This is the band's first number-one single. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 15 on the Alternative Songs chart. Johnny Christ also wore a guitar strap with the word "foREVer" written on it.Īs of December 2021, it has over 275 million views on YouTube. However instead of the inlays on the fretboard reading "SYN", it displays "REV". For this music video, Synyster Gates uses a custom Schecter guitar, similar to his usual black/silver pinstriped guitar.
This was the second video not to feature the current drummer for Avenged Sevenfold the first being Nightmare. It ends with a clip of the remaining band members and James embracing. The song features on acoustic guitar Syns stand up comedian father, Brian Haner Sr., who is commonly known as Jeff Dunhams 'Guitar Guy.' Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater filled in on drums for the Nightmare album and subsequent tour.
During the bridge, a collection of photos and videos of the Rev play. It is Syns way of saying goodbye to his friend and is the first Avenged Sevenfold song to be written both lyrically and instrumentally by him. Symbolic woman sits on his throne, but hatred strips her and leaves her naked. There sat a seven-headed beast, ten horns raised from his head. ("we've known this guy since we were this big, rolling round the neighborhood, knocking over trash cans just being dickheads"). BEAST AND THE HARLOT This shining city built of gold, a far cry from innocence, Theres more than meets the eye round here, look to the waters of the deep. Shadows referenced this when talking about Sullivan before playing So Far Away at Rock am Ring 2014.
Shadows, kicking over a metal trash can on the street. There is a scene in the video in which a young Sullivan is depicted riding the handlebars of a bike being ridden by a young M. They are shown as children playing in a garage, then teens playing and hanging out, and stealing beer from a liquor store. I was thinking maybe we can analyse the lyrics one by one to know the true meaning behind it. The lyrics are especially touching if you know the story behind the band. Throughout the video, flashbacks of the four play. We all know Save Me is a song written by the band to The Rev. The music video (directed by Wayne Isham) features the four remaining members of the band playing in a studio and also riding in a Cadillac deville through a neighborhood (possibly Huntington Beach, where the band originated). After a second failed attempt to release the video, they solved the problem by hosting the music video on YouTube. SFA7X When the video was released, the site crashed due to so many people attempting to watch the video at once. Īvenged Sevenfold posted a countdown on their official website that showed the time until release for a new video for "So Far Away". This song was dedicated by Gates for the Belated James Owen "Jimmy" Sullivan (The Rev) on December 28, 2009. During most concerts, the band performs the song as a tribute to the Rev by having the audience hold up their lighters or cell phones during the song as the stage background features a banner commemorating the Rev's legacy. This was the first Avenged Sevenfold song Synyster Gates wrote completely by himself since "I Won't See You Tonight Pt 1" on Waking the Fallen. In late March All Access Music Group mentioned that the third single from the album Nightmare would be "So Far Away", scheduled to be played on the radio starting on April 5, 2011. " So Far Away" is a song by Avenged Sevenfold.It is the band's third single released without former drummer The Rev, who died of an accidental opioid overdose on December 28, 2009.
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