The album's first single, "Mis//Understanding", was available for streaming prior to the album's release,[11] and was released for digital download on July 5, 2011 along with the title track "Understanding What We've Grown to Be".[11]
On April 10, 2013, the album was reissued in a deluxe physical edition,[12] featuring their three most recent singles "Hope", "The King of Silence", and "Let These Words Last Forever" as well as a DVD of tour footage, interviews and live performance segments.[13]
Understanding What We've Grown to Be was recorded during two sessions, the first being from February 16 through March 10, 2011, and the second being from May 16 through June 23, 2011. On June 22, the first single "Mis//Understanding" surfaced through Equal Vision' official YouTube channel.[14] A day later, the title track was also released for free listening. "Mis//Understanding" was released as an official single on iTunes on July 5, 2011, which included "Understanding What We've Grown To Be" as a bonus track.[15] On July 14, 2011, the album's cover art was released via puzzle on the band's homepage.[16] By August 2011, the record's production was completed and distribution began shortly. On August 22, 2011, the length of each song was announced.
Musical style and lyrics
According to Equal Vision, "musically and lyrically, Understanding What We've Grown to Be holds a much darker tone than their previous release, To Plant a Seed. While still maintaining the band’s overall theme of positivity and brotherhood, the new material takes on a more straightforward approach to life’s struggles and the challenges of growing up."[17]
The lyrics follow a sort of 'dark to light' theme as the album goes on. "We, as a band, discovered a lot of negativity in our lifestyle that we hadn't truly realized or noticed in the past and this CD is a lot about dealing with that and coping when things turn out the opposite of how you'd imagined they would."[18]
Videos
"Mis//Understanding" was officially released, exclusively by ArtistDirect.com as the album's first music video on November 11, 2011.[19] It is the first of a three part series of music videos for songs off of this album. The videos were filmed in Brooklyn, NY in September, with director Travis Kopach.[20] According to guitarist Joshua Moore, "We actually filmed three music videos. The story you see is actually part one of three. As time goes, we'll release another video and then follow it with the final video. You see this guy running through the woods. There are scenes of him covered in mud, dirt, and grime. He's even running from himself. That's all going on in his mind. He's running away from the darkness that he sees. He's trying to break away and break out from that. It goes along with the lyrics of the song—not understanding a lot of the things that happen and the negativity that seems mindless. There's no reason for it. Towards the end of the song, Dave [Stephens] says, 'Don't give up on me. Take comfort in me.' The song is ultimately about figuring out how to fix things within yourself and be happy. That's where it all starts. More or less, the video is the artistic way of expressing that."[21]
Cover
The album's cover painting was done by Paul Romano, who also created the cover of We Came as Romans' debut full-length album, To Plant a Seed and features the same faceless boy from before. Guitarist/lyricist Joshua Moore and bassist Andrew Glass worked together to come up with the visual concept for the cover and then collaborated with Romano to bring the powerful imagery to life. Moore explains that the idea for the piece was developed long before the album was even completed stating, "We knew going into everything what the direction of the CD was going to be, the whole concept behind it and how we wanted to be portrayed as a band."
Track listing
All songs written by Joshua Moore and David Stephens.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Mis//Understanding"
3:57
2.
"Everything as Planned"
3:39
3.
"What I Wished I Never Had"
4:01
4.
"Cast the First Stone"
3:35
5.
"The Way That We Have Been"
3:44
6.
"A War Inside"
5:21
7.
"Stay Inspired"
3:34
8.
"Just Keep Breathing"
4:00
9.
"Views That Never Cease, to Keep Me from Myself"
3:48
10.
"What My Heart Held"
4:06
11.
"I Can't Make Your Decisions for You"
3:43
12.
"Understanding What We've Grown to Be"
4:15
Total length:
47:43
European bonus track
No.
Title
Length
13.
"Roads That Don't End and Views That Never Cease" (live)
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Understanding What We ve Grown to Be is the second studio album by American metalcore band We Came as Romans It was released on September 13 2011 through Equal Vision Records It debuted and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 the following week 7 as well as peaking at number 5 7 and 10 on the Hard Rock 8 Independent 9 and Rock Album charts 10 Understanding What We ve Grown to BeStudio album by We Came as RomansReleasedSeptember 13 2011RecordedFebruary 16 March 10 2011 May 16 June 23 2011StudioThe Foundation Recording Studios Connersville IndianaGenreMetalcore post hardcoreLength47 43LabelEqual Vision North America Nuclear Blast Europe We Are Unified Australia ProducerJoey Sturgis John Feldmann MachineWe Came as Romans chronologyTo Plant a Seed 2009 Understanding What We ve Grown to Be 2011 Tracing Back Roots 2013 Singles from Understanding What We ve Grown to Be Mis Understanding Released July 5 2011 Just Keep Breathing Released December 16 2011 Understanding What We ve Grown to Be Released February 2 2012 Let These Words Last Forever Released December 19 2012 The King of Silence Released January 8 2013 Hope Released January 31 2013Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAbsolutePunk60 1 AllMusic 2 Alternative Press 3 Alter the Press 4 Rockfreaks net 5 Under the Gun Review9 10 6 The album s first single Mis Understanding was available for streaming prior to the album s release 11 and was released for digital download on July 5 2011 along with the title track Understanding What We ve Grown to Be 11 On April 10 2013 the album was reissued in a deluxe physical edition 12 featuring their three most recent singles Hope The King of Silence and Let These Words Last Forever as well as a DVD of tour footage interviews and live performance segments 