History Music / SensesFail

* TakeThat: “Lush Rimbaugh” is this. The single, later included on ''Hell Is In Your Head'', acts a “brutally honest eulogy” of Rush Rimbaugh, a controversial conservative politician. The song expresses Buddy’s loss of sympathy for Rimbaugh, with harsh lines such as “I’m not fucking sorry anymore / There’s a special place in hell for you / I’m sure they’ve got your number at the door”.

* TakeThat!: “Lush Rimbaugh” is this. The single, later included on ''Hell Is In Your Head'', acts a “brutally honest eulogy” of Rush Rimbaugh, a controversial conservative politician. The song expresses Buddy’s loss of sympathy for Rimbaugh, with harsh lines such as “I’m not fucking sorry anymore / There’s a special place in hell for you / I’m sure they’ve got your number at the door”.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: “Grow Away From Me” off of ''Hell Is In Your Head'' is this. Given the topic of the song, however, this is Justified.

Their latest album, ''If There Is Light It Will Find You'', was released in 2018.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Their early stuff is a 2-6, whereas both ''Renacer'' and ''Pull the Thorns From Your Heart'' are 8-9.
* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Their earlier albums go from 6-9, ''Renacer'' and ''Pull the Thorns From Your Heart'' go ''down'' a level to 4-6. Their acoustic EP takes it back up to 8 with the songs about Buddy's encounters with death in his life.

* DrivenToSuicide: The ending of ''Still Searching''.

* RealityEnsues: The last half of ''Still Searching''. Rather than forgetting any of his pain from his breakup or parental issues by binge drinking and having copious sex, the protagonist has a further downward spiral and kills himself.

* MohsScaleofRockAndMetalHardness: Their early stuff is a 2-6, whereas both ''Renacer'' and ''Pull the Thorns From Your Heart'' are 8-9.

* SopranoAndGravel: Unconventional example in that Heath Saraceno tended to function to sing deeper and louder backing vocals when he sang with the band live, straight example with the band's first bassist Mike Gilta, most of the harsher short screams on ''Let It Enfold You'' are him.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: The band ran on this when they first began in 2004, their first interview was all about deliberately pissing their label off while touring.

* CreatorBreakdown: ''Still Searching'' was written partially about Buddy's anxiety, depression and sexual addiction. ''Life Is Not a Waiting Room'' deals with a few of the same themes, and it comes to a head in ''The Fire'' which is partially about Buddy making a decision to attempt to tackle his addictions.

Their latest album, ''If There Is Light It Will Find You" was released in 2018.

* AlbumIntroTrack: "The Rapture", "Fireworks At Dawn"- both being slower tracks that serve as moodsetting.
* BreakupSong: "Calling All Cars", "Every Day Is A Struggle", most of "Life Is Not A Waiting Room"
* ConceptAlbum: ''Pull The Thorns From Your Heart'' is a concept album drawing on Buddhist philosophy and Buddy's personal introspections on the meaning of life and love.
** "Still Searching" dealt with a young man having a CrisisOfFaith, stress, anxiety, alcoholism, depression, and finally taking his own life.
* CarefulWithThatAxe: "The Irony Of Dying on Your Birthday"
* CreatorBreakdown: "Still Searching" was written partially about Buddy's anxiety, depression and sexual addiction. "Life Is Not A Waiting Room" deals with a few of the same themes, and it comes to a head in "The Fire" which is partially about Buddy making a decision to attempt to tackle his addictions.
* CoverVersion: The band covered "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies for ''Tony Hawk's American Wasteland", and "Salvation" by Music/TheCranberries on Still Searching's deluxe version.

* DownerEnding: The protagonist of "Still Searching" commits suicide in "All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues", and refuses spiritual help while dying and finally dies in "The Priest and The Matador".

* DrFeelgood: "Still Searching"'s title track tells of a doctor who prescribes based on this, based on Buddy's true experiences.
* DrowningMySorrows: "All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" is a deconstruction of this trope. The protagonist of the album drinks to forget his pain and commits suicide after a final night of binging rather than have his problems fade.
* DrivenToSuicide: The ending of "Still Searching".
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The band's first EP, "From The Depths Of Dreams" is far more like typical Emo lyrically than the band's later, Thursday-like literary and philosophical lyrics.
* FreudianExcuse: "All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" has the protagonist of the album taking his own life after reflecting on his parental issues among other thing.

* InterspeciesRomance: The video for Mi Amor has one between an attractive redhead and....a stuffed panda.

* MohsScaleofRockAndMetalHardness: Their early stuff is a 2-6, their latest two albums are 8-9.
* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Their earlier albums go from 6-9, Renacer and Pull The Thorns From Your Heart go ''down'' a level to 4-6. Their acoustic EP takes it back up to 8 with the songs about Buddy's encounters with death in his life.
* MurderSuicide: The ending of "Choke On This" could be interpreted this way.
* NewSoundAlbum: "Pull The Thorns From Your Heart" and "Renacer" mixes the band's PostHardcore earlier sound with a heavy Metalcore influence.
** "Still Searching" featured far less screaming than their first record, and more progressive, experimental arrangements.
** "The Fire" brought in a new lineup and along with their "Waves" EP, went in a more aggressive direction musically.

* RealityEnsues: The end half of Still Searching. Rather than forgetting any of his pain from his breakup or parental issues by binge drinking and having copious sex, the protagonist has a further downward spiral and kills himself.
* RearrangeTheSong: "Lost and Found" and "Family Tradition" on the acoustic EP ''In Your Absence". The latter removes some lyrics, and in the process changes the meaning of the song to be more forgiving.

** "Ali For Cody" contains references to JosephCampbell.
* SelfBackingVocalist: When Heath Saraceno and Garrett Zablocki aren't doing the backing.
* SopranoAndGravel: Unconventional example in that Heath Saraceno tended to function to sing deeper and louder backing vocals when he sang with the band live, straight example with the band's first bassist Mike Gilta, most of the harsher short screams on "Let It Enfold You" are him.
* ShoutOut:* "Buried A Lie" was inspired by Buddy watching CSI and Law & Order frequently.
* SiameseTwinSongs: "All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" transitions into the sad guitar and percussion instrumental "Negative Space", into "The Priest And The Matador".
* SillyLoveSongs: "Jets To Peru" may be the bands only straight example of a love song. Most of their other love-related songs have violent twists.

* VocalTagTeam: When the band's first guitarist Heath Saraceno was in the band, this was a frequent occurances specially live, with the vocal layering using Heath Saraceno to harmonize live. Their current bassist fulfills this role in his absense.

Their latest album, ''Pull The Thorns From Your Heart" was released in 2015.

** "Family Tradition" is Buddy's anger at his father manifested in a song.

* CoverVersion: The band covered "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies for ''Tony Hawk's American Wasteland".

* AlbumIntroTrack: "The Rapture", "Fireworks At Dawn"