I'm a fan (and you should be too) because...These lyrics are truly from the heart, and that may sound cheesy, but its the truth. A lot of bands sit down and go "well, it's time to write a song..." but not Say Anything, everything comes from experience and there's just this amazing chemistry between the instruments and the lyrics and how they come together that make a great deliverance. It's like Max has this keen understanding of human emotion and how to express it. That's what really got me; how much I could relate to the music. It was like salvation for me. Ever since I was born I never really fit in everywhere and I was always cast to the side because I was younger, or because I was deemed "weird" because of my cultural background. In Middle school I hated everyone because you know, kids are cruel. Bottom line, I was lonely; hell, my last name is Russian and it literally means 'Lonely'. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. So, my first song that I ever heard from Say Anything was Admit It, and it was just like, a sigh of relief. It perfectly described the people I was stuck with. The line that made me hold Say Anything dear to me was "Proud of my life, and the things that I have done, proud of myself, and the loner of become." It taught me to accept myself, be proud of what I've done in my life; be proud of what you do and go with it. And for every situation I've had in life; anger, depression, lovesick, infatuation, whatever; Max, Coby, Parker, Alex, Jeff and Jake had a song for me. I also love the instruments used, and how the music actually sounds along with the lyrics; the music itself sounds happy, but when you get to the lyrics, you find that it has a twist of sarcasm, and I think that's genius.
The songs narrate my thoughts for me. I don't know how else to express it without sounding like a. a stalker, b. a basketcase or c. a pathetic whiny kid. There were so many times that I was so lonely, angry or lovesick that the only remedy to get me through it was Say Anything. There were days that I just didn't know if I was mentally sound. I mean, my life is just one awkward moment of uncertainty after another, and I feel that collaboration of instruments and lyrics made me feel that there was someone else out there who dealt with the same lonely, crazy days I did. I love the connection I feel when I listen to Say Anything, because I myself am lonely, awkward and isolated, and I'm glad that Max, with his lyrics understands that. For me, there is no other band that can top Say Anything's ability to comprehend human nature for emotion and music.