From the First Note
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From the First Note Lyrics
Take me back
I wanna remember
[Verse 1]
I wanna go back to the days, undiscovered
Our hearts held inside our hands, and the world in front of us
[Pre-Chorus]
Because I wanna remember
The way that we lived and who we were
I wanna remember who we are
[Chorus]
I won't forget the memories, I know
You'll always be a part of me, and
Every way you changed me still shines through
You're the light that I follow home
Every way you changed me still shines through
I can't replace you
I can't replace you
[Verse 2]
I wanna go back, just to say, just to tell you
That your home is in my heart and you'll always live in us
I won't forget the memories, I know
You'll always be a part of me, and
Every way you changed me still shines through
You're the light that I follow home
Every way you changed me still shines through
I can't replace you
[Bridge]
All the words you sang
We sing them back for you
From the first note
And all the words you sang
We sing them back for you
In every step we take
We carry on for you
[Breakdown]
And all the words you sang
We sing them back for you
From the first note
(The first note that was ever sang)
And all the words you sang
We sing them back for you
[Pre-Chorus]
I won't forget the memories, I know
You'll always be a part of me, I know
I won't forget the memories, I know
You'll always be a part of me, and
Every way you changed me still shines through
You're the light that I follow home
Every way you changed me still shines through
I can't replace you
I can't replace you
I can't replace you
About
The second song on the band’s first single since the death of vocalist Kyle Pavone, “From the First Note” features the band reminiscing on the time they’ve had together as a band with Kyle.
Lyrically, the song makes reference to and samples the lead single of their debut album, To Plant a Seed, and in the song, the band makes a pledge that they will continue to perform despite their loss, in memory of Kyle.
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
In an interview with Alternative Press, guitarist Joshua Moore discusses the history behind the track:
One of the songs, “From the First Note,” I wrote in my bedroom before we lost Kyle. Then that happened, and everything got thrown into a crazy loop that we’re still kind of in. We’re trying to figure out what we’re doing as a band, how we can ever continue and all that stuff. It’s a little crazy to me that there is this song I wrote 14 or 15 months ago that is now coming out. It’s cool to listen to a song and feel that it’s still good and relevant. I like it more now than I originally liked it.
When you lose someone, you feel all the emotions. There is the sadness and grief, of course, but then there is the memory of the person and the impact that person had on your life. Being able to take that angle with it for “From the First Note” was a lot easier. A lot less tears were shed writing that song because it was nice to look back on the last 10 or 12 years we had been together. It was a chance to celebrate and cherish that. Being able to find an ounce of gratitude that we had those times together is really important, and I think it’s great we found a way to show both sides of the coin with these tracks. We hope fans pick up on that as well. To quote, “Feel the good emotions with the bad.” We are trying to find a way through this time.
- 2.From the First Note
