The band was formed by Michael Feerick in 2004, who wrote and performed their self-titled debut album entirely by himself. The band has since expanded and now write and perform as a five-piece currently composed of Michael Feerick (guitar/vocals), Daniel Knowles (guitar/production), Peter Dale (drums), Gavin Poole (bass) and Joe Hardy (keyboard).
Feerick wrote and recorded ten songs on a minimal budget with close friend Daniel Knowles engineering the sessions. These efforts formed Amusement Parks on Fire's self-titled debut album released in the UK on INVADA Records, a label run by Geoff Barrow of Portishead in 2005.
The band signed to V2 Records in 2005 and went on to record their second studio album Out of the Angeles at Sigur Rós' Sundlaugin studio in Álafoss, Iceland.
The line-up altered to its current state in summer 2006 with the addition of Gavin Poole (Bass) and Joe Hardy (Keyboards). This was followed by a co-headline tour of the UK with US noise outfit Scarling. and a headline tour across mainland Europe and Scandinavia.
The band played in Japan for the first time at the Summer Sonic Festival 2006.
In addition to the second album "Out of the Angeles", the band recorded a series of limited edition 12" EPs — the first of which, "In Flight" was released early in September 2006. This was followed by "A Star Is Born" on the 2nd of April 2007 which was supported by a UK & Ireland headlining tour.
The band recently played a short UK tour and debuted some new material, and are currently in Nottingham recording new material for a possible release in 2008. In addition, they are currently playing some small live shows across the UK and Ireland, and mostly travelling by train.
Venus In Cancer
Amusement Parks On Fire Lyrics
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In my home
Right from the first start
In my bones
I haven?t got time
You ask
What you here for?
Take me to the bathroom (back room?)
And open the door
It?s all I care about
And I found
It?s all I hear about
I can?t figure out what
I wanna wait for
I forged all the answers
And now I want more
I won?t step back and watch
What I paid for
Wait until the mask?s off
And take it too far
It's all I care about
And I found
It's all I hear (I'm here?) about
Straight from the camera
In my heart
Forged all the answers
Right from the start
I haven?t got time
You ask
What you here for?
I won't step back and watch
What I paid for
The lyrics of the song "Venus In Cancer" by Amusement Parks On Fire seem to be quite cryptic and open to interpretation. The first verse talks about a girl in a phone-box, who is in the singer's home and is seemingly important in some way. The singer says that he hasn't got time and asks the girl what she's here for, before asking to be taken to the back room or the bathroom, asking for the door to be opened. The lyrics seem to suggest some sort of secretive or clandestine activity, but it's difficult to discern exactly what is going on.
The second verse talks about the singer's desire for something, but he can't figure out what it is that he wants to wait for. He has forged all the answers, and now he wants more. He won't step back and watch what he paid for, and he wants to take it too far. The chorus repeats that whatever the singer is referring to, it's all that he cares and hears about. The final verse talks about something being straight from the camera in the singer's heart, and again reiterates that he doesn't have time and won't step back and watch what he paid for.
The lyrics of "Venus In Cancer" are quite ambiguous, and it's difficult to discern exactly what the song is about. Some possible interpretations include the singer's involvement in some sort of illegal or illicit activity, his struggle with addiction, or his discontent with his life and desire for something more. Overall, the song creates a sense of tension and unease, with its eerie, atmospheric sound and obscure lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Girl in the phone-box
There is a girl inside a phone-booth
In my home
The phone-booth is located inside the singer's home
Right from the first start
From the very beginning
In my bones
It feels instinctual
I haven?t got time
There's not enough time
You ask
Someone is asking a question
What you here for?
The person is asking why they are there
Take me to the bathroom (back room?)
Take me to a private place
And open the door
Let me in
It's all I care about
This is the only thing that truly matters to the singer
And I found
The singer has discovered this fact
It's all I hear (I'm here?) about
It's all the singer hears or talks about
I can?t figure out what
I don't understand
I wanna wait for
I don't want to wait for anything
I forged all the answers
I made up all the answers
And now I want more
Now I want to keep going
I won?t step back and watch
The singer won't just stand by and observe
What I paid for
What the singer has invested in
Wait until the mask?s off
Wait until the true nature is revealed
And take it too far
Push the limits of the situation
Straight from the camera
Direct from the device capturing images
In my heart
Deeply felt
Forged all the answers
Created all the explanations
Right from the start
From the very beginning
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Written by: MICHAEL FEERICK
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