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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Their songs run anywhere between Levels 1 to 3.
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--> I'm not going to bend now,you're not going to break me, you'll never be hard enough to scratch my face.
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--> I'm not going to bend now,you're now, you're not going to break me, you'll never be hard enough to scratch my face.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "All Is Said and Done" is basically the narrator telling off an abusive lover.
--> I'm not going to bend now,you're not going to break me, you'll never be hard enough to scratch my face.
--> I'm not going to bend now,you're not going to break me, you'll never be hard enough to scratch my face.
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* SweetieGraffiti: In the video for "Forever," at one point while walking through the woods, Matt stands next to a tree that has quite a few names carved into its trunk.
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* SplitScreen: Utilized in the video for "Forever," to showcase different angles of the band's playing or to showcase scenes where Matt is walking along a city street or hillside with different aspects of the scenery being shown, or to juxtapose Matt's wandering with the band's playing at the same time.
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* BetterAsFriends: "Sunrays and Saturdays" has the narrator wishing his lover well as they end their relationship, while he says they'll still keep in touch.
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* BetterAsFriends: "Sunrays and Saturdays" has the narrator wishing his lover well as they end their relationship, while he says they'll still keep in touch.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In "Sunrays and Saturdays," the narrator and his lover break up because he wants this for her.
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* BetterAsFriends: "Sunrays and Saturdays" has the narrator wishing his lover well as they end their relationship, while he says they'll still keep in touch.
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* BreakupSong: "Shackled," the last track on the ''Everything You Want'' album, was written [[RealLifeWritesThePlot while Keith Kane was going through a relationship breakup.]]
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* BreakupSong: "Shackled," the last track on the ''Everything You Want'' album, was written [[RealLifeWritesThePlot while Keith Kane was going through a relationship breakup.]]]] "Sunrays and Saturdays," from the ''Running on Ice'' album, tells of a fairly amicable, though still painful, break-up of two people who find they're just not compatible with each other.
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* TheAlcoholic: The first verse of "Wash Away" portrays an old man who "drinks 'till he can't see, all night, all night." The third verse showcases a family where the father is likewise an alcoholic.
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* TeenPregnancy: The second verse of "Wash Away" tells the tale of a young woman (explicitly described in the lyrics as "a young girl") with a six-month-old baby, who's on welfare and lamenting her missed opportunities.
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* StarCrossedLovers: "Liberty" tells the tale of the narrator pining after his lover, who's in a relationship with another man.
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* TheLostLenore: Implied in "On The Sea."
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* GrowingUpSucks: "Lines Upon Your Face" tells the tale of a group of boys who grow up from childhood to meet the difficult realities of adulthood.
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* TrueCompanions: Sung about in "The Mountain Song."
--> What you've done for me is more that I could hope for; oh you are my friend. And I'll be there for you through happiness and sad times; oh our love will pull us through.
--> What you've done for me is more that I could hope for; oh you are my friend. And I'll be there for you through happiness and sad times; oh our love will pull us through.
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TheOtherWiki has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_Horizon a fully detailed page]]. Also, the band has its own webpage, which can be found [[http://www.verticalhorizon.com/ here]].
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* DodgedNiceGuy: The narrator of "Everything You Want" is revealed to be this in the final chorus.
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* DodgedNiceGuy: DoggedNiceGuy: The narrator of "Everything You Want" is revealed to be this in the final chorus.
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* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Running On Ice'' takes its name from a line in the song "Falling Down," and ''Burning The Days'' comes from the songs "I Believe In You" and "Carrying On."
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* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Running On Ice'' takes its name from a line in the song "Falling Down," and ''Burning The Days'' comes from lines in the songs "I Believe In You" and "Carrying On."On," and ''Echoes from the Underground'' from the song "Evermore".
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''Vertical Horizon'' is an American AlternativeRock band, initially formed by Matthew Scannell and Keith Kane in 1991 while they were students at Georgetown University in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC, and later joined at various periods by several members in different roles. The band is attached to the Outfall Records label, and is best known for its singles "You're A God," "Everything You Want," and "Best I Ever Had," all on its 1999 ''Everything You Want'' album.
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''Vertical Horizon'' is an American AlternativeRock band, initially formed by Matthew Scannell and Keith Kane in 1991 while they were students at Georgetown University in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC, and later joined at various periods by several members in different roles. The band is attached to the Outfall Records label, and is best known for its singles "You're A God," "Everything You Want," and "Best I Ever Had," all on its 1999 ''Everything You Want'' album.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The song "Even Now" uses the title phrase both as a description of time ("even now, after all these years...") and as a description of the current state of the relationship between the protagonist and his ex ("I guess we're even now").
