3Ts, the EP.
I wanted to post a short blog about the songs on the EP we're currently pushing. It's a live recording done in May in Denver, some of the songs are up on the myspace. But being as we don't really get to talk about the songs much, I figured I'd give a little insight as to what we're on about....
Amanda
This song, we usually note, is about the female lead in the Saw movies, who made some bad decisions and then had her life "saved" by becoming Jigsaw's assistant. It's about the weird "quick fix" attitude that exists in the world, like... oh, my life sucked, but now I have a girlfriend, so it's better. Or...oh, my life sucked, but now I've got this job, so it's better. Or..oh, my life sucked and I have no friends...but now I've joined a Canadian Nudist Arsonist Cult, so it's better... that one's really hard, because you can't decide which is the worst part. In any case... be wary of quick fixes.
Also, Mike plays some wicked guitar on this track. And Neil swings. How many drummers swing, nowadays? Not many.
Back To Earth
Ah, whiteboyfunk. That was the working title. Maybe. This song is all about Willum's bass. Ohh, that bass. It's a cool groove track, I'd be lying if I said we had any notion of it being really deep... but it's basically about that feeling of knowing you'll never be good enough for something or someone, but liking it enough to keep trying. It's a bit how I feel in this band, come to think of it. Someday we'll do a version where all 3 guitars have some wah happening. Hehe.
Play It Safe
The root of this song came from a conversation I had with a friend in college who considered dropping out or changing schools, they just couldn't take the pressure. They then said that they couldn't do that, though, because it would be "giving up" or proving the naysayers right. If this is you, if you're overwhelmed, tired, stressed, have so many responsibilites that you don't have time for anything else in your life.... drop a few. The world we live in, you're told you have to get the job that pays the most. Or go to the school that will get you the job that pays the most. Or get the grades in high school to get into the school that will get you the job that pays the most. But none of it's true. Yeah... try your hardest, chase your dreams. But if you're destroying yourself at the same time... that can't be right. "You're not that far ahead if you're half dead when you get there." Indeed.
Something Bigger
This song was actually two different songs, but they joined together to form some kind of genetically modified song-child, or something. It's kind of chasing the same lyrical theme as Play It Safe, this idea that there's something better out there than having money and comfort and stuff, there's something bigger we're all reaching for. "Don't let your heart steal your soul" is my favorite line out of it... people say that all the time, "follow your heart." No...don't. I know what my heart is like, it's indecisive, fickle, overemotional, and generally not trustworthy. But all through history man has been chasing something... something keeps us going, outside of the pleasures of life. Something bigger.
There's also some very nice backing vocals from Neil on this... and Will does a bass fill right at the start of the chorus that gets me every time. It's weird to have a "moment" over a bass fill, but I really like that one. People who heard early versions of this (like the first one ever at a Boy Scout Troop Meeting... ah, the places we've played...) might remember the terrible guitar solos that used to ruin the middle of the song... it's now much tighter. Heh. And bonus points to anyone who can identify the "snippet" at the end of it.
I Fall Down
Those last four sure were downers, lyrically, weren't they? There's no quick fix to life, some things you'll never be perfect at, life's not all about money, there's something bigger that we need to find... This one's the happy conclusion in our little suite here. This has always been our big singalong number, and I love it for that. We've been playing it since December of 05, and there's nothing like a room full of people shouting out that when they fall down...they fall at His feet. Even if some of them don't know what they're singing about... I'm ok with planting an idea in someone's head with the music. Let it fester and grow until you wake up at 3am, when it's quiet and dark, and go "oh! hold on to the son. I get it now."
But this all makes much more sense if you listen to it... so grab it from a friend who has it, or pick one up at a show. And then the next time we see you, sing along. LOUDLY. :-)
T
Amanda
This song, we usually note, is about the female lead in the Saw movies, who made some bad decisions and then had her life "saved" by becoming Jigsaw's assistant. It's about the weird "quick fix" attitude that exists in the world, like... oh, my life sucked, but now I have a girlfriend, so it's better. Or...oh, my life sucked, but now I've got this job, so it's better. Or..oh, my life sucked and I have no friends...but now I've joined a Canadian Nudist Arsonist Cult, so it's better... that one's really hard, because you can't decide which is the worst part. In any case... be wary of quick fixes.
Also, Mike plays some wicked guitar on this track. And Neil swings. How many drummers swing, nowadays? Not many.
Back To Earth
Ah, whiteboyfunk. That was the working title. Maybe. This song is all about Willum's bass. Ohh, that bass. It's a cool groove track, I'd be lying if I said we had any notion of it being really deep... but it's basically about that feeling of knowing you'll never be good enough for something or someone, but liking it enough to keep trying. It's a bit how I feel in this band, come to think of it. Someday we'll do a version where all 3 guitars have some wah happening. Hehe.
Play It Safe
The root of this song came from a conversation I had with a friend in college who considered dropping out or changing schools, they just couldn't take the pressure. They then said that they couldn't do that, though, because it would be "giving up" or proving the naysayers right. If this is you, if you're overwhelmed, tired, stressed, have so many responsibilites that you don't have time for anything else in your life.... drop a few. The world we live in, you're told you have to get the job that pays the most. Or go to the school that will get you the job that pays the most. Or get the grades in high school to get into the school that will get you the job that pays the most. But none of it's true. Yeah... try your hardest, chase your dreams. But if you're destroying yourself at the same time... that can't be right. "You're not that far ahead if you're half dead when you get there." Indeed.
Something Bigger
This song was actually two different songs, but they joined together to form some kind of genetically modified song-child, or something. It's kind of chasing the same lyrical theme as Play It Safe, this idea that there's something better out there than having money and comfort and stuff, there's something bigger we're all reaching for. "Don't let your heart steal your soul" is my favorite line out of it... people say that all the time, "follow your heart." No...don't. I know what my heart is like, it's indecisive, fickle, overemotional, and generally not trustworthy. But all through history man has been chasing something... something keeps us going, outside of the pleasures of life. Something bigger.
There's also some very nice backing vocals from Neil on this... and Will does a bass fill right at the start of the chorus that gets me every time. It's weird to have a "moment" over a bass fill, but I really like that one. People who heard early versions of this (like the first one ever at a Boy Scout Troop Meeting... ah, the places we've played...) might remember the terrible guitar solos that used to ruin the middle of the song... it's now much tighter. Heh. And bonus points to anyone who can identify the "snippet" at the end of it.
I Fall Down
Those last four sure were downers, lyrically, weren't they? There's no quick fix to life, some things you'll never be perfect at, life's not all about money, there's something bigger that we need to find... This one's the happy conclusion in our little suite here. This has always been our big singalong number, and I love it for that. We've been playing it since December of 05, and there's nothing like a room full of people shouting out that when they fall down...they fall at His feet. Even if some of them don't know what they're singing about... I'm ok with planting an idea in someone's head with the music. Let it fester and grow until you wake up at 3am, when it's quiet and dark, and go "oh! hold on to the son. I get it now."
But this all makes much more sense if you listen to it... so grab it from a friend who has it, or pick one up at a show. And then the next time we see you, sing along. LOUDLY. :-)
T
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