| THE
RAMPANT CARNIVORES Stupidly
Cool |
| (Leafy
Bottom Records, 2004) |
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| In My
Garden |
| "The
black hole referred to is in fact suicide. I am
not sure why this means so much to me, as I have
no tendencies in that direction whatsoever, but I
do understand the pure frustration &
hopelessness that drives people to it. I think
that everybody has these moments, hence the last
two lines..." |
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| So
Cool |
| "This
song is all about self-delusion, madness &
obsessiveness. The reason none of it seems real
in the chorus, is because it isn’t! I hope
these first two songs say nothing about my
psyche." |
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| Your
Cloak is Grey |
| "I
hate those people who knock on your door, or
telephone you, trying to sell things. It is an
invasion of privacy & the perpetrators should
be damned to hell. This song is about all the
rogues, liars & cads in the world who talk
the talk (talking south), but are sussed even
before they open their mouths, with a final plea
to change their ways. These people have truly sad
lives!" |
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| Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah |
| "This
is all about the hidden side of people. You have
to be pigeonholed, but there is part of you that
nobody knows. The first verse refers to a
prostitute & the second, to my friends…
the cold canvassers." |
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| I Won't Do It Again |
| "Simply about
the everyday lust that everybody feels. You take
advice & don’t like it & then
convince yourself that there is a just reason for
your decision. Everybody's the same & you
swear you won't do it again… but you do.
Talking about this song makes me realise that I
really do need yet another Rickenbacker…" |
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| Too Hot To Handle |
| "Medallion
man!" |
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| Stupid Things |
| "Obvious
really. Why do I keep making the same mistakes
over & over again? And yet, sometimes, nobody
else notices." |
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| Automation |
| "Talking about
this song would only make me angry. It is about
manipulation of the most appalling kind, by
advertising, magazines, television, corporations
etc, etc. Do they not know what they’re
doing?" |
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| Uncle Ale |
| "Booze. Shame really ‘cos
all the Carnivores are pretty addicted to the
stuff. I try not to think about this song
too often." |
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| Joe Black |
| "I am amazed by what touches
people, but not others. Do we all see red as red
I wonder, or do some people see it as green, but
were told it was red when they were a child? I
also have a fascination with old b&w photos
& films. It is easy to forget that the people
that we see in these images actually saw in
colour. This song is all about keeping in touch
with your sensitive side. When you watch a film
like 'Meet Joe
Black', you
have to believe that not everybody in the world
is a total b*****d." |
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| My Black Hole Revisited |
| "This is a
brooding re-visitation of 'In My Garden'.
This is the music that the words forced me to
write." |
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Music & lyrics ©
Copyright 2004 by Tony Carey. All Rights
Reserved.
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ONY CAREY takes time out from rehearsals
for the Rampant Carnivores' tour to talk about
the new album, though he did first offer the
following caution: "It seems a shame to take
the guesswork & mystery out of the meaning of
lyrics, so if you want to work it out for
yourself… look away now!"