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The album, coming in January 2006

The album Truth and Lies is more serious than the single, and deals with many issues. Despite this more serious approach it is still delivered with the same energy and enthusiasm as the single, with fast paced energetic and lively tracks.    The songs and subjects are varied, but the feel is maintained throughout to keep the album cohesive.  The album is guaranteed to get you moving.  The music is a mixture of Emo, punk, metal and rap to give a different, but distinctive sound.

The lyrics and emotion of the album draw heavily from Jake’s teenage years, and express all the pain and agony of trying to be part of the crowd, whilst knowing that you’re different.

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Breaking the Mould

Picture this,

A perfect girl stands atop her pedestal,

Surveying all that she knows,

And I stand down among the crowds,

Watching her with that vacant look in her eyes

She’s on her own, so far away from everyone she knows and loves

She’s striking out on her own, she’s breaking the mould.

She’s trying to escape everything she hates

Imagine now,

That perfect girl is standing on that pedestal we built

And she is gazing down among the crowds thinking who what where when and how

She’s on her own, so far away from everyone she knows and loves

She’s striking out on her own, she’s breaking the mould.

She’s trying to escape everything she hates

She’s on her own, so far away from everyone she knows and loves

She’s striking out on her own, she’s breaking the mould.

She’s trying to escape everything she hates

This song is fast and energetic with a darker edge bought to it by the lyrical content.  This piece is heavily influenced by bands such as My Chemical Romance and Funeral For a Friend and deals with an idolisation of a girl by the masses, (i.e. the popular girl in school that everybody likes and wants to be with).  She doesn’t feel that she’s that special and wants desperately to break away from her stereotype

Reject (By Choice)

They don’t see you when walk

They don’t hear you when you talk

They don’t care when you fall

They don’t know you at all

But that’s OK

We don’t care anyway

We’re all rejects by choice

As we sing with one voice

Every day you try to fit in
you make the effort but they’re all too thin
their minds are shallow
their perceptions are blind
they will never understand your mind
you change your clothes and the way that you speak
but apart from all this they still brand you a freak
you look at their faces so full of hatred
you make an attempt but it doesn't fit in
you turn away and you walk like an outcast
your head hung low you walk just a bit fast
why do you try to fit in with them
you know they’re wrong so why blend in
you sit there silent under your shell
you know in your mind that you are facing hell
you talk their language and respect their style
but it’s just a case of total denial


look at society
and what do you see
nothing but an empty shell of enemies
look at your friends
and what do they say
nothing this is how it’s gonna be

every time you walk into the room
a silence falls of dread and gloom
their voices go quiet
and their faces turn
you know that in time they will never learn
you've given up hope you don't want to fit in
you been trying and trying but now your life begins
you wear the clothes you want to wear
you just don't give a fuck about your hair
you listen to rock you keep your head held high
you're a minority of one social status bye bye
you feel like yourself and it helps
to relieve all the stress and pent up tenseness
so you let it all go, you’re stood on your own,
a reject by choice, as we sing with one voice
why do you try to fit in with them,
you know they’re wrong, so why blend in.

look at society
and what do you see
nothing but an empty shell of enemies
look at your friends
and what do they say
nothing this is how it’s gonna be

 

Throbbing metal riff, mixed with a modern rap to give a very emotional song about being out of place, bullied and rejected at school.    You win in the end when you realise that you want to be different and that you don’t have to try and fit in with all the ‘normal’ people.

Far Away

 As a kid at school, they played with me,
 But deep down, I know they hated it,
 They hated everything that I was,
 Just because I couldn’t play lacrosse,
 I was the dork, the joke, the fool,
 All because I knew that I was clever at school,
 I hated the kids for the things they did
 But my parents they wouldn’t let me quit,
 So I sat in the classroom and I formed a plan
 A way to get out, and then I ran
 
 So far away, from everything
 So far away, from everyone,
 So far away, from everything
 So far away, from everyone
 
 I wanna run away.
 
 I’m trying to stand my ground,
 But they just keep on, keep on beating me down
 All because of the way I look,
 I feel like a worm stuck on a hook,
 I wanna get off and run away
 Run away from all the pain
 I try to fight but I’m out of luck,
 I can’t even land a single punch,
 I want to get out and run away,
 To a place where I know I am safe

 So far away, from everything
 So far away, from everyone,
 So far away, from everything
 So far away, from everyone
 
 I wanna run away.
 
