본래 고등학교 동창인 더글라스(보컬)와 댄(기타), 그리고 신문광고를 통해 함께 음악을 하면서 알고 지낸 마쿠(Markku)와 크리스(드럼)까지 모여 1994년 결성되었다.
* Hoobastank(후바스탱크)의 뜻? 독일에서 BMW 오토바이 회사에 다니는 더글라스의 5명의 형 중, 한 분이 그 회사 바로 옆에 있는 주유소 이름이 Hoobastank라는 얘기를 듣고 그냥 너무 웃겼다. 그래서 그룹명도 그렇게 웃기고 재미있게 짓게 됐다. 밴드 멤버들도 솔직히 그 단어의 뜻은 전혀 모른다고…
* 영향 받은 아티스트 혹은 밴드 툴, 앨리스 인 체인스, 레드 핫 칠리 페퍼스, 건즈 앤 로지스, 펄 잼,,,, 등등…. 물론, 그 중에서도 페이쓰 노 모어(Faith No More)가 가장 큰 영향을 끼쳤다.
2001년의 데뷔작 [Hoobastank]는 당시 인큐버스와 비슷한 평가를 받으며, 빌보드 앨범 차트 25위까지 오르는 기염을 토하며, 전세계적으로 150만장이라는 판매고를 기록했다. 또한, 빌보드 모던록 차트를 .... ....
I wonder what you'll take from me today Sanity or just my breath away It's hard to say
Impossible for me to tell We're always walking on eggshells Who you're going to be from day-to-day-to-day
I wish that we could go back to what we were before But I don't think that I love you anymore, anymore
Wonder why it is that you don't see How much you've changed since we first met And how much that it's killing me
I know that I will always miss The butterflies of our first kiss And how you used to smile so easily
I wish that we could go back to how we were before But I don't think that I love you anymore, anymore It's too hard to be pretending It's too hard to ignore I don't think that I love you anymore, anymore
I'm sorry I'm sorry I never thought that it would come to this
I know we'll never get back To how we were before 'Cause I know that I don't love you anymore
It's too hard to be pretending It's too hard to ignore I know that I don't love you anymore, anymore
I wanna live, I wanna leave I wanna open up and breathe I wanna go, I wanna be I wanna feel it constantly Gotta show, gotta say I've gotta feeling that won't go away I've gotta know if they got away My opportunities Just one chance is all I ever wanted Just one time I'd like to win the game From now on I'll take the chance if I can have it Just one, just one I need to think, I need to feed I need to see if I still bleed I need a place, I need a time Cause I need to step outside that line Gonna give, gonna take I'm gonna scream till I am awake I'm gonna push, I'm gonna pull, open up the door Just one chance is all I ever wanted Just one time I'd like to win the game From now on I'll take the chance if I can have it Just one, just one And if I knew when the door was open, I'd go through I would go on through And I can say, when I do I'll never be the same Never be the same Just one chance is all I ever wanted Just one time I'd like to win the game From now on I'll take the chance if I can have it Just one, just one (Just one) I'll take the chance if I can have it (Just one) I'll take the chance if I can have it (Just one) Yes, I'll take the chance if I can have it Just one, just one
I wake up all alone somewhere unfamiliar Been gone so many days I`m losing count When I think of home I see your face I know I have to wait You`re so close yet so far It`s tearing me apart What I would do to be there with you so close yet so far It`s tearing me apart What I would do to be back with you I miss hearing your laughter All the little things Forgotten what it`s like to hold you Cuz where I am right now So unforgiving It`s numbing everything u`re so close yet so far It`s tearing me apart What I would do to be there with you so close yet so far It`s tearing me apart What I would do to be back with you (So promise) No matter how long it takes for me to get back to u You`ll wait for me (I promise) No matter how far away I go I`ll come back for u Just wait and see I miss being at home I miss your face Don`t think I can wait we`re so close, yet so far It`s tearing me apart What I would do to be there with you So close, yet so far It`s tearing me apart What I would do to be back with you I promise, It’s tearing me apart No matter how far away I go I’ll come back for u I promise It`s tearing me apart What I would do- What I would do- What I would do to be there with you
Is this the day? My final curtain call What have i done? Looking back on it all So many have cried Out of love, out of vain Unsaid goodbyes Is this the day
And if it is Ill be ok With letting go of everything I leave it all behind Its been quite a ride So many laughs, so many tears All my dreams and All my fears Will all get washed away If this is the day
Is this the day? That ive been preparing for Mending the wounds That i shouldve done before And all of our love Love that i gave away
Will i know what its for Is there something more Ill find out If this is the day
And if it is Ill be ok With letting go of everything I leave it all behind Its been quite a ride So many laughs, so many tears All my dreams and All my fears Will all get washed away If this is the day
Is this the day that I finally get answers To the questions that Ive had so long And is this the day that therell be no tomorrow Or tomorrow i could be gone
But you dont have to cry I will be alright You dont have to cry I will be alright
Cause if it is Ill be ok With letting go of everything I leave it all behind Its been quite a ride So many laughs, so many tears All my dreams and All my fears Will all get washed away If this is the day
