Brand New - Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades Lyrics






Keep the noise low.
She doesn't wanna blow it.
Shaking head to toe
while your left hand does "the show me around."
Quickens your heartbeat.
It beats me straight into the ground.

You don't recover from a night like this.
A victim, still lying in bed, completely motionless.
A hand moves in the dark to a zipper.
Hear a boy bracing tight against sheets
barely whisper, "This is so messed up."

Upon arrival the guests had all stared.
Dripping wet and clearly depressed,
he'd headed straight for the stairs.
No longer cool, but a boy in a stitch,
unprepared for a life full of lies and failing relationships.

(Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.)

He keeps his hands low.
He doesn't wanna blow it.
He's wet from head to toe and
his eyes give her the up and the down.
His stomach turns and he thinks of throwing up.
But the body on the bed beckons forward
and he starts growing up.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of...
It used to be the reason I breathed but now it's choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

She hits the lights.
This doesn't seem quite fair.
Despite everything he learned from his friends,
he doesn't feel so prepared.
She's breathing quiet and smooth.
He's gasping for air.
"This is the first and last time," he says.
She fakes a smile and presses her hips into his.
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides.
He's holding back from telling her
exactly what it really feels like.

He is the lamb, she is the slaughter.
She's moving way too fast and all he wanted was to hold her.
Nothing that he tells her is really having an effect.
He whispers that he loves her,
but she's probably only looking for se-...

(Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.)

So much more than he could ever give.
A life free of lies and a meaningful relationship.
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides.
He waits for it to end
and for the aching in his guts to subside.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of...
It used to be the reason I breathed but now it's choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of...
It used to be the reason I breathed but now it's choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

[Note: These are the lyrics to the album version of the song.
There is also a different version where chorus goes as:

"The people, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to settle.
Die young and save yourself.
They take all the taste out.
It used to be the reason that we're even, now it's choking me up.
Die young and save yourself."]






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  1. F.... ....

    in 2006 this was my on my myspace page and i was proud of it..... also on my online poker playlist.... ah the good ol days

  2. B.... C....

    Brand New has always written such great bridge sections in their songs. That riff is out of this world.

  3. B.... D....

    Damn I just turned 17 I’m sad I missed this wave when it was still rolling

  4. J.... F....

    Wow. 2011? Time does fly doesn't it? I was but a kid lol

  5. L.... B....

    miss these guys :(

  6. I.... J....

    OMG!!!!!! FRESHMAN YEAR!!!!!!!!

  7. a.... s....

    i cannot tell you how much i love this song oh my GOD

  8. C.... B....

    I STG I spent 1 hour trying to find this music video.

  9. H.... K....

    The irony that the lead singer was cheating on his wife with underage fans

  10. D.... A....

    Magnus carlsen was in a rock band.

  11. F.... N....

    that bassline is so fucking addictive

  12. c.... c....

    live long and praise ourself

  13. G.... K....

    okay so are we just going to ignore the blatant meaning of this music video?? Jesus Christ his logic is so twisted. He paints himself as a victim, and judging from the lyrics, perhaps he was one. People do fall victim to a pattern and perpetrate the same crimes that were done to them. I guess it is from his perspective, but he is truly sick in the head and I hope he gets the help he needs so he doesn't inflict more pain on the world. .-.

  14. E.... E....

    The nostalgia is painful

  15. D.... M....

    Is the music video a different story to the lyrics? This music video is awesome but does the man at the end mean anything?

  16. A.... P....

    Video meaning, and audio meaning seem like 2 sides of same coin. Video, it is a man's sin catching up with him. Audio, it is the process through which his sin catches up with him.

  17. J.... C....

    2019 anyone haha

  18. A.... A....

    All "emotion" andor "anger" andor any "mood" isn't necessary for any physical activity, or, at the very least, shouldn't be necessary.

  19. A.... Z....

    Does any one see the parallels with ocean Avenue music video. Lead singer running through city looking for the white lamb

  20. S.... W....

    Music for my old soul. Only an old soul as far as i know would miss it.

