Red Vox - Traces

Track 5 from our album Afterthoughts.
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Video by GreatSphynx.

[@CinderTheFox]

“Profound fools will want the same thing now.” The power and emotion behind this song is incredible. It’s a masterpiece.

[@JC21]

Hearing the music: "Oh?" :O Seeing the visuals: "Oh!" :D Reading the lyrics: "Oh..." :(

[@wolfcl0ck]

Oh so it's a song about being alienated by your commu- "Traces of the ones you left around you, *rounds used*, lives you’ve run aground *The classroom*, those who should be out of bounds" OH

[@acidhydra101]

i had the same realization around that point, it's downright startling

[@AlphaGarg]

You listen to Red Vox, too? Bro...

[@elilettuce]

im fucking dense what does this mean pls

[@millythompsonfromtrigun98anime]

@@elilettuceschool shootings

[@munchkin_mania]

Wolfclock? :O

[@siduri6171]

My blood ran cold when I realized what this was about, it's easily the most devastating song Red Vox has done. It's the kind of thing that just sticks with you man

[@firelinksunlight9692]

What is this song about? It flew over my head

[@zombinary3138]

@@firelinksunlight9692 I discussed it with another user in the comment section, but this song based on the lyrics is most likely about school shooters and the aftermath of what happens after a school shooting. It took me reading the comment I first replied to to understand it but a good indicator is the mention of classrooms directly in the song as well as “the advertising’s free and since the found you, crowned you, said your name aloud, profound fools will want the same thing now” is about how news station often fail to report with any tact and will sensationalize the tragedy which just gives the shooters what they wanted in the first place.

[@siduri6171]

@@firelinksunlight9692 Yeah, what Zombinary said. "The classroom, those who should be out of bounds / Confused, deep wounds, can they heal somehow? / Our minds are broken and beat down" It's brutal

[@firelinksunlight9692]

@@siduri6171 I see. Thank you for the explanation. Good song

[@eddyspaghetti6211]

It might not just be about school shootings though

[@jakebuscema]

God, this song is so dark. I definitely want to see Red Vox deal with more issues like this. Immaculate song.

[@CorTat-G]

The most lyrically dark, harrowing song they've ever done. Holy shit, great work!

[@joonas2905]

Lyrically the heaviest Red Vox song by far and I love it! The bassline and synth sound awesome as well.

[@CloudburstSapphire]

(Lyrics from Bandcamp) Really no time, living on borrowed time Not until they see what you've been through Never looked back, never went back Such a waste of life, but who allowed you, unwound you, threw you to the ground That now you'd choose to put them down (They’ll know who you are) Never got time, never was given time (Why’d you go so far) This is what becomes of those who break (They’ll know who you are) Never know why, never know peace of mind (Why’d you go so far) Traces of the ones you left around you, rounds used, lives you’ve run aground The classroom, those who should be out of bounds Confused, deep wounds, can they heal somehow Our minds are broken and beat down (They’ll know who you are) Nothing set right, everyone choose a side (Why’d you go so far) The advertising's free, and since they found you, crowned you, said your name aloud Profound fools will want the same thing now (Lives you’ve run aground) (Should be out of bounds) (Can they heal somehow) (Lives you’ve run aground)

[@bellag6221]

These lyrics man, fuck didn't expect them to tackle something so heavy but massive respect that they did, absolutely love this song

[@zombinary3138]

Okay, I didn’t think the lyrics were that heavy until I went back to listen after reading your comment and they sound scarily similar to someone talking about a school shooter, is that what you got from it too ? Especially the line “they crowned you, said your name aloud” like how the news gives publicity to them when that’s what they wanted in the first place and that’s why people keep doing it , or “want the same thing now “ as well as the lines referencing classrooms.

[@bellag6221]

@Zombinary yeah that's exactly what I interpreted, makes even more sense when you consider how the video is showing a bunch of TVs with broadcasts.. dark stuff, respect to him for writing about it

[@zombinary3138]

@@bellag6221 oh my god I just noticed they’re all playing breaking news broadcasts, this is eerie powerful stuff. The use of ‘rounds’ and ‘traces of the ones you’ve left around you’ is literal and I didn’t realize it until just now, mad props to red vox for this, holy shit.

