Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades

"Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades" is a single by American rock band Brand New from their second album Deja Entendu. "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" was released to radio on November 18, 2003. The title itself comes from the 1998 film Rushmore, "Sic transit gloria... Glory fades" being one of main character Max Fischer's most memorable lines. The full latin phrase from which this is derived is Sic transit gloria mundi (Latin: "Thus passes the glory of the world"). This phrase has its origins in Ancient Rome, is used during papal coronations. Meaning The lyrics of "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" tell the story of an inexperienced teenage boy being taken advantage of and losing his virginity to an older woman. Lacey stated that "I... figured that I wouldn't really have sex until either I was married or I knew I was with the right person. When you get to being 21, 22, 23 years old... it becomes this whole other thing, like 'Well, what am I doing? Is this really important to me?'" Reception In 2022, Variety named "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" as one of the 25 best emo songs of all time, praising how "the driving bassline and charging guitars hits a Pavlovian response to sing along."