Waiting for a sign

(Cross-posted from Welcome to Sky Harbor)

Yay! For the first time in quite a long time, I have a super-long post.

But that's not what I'm here today. I feel like I need to introduce to all of you the band of the first CD I bought in the United States. I don't care if the CD is used, just as long as I have it. I really wanted it, even if I bought on impulse.

Ladies and gentlemen, readers of Uniting Voices, I bring to you Thrice. If you have not heard of it (I don't want the Saosin redux with James and Lesly in IDeA 2), here is the lead from their Wikipedia post (oooh...one sentence in italics):

Thrice is a post-hardcore band that formed in Irvine, California in 1998 and later signed to Island Records.

Now, with physical additions, they are, if I got the proportion correct (they are four in all), 1/2 Japanese (or Japanese-American, whatever suits your boat). And while they are metal by most standards, I would group them with Story Of The Year in the emo-metal category.

And, in memory of the Virginia Tech massacre, I have one of their songs: from their third album, "The Artist In The Ambulance". (If these words match the profile of Cho Seung-Hui, then this is the correct song)

Stare At The Sun by Thrice

I sit here clutching useless lists
And keys for doors that don't exist
I crack my teeth on pearls
I tear into the history
Just show me what it means to me in this world
Yeah, in this world

CHORUS:
'Cause I am due for a miracle
I'm waiting for a sign
I'll stare straight into the sun
And I won't close my eyes
'Til I understand or go blind

I see the parts but not the whole
I study saints and scholars both
No perfect plan unfurls
Do I trust my heart or just my mind?
Why is truth so hard to find in this world?
Yeah, in this world

CHORUS

I know that there's a point I missed
A shrine or stone I haven't kissed
A scar that never graced my wrist
A mirror that hasn't met my fist
But I can't help feeling that I'm

MODIFIED CHORUS:
Due for a miracle
I'm waiting for a sign
I'll stare straight into the sun
And I won't close my eyes

Well, I have quite a vacation left. I'll go with other Thrice songs later in the week, or even in May. If you want a listen, show me how to use Meebo, please! Enjoy!