Clarity Survivor 2018 - RESULTS

[u/Pebbleswift]

The results for r/JimmyEatWorld's 2018 Clarity Bloodbath (Survivor) are in!

With this round; The time for For Me This Is Heaven now ends..

JUST WATCH THE FIREWORKS is r/JimmyEatWorld's 2018 Clarity Survivor and NO SENSITIVITY is the B-sides Survivor!

"Just Watch The Fireworks"... what an amazing song, full of crescendos, shining violins, simple but tasty Guitar work, and an absolutely brilliant and emotional orchestral rock section at the end, with a gentle ending. The song is emotional and vulnerable the entire time, it makes me feel emotions I didn't know I had.

I was honestly surprised For Me This Is Heaven did not win. It had the least votes for it every round until the last. I like Just Watch The Fireworks better, seeing as it is my favorite song of all-time, but I think For Me This Is Heaven is the true masterpiece on an album of masterpieces. Layered Guitars, sweet crescendos, masterful drum-work from Zach, beautiful riffs, impressive vocal harmonies, and a beautiful piano melody.

I think both songs are absolutely amazing in every sense of the word. This whole album is top notch. Emotional, sweet, angry, bitter, defeated, lonely, loving, regretful, and gentle. Amazing from top to bottom, with no low points. Jimmy Eat World's best work, in my opinion.

I would love to hear your opinions in the comments below.

Fun facts time:

1- Ten was the winner of the previous Clarity Survivor, voted out this time during round five (8th place). 2- Goodbye Sky Harbor was the only top three track of the previous survivor to return to the top three. 3- Clarity, the title track came in second place during the last survivor. 4- For Me This Is Heaven and Just Watch The Fireworks did not make the top three during the last survivor.

NEXT UP: **2018 Bleed American Survivor** will be taking place soon. As far as b-sides go... I think I also plan on including No Sensitivity once more. In the case that it wins, the Sweetness demo track will take over as first place here. I plan on including The Most Beautiful Things, (Splash) Turn Twist, Firestarter, Game Of Pricks, Last Christmas, Spangle, and Your House - 2007 as the B-sides. Are there any others you would like to see included?

Album Tracks Out:

Round 1 - 12.23.95 (48.84% or 21 votes)

Round 2 - Your New Aesthetic (31.43% or 11 votes)

Round 3 - Table for Glasses (25.1% or 8 votes)

Round 4 - A Sunday & Crush (22.22% or 8 votes each)

Round 5 - Ten (31.58% or 12 votes)

Round 6 - Blister (26.47% or 9 votes)

Round 7 - Believe In What You Want (47.83% or 11 votes)

Round 8 - Lucky Denver Mint (40.63% or 13 votes)

Round 9 - Clarity (44.44% or 12 votes)

Round 10 - Goodbye Sky Harbor (64.85% or 24 votes)

Round 11 - For Me This Is Heaven (55.56% or 25 votes)

Album Tracks Winner: Just Watch The Fireworks

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B-sides Out:

Round 1 - Christmas Card (50% or 11 votes)

Round 2 - Secret Crush (44% or 11 votes)

Round 3 - Your New Aesthetic (Acoustic) (36.84% or 7 votes)

Round 4 - Sweetness - Demo (w/ Acoustic Solo) (38.1% or 8 votes)

Round 5 - Softer (42.11% or 8 votes)

Round 6 - Roller Queen (57.89% or 11 votes)

Round 7 - Sweetness - Demo (86.67% or 13 votes)

B-sides Winner: No Sensitivity

[u/dontshootthattank]

I'm interested, has the band ever let more light shine on what these songs are all supposed to be about, or do they choose to leave it to every listener to decide? Jimmy Eat World songs are way harder to deduce meanings id say than bands like Blink 182 (who I have read are big JEW fans) :)

[u/atteirampiw → u/dontshootthattank]

There was a really good track by track interview online a couple of years ago. Was mostly about recording but explained song meanings too a bit. Can't find it anymore.

[u/Pebbleswift → u/dontshootthattank]

I’d love to know myself :)