The band has released four albums, "Eve 6" (1998), "Horrorscope" (2000),It's All In Your Head (2003), and Speak in Code (2012). Two of the band's singles, "Inside Out" and "Here's To the Night", reached the Top 40 in the United States.
Reunited and re-energized, the band returned with a new album called Speak In Code eight years after parting ways in 2004. As the fourth full-length release for Eve 6 and their debut on new label Fearless Records, the album heralds not just a return to form for the threesome, but a new chapter in a book that had ended all too abruptly.
“Overall I'm really proud of it, and I think we're doing right by our fans, who’ve waited a long time for us to make another record. I think we're giving them something they'll enjoy,” says singer/bassist Max Collins. “Once we got in the studio there was a lot of energy. There aren't any filler moments; each song has its purpose. This is the strongest collection of songs we've ever had on one record.”
In many ways, Speak In Code is a work with deep personal significance for Collins, who has weathered his share of personal adversity. The album is a testament to coming out okay on the other side, with friendships still intact, but it’s within the journey that the story truly lies. Whether it’s romantic relationships or dealings with his bandmates, communication—and its barriers—is a central theme underpinning the release.
“In some of the songs frustration is a theme. I was sort of looking at difficult personal relationships with a humorous spin in some places, and with more earnestness in others,” explains Collins. “The title [Speak In Code] is a lyric from ‘Curtain,’ and there was something kind of evocative about it. In that song, I'm referring to being newly sober and just feeling like an open nerve, feeling freaked out, having people and life being sort of overwhelming. It's almost like people are speaking a language you don't understand.”
First single “Victoria” lyrically weaves a tale that draws the listener into a hook-laden, 80‘s-influenced anthem, putting a contemporary spin on the classic Eve 6 sound. “[‘Victoria’] indulges this paranoid what-if fantasy that kind of has a foot in the truth: My wife went on this girls’ vacation to Mexico, and when I was looking through the photos, I saw my imagination start to go, and wrote that song,” Collins recalls. “I'm convinced in my mind that something’s going on that really isn't.”
Far from being just some nefarious nostalgia cash-in, Speak In Code is a genuine example of triumphing over one’s obstacles, both professionally and personally, seven years in the making. Eve 6 say the time rebuilding was essential to regaining their footing, which seems more solid in 2012 than ever. "In a lot of ways, the years leading up to this album release was a bit of a ‘paying our dues’ situation. We certainly had to earn the right to have this opportunity again,” says Fagenson. “This time around I think we realized just how hard it is to really get a rock band going and just when you think you're near the finish line you realize there's another hundred miles to go. But all that work and time simply strengthened our belief in what we were doing, and it was a crucial aspect of our development. It really taught us about stick-with-it-ness and perseverance."
"The time we spent apart really made us appreciate what we have in each other. It's a chemistry you can't manufacture,” adds Collins. “We literally grew up playing music together. The bond that we have as a result of so much shared experience infuses the sound of the band."
With Speak In Code slated for an April 24th release, the band is gearing up for their much-awaited reintroduction to fans. Now part of the Fearless Records family, it’s a guarantee Eve 6’s music will reach a wide, eager audience of potential devotees, and a full slate of touring behind the release is slated for 2012. Diehards who caught the band live in prior years will undoubtedly be thrilled to see the trio once again on stage, but it will be a somewhat older, definitely wiser group that greets them. According to Collins, it’s all good.
“We’re looking forward to playing new songs, and reconnecting to the fans with new material,” says Collins. “I feel this profound gratitude to the other two guys in my band. We've been through a lot—we've had the mountaintop moments and the Death Valley moments—and we're still here today, we all get along, and we made this thing together. It's almost miraculous, to me. There's this convergence that goes on for something that's bigger than the sum of its parts, and that's such a joyful, cool fucking thing.”
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Inside Out
EVE 6 Lyrics
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I would choke on the rinds, but the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
Swallow my doubt, turn it inside out
Find nothing but faith in nothing
Want to put my tender
Heart in a blender
Watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion
Rendezvous, then I'm through with you
I burn, burn like a wicker cabinet
Chalk white and oh-so-frail
I see our time has gotten stale
The tick-tock of the clock is painful, all sane and logical
I want to tear it off the wall
I hear words in clips and phrases
I think sick like ginger ale
My stomach turns and I exhale
I would swallow my pride
I would choke on the rinds, but the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
I would swallow my doubt, turn it inside out
Find nothing but faith in nothing
Want to put my tender
Heart in a blender
Watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion
Rendezvous, then I'm through with you
So Cal is where my mind states
But it's not my state of mind
I'm not as ugly sad as you
Or am I origami, fold it up and just pretend
Demented as the motives in your head
I would swallow my pride
I would choke on the rinds, but the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
I would swallow my doubt, turn it inside out
Find nothing but faith in nothing
Want to put my tender
Heart in a blender
Watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion
Rendezvous, then I'm through with you
(Rendezvous)
I alone am the one you don't know you need
Take heed, feed your ego
Make me blind when your eyes close
Sink when you get close, tie me to the bedpost
I alone am the one you don't know you need
You don't know you need me
Make me blind when your eyes close
Tie me to the bedpost
I would swallow my pride
I would choke on the rinds, the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
Swallow my doubt, turn it inside out
Find nothing but faith in nothing
Want to put my tender
Heart in a blender
Watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion
Rendezvous, then I'm through
Now I'm through with you
Through with you
Rendezvous, then I'm through with you
The song "Inside Out" by American rock band EVE 6 is a melancholic and angsty track recorded in 1998. The lyrics describe a toxic relationship that the singer wants to end but feels compelled to continue. He recognizes the painful nature of the relationship when he says, "I see our time has gotten stale. The tick-tock of the clock is painful, all sane and logical. I want to tear it off the wall," showing his desire to escape the monotony and predictability of his relationship.
The singer is conflicted and torn between his feelings for his partner and his own needs. He is willing to sacrifice his own pride and doubts to continue the relationship. He sings, "I would swallow my pride. I would choke on the rinds, but the lack thereof would leave me empty inside." He then describes his desire to escape from the relationship by putting his "tender heart in a blender" and watching it spin to a "beautiful oblivion." He wants to end the relationship yet feels emotionally tied to it.
The final lines of the song show that the singer is finally through with the relationship. He says, "Rendezvous, then I'm through with you." Despite the conflict and sadness contained in the song, the catchy and upbeat tempo keeps the listener engaged and feeling the emotion conveyed through the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
I would swallow my pride
I'm willing to give up my ego
I would choke on the rinds, but the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
I would take the bitter parts, but not having any of it would leave me unfulfilled
Swallow my doubt, turn it inside out
I'll try to overcome my uncertainty and change my perspective
Find nothing but faith in nothing
I can only find trust in the unknown
Want to put my tender Heart in a blender
I feel vulnerable and willing to take risks with my emotions
Watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion
Watching my heart break can be beautiful in its own way
Rendezvous, then I'm through with you
I'm ready for a quick and temporary relationship, then I'll move on
I burn, burn like a wicker