[@bingop7104]

I think the gun at 1:13 really hits that nail on the head holy shit

[@420Impeller]

I figured it out today. Took me 10 months after release to finally realize what this song is about. Like everyone is else has said, this is probably the darkest Red Vox song. Really unexpected topic to hear about but it's a real grim one that we hear about frequently sadly. Aside from that, it's still one of my favorites of the album. Incredible atmosphere in this.

[@SillyLilFella]

I wish I could listen to this again for the first time so I could have that horrific feeling of realization once again

[@balloogiloogi6208]

I know this is super generic but they're music has been helping get through some dark emotions. So thank you Red vox for making such wonderful music

[@slizzy_nizzy]

an appropriate era of this nation for this song to be released. powerful stuff.

[@polgara888]

The effect at around 00:18 is really interesting because that’s how audio stutters on my laptop during a lag spike for me. Kind of draws it out and stutters it. Really cool.

[@GwyndolinOwO]

I come back to this song a lot, and sometimes I intentionally avoid reading lyrics just so my mind can hear what it wants to hear. But I'm glad I read the lyrics eventually. Its really impressive that a song manages to sound both haunting and pretty at the same time. Its sad, but I also love it a lot. It might be my favorite on the album, at least for now.

[@frankmendez8599]

Fucking astounding song, the more i listen to it, the more layers i discover, lyrically and musically. For real it's just so beautiful, artistically loaded, emotionally powerful, i cannot describe all the feelings i get while listening to it. Thanks to all at Red Vox: Vin, Mike, Joe and Bill, your art will mark entire lives, generations even.

[@man_on_toilet]

this is probably the first song to make me feel guilty for enjoying it. It was stuck in my head all day at work, bits and pieces of the lyrics and instruments bleeding through the empty space, but knowing what it was just made it feel all the more sinister that it kept coming back to me. It's a hell of a song, but fuck, it's a hell of a song y'know?

[@studio_1]

Might be my favourite music video, just cause of the cool lighting and colours used here. It feels comforting while feeling alien at the same time.

[@LuC-k777]

Fuck.. as a kid that was in two school shooting situations first happened when I was in elementary school the other threat in high school might be the antidepressants making me detached but seeing the massive spike in the shootings during the time I was in the second lockdown and the fact we had kids playing “pumped up kicks” during the whole thing did not help.

[@YokaiDisorder]

This song fits way better. School shootings are a serious thing, and pumped up kicks isn't the song that should be the poster child of it. This song exposes the media for what they've done, and shows how things will only get worse. This song perfectly expresses the emotions school shootings should provoke.

[@coryphillips7995]

I love the somber feel on this one, it really hits your emotions on a deeper level.

[@xtYLT2IY8]

heavy lyrics, heavy rhythm, love it

[@JTHousek]

This is my favorite off the album, it just has a moving flow about it

[@THMCTerracraft2]

This is dark even for Red Vox.

[@ADreamingTraveler]

This is probably my favorite song on the entire album

[@bingop7104]

I put my own meaning on this song and it couldn't be farther from what the song was actually about.

[@herothehedgefox]

Same lol 😭

[@reinhardt3090]

one of the best red vox songs

[@wavvysama]

so many bangers on this album but this might be my favorite one

[@lalaforuuu]

Absolutely loved this track! Gives me The Byrds vibes. Love me some dark, psychdelic rock.

[@summerthyme3008]

thank you for putting my thoughts into a song like this. wish it wasn't like this. wish this song didn't have to be composed or played or written or even thought about because it's horrible that this. THIS is something we are forced to deal with daily and weekly and monthly but we have to let out our horror, devastation, and dismay somehow. through passionate art like this, we can make it through the day.

