▁with ▁them ▁and ▁by ▁my ▁convers ations ▁with ▁their ▁family ▁members . ▁It ' s ▁about ▁the ▁sh ifting ▁of ▁perspective ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁wrong ▁and ▁right ▁- ▁ultimately , ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁a ▁wish ▁for ▁peace ▁and ▁well be ing ▁for ▁my ▁friends ." ▁- ▁Geoff ▁Rick ly , ▁Sp in . com ▁interview ▁ ▁Release ▁On ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁signed ▁to ▁independent ▁label ▁Ep it aph ▁Records ▁and ▁that ▁their ▁next ▁album ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁spring . ▁Rick ly ▁said ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁biggest ▁concerns ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁" find ▁a ▁situation ▁where ▁we ▁could ▁be ▁free ▁to ▁just ▁be ▁Th urs day . ▁Ep it aph ▁have ▁contin ually ▁vo iced ▁their ▁desire ▁to ▁help ▁us ▁become ▁the ▁band ▁that ▁we ▁have ▁always ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ." ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁announced ▁that ▁their ▁next ▁album ▁would ▁be ▁called ▁Common ▁Ex istence ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁On ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁" Res usc itation ▁of ▁a ▁Dead ▁Man " ▁was ▁post ▁on ▁the ▁group ' s ▁Mys pace ▁page . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁the ▁album ' s ▁track ▁listing ▁was ▁posted ▁online . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁" Res usc itation ▁of ▁a ▁Dead ▁Man " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single . ▁On ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ,