thatwasthen hit the Galaxy Theater in Santa-Ana to play a show with Lukas Rossi and Juke Kartel on Friday, October 30th. As their costumed guests rocked out, our resident bad-ass videographer Adam Young made this video!
The song is called “Danallan” and is brand new for twt!
This track has special meaning to the boys in the twt. It is about a very good friend (Danallan) of a very good friend of ours named Omarr Escoffie. A few years ago, Omarr’s band Slow Car Crash suffered a tragic loss when they discovered their keyboardist, Danallan Atkins had passed. This song is for and about him.
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Danallan
it rose that day
in perfect gray
the way it ended
but in the sea
tranquility
this is just…
this is just the start of it all
overdue to answer the call
the heaving sound
sinking down
welcome to the end of it all
ready, waiting, willing to fall
to something warm
like being born
how long has it been?
a rolling rest
and what comes next?
you will have answers
now safe from harm
like mother’s arms
it’s never felt so right
this is just the start of it all
overdue to answer the call
the heaving sound
sinking down
welcome to the end of it all
ready, waiting, willing to fall
to something warm
like being born
how long has it been?
I cannot forget
the silence that you kept
beside you every step
the harder that it gets
fly into the dark
sink into the deep
holding on to what you cannot name
or keep
this is just the start of it all
overdue to answer her call
like being born
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Holy effin sheete!!! EPIC!!!
This is such a beautiful tribute to Danallan. So much of what I love about your music is the thought that goes into it, the meaning behind it & how every instrument has it’s own individual way of expressing the true meaning of the song.
Keep it up! You guys are soooo good!
If you have not heard this song yet than you are sorely missing out!! its amazing!!
thank you, justa. that meant a lot.
I was just telling Nick how much I loved the new song. It’s very powerful.
this is the longest thatwasthen has ever taken to write a song.
This easily my favorite song to play live.
Amazing song. Love the ending.
p.s. nick you look like Jay.
hahaha I DO look like Jay. It was one of those generic wigs from the Halloween Store; it said “Slacker.” Clearly they couldn’t buy the rights to “jay”