[@anotherlight8]

my thoughts exactly, it's heartbreaking such a thing even occurs, feel like this song hit it right on the head how i feel about it. wishing you peace of mind, here's to hoping for a future where they won't happen anymore.

[@summerthyme3008]

@@anotherlight8 wishing you also some peace of mind. may there be better times ahead for you and me and everyone feeling this song in desolate solidarity.

[@d34dh4v3n]

Holy. Shit. When I heard this for the first time, the singing that vinny does made me ascend

[@aaron_exe6449]

did not expect to see you here

[@Wignut]

This song is an experience with some headphones with a wide soundstage. An absolute trip when I relistened on my Q701s

[@AxialTangent]

This one is my favorite song on the album, #2 favorite video, 1st place favorite video is The Sound You Make, awesome work great album loved it, thanks for all of you and your fellows' work

[@camerongliottone706]

if I had a nickel for the amount of songs that I jam out to that deal with school shootings as a topic I would have ten cents which isn't the odd part. What's odd is that there's two of em but shit Mr. Binyot and the others I congratulate you for taking such an ugly topic and creating a beautiful song.

[@crakhaed]

Pumped up kicks?

[@camerongliottone706]

@@crakhaed thats the only one i know that has a really easy to feel beat and an easy to grasp concept if you live in america.

[@roadkillrandy5926]

I love that you guys are still making music, that Vinny Vinesauce sure can sing!

[@rabidribi9758]

Damn I always forget how impressive Vinny's range is

[@ReconZ3X]

Amazing notification to wake up to! Good shit!

[@Gentle_slav]

Now every time I read news about another school shooting in US I remember this song. It sucks, but I love the song.

[@lemonkirb]

today was the 24th anniversary of the columbine shooting... it's sad to see not much has changed since then.

[@JapaneseModernist]

I think this is my favorite of the new album

[@Barriertriostruckapose]

Definitely the best song off the album

[@eddyspaghetti6211]

really wonder if this was based on how dark this reality has become, how there's only negative stuff on the news, how the state of the world decays over days, weeks, so soon, especially since the TVs are surrounded by rubble and trash, and the lyrics talk about trauma and tragedy unable to heal within a reasonable amount of time?

[@frankmendez8599]

Vinny has actually talked a lot about how his family members live in a constant state of fear and negativity due to the news cycle of pure despair. The song deals with that but in a way it also makes a connection with the constant mass shootings in the US.

[@frankmendez8599]

However it's more about the media pushing despair, while yes the world is dark and there is certainly horrible things happening, we cannot ignore that good happens at the same time, it's just the media pointing the camera at what brings more eyes, more ratings and all that shit. Goated song 10/10.

[@frankmendez8599]

As a last note, i actually also just noted how the place is a Landfill, kind of a jab at the media (i see this being more a jab to journalism, independently of affiliation, in reality they are the same shit different face)

[@levilee207]

It seems to be about school shootings

[@nandointhebando617]

this go hard asf

[@sonicplys64]

What a song

[@Stormkyleis]

I already looped this a few times. good shit

[@2minuss]

Very good video to a melancholic but also kind of angry track.

[@PaulusTheCart]

Very cool!

[@ClassySaia]

😍

[@beewoman]

Jesus christ I just realised this song's meaning.

[@banjofries]

Somehow, I'm sorry.

[@BrainAmoeba]

this song is hot af

[@Brianjr-pc7he]

Hey there, just saw this video play through autoplay... Didnt listen but, I like the tvs, just wish there was some sort of meaning you know???

[@maple...]

you're right, there is absolutely 0 meaning to anything shown in the video

[@slizzy_nizzy]

the literary comprehension devil strikes again.

[@YokaiDisorder]

Either you're joking or you are ignorant.

[@atlev]

yeah isn't it strange how you didn't find meaning in a video you didn't listen to?

[@pizzarellayt]

You say this under a song about news stations constantly giving exposition to horrible things such as school shootings to garner more attention. Maybe think a bit before you decide there's no meaning.

[@tontocorazon]

This song fucks me up, holy shit