History Music / StreetlightManifesto

* HeelFaceTurn: Tomas seems to have changed many lot of his views over the years and has become much less cynical and antagonistic than he once was. For example, while many of the lyrics on ''Somewhere in the Between'' contain [[TakeThat Take Thats]] at organized religion, "With Any Sort of Certainty" (released seven years later) takes a decidedly more neutral approach to the subject. ("Oh my God, I will hold my tongue and I'll breathe easily / if anyone can say [[TitleDrop with any sort of certainty]] that there is something to believe...")

* HeelFaceTurn: Tomas seems to have changed a lot of his views over the years. For example, while many of the lyrics on ''Somewhere in the Between'' contain [[TakeThat Take Thats]] at organized religion, "With Any Sort of Certainty" (released seven years later) takes a decidedly more neutral approach to the subject. ("Oh my God, I will hold my tongue and I'll breathe easily / if anyone can say [[TitleDrop with any sort of certainty]] that there is something to believe...")

** Perhaps the most obvious (and possibly intentional) example of a heel-face turn can be seen when you contrast the lyrics of "Day In, Day Out" (from 1998, in its earliest form) and "Ungrateful" (from 2013). "Day In, Day Out": ''"I don't need anyone, I don't need an-y-one, I don't need anyone to hate the world with me."'' "Ungrateful": ''"Hey, I don't wanna seem ungrateful, I don't wanna seem like a don't need anyone's help..."''

** Perhaps the most obvious (and possibly intentional) example of a heel-face turn can be seen when you contrast the lyrics of "Day In, Day Out" (from 1998, in its earliest form) and "Ungrateful" (from 2013). In "Day In, Day Out" Tomas sings: ''"I don't need anyone, I don't need an-y-one, I don't need anyone to hate the world with me."'' The chorus of "Ungrateful says, ''"Hey, I don't wanna seem ungrateful, I don't wanna seem like a don't need anyone's help..."''

*** And ''The Hand That Thieves''

-->I know that you think that you're on your own
-->But just know that I'm here
-->And I'll lead you home
-->If you let me.

-->"I know that you think that you're on your own

-->If you let me."

** A lot of Streetlight songs are pretty long, despite the fact that they are fairly non-repetitive. This is especially noticeable when they are slowed down. (See Toh Kay's version of "We Will Fall Together," which is almost seven minutes long.) Tomas has said in interviews that, when writing songs, he constantly adds in new parts and then can't bring himself to cut any of them.

*** Most songs on "Keasbey Nights" and quite a few on other albums qualify. It's a bit of a trademark for the band, and for ska in general.

--> @@And it's the saddest song you'll ever hear@@
--> @@the most pain you will ever feel@@
--> @@but you grit your teeth because it don't get better than this.@@

* DigitalPiracyIsOkay: [[http://streetlightmanifesto.com/streetlight-manifesto-proudly-boycotts-itself/ here]].

* DistinctDoubleAlbum: ''The Hand That Thieves'' is an acoustic version of ''The Hands That Thieve''

--> @@"...alternately, we’re sure you can find a way to get the tunes onto your computer that may not@@
--> @@be, ahem, traditional… Speaking a Bit metaphorically, there is a Torrent of methods to accomplish@@
--> @@this, and Google is your always loyal friend..."@@

* SiameseTwinSongs: "A Moment Of Silence" and "A Moment Of Violence" on ''Everything Goes Numb''. "Silence" can stand on its own well enough, but "Violence" makes more sense when paired with its predecessor.

* SiameseTwinSongs: "A Moment Of Silence" and "A Moment Of Violence" on ''Everything Goes Numb''.

* AlbumTitleDrop: “Everything Goes Numb” in “If And When We Rise Again”

* 2002: Streetlight Manifesto Demo

* DevelopmentHell: Every album takes a while to be released, and every album has at least one pushed-back release date.

* Fanon: Most fans discographies will include Toh Kay's solo albums, the Catch-22 demo, the original ''Keasbey Nights'', and anything by Bandits Of The Acoustic Revolution.

-->If you let me."

-->And it's the saddest song you'll ever hear
-->the most pain you will ever feel
-->but you grit your teeth because it don't get better than this.

* FanNickname: Most fans will shorten anything related to the band to the first word.

* 2003: Everything Goes Numb
* 2006: Keasbey Nights
* 2007: Somewhere in the Between
* 2010: 99 Songs of Revolution: Vol. 1

* CoverAlbum: Keaseby Nights by Catch 22. Somewhat ironic in that most of Streetlight performed on Keaseby.

* CoverAlbum: Keaseby Nights by Catch 22.

* MotorMouth: The band's singing in general, though there are exceptions. Exacerbated by Kanolky's dissertation-for-lyrics writing style, as there's so little repetition to the song (even the chorus, sometimes. If you want to listen to a new Streetlight Song, look up the lyric sheet first. You'll save yourself a lot of effort.

* Cover Album: Keaseby Nights by Catch 22.

"As The Footsteps Die Out Forever" is an upbeat and happy song about the singer's mother getting sick and dying.

Streetlight Manifesto is a ska-punk band formed by lead singer Tomas Kalnoky in 2002 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.