I got so carried away with our album finally being on Amazon, I forgot the last of the Behind The Lyrics blog. And it is probably the most personal one to me!
Let’s get this straight, right from the off. When I wrote these lyrics, I had one, very specific person in mind. Anyone that knows [...]
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Behind The Lyrics: “Dead To Me Now”
Posted by LORD ZiON on April 15th, 2012
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No Comments »Behind The Lyrics: “The Dumb Song”
Posted by LORD ZiON on March 24th, 2012
These are, without doubt, my favourite lyrics on the album. They are true and funny. They might be my favourite lyrics ever. Not sure yet.
So, what are they about? In a nutshell, gossip. The self-perpetuating rumour mill that destroys friendships and relationships. If only people would learn not to [...]
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Posted by LORD ZiON on March 23rd, 2012
Quite a simple premise behind these lyrics: the breakdown of a relationship. You got a guy and a girl, the girl is giving the guy a hard time and trying to manipulate him. A lot of people get together then one person tries to change the other well, this song is about that. [...]
Posted in Interviews Tags: behind the lyrics, Lyrics, meaning of lyrics, Oh No! Here We Go! No Comments »Behind The Lyrics: “The Life & Times Of The Suicide Kid”
Posted by LORD ZiON on March 21st, 2012
This whole song started with one phrase I awoke with going around in my head: “Your lipstick matters coz it pushes me over the edge”. I had absolutely no idea what it meant, but I loved how raunchy it sounded, so I scribbled it down.
Later, the song title came to me. At first, [...]
Behind The Lyrics: “Teen Angel”
Posted by LORD ZiON on March 19th, 2012
You read the title and think the song is maybe a lust-fest toward some nubile princess. And, indeed, that’s how it opens. But it is darker than that and takes some twists and turns over it’s six verses.
Verse one is the meeting. The pursuit. The villain of the song hunting his prey and beginning his [...]
