Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, founded in 1999 by lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The first lineup of the band also included guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark Klepaski. This lineup released two albums, Saturate (2002) and We Are Not Alone (2004), before Hummel was replaced by Chad Szeliga in 2005. The band released two more studio albums, Phobia (2006) and Dear Agony (2009), before entering an extended hiatus in early 2010 due to Burnley's recurring illnesses.
The release of a compilation album amid the hiatus, Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin (2011), unauthorized by Burnley, brought about legal trouble within the band resulting in the dismissal of Fink and Klepaski. Szeliga later announced his departure in 2013 citing creative differences. Burnley remained the sole member of the band until late 2014, when the current lineup was announced, including bassist and backing vocalist Aaron Bruch, guitarist and backing vocalist Keith Wallen, guitarist Jasen Rauch, and drummer Shaun Foist. The band afterward released Dark Before Dawn in 2015.
Breaking Benjamin is the first and only EP release before the American metal band of the same name were signed to the record label Hollywood Records. The EP was released in 2001 around the band's hometown of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where all 2,000 copies sold out in the weeks following its release.
Release
Recorded at Saturation Acres in Danville, PA, the EP is rock group Breaking Benjamin's first and only independent release before being signed to a record label. It was here that the band had recorded, and released 2,000 copies of their self-titled EP, as well as putting their first single "Polyamorous" into heavy rotation at local rock station 97.9 X. All copies of the EP promptly sold out, and the band was soon signed to Hollywood Records.
Notes
The EP contains versions of 5 songs which were re-recorded for Breaking Benjamin's first major label studio release, Saturate. Some tracks contain only minor alterations to their Saturate counterparts, such as the chorus in "Medicate". Likewise, the vocal tracks for both "Shallow Bay" & "Water", featured on the EP, are in fact the same vocal tracks as heard on the Saturate counterparts. Another alteration to the Saturate counterpart is that the 5 songs featured on the EP are slightly heavier.
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Lyrics:
So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I...
published: 10 Jan 2025
Breaking Benjamin - Awaken (Official Audio)
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So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hea...
published: 16 Oct 2024
Breaking Benjamin - The Diary of Jane
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Music video by Breaking Benjamin performing The Diary of Jane.
published: 12 May 2007
Breaking Benjamin - I Will Not Bow (Official Video)
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published: 10 Dec 2010
Breath
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Breath · Breaking Benjamin
Phobia
℗ 2006 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Mark Rinaldi
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Austin Briggs
Unknown, Other: Jason Jordan
Unknown, Other: Breaking Benjamin
Unknown, Other: John Bender
Unknown, Other: Dan Korneff
Unknown, Other: Ted Jensen
Unknown, Other: David Bendeth
Unknown, Other: KATO
Unknown, Other: Paul Pavao
Unknown, Other: Ben Grosse
Composer Lyricist: Breaking Benjamin
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published: 30 Jul 2018
Breaking Benjamin - Dear Agony (Aurora Version) ft. Lacey Sturm
This is the OFFICIAL Music Video for Breath. The second single off of Phobia.
published: 17 Apr 2007
Breaking Benjamin - Awaken (Official Lyric Video)
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Lyrics:
So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life...
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Lyrics:
So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Arise
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
#BreakingBenjamin #Awaken
'Awaken' out now: https://breakingbenjamin.lnk.to/Awaken
Tickets for 2025 tour here: https://breakingbenjamin.com/tour
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Lyrics:
So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Arise
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
#BreakingBenjamin #Awaken
'Awaken' out now: https://breakingbenjamin.lnk.to/Awaken
Tickets for our 2025 tour here: https://breakingbenjamin.com/tour
Follow Breaking Benjamin:
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'Awaken' out now: https://breakingbenjamin.lnk.to/Awaken
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So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Arise
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
#BreakingBenjamin #Awaken
'Awaken' out now: https://breakingbenjamin.lnk.to/Awaken
Tickets for our 2025 tour here: https://breakingbenjamin.com/tour
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So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Arise
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
#BreakingBenjamin #Awaken
Breaking Benjamin latest album DARK BEFORE DAWN featuring the singles “Failure,” “Angels Fall,” and “Ashes of Eden” is available now!
Apple: http://smarturl.it/...
Breaking Benjamin latest album DARK BEFORE DAWN featuring the singles “Failure,” “Angels Fall,” and “Ashes of Eden” is available now!
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Music video by Breaking Benjamin performing The Diary of Jane.
Breaking Benjamin latest album DARK BEFORE DAWN featuring the singles “Failure,” “Angels Fall,” and “Ashes of Eden” is available now!
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Music video by Breaking Benjamin performing The Diary of Jane.
Check out the official music video for "I Will Not Bow" by Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin latest album DARK BEFORE DAWN featuring the singles “Failure,” ...
Check out the official music video for "I Will Not Bow" by Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin latest album DARK BEFORE DAWN featuring the singles “Failure,” “Angels Fall,” and “Ashes of Eden” is available now!
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Music video by Breaking Benjamin performing I Will Not Bow. (C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc.
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Check out the official music video for "I Will Not Bow" by Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin latest album DARK BEFORE DAWN featuring the singles “Failure,” “Angels Fall,” and “Ashes of Eden” is available now!
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Music video by Breaking Benjamin performing I Will Not Bow. (C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc.
