Lines & Circles is the third studio album released by American boy band O-Town, and the first to be released by the band since their reunion as a four-piece in 2011. The album was recorded over the course of three years, with a number of writers and producers, including Ryan Tedder.
The album was initially due for release on August 3, 2014, but was delayed by three weeks to August 25, due to final touches being made to the production. The band released a mock video on YouTube which claimed the reason for the delay was due to band member Erik Michael Estrada changing the cover art to resemble the cover for the single "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj. The lead single from the album, "Skydive", was released on July 27, 2014, after being pushed back from the initial release date of June 19, 2014.
The band officially reformed as a four-piece in 2011, without original band member Ashley Parker Angel. Angel declined a return to the group, despite being approached by more than two of the band members. The band released an official statement which said that they "understood Ashley's decision", and "will continue as a band without his input", and "wish him all of the best in his future ventures". The band later announced the album's release date to be August 4, 2014 in a video via their official YouTube account.
It's time for me to find out, find out
But only if the words come out?your?mouth
Half the bottle?them I'm falling down, falling down
So?glad somebody finally figured out
Maybe now we're going in the same direction
We knew that it would never be the same again
It's a classic case of simple misconnection
You're a diamond in the rough
So please tell me we can leave this all behind
Nothing's ever lost that we can't find
Crashing into you at the speed of light
'Cause in the end baby we're just lines and circles, and circles
'Cause in the end baby we're just lines
We knew we had to get it right, get it right
'Cause in the end it's only you and me
Everything is everything when nothing else is right
I guess that it was always meant to be
Maybe now we're going in the same direction
We knew that it would never be the same again
It's a classic case of simple misconnection
You're a diamond in the rough
So please tell me we can leave this all behind
Nothing's ever lost that we can't find
Crashing into you at the speed of light
'Cause in the end baby we're just lines and circles, and circles
'Cause in the end baby we're just lines and circles, and circles
'Cause in the end baby we're just lines and circles, lines and circles
So please tell me we can leave this all behind
Nothing's ever lost that we can't find
Crashing into you at the speed of light
'Cause in the end baby we're just lines and circles, and circles
'Cause in the end baby we're just lines and circles, and circles
'Cause in the end baby we're just lines