The Ties That Bind

Tampa, FL

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About

It's a sideways glance from a curious girl hanging off the back of a trollycar, the empty stare of an elderly gentleman in line at the soup kitchen, a pat on the back from your high school coach after you lose the big game. It's the little things that make you realize these connections between us are real and invaluable. The Ties That Bind has existed in one form or another since the fall of 2005. This past year we finally solidified our lineup and we're now in the process of writing and recording some new material. The idea is simple: relationships with God and other people are the most important things in life so all of our songs are based on them.

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Feb 10, 2009

"A Picture of Postmodern Life" - Behind the Lyrics

A Picture of Postmodern Life:

I'm the rising moon in your sunlit sky
But you won't turn your head toward a lesser light.
You'll swallow apathy just to throw up guilt
And plead insanity when you've had your fill.

You paint a picture of postmodern life
With …

"This City Never Sleeps" - Behind the Lyrics

This City Never Sleeps

Concrete and window panes
Bright lights in the pouring rain
And this city never sleeps inside of me.

There's no hope in neon signs
So I read between the lines
of chalk she's scribbled all over my streets.

I'm just some telephone …

"A Letter Back Home From Maryland" - Behind the Lyrics

A Letter Back Home From Maryland

I took a picture by the lamppost
And captured silhouettes in sepia tone
And the hardest part was I was all alone.
I've been tickling the ivories
Beside the bars in hotel lobbies
In hopes that the frequencies would somehow reach …