A beautiful, acoustic rendition of 'Surrender' for Alt Nation's WTM In-Studio Session 11.30.17 ~ All rights reserved to WTM, RCA, and AltNation ~ walkthemoonband.com rcarecords.com siriusxm.com/altnation
When this song came out... it was easily my favorite on the album. Little did I know I would go through a break up a few months later. It then became a cathartic anthem for me. Fast forward to January 2018 and I saw them live in NYC. Nicholas had pure raw emotion and I felt his hurt so much that I bursted into tears. "If all that I could ever be, was the best ex lover of your life..." every time... But I am now in a much better place, know my identity better, and am forever thankful for my past and for this song, Nicholas and WALK THE MOON.
This version made me appreciate the album version so much more. In this one, Nick pretty much lets his emotions come through uninhibited and shows just how powerful, meaningful, and emotional of a song this truly is. This makes me think that the album version might be more subdued for good reason. My belief is that it shows how we sometimes have to keep these emotions under wraps, away from where the outside world could see. But this version shows how much emotion is there, bubbling under the surface in the album version. This song is so heartbreakingly beautiful in so many ways, and I love it for that reason. It's real emotion and music that you can feel and relate to, and this entire album is full of songs like that.This is why WALK THE MOON is one of the bands I always end up coming back to, as their music is just so raw, realistic, and just fun and immersive! I would be deeply saddened if they are only known mostly from 'Shut Up and Dance', as they have so much brilliant music that it would be a crime for the world not to hear it!
Another night in my new skin Throw emotion to the wind Just try to find a face that make me feel something And for all the pretty mouths and pretty words that turned me out I just end up at your house Twenty-thousand leagues beneath the ocean Oh-oh I've been trying to keep my distance (I still believe, I still believe) So hard to keep my distance (I still believe, I still believe) And you make me want to stay 'cause you look so good But I know you, babe, and this can't wait Not one more touch One more drink One more minute One more night So I surrender (oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) This is the moment I surrender (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) Now all the shapes I know are gone Charts and maps I've drawn just get me lost And I'm falling off the edge And you make me want to change with the look on your face 'Cause I miss you, babe But I can't stay Not one more kiss Not one more fix Not one more minute One more night So I surrender (oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) This is the moment I surrender (oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) Even now, let it in (oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) Oh Lord, I surrender (I still believe, I can't stay) (I'm still here) I'll still try to keep my distance (hold on and reappear) Keep my distance (I'm still here, I'm still here) When I speak will you listen? So send me back a thousand days That first night at your old place And tell me how it ends I'd do it all again For one more minute, one more night If all that I could ever be (oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) If all that I could ever be Was the best ex-lover of your life (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) If all that I could ever be (oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) If all that I could ever be Was the best ex-lover of your life So I surrender (I still believe, I still believe) This is the moment I surrender (I still believe, I still believe) Even now, let it in (I still believe, I still believe) Oh Lord, I surrender (I still believe, I can't stay) yeah (I still will be here, I still will stay) This is the moment I surrender (Second time, over again) (I still believe, I still believe) And all that I could ever be (I still believe, I still believe, I still believe, I still believe) And all that I could ever be (I still believe, I still believe) Was the best ex-lover of your life