 I’ve had enough of all this shit,
 I want to get out, I want to quit,
 I can’t take all these people staring,
 Just because of the clothes I’m wearing,
 These people they all discriminate,
 But they’re so blind and full of hate
 I can’t take this pain anymore
 I want to get out,
 But they‘ve locked the door.
 I want to get out,
 but they keep me caged
 Oh well, I’ll find a way to escape.
 
 So far away, from everything
 So far away, from everyone,
 So far away, from everything
 So far away, from everyone
 
 I wanna run away.

Light but fast paced song with a slightly classic punk feel.   A great drum beat to dance to, and good chorus that’s easy to join in with.  The lyrics deal with the problems of not fitting in, and wanting to run away and get as far away as you can.

Nice Guy

I was out walking my two dogs
I saw this pretty girl, she just walked by
I said "Yo Bitch, you wanna roll with me?"
She said "No Mate, I’m sorry, but you’re ugly…"

So Walk with me,
Please walk with me,
Come Walk with me
You know why? ….
‘Cos I’m a Nice Guy really

Driving with my doggies in the back,
I saw that very same girl on the street,
I tooted my horn and yelled d’you fancy a shag
She put up her middle finger and yelled "Fuck off you fag.."

So drive with me,
Please drive with me,
Come drive with me
You know why? ‘Cos I’m a Nice Guy really

Spoken:
Look, I’m a nice guy alright.
Ha ha yea man, whatever you say
I don’t try and piss you guys off on purpose .
Yeah, but you do
I donna why you gotta blame me for everything
Dude,  ‘cos it’s your fault
Look, I’m a nice guy really, honest.
Ha, yeah, Bollocks!

So drive with me,
Please drive with me,
Come drive with me
You know why? ….
‘Cos I’m a Nice Guy really

That pretty girl she really hates my guts,
To be honest I don’t give a fuck,
I should really learn to stay away,
Ah, Fuck this shit, I’ll just be gay.

I can’t pull the girls,
Can’t pull the girls,
They just hate me baby,
You know why?…..
’Cos I’m a nice guy really.

Nice Guys don’t get the girls. Fun light punk song with a great chorus.  Very easy to move to, and a punch-line in the chorus that anybody can identify with. 

When Butterflies Collide

Your soul is a butterfly and so is mine there’s nothing we can do,

To stop this collision from happening its gonna break down me and you,

You took my heart my soul my mind you even stole my sanity,

And in the end there’s nothing left and in the end it’s always me.

We’re so unreal

The way I feel

And there’s nothing left

But for the butterflies to collide

My soul is a butterfly and so is yours there’s nothing we can do,

To stop this collision from happening and in the end its always you

You took everything away from me and now there’s nothing left to give

You took everything away from me and in the end you’re full of shit.

We’re so unreal

The way I feel

And there’s nothing left

But for the butterflies to collide

Again another heavily emo influenced piece with a flavour of metal injected to give it that extra drive and power.  You are in that one special relationship that will last forever, but it’s going to take everything you have to make it work: your heart, your soul, your mind, your passion and everything in between and when its all over and done with there will be nothing left but pure undiluted fate and the slim chance that things will work

Truth And Lies

Nothing ventured nothing gained,

And this is what they always say,

But what they forget to provide,

Is the fact that it all comes from lies,

And they hide,

Truth of your life

Is the lie

That burns it all away

In this night

Of your life

You burn it all away

You tell yourself that it’s all right,

Another night another fight,

You tell yourself that it’s the truth,

But you can’t even find the proof,

Its not you

The truth of you life

Is the lie

That burns it all away

In this night

Of your life

You burn it all away

Its not truth its just lies

Its not truth its just lies

Its not truth its just lies

Burn in this night of your life you burn it all away

With the truth of your lie you burn it all away

In this night of your life you burn it all away

With the truth of your lie you burn it all away

This song is still fast paced but with a much more relaxed feel to it, enchanting and energetic at the same time, with some parts reminiscent of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers earlier works. Lyrically this song deals with an issue that many of us have to face in our life time which is of lying to ourselves to make everything alright when its not.