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Breath · Breaking Benjamin
Phobia
℗ 2006 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Studio P...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Breath · Breaking Benjamin
Phobia
℗ 2006 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Mark Rinaldi
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Austin Briggs
Unknown, Other: Jason Jordan
Unknown, Other: Breaking Benjamin
Unknown, Other: John Bender
Unknown, Other: Dan Korneff
Unknown, Other: Ted Jensen
Unknown, Other: David Bendeth
Unknown, Other: KATO
Unknown, Other: Paul Pavao
Unknown, Other: Ben Grosse
Composer Lyricist: Breaking Benjamin
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Breath · Breaking Benjamin
Phobia
℗ 2006 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Mark Rinaldi
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Austin Briggs
Unknown, Other: Jason Jordan
Unknown, Other: Breaking Benjamin
Unknown, Other: John Bender
Unknown, Other: Dan Korneff
Unknown, Other: Ted Jensen
Unknown, Other: David Bendeth
Unknown, Other: KATO
Unknown, Other: Paul Pavao
Unknown, Other: Ben Grosse
Composer Lyricist: Breaking Benjamin
Auto-generated by YouTube.
'Awaken' out now: https://breakingbenjamin.lnk.to/Awaken
Tickets for 2025 tour here: https://breakingbenjamin.com/tour
Video credit Dominique D’Costa & Aaron B...
'Awaken' out now: https://breakingbenjamin.lnk.to/Awaken
Tickets for 2025 tour here: https://breakingbenjamin.com/tour
Video credit Dominique D’Costa & Aaron Berkshire, edited by Chris Ruby
Follow Breaking Benjamin:
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Lyrics:
So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Arise
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
#BreakingBenjamin #Awaken
'Awaken' out now: https://breakingbenjamin.lnk.to/Awaken
Tickets for 2025 tour here: https://breakingbenjamin.com/tour
Video credit Dominique D’Costa & Aaron Berkshire, edited by Chris Ruby
Follow Breaking Benjamin:
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Lyrics:
So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Arise
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
#BreakingBenjamin #Awaken
So Cold by Breaking Benjamin
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Lyrics:
So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Arise
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
#BreakingBenjamin #Awaken
'Awaken' out now: https://breakingbenjamin.lnk.to/Awaken
Tickets for our 2025 tour here: https://breakingbenjamin.com/tour
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So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Arise
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
#BreakingBenjamin #Awaken
Breaking Benjamin latest album DARK BEFORE DAWN featuring the singles “Failure,” “Angels Fall,” and “Ashes of Eden” is available now!
Apple: http://smarturl.it/bba1
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/bbama1
Streaming: http://smarturl.it/bbsta1
Follow Breaking Benjamin
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Music video by Breaking Benjamin performing The Diary of Jane.
Check out the official music video for "I Will Not Bow" by Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin latest album DARK BEFORE DAWN featuring the singles “Failure,” “Angels Fall,” and “Ashes of Eden” is available now!
Apple: http://smarturl.it/bba1
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/bbama1
Streaming: http://smarturl.it/bbsta1
Follow Breaking Benjamin
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Music video by Breaking Benjamin performing I Will Not Bow. (C) 2009 Hollywood Records, Inc.
#BreakingBenjamin #IWillNotBow #Vevo #Rock #VevoOfficial
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Breath · Breaking Benjamin
Phobia
℗ 2006 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Mark Rinaldi
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Austin Briggs
Unknown, Other: Jason Jordan
Unknown, Other: Breaking Benjamin
Unknown, Other: John Bender
Unknown, Other: Dan Korneff
Unknown, Other: Ted Jensen
Unknown, Other: David Bendeth
Unknown, Other: KATO
Unknown, Other: Paul Pavao
Unknown, Other: Ben Grosse
Composer Lyricist: Breaking Benjamin
Auto-generated by YouTube.
'Awaken' out now: https://breakingbenjamin.lnk.to/Awaken
Tickets for 2025 tour here: https://breakingbenjamin.com/tour
Video credit Dominique D’Costa & Aaron Berkshire, edited by Chris Ruby
Follow Breaking Benjamin:
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Lyrics:
So far away I’m dead awoken
And I’m faded out of breath
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And I pray without a prayer
Cut my cover down
In the hollow between
You find the venom in me
Rip my world apart
In the sorrow beneath
You find the devil in me
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Life falls to grey hope of the hopeless
And now only lost remain
Tear my head apart
A broken life has left me born to burn
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Arise
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I arise
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
Stay forever in the light
I awaken I survive
I still hear the call of life
I’m taken by the tide
#BreakingBenjamin #Awaken
Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, founded in 1999 by lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The first lineup of the band also included guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark Klepaski. This lineup released two albums, Saturate (2002) and We Are Not Alone (2004), before Hummel was replaced by Chad Szeliga in 2005. The band released two more studio albums, Phobia (2006) and Dear Agony (2009), before entering an extended hiatus in early 2010 due to Burnley's recurring illnesses.
The release of a compilation album amid the hiatus, Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin (2011), unauthorized by Burnley, brought about legal trouble within the band resulting in the dismissal of Fink and Klepaski. Szeliga later announced his departure in 2013 citing creative differences. Burnley remained the sole member of the band until late 2014, when the current lineup was announced, including bassist and backing vocalist Aaron Bruch, guitarist and backing vocalist Keith Wallen, guitarist Jasen Rauch, and drummer Shaun Foist. The band afterward released Dark Before Dawn in 2015.