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* WhamLine: In "Everything You Want", the POV character switching "''he'' is everything you want" to "''I'' am everything you want".
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''Vertical Horizon'' is a 1991 American AlternativeRock band, initially formed by Matthew Scannell and Keith Kane while they were students at Georgetown University, and later joined at various periods by several members in different roles. The band is attached to the Outfall Records label, and is best known for its singles "You're A God," "Everything You Want," and "Best I Ever Had," all on its 1999 ''Everything You Want'' album.
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''Vertical Horizon'' is a 1991 an American AlternativeRock band, initially formed by Matthew Scannell and Keith Kane in 1991 while they were students at Georgetown University, University in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC, and later joined at various periods by several members in different roles. The band is attached to the Outfall Records label, and is best known for its singles "You're A God," "Everything You Want," and "Best I Ever Had," all on its 1999 ''Everything You Want'' album.
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* ''Echoes from the Underground'' (2013)
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* AGoodNameForARockBand: One version of [[http://verticalhorizonfaq.tripod.com/#q17 the story]] goes that while Keith Kane was writing down a list of possible names, he wrote the word "vertical" then drew a horizontal line along the bottom of the word. The rest, as they say, is history.
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* WordSaladTitle: One version of [[http://verticalhorizonfaq.tripod.com/#q17 the story behind the band's name]] goes that while Keith Kane was writing down a list of possible names, he wrote the word "vertical" then drew a horizontal line along the bottom of the word. The rest, as they say, is history.
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* TitleTrack: "Everything You Want", of course.
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* TitleTrack: "Everything You Want", of course. Also "There and Back Again."
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* AlbumTitleDrop: The songs "There And Back Again" and "Everything You Want" for their respective albums. Also, ''Running On Ice'' takes its name from a line in the song "Falling Down," and ''Burning The Days'' comes from the songs "I Believe In You" and "Carrying On."
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* AlbumTitleDrop: The songs "There And Back Again" and "Everything You Want" for their respective albums. Also, ''Running On Ice'' takes its name from a line in the song "Falling Down," and ''Burning The Days'' comes from the songs "I Believe In You" and "Carrying On."
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* NeverSayGoodbye: The message behind "Forever."
--> '''Matt Scannell:''' You just need to mourn it, you need to shoulder it for a while and kind of move through it until you can get back up straight again and move on, or at least not let it go. That's what this song is about, it's about not letting go, but not letting it stop you.
--> '''Matt Scannell:''' You just need to mourn it, you need to shoulder it for a while and kind of move through it until you can get back up straight again and move on, or at least not let it go. That's what this song is about, it's about not letting go, but not letting it stop you.
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* {{Irony}}: The idea behind "You're a God," which is stated to be based on the level of power others have over a person or vice-versa.
--> '''Matt Scannell:''' Really, the title is ironic: you're a god and I am not--well, that's actually not true anymore, because now you're ''not'' a god.
--> '''Matt Scannell:''' Really, the title is ironic: you're a god and I am not--well, that's actually not true anymore, because now you're ''not'' a god.
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* ControlFreak: "All Is Said and Done" is stated to be a commentary on these kinds of people.
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* ControlFreak: "All Is Said and Done" is [[WordOfGod stated to be be]] [[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16596 a commentary on these kinds of people.people]].
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* PerpetualFrowner: Matt Scannell has been identified as this. Lampshaded during [[http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/matt_scannell_of_vertical_horizon/ this interview]].
--> '''Matt Scannell:''' ''(to the interviewer)'' You're not the first person who's asked me that. I think my mom was the first. She says, "Why are you always so grumpy?" I don't know.
--> '''Matt Scannell:''' ''(to the interviewer)'' You're not the first person who's asked me that. I think my mom was the first. She says, "Why are you always so grumpy?" I don't know.
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* Eric Holden (bass guitar, backing vocals) - 2009-present
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* Eric Holden Cedric [=LeMoyne=] (bass guitar, backing vocals) - 2009-present2011-present
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* Corey Mc Cormick (bass guitar; currently touring ) 2009 - 2010
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* Corey Mc Cormick [=McCormick=] (bass guitar; currently touring ) 2009 - 2010
* Eric Holden (bass guitar, backing vocals) - 2009-2011
* Eric Holden (bass guitar, backing vocals) - 2009-2011