If it is Ill be ok With letting go of everything I leave it all behind With no sad goodbyes So many laughs, so many tears All my dreams and All my fears Will all get washed away If this is the day
I've become tired of wasting my time Thinking about choices that I've made Cause I can't move forward while looking behind The only thing I can do now is Change the way That I used to be Cause now it seems Crystal clear to me
Yes you're so much more Than a memory Yes you're so much more Than a memory
It wasn't fair For me just to go And act like I know what you've been through Cause I wasn't fair And I'll never know I couldn't see from your point of view But I'm doing all I can For you to see That I understand That I understand
You're so much more Than a memory Yes you're so much more Than a memory So don't close the door On what still can be Cause you're so much more Than a memory
Please don't go Cause I finally know That the past is gone I know that I was wrong I was wrong
You are so much more Than a memory (Memory) Yes you're so much more Than a memory (Memory)
So don't close the door On what still can be Cause you're so much more Than a memory
Please don't go Cause I finally know That the past is gone I know that I was wrong
Please don't go Cause I finally know That the past is gone I know that I was wrong I was wrong
I thought it wasn't wrong To hide from you Simple truth I was scared I'd felt it all along But it hurt too much for me to share If only I Had been less blind I'd have someone to hold onto If only I Could change your mind If only I had known If only I had you I finally understand Why things have happened And how it all could go so wrong Will this pain ever end Cause I don't think I can carry on If only I Had been less blind I'd have someone to hold onto If only I Could change your mind If only I had known If only I had you If only I Had been less blind I'd have someone to hold onto (I won't let go) If only I Could have spoke my mind If only it were true (We could start brand new) I know I'd make it through If only I had you If only I had you If only I had you
We`ve walked together down this winding road Searching of something true Together we grew
But now our journey has come to an end And it`s on to something new For me and you
So goodbye my friend, until we meet again Some other day, I know so much will change But looking back I can say I wouldn`t change a day I hope you can say the same
So many memories we got to make And the challenges we met I`ll never forget `Cause those lessons made us who we are today And we`re taking the next step, without a regret No regrets
So goodbye my friend, until we meet again Some other day, I know so much will change But looking back I can say I wouldn`t change a day I hope you can say I hope you can say the same
All I`m telling you (All I`m telling you) When I get through the end I would do it again, do it again All I`m telling you (All I`m telling you) When I get through the end I would do it again, do it again
Goodbye my friend, until we meet again Some other day, I know so much will change But looking back I can say I wouldn`t change a day I hope you can say I hope you can say
That you understand the only life we have Is here in now, not up in the cloud With every breathe we can say It has a brand new day I know I can say I know I can say I know I can say the same
I still remember the time When this all felt like a dream So completely out of reach Frustrating We kept our nose to the grind Make the days turn into weeks Hoping time will heal the pain of waiting How it seems so long ago
Just look back on How far we've come We made it somehow Look where we are now All we've done Our battles won We made it somehow Look where we are now
I used to wonder if I Would ever have the chance to be Something more than what you see I doubt it We learn to open our eyes Now I both think we'd agree That we're better off than when we started There's still so much left to go
Just look back on How far we've come We made it somehow Look where we are now All we've done Our battles won We made it somehow Look where we are now
And the best is yet to come Cause our story isn't done No No No No Oh Oh woo Oh woo
Just look back on (Look back on) How far we've come We made it somehow Look where we are now All we've done (All we've done) Our battles won We made it somehow Look where we are now Look where we are now No No No No No Look where we are now Look where we are now No No
Don't tell me that you are ready to change. Don't tell me that from now it won't be the same. It doesn't matter, 'cause at the end of the day, it isn't what you say, it's what you do! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! What you say will be forgotten someday. What you do will be remembered. Empty promises all fade away. What you keep will last forever. Don't tell me you'll make things better for us. Don't tell me that you're some one I can trust. It doesn't mean a thing to me because, it isn't what you say, it's what you do! Your actions will speak louder than you! What you say will be forgotten someday. What you do will be remembered. Empty promises all fade away. What you keep will last forever.
