Mike Hranica Explains TDWP Lyrics
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA'S MIKE HRANICA DISCUSSES THE INSPIRATIONS BEHIND THE SONGS ON THE BAND'S NEW ALBUM TRANSIT BLUES
FIRST UP: "Daughter"
"'Daughter' is a song boldly based on a novel called 'The Mandarins' by Simone de Beauvoir. I was re-reading 'The Mandarins' earlier this year and I was very drawn in by what must be considered the climax of the story where the main character is on the edge of suicide and..."
Click here to watch video of Mike discussing "Daughter."
"Daughter" is from Prada's new album, Transit Blues, released on October 7 (Rise Records).
LYRICS: "Over a lifetime I never loved her: my daughter. [There] seems to be a distorted shift. I'm lost now in the universal absence. And it is dizzying. Pitch black. Over a lifetime I never loved her: my daughter. Before there were ships sailing under a swollen moon. But enough now, every memory awakens an agony. Over a lifetime I never loved her: my daughter. I keep carrying the dead with me, so let us pity them [and] bury them all at once."
The band is currently on "The Rise Up Tour" with Memphis May Fire and Like Moths to Flames, and, on most shows, Silverstein. Remaining dates are below.
OCTOBER
20 The Palladium, Worcester, MA
22 The Ritz, Raleigh, NC
23 The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA ???
24 Rocketown, Nashville, TN
26 Minglewood Hall, Memphis, TN
27 Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
28 The Door, Dallas, TX
29 Alamo City Music Hall, San Antonio, TX
31 Nile Theatre, Mesa, AZ
NOVEMBER
1 SOMA, San Diego, CA
2 Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
4 The UC Theatre, Berkeley, CA
* without Silverstein