13 Contents 1 Background 2 Musical style and lyrics 3 Videos 4 Cover 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 8 ReferencesBackground EditUnderstanding What We ve Grown to Be was recorded during two sessions the first being from February 16 through March 10 2011 and the second being from May 16 through June 23 2011 On June 22 the first single Mis Understanding surfaced through Equal Vision official YouTube channel 14 A day later the title track was also released for free listening Mis Understanding was released as an official single on iTunes on July 5 2011 which included Understanding What We ve Grown To Be as a bonus track 15 On July 14 2011 the album s cover art was released via puzzle on the band s homepage 16 By August 2011 the record s production was completed and distribution began shortly On August 22 2011 the length of each song was announced Musical style and lyrics EditAccording to Equal Vision musically and lyrically Understanding What We ve Grown to Be holds a much darker tone than their previous release To Plant a Seed While still maintaining the band s overall theme of positivity and brotherhood the new material takes on a more straightforward approach to life s struggles and the challenges of growing up 17 The lyrics follow a sort of dark to light theme as the album goes on We as a band discovered a lot of negativity in our lifestyle that we hadn t truly realized or noticed in the past and this CD is a lot about dealing with that and coping when things turn out the opposite of how you d imagined they would 18 Videos Edit Mis Understanding was officially released exclusively by ArtistDirect com as the album s first music video on November 11 2011 19 It is the first of a three part series of music videos for songs off of this album The videos were filmed in Brooklyn NY in September with director Travis Kopach 20 According to guitarist Joshua Moore We actually filmed three music videos The story you see is actually part one of three As time goes we ll release another video and then follow it with the final video You see this guy running through the woods There are scenes of him covered in mud dirt and grime He s even running from himself That s all going on in his mind He s running away from the darkness that he sees He s trying to break away and break out from that It goes along with the lyrics of the song not understanding a lot of the things that happen and the negativity that seems mindless There s no reason for it Towards the end of the song Dave Stephens says Don t give up on me Take comfort in me The song is ultimately about figuring out how to fix things within yourself and be happy That s where it all starts More or less the video is the artistic way of expressing that 21 Cover EditThe album s cover painting was done by Paul Romano who also created the cover of We Came as Romans debut full length album To Plant a Seed and features the same faceless boy from before Guitarist lyricist Joshua Moore and bassist Andrew Glass worked together to come up with the visual concept for the cover and then collaborated with Romano to bring the powerful imagery to life Moore explains that the idea for the piece was developed long before the album was even completed stating We knew going into everything what the direction of the CD was going to be the whole concept behind it and how we wanted to be portrayed as a band Track listing EditAll songs written by Joshua Moore and David Stephens No TitleLength1 Mis Understanding 3 572 Everything as Planned 3 393 What I Wished I Never Had 4 014 Cast the First Stone 3 355 The Way That We Have Been 3 446 A War Inside 5 217 Stay Inspired 3 348 Just Keep Breathing 4 009 Views That Never Cease to Keep Me from Myself 3 4810 What My Heart Held 4 0611 I Can t Make Your Decisions for You 3 4312 Understanding What We ve Grown to Be 4 15Total length 47 43 European bonus trackNo TitleLength13 Roads That Don t End and Views That Never Cease live 3 55Total length 51 38 Japan bonus trackNo TitleLength13 Intentions live 3 06Total length 50 49 Deluxe editionNo TitleLength1 Hope 4 102 The King of Silence 4 363 Let These Words Last Forever 3 424 Mis Understanding 3 575 Everything as Planned 3 396 What I Wished I Never Had 4 017 Cast the First Stone 3 358 The Way That We Have Been 3 449 A War Inside 5 2110 Stay Inspired 3 3411 Just Keep Breathing 4 0012 Views That Never Cease to Keep Me from Myself 3 4813 What My Heart Held 4 0614 I Can t Make Your Decisions for You 3 4315 Understanding What We ve Grown to Be 4 15Total length 59 46Personnel EditWe Came as Romans Dave Stephens unclean vocals Kyle Pavone clean vocals keyboards piano synthesizer Joshua Moore lead guitar backing vocals Lou Cotton rhythm guitar Andy Glass bass guitar backing vocals Eric Choi drumsAdditional personnel Josh Wells of Close to Home additional vocals on tracks 1 and 12 Programming and additional keyboards by Joey SturgisProduction 22 Produced engineered mixed and mastered by Joey Sturgis Art concept by Joshua Moore and Andrew Glass Artwork and design by Paul Romano John Feldmann production mixing deluxe edition Machine production deluxe edition Alberto de Icaza engineering editing deluxe edition Zakk Cervini additional production editing deluxe edition Charts EditChart performance for Understanding What We ve Grown to Be Chart 2011 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 7 10US Top Hard Rock Albums Billboard 8 5US Independent Albums Billboard 9 7US Top Rock Albums Billboard 10 10References Edit Gardner Ryan November 30 2011 AbsolutePunk review Retrieved July 10 2013 Collar Matthew Allmusic review AllMusic Retrieved July 10 2013 Heisel Scott September 5 2011 Alternative Press review Alternative Press Retrieved July 10 2013 Issitt Dan 2011 Alter the Press review Retrieved July 10 2013 Pertola Aleksi November 16 2011 Rockfreaks net review Retrieved July 10 2013 REVIEW We Came as Romans Understanding What We ve Grown To Be Under the Gun Review September 3 2011 a b We Came as Romans Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved May 16 2021 a b We Came as Romans Chart History Top Hard Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved May 16 2021 a b We Came as Romans Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved May 16 2021 a 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