Blue October
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From their new release "Approaching Normal", which it seems, is for those who like their music intense and angry.
I found the album somewhat overwhelming when consumed as a whole. Better taken in small bites - eases the digestion. What drew me to this tune was it's basic primal intensity and the fierce way in which it is presented. It made its first appearance as a spoken word poem on the band's live CD and DVD "Argue with a Tree."
From Amazon:
2009 album from the Texas Post-Grunge quintet. Approaching Normal is Blue October's follow-up to their platinum-plus selling 2006 album Foiled and the 100k selling Foiled Deluxe. Famed Twilight author Stephanie Meyer says this about the band: ''...there is empathetic power in Blue October's music - the listener doesn't just sympathize with the feeling of the song, the listener has no choice but to feel the song as if the emotion was his/her own.'' 13 tracks including the first single 'Dirt Room'.
I blackout in the room again
A busted lip and broken skin.
I wake up in the bathroom
and dare not bother asking
why the mirror's cracked and all I see
are shards of glass inside of me.
There's voices there to dare me
my father's here to scare me.
My mother sits beyond the door
she's curled up on the floor,
look at what her son's done.
When the weight of all the world's gone wrong.
It's gone wrong again.
Gone fucking wrong.
It's gone wrong again.
Well liars, they leave a guilty trail.
And let me tell you something people,
I've been lying for fucking years.
That must be why I'm standing in this space.
Disregarding that I've created these monsters
they're on fucking both of my sides.
So I wipe the blood from both of their eyes,
from all four of their eyes.
And while I wait for wounds to heal
I see you by the window sill,
your heart's torn out
a plastic spoon
when honesty lit up that room
so I stole the pillow case to clean
this mess I've made of someone's dream.
Now you've seen what I've done
When the weight of all the world's gone wrong.
It's gone wrong again.
Gone fucking wrong.
It's gone wrong again.
This room is old and wise.
I fall onto the bed and wonder,
"How did I get here?"
The little boy who would argue with a tree
just fucking thump his head
and he'll turn back to normal.
Now why is that what I see?
Don't bother trusting.
Don't bother waiting.
Don't bother changing things that won't give into changing.
Just let me go away.
I'm packed.
Whenever.
I'm down.
Whenever.
Let's go.
Yes, let's go
Comments (7)
i really like this band but like you said, Im not sure I want to sign up for the gig they are havinghere this week as its best in bits.. my mate here loves this band.. very much part of his recent divorce a messy one he's going through I'm sure!
Guess that I have mellowed out to much over the years, can't get into this type of music anymore.
I like them generally, and I like this song a LOT. True, unlike maybe 15 years ago, I probably would not want to listen to (this genre) all day long, but for certain circumstances and even certain nights it is...........awesome!!!
I'm also glad this guy has music as an outlet.
Hey, I still absolutely LOVE Tool, Alice in Chains, etc.....and could listen to THEM all day, but that might be partly sentimental.
Anyway, thanks for posting this song!!
a lot of emotion there that sounds like it comes from personal experience. like Lou Reed's "Berlin", thought provoking and not something I could listen to every day...sadness.
as andrea says, glad he found an outlet in music...
Well, from what I've heard, he has recently become a father of a little girl and has said he would like to start writing "happier" songs.
Ah life...
You're right on every point, inrumford. It's mesmerizing and deeply affecting. Best in small doses. I enjoyed it.