En el corazón de Columbia, Carolina del Sur, emergió una banda que definiría el sonido del rock alternativo en la década de 2000. Crossfade, fundada en 1999 bajo el nombre "The Nothing", nació de la genialidad musical de Ed Sloan (vocalista y guitarrista), Mitch James (bajista y coros), y Brian Geiger (batería). Poco después, con la llegada de Tony Byroads (DJ, teclado y voces adicionales), el grupo adoptó el nombre definitivo que conocemos hoy.
El año 2004 marcó un hito para Crossfade con el lanzamiento de su álbum debut homónimo, Crossfade. Producido bajo la etiqueta Columbia Records, este álbum catapultó a la banda al estrellato. Canciones como "Cold" y "So Far Away" se colocaron rápidamente en los primeros puestos de las listas de éxitos de rock. "Cold", en particular, resonó profundamente con los fans, alcanzando el Top 10 en la lista de Mainstream Rock y el Top 100 del Billboard.
Tras el éxito inicial, Crossfade lanzó su segundo álbum, Falling Away, en 2006. Este proyecto mostró una madurez en su sonido, con temas como "Invincible" y "Drown You Out" destacando por sus letras profundas y arreglos complejos. Aunque el álbum no tuvo la misma repercusión comercial que su predecesor, solidificó la dedicación de una base de fans leal.
Durante este periodo, la banda experimentó cambios significativos en su alineación. Tony Byroads dejó el grupo y fue
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Did You Really? Song Lyrics
Did You Really? by Crossfade You clamied you love me (no you didn't)
You said you'd care for me (no you didn't)
You said you'd do for me (no you didn't)
You said you'd stay with me (no you didn't)
But did you love me (no you didn't)
And did you hold me (no you didn't)
Try to console me (no you didn't)
Meet any of my needs (no you didn't)
But still I stuck by you (yes I did)
Even when you took me through (yes I did)
Always respected you (yes I did)
Called you my baby boo (yes I did)
Did I protect you (yes I did)
When they were after you (yes I did)
Gave my all to you (yes I did)
Turned my back on those for you (yes I did)
Chorus
Baby, (yes I really did)
I thought that we could be (yes I really did)
But you made a fool of me(yes you really did)
And I cannot believe (can't believe I did)
Thought you were mine (yes I really did)
I thought we could be (yes I really did)
But you made a fool of me (yes you really did)
And I cannot believe (can't believe I did)
Thought you were mine
You proved your love for me ( no you didn't)
Took care of all my needs (no you didn't)
You fulfilled my every dream (no you didn't)
Gave me your everything (no you didn't)
Kept the promises made (no you didn't)
Even said you'd stay (no you didn't)
Threw your past away (no you didn't)
Even said you'd change (no you didn't)
Gave my heart to you (yes I did)
'Cause I thought love was true (yes I did)
Always felt that we (yes I did)
Would love endlessly (yes I did)
I gave you the best of me (yes I did)
And I gave you all of me (yes I did)
With the hopes that you (yes I did)
Would give a love so true (yes I did)
Chorus
Bridge
It's not like you cared 'bout me
Seems like I didn't mean a thing
Should have been convinced to leave
But I told you I'm here for you
Then you started playin' me
I Didn't know that I would leave
You pushed me too far,
Made me give up on you
I don't want you
Baby, (yes I really did) (repeat 4x)
I thought that we could be (yes I really did)
But you made a fool of me(yes you really did)
And I cannot believe (can't believe I did)
Thought you were mine