Betrayal

You don’t want answers,  you don’t want the answers
you just want the lies, you just want lies
my heart is bruised and bloody, I’m bruised and bloody
there’s no big surprise, but there’s nt surprise
burn into the future, burn in the future
try to forget your life, to forget your life

cos this is over live your life
this is over live your life

what do you see  when you look into yourself
what do you feel  when you reach into your soul
what do you see  when you analyse your mind
what could you be  when you look into her heart

this relationship is failing  it’s failing fast
the lies deceit and blood   all the blood
this knife in my hands    this knife in my hands
cos you’re  not good enough   you’re not good enough
I take it to my wrist and    I slit my wrists
and I bleed out on the floor    and I bleed for you      

cos this is over live your life
this is over live your life

what do you see  when you look into yourself
what do you feel  when you reach into your soul
what do you see  when you analyse your mind
what could you be  when you look into her heart


 

what do you see  when you look into yourself
what do you feel  when you reach into your soul
what do you see  when you analyse your mind
what could you be  when you look into her heart
what do you see  what do you see
what do you feel  what do you feel
what do you see  what do you see
what could you be  what could you be

Huge metal riffs grind against a mixture of melodic singing and gut wrenching screams with a chorus that is both epic and graceful. The title for this song says everything about the song: it’s about love, hate and betrayal and eventually emptiness.

You're Gone

I just got dumped again and now my only friend is my left hand
and as I sit in front of this computer screen in a world of sex and porno queens
I started to realise that I have had enough of all your lies,
your scheming ways just weren't for me and on top of that you make me heave.
 
You’re gone and you’re not coming back,
I’ve had enough of all this crap
You’re gone, and you’re not coming back,
Oh well, thank fuck for that.
 
You make me ill, you make me sick, I've had enough of all this shit
I wish you would just stop your lies, 'cos your running out of alibis,
I want you gone I want you out, I've had enough so just let me shout
you little bitch, no wait, fuck you, cos I've had it up to here, we're through!!
 
You’re gone and you’re not coming back,

I’ve had enough of all this crap
You’re gone, and you’re not coming back,
Oh well, thank fuck for that.

There was a time when I loved you, but now it's over now we're through
I know now that I don't want you, cos I'm looking for something new
so there we go, now it's the end, I've said my part but nothing's changed
there's nothing more that I can do, you're gone, oh well, so what, fuck you,
 
You’re gone and you’re not coming back,
I’ve had enough of all this crap
You’re gone, and you’re not coming back,
Oh well, thank fuck for that.
  

This song is a very fast paced punk/metal piece with a powerful chorus.  It has a dual theme.  ‘You’re Gone’ will immediately make people think that the song is about breaking up with your girlfriend and being glad that she’s gone – you can quite happily without her.   However, if you go deeper into the song, you can hear the second theme – the singer has finished with drugs – “you’re gone and you’re not coming back – thank ….. for that.”

Barley Lane

This song is based around the first hand experience of a day in the life of a nurse at a particular mental hospital.  The verse lyrics are best left to the imagination and the chorus is as follows

Barley Lane, home for the mentally insane,

Chlorpromazine helps me feel like you.

A day in the life:  This song could cause offence, as there is a lot of bad language, but the lyrics come first hand from the daily experience of my mother from when she worked as a nurse many years ago.  The song starts with an Arabic sounding guitar, then explodes into an almost thrash metal rant.  A great live song.

Butterflies Acoustic

There is just one thing that we can do,

This is the last chance for me and you,

Your soul is a butterfly,

So is mine,

There is nothing we can do,

You took my heart,

And in the end it’s you.

We’re so unreal,

The way I feel,

And there’s nothing left,

But for the butterflies to collide

My soul is a butterfly,

So is yours,

There’s one thing we can do,

This is the last,

Chance that we have.

We’re so unreal,

The way I feel,

And there’s nothing left,

But for the butterflies to collide

An acoustic version of When Butterflies Collide.  It has a haunting melody, with Spanish guitar.  A song full of emotion to wind down to after the fierce pace of the previous songs.

Concrete and Street Lamps

As I drive

Through these

Deserted streets,

In a world of sin

My mind keeps playing

Tricks on me

And I give in,

And I give in

Take your last drink at the bar get in your car and drive to die

Blood on the wheel tonight

Concrete and

Street lamps

Keep on rushing by

But there’s no time for me

For me to wonder

Wonder

Wonder why

It’s all over now.

Take your last drink at the bar get in your car and ride to die

Blood on the wheel

Heavy, dark and fast, with a strong Emo feel.  This song has a powerful message, and is summed up in the words of the chorus: “Take your last drink at the bar, get in your car, and drive….to…die”. 

Nice Guy Innit 

Just for fun - only on the single - the alternate version of Nice Guy