Sunbreak; a band from Augusta, Georgia released their newest single “War” not that long ago and It took me by surprise honestly. This is the first song from Sunbreak that doesn’t have heavy vocals, which I love because I feel in my personal opinion that the cleans in this song helps express the deep meaning behind the song more. I love to see bands venture out of their typical sound to try something different. Venturing out can capture attention with different audiences because not everyone may enjoy heavy tracks, but if they hear a track like this and relate to it; the band just gained a more diverse audience.

“I can’t keep it to myself anymore

I lived a life with more pain than I could endure

It shook me to the core

I spent every day at war

I can’t keep it to myself anymore”

Reading those lyrics above I feel like listeners can relate to because sometimes we are at war with ourselves internally everyday. We tend to not speak about those struggles and that causes more damage to yourself as time progresses. We could have family, relationship, and career issues that causes us to feel like we are forever stuck in this turmoil of unhappiness and anger. At the end of it all; do you decide to let go of everything that causes the unhappiness or do you keep that fake smile on your face to please everyone around you?

““War” is about a time in my life where everything seemed to go wrong. In my early- to mid twenties I felt like I was constantly at war with bad circumstance; friends I couldn’t rely on, multiple bands that weren’t getting off the ground, an angst relationship with immediate family, and a lack of general motivation or direction in my life, all punctuated with an abusive romantic partner. I bottled up all of these problems internally and put on a happy face for everyone to hide the turbulence; until one day I had enough and changed the scenery around me. I cut ties with bad friends, ended a terrible relationship, moved houses, changed jobs, and tried to start fresh. It was the best thing I could’ve done for myself at that time. I later learned that this is a phenomenon known in psychology as a quarter-life crisis, and being on the other side of it now I would recommend to anyone who is experiencing these things to reach out to people you can trust and don’t be afraid to ask for help” – Jade (Vocalist)