So show me that you really figured it out. And show me everything that you are about. But if you can't then just shut your mouth!.. 'cause I don't care what you say or what you do, You can't take back what you've put me through. Your actions will speak louder than you!.. What you say will be forgotten someday. What you do will be remembered. Empty promises all fade away. What you keep will last forever. What you say will be forgotten someday. What you do will be remembered. Empty promises all fade away. What you keep will last forever. What you keep will last forever. What you keep will last forever. Forever...
WHOOOOO Wake up, our life is calling We're smoke, but not a fire Give us a sign that we're alive Snap out of indecision Have we been hypnotized To think that everything's alright?
(The clock is counting down) The clock is counting down (The seconds tick away) The seconds tick away
This is our time Without a doubt Time to ignite We're not going down (Without a fight) This is our time Get up off the ground Take what is mine We're not going down Without a fight
Let's go, the curtain's opened Get this show on the road I want to feel my heart explode No more procrastination Dragging my feet below Now I want everyone to know
(The clock is counting down) The clock is counting down (The seconds tick away) The seconds tick away
This is our time Without a doubt Time to ignite We're not going down (Without a fight) This is our time Get up off the ground Take what is mine We're not going down Without a fight
YEAH COME ON COME ON COME ON
COME ON COME ON COME ON
We must pick up the pace No time to play it safe Before you know it's much too late
This is our time Without a doubt Time to ignite We're not going down (Without a fight) This is our time Get up off the ground Take what is mine We're not going down Without a fight
You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright You look for all that's wrong, instead of all that's right Does it feel good to you, to rain on my parade You never say a word, unless it's to complain It's driving me insane
If I were you, holding the world right in my hands The first thing I'd do, is thank the stars for all that I have If I were you
Look what surrounds you now, more than you ever dreamed Have you forgotten just how hard it used to be? So what's it going to take, for you to realize It all could go away, in one blink of an eye It happens all the time
If I were you, holding the world right in my hands The first thing I'd do, is thank the stars above, tell the ones I love That I do
Yeah, if I were you [2x] If I were you Yeah, if I were you
So what's it going to take, for you to realize It all could go away, in one blink of an eye It happens all the time
If I Were You, holding the world right in my hands The first thing I'd do, is thank the stars above, for the ones I love Take a breath and enjoy the view Live the life that I wanted to If I were you [3x]
I only wanted you to feel How I thought you deserved to feel The way you always said you wanted to You wanted all we had to be real And every word we say to be true Still after all I gave It's not enough for you
Well I can't give anymore So now I'm giving up Cause nothing's ever good enough And the more I try to pour The less I fill your cup Cause nothing's ever good enough
I only wanted you to see That you can be who you wanted to be And fill the lonely void inside of you I gave you everything that you need Do what you always wanted to do Still after all I've done I can't get through
Well I can't give anymore So now I'm giving up Cause nothing's ever good enough And the more I try to pour The less I fill your cup Cause nothing's ever good enough Good enough
I've wasted my time Go find someone else
Well I can't give anymore So now I'm giving up Cause nothing's ever good enough And the more I try to pour The less I fill your cup Cause nothing's ever good enough Enough Enough
I must make a choice A tough decision Listen to my voice Should I give in To temptation, admiration One leads to myself The other some one else Just an empty shell Just an empty shell
It's harder than it seems When you're told that All your hopes and dreams Are yours to hold if You just give them What's expected Something they can sell Put upon a shelf That I am not for sell I am not for sell I here a voice inside It's crowning to a scream I'm not the next of them I am the first of me 'cause I can live the lie I am just what you see I'm not the next of them I am the first of me
If I can't refuse The price they offer I am sure to lose And I will suffer Sell my soul to make a profit All I have to do Is make believe it's true That something I can't do That something I can't do I here a voice inside It's crowning to a scream I'm not the next of them I am the first of me 'cause I can live the lie I am just what you see I'm not the next of them I am the first of me So when the waiting's gone This time to face the truth You know your good enough Deep down inside of you You're finally woken up If only just to prove You are born to lead the way Then be the first of you