorus is over, the guitar and drums are heard for about 20 seconds until it both begins to fade away and the song ends.

Lyrics:

In this world you were the only one good to me
Loosing you was so hard to deal for me
Temptation and pain was all you hepled be through
And I'd do just about anything to see your smile again
You always helped through my stress anger and pain
You were always there to cover me when their was rain
You helped me walk through the burning flames
And your definitely someone to admire

You were my only guardian angel
You're the only one I saw with a halo
You promised to never let, never let me go
Now who's gonna help me through these battles
Who will help me through all my sorrow
You once promised me, that you'd never let go
And now that you're gone, it feels so cold,
Why does life have to be so?

No matter the rough times you were always there
I'm missing you and I just cannot bare
The fact that you're now gone forever
You promised me that you'd be here forever
And you left me here all alone
And slowly my heart is turning to hard stone
You were the only one who's vibes I felt
And since nowyou're gone, I can't deal with this pain alone

You were my only guardian angel
You're the only one I saw with a halo
You promised to never let, never let me go
Now who's gonna help me through these battles
Who will help me through all my sorrow
You once promised me, that you'd never let go
And now that you're gone, it feels so cold,
Why does life have to be so?

What am I gonna do with out you
You were the only who helped me through
The darkest nights and all my pain
Losing you is so insane!

You were my only guardian angel
You're the only one I saw with a halo
You promised to never let, never let me go
Now who's gonna help me through these battles
Who will help me through all my sorrow
You once promised me, that you'd never let go
And now that you're gone, it feels so cold,
Why does life have to be so?

Genre: Alt.Rock, Pop-punk
Track Length: 3:59
Writer: Ronnie Hamilton
Produced by: Ronnie Hamilton
Personnel: Joshua 'Josh' Leto [Lead Vocalist/Guitarist]
Bruce Milton [Lead Guitarist/Backup Vocals]
Daniel Walton [Drummer]
Ronnie Hamilton [Bassist/Back-up Vocals]

Track Description: Lights Go Black is a inspirational track written and produced again by band member Ronnie Hamilton. The song was also co-written by some of the other members Bruce and Josh. "A lot of people has lived out there dreams only to crash. We wanted to write a song of hope for those people. Not only is this song written for those who had lost it, but for those who dream big. Keep believing and you'll eventually succeed", said Ronnie Hamilton, the backup vocals/guitarist for the band. "Right now I feel as if my dreams, excuse me, our dreams are not being lived up right now. We have no label, no money, no anything at this point. I feel like our dreams are finally about to come to reality since the band and I moved on to the official competition on Star Factory. We're just keeping our heads up and are somehow still managing to keep our tires filled with air", said lead vocalist/guitar for the band. The track begins with electric guitar playing for a few seconds as usual. Drums and electric guitar playing are Josh sings the first verse, starting out singing "A lot of my friends are long gone. Singing in the dust the same song. This journey I'm on has been long". After the first verse, the chorus/hook kicks in with Josh and Ronnie's powerful vocals and flawless guitar playing, starting of with memorable lines. After the chorus, Ronnie sings the second verse with a little backup by Josh, and the chorus begins shortly after. As the song progresses, Daniel's drumsticks are constantly hitting the surface of his drums. When the chorus is over and the final verse is sung by Josh, the chorus is sung by both Josh and Ronnie for the final song, and after a few seconds, the song is over

Lyrics:

A lot of my friends are long gone
Singing in the dust the same song
This journey I'm on has been long
Still I'm feeling the rush to push on
But sometimes you go so far that you can't turn back
You can get so caught up that you can't react
As you watch your empire of hopes and dreams
Crash down in front of you breaking at the seams
And it seems all I can do is watch
Cause my times running out,hear the ticking of the clock

Take this and burn it up
Your cup hath runeth up
Light Up The Match
You Can't Look Back
Come So Far For That
As The Light Goes Black
Slips Right Through The Cracks

Funny how things change
Going from this to then
Once one way now never again
You're told to dream, no never give in
But when our hard work falls down
where do you go then?
As a little boy I was told
Things get rough you keep going
But that's hard to do on a path so unknowing
You walk tough and you hope you're fear ain't showing
But in the game life it get's scary
To deal with the cards you might be holding

Take this and burn it up
Your cup hath runeth up
Light Up The Match
You Can't Look Back
Come So Far For That
As The Light Goes Black
Slips Right Through The Cracks

Slipping through the cracks, no more turning back
For what I want and where it's at
Looking at the past, this moment couldn't last
But it all went by so fast
Life's promise passed me again
And it goes so strong then all of a sudden ends
And means more then just the success and the wins
Like your family,like your friends
Your Wife and your kids
Enjoy what you have cause you might not get it again
I tried so hard and wouldn't quit, and now all that's left is Shit
How did it all come to this
The thing that I wanted so much was right in my grasp
But as tight as my hold it slipped right through the cracks

Take this and burn it up
Your cup hath runeth up
Light Up The Match
You Can't Look Back
Come So Far For That
As The Light Goes Black
Slips Right Through The Cracks

New Member! Serenity Scott ; Age 23



Serenity Scott, the new member of 8 Mile Rock, grew up in L.A., California. She was found performing at the Dirty Bast Casino just a few days ago, and was willing to join 8 Mile Rock after Josh (leader of the band) was interested in her and offered her a spot. Serenity now serves as one of the vocalist and guitarist in the band.