Tunes Thursdays (9)

Tunes Thursdays is a way for me to express my love for music through my blog. And it's just a way to express my love of old and new songs I love.

Song:“Godspeed”

CD Name: Lonely Road

Band: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Band Members:

Ronnie Winter- Lead Vocals

Matt Carter- Lead Guitar

Duke Kitchens- Guitar, Piano, Vocals

Joey Westwood- Bass, Vocals

Jon Wilkes- Drums, Vocals

Links:

http://redjumpsuitalliance.ning.com/

http://www.redjumpsuit.com/

http://www.myspace.com/redjumpsuit

Something About the Band:

Lonely Road debuted at number 14 on the top billboard charts in October 2009.  The CD was produced by Howard Benson, also the producer of My Chemical Romance, Daughtry, All-American Rejects and Seether.

Lyrics:

It's January, 1970

Do you remember me?

You put me on a boat across the sea

In the name of victory

But much to my surprise when I arrived

There was no welcoming committee

Instead there was a man for me to kill

And now I see how this is all too real

Then I saw him standing with a bayonet

And as I ran toward him, he hardly broke a sweat

When I took his life, he fell to his knees

And as his eyes began to fade

He whispered softly

Godspeed this letter

Away from here

I've sealed it with my tears

And stamped it with my fears

And Godspeed this letter

Away from you

My work down here is through

I'm on my way to better days

And so are you

And in his pocket there

I saw the picture of his children and his family

And I began to realize this person I despised

In actuality, was not much different from myself

We probably could have taught each other many things

And now I know it's much too late

Although I couldn't hesitate

I checked his gun

And his chamber was empty

Then I saw him standing with a bayonet

And as I ran toward him, he hardly broke a sweat

When I took his life, he fell to his knees

And as his eyes began to fade

He whispered softly

Godspeed this letter

Away from here

I've sealed it with my tears

And stamped it with my fears

And Godspeed this letter

Away from you

My work down here is through

I'm on my way to better days

And so are you

We know not what we've done

And, oh, we know not what we've done

Godspeed this letter

Away from here

I've sealed it with my tears

And stamped it with my fears

And Godspeed this letter

Away from you

My work down here is through

I'm on my way to better days

And so are you

Why I Like the Song:

Once I listened to Godspeed once I knew I would be listening to that song over and over again. It was the one song that stood out on Lonely Road by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and it’s so unlike the other songs.  It’s not their usual song, at all. It’s soft and melodic and I love the meaning behind the song which can be taken so many ways.

Music Video:

Click here to hear the song, but there is no official music video of “Godspeed”.

~Everything here is either linked to or from an official site of RJA, the lyrics can be found easily by typing the song name into google~