Saves The Day - Saves The Day Album Review: All 11 Tracks Analysed

5. Lucky Number €“ The band display increased emotional depth and urgency on "Lucky Number." Conley shows his highest level of lyrical maturity on the album by writing lyrics from the perspective of a compassionate caretaker who witnesses the struggles of others and offers them a safe place to come home to. When he sings, "In the night when you're alone / in the dark and the unknown / you can always come back here / I'm home," the listener identifies with the emotion of great relief that those who are struggling feel when they know they have a refuge to escape to. By creating such a narrative with his lyrics, Conley places the listener directly in the bleak emotional space he was occupying during the "Trilogy" albums. This allows the listener to empathize deeply and gives his lyrics powerful emotional impact. It's a great example of the subtle depth the album holds that only reveals itself after careful attention and multiple listens. 6. Xenophobic Blind Left Hook €“ Saves The Day create a story song similar to "What Went Wrong," from 2003's In Revere with "Xenophobic Blind Left Hook." The song tells the story of an unseen altercation at a bar and the events following. The verses feature a thrumming guitar riff, volume swells and other guitar textures, creating a misty, late night atmosphere. The syncopated rhythm of the chorus gives the listener a sensation of the rash, swimming thoughts racing through the mind after an intoxicated altercation, but the lyrics never ring true. When Conley sings, "He said someone call the cops / I've caught a xenophobic blind left hook / look I've got a purple eye as well / they can all go to hell," the words sound as if they were pulled directly from a children's movie. Sadly, the narrative as a whole lacks any true power or realism, despite the cinematic atmosphere created in the intro and first verse. 7. The Tide Of Our Times €“ The band follows up the moderately ambitious "Xenophobic Blind Left Hook," with the solid album track, "The Tide Of Our Times." A competent, entertaining pop/rock song, "The Tide Of Our Times," features a guitar solo that melodically compliments the song's lyrical subject matter of the modern news/media industry. The listener can imagine the song playing over a montage from a television show or film showing scenes of the inner workings of a newsroom. A perfect song for urgently striding down a darkened hallway while wearing business attire.