The lead single and first track to appear on The Finer Things, released in October of 2014. It show’s Derek’s struggles with a girl he likes; he asks her why they can’t be together and he shows the audience how he’s in a life full of struggles.
[Verse 1]
Pulled aside as if I was the wrong one
You said it all and you made me the lost one
Elevated by your greatest mistake
Now I'm all alone
I bet you couldn't tell that I felt the same way
Struggling just to get to the next day
I'm not force-fed lies
While I'm by your side
[Pre-Chorus]
Shaking your head doesn't change this
I'm preparing myself for a trainwreck
I can't be saved
[Chorus]
So tell me, why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know, it's taken its toll on me
But I don't feel invisible
Tell me, why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know, its taken it's toll on me
So I'll hope for a miracle
Yeah, I'll hope for a miracle
[Verse 2]
Holidays tend to make me feel whole again
Rainy days make me feel like the dream is dead
I can show you what it's like to be down
When you're all alone
I'm quite aligned to your design
What's mine is yours, and that's just fine
I'm finally acquiring the state of mind
That everything is gonna be alright
[Pre-Chorus]
Shaking your head doesn't change this
I'm preparing myself for a trainwreck
I can't be saved
[Chorus]
So tell me, why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know, its taken its toll on me
But I don't feel invisible
Tell me, why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know, its taken its toll on me
So I'll hope for a miracle
Yeah, I'll hope for a miracle
[Bridge]
And if you want to be free
I can't be the one to make you believe
You've still got this promise to keep
Step back and wash away the reckless intentions
They're leaving me breathless
Find a way to stay in your skin
[Chorus]
So why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know, its taken it's toll on me
But I don't feel invisible
So tell me, why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know, its taken it's toll on me
But I don't feel invisible
Tell me, why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know, its taken it's toll on me
So I'll hope for a miracle
Yeah, I'll hope for a miracle
Elevated was written by State Champs.
Elevated was produced by Sam Pura & Steve Klein.
State Champs released Elevated on Tue Oct 08 2013.
Vocalist Derek DiScanio told Rock Sound in 2019:
It all goes back to about 2012, and what a lot of people don’t know is that it’s about Tyler [Szalkowski, guitarist]. Myself and Tyler are the only two original members of the band – we started in 2010, when we were both just graduating high school,...