  21. M.... ....

    I dare you to find a 8 year old comment😂😂

  22. D.... B....

    What is with the lamb just wondering it was on the door and girls shirt

    D.... B....

    Danielle Byrd "He is the lamb, she is the slaughter"
    it represents innocence

    D.... B....

    @Bobby Danger I was wondering about that too. But during that time I remember seeing it in this music video on the door and then there was also on in a gwen Stefani video from like sweet escape or something around that time frame

  23. E.... P....

    Why Yellowcard suddenly popped out in my head?!🤔

  24. H.... M....

    The symbol of the coat appears in rough landing holly (yellowcard) too?

  25. T.... C....

    Its obvious this band was meant to be a plague on a community

  26. Z.... B....

    one of the first bass lines i learned while teaching myself how to play bass 💜 it's instantly recognizable to anyone who's now between the ages of 25-30 or thereabouts

  27. R.... B....

    If this doesn't bring you back to sitting on the couch watching fuse, fresh out the shower, procrastinating on putting your clothes on to go to school, I feel sorry for you.

  28. B.... R....

    So Daley now...

  29. E.... W....

    My Myspace use to be dieyoungandsaveyourself90

  30. E.... W....

    DIE YOUNG AND SAVE YOURSELF!!!!


    was always my favorite line. 😍

  31. D.... V....

    2019!!!

  32. J.... C....

    The Lamb on the door is the same as the one on the briefcase in the Ocean Avenue video by Yellowcard. Still don't know why in 2019!

  33. z.... ....

    I love this song so much. Almost makes it worth living.

  34. [.... m....

    Die young and save yourself.

  35. C.... C....

    This album was the start of their decline

    C.... C....

    quite the opposite actually

  36. A.... S....

    The build up at 1:49 still gives me chills

  37. L.... l....

    Was obsessed with this song i high school (12 years ago), and sadly forgot about it. Coworker walked in today wearing a Brand New shirt and the entire album came back to me instantly

  38. N.... F....

    Ethan Taylor forever x

  39. r.... r....

    2019 still here and 31 now still the greatest song ever

  40. J.... S....

    I've lived this song, literally.

  41. M.... Q....

    The wedge on much , R.I.P

  42. N.... R....

    Two sides to every story do I care about the accusations against Lacey no not at all everyone has there issues

  43. J.... P....

    Coolest music video ever

  44. M.... ....

    2:41 Shadow Possession Jutsu complete

  45. K.... H....

    I was actually trying to think of a specific song from the band Before Braille. My brain remembered the song title Sic Transit Gloria. I YT it, low & behold it's the band Brand New, and an awesome tune I forgot about. Not the tune in my head though. Alright, I'm gonna go figure out what that Before Braille song is.

  46. J.... ....

    die young and save yourself

  47. s.... z....

    why didnt they make any more music videos?

  48. U.... B....

    Good job covering up the end of the video with your links.
    That was awesome.

    Not.

  49. F.... D....

    Ualllll n conhecia kkkkk gostei

  50. C.... B....

    Almost 15 years later I'm still tryna figure this video out

  51. J.... F....

    if he ran out of the place, would the others had followed him all the way out, and/or broken the of them all? Are they all just stuck waiting until someone runs out to save them?

  52. M.... M....

    Any of my former scene kids about 30 now? Just me? K.

    M.... M....

    33, in fact =P

    M.... M....

    @Trialia same

  53. R.... S....

    2019 and still listening to this masterpiece

  54. E.... ....

    Beautiful. Just. Beautiful.

  55. R.... T....

    *DIE YOUNG AND SAVE YOURSELF*

  56. r.... ....

    This video kinda sucks.

  57. M.... A....

    2019 and this song stills begin so fucking cool.

  58. G.... ....

    Remember being a pre teen watching this on Fuse with my (which I thought at the time) cool middle school cousins😁😁

  59. M.... W....

    This song is so good.

  60. M.... H....

    31 and still loving this!

  61. A.... A....

    Was the Geofery/Jeffery Fieger? At the end?

  62. A.... A....

    Upstream Color.

  63. c.... ....

    part of me kind of does feel bad for jesse lacey in a sense, i feel like he was likely molested himself, which is often the case for a lot of sex offenders. someone took advantage of him, so he took advantage of younger girls and habitually cheats on his wife.('life full of failed relationships') it all plays out in brand new's music, especially in a lot of songs off of this album.

    c.... ....

    cardoza and then I’m like “yo I had sex with a semi famous band member when I was underage, and I understand it was wrong, but I also know that I was very very very into it and was omittive about my age and had a fake ID.” I’m not justifying Jesse at all, he has admitted he was in the wrong and should have been more aware of the situations he was in. But it’s also suuuuper easy to claim any sexual interaction as a metoo, and it’s also been sorta horrifying how society has convinced everyone to over reflect on #metoo and claim any sort of social interaction with a man that makes any sort of reference to attraction or sex a #metoo movement. The girls that charged Jesse were fan girls under 18, it’s hard not to think ten years after the fact they are suddenly speaking out without alternative motive.

  64. M.... Y....

    this song is sooooooooo good!

  65. M.... A....

    Omg 😍😍

  66. C.... D....

    Now you see children, this is "lit" lmao

  67. B.... n....

    0:26 Is the same logo from Ocean Avenue 2:02

  68. O.... ....

    when the song ended...did anyone else say: the time has come for colds and overcoats?

  69. g.... ....

    Jesse is so goddamn sexy tho love this music video so much

  70. S.... A....

    Chopper sic balls

  71. n.... ....

    Only 3.7 million views? Bummer.

  72. S.... d....

    Ocean avenue pt2

  73. R.... P....

    Sic Parvis Magna?

  74. y.... m....

    https://youtu.be/kufjfGh2UdY

  75. g.... c....

    Oh jesus Christ im old lol. Love this song

  76. J.... O....

    I want you to focus on how smart some of these videos are

  77. s.... ....

    Moleztation dawg

  78. K.... R....

    I painted "die young and save yourself" on my wall when I was 16...

  79. A.... D....

    amazng song then and now

  80. H.... ....

    Still fucking love this song

  81. K.... F....

    I remember playing this on repeat back in the day when I owned a CD player <3

    K.... F....

    Ha, it was one of the first tracks I actually only ever owned in mp3 format. IIRC via Limewire! Most US examples of the genre weren't very available outside North America back then.

  82. b.... f....

    YO. WHAT. yes brand new is my shit

  83. O.... P....

    JESSE LACEY INNOCENT!

  84. J.... A....

    " É ÓTIMO"

  85. i.... ....

    Man, this song takes me back. The lyrics, mood and all...

  86. L.... H....

    Ahh.. Reminds me of my youth!

  87. S.... M....

    Who was he running from ?

  88. L.... C....

    This video makes so much more sense now...

  89. J.... B....

    You dont recover from a night like this

  90. j.... P....

    #MeToo predator

  91. M.... S....

    Why does this remind me of the music that plays in Bully

  92. A.... S....

    Still listening in 2018. Glory Never Fades!!!!

  93. C.... H....

    ┏┓
    ┃┃╱╲ in
    ┃╱╱╲╲ this
    ╱╱╭╮╲╲house
    ▔▏┗┛▕▔ we
    ╱▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔╲
    acknowledge that Jesse Lacey's
    actions were wrong but respect
    Brand New's artistic integrity
    ╱╱┏┳┓╭╮┏┳┓ ╲╲
    ▔▏┗┻┛┃┃┗┻┛▕▔

    C.... H....

    Jessica's racist we always knew that

    C.... H....

    @David Zager good save

    C.... H....

    Sorry I'm new, what happened?

    C.... H....

    @Nobody Young girls

  94. M.... D....

    Omg remember all the bands like this when they were cool like 10 years ago???

  95. R.... P....

    The community is actual in the activity. The activity-fit is a vestige of your personality on the happiness spectrum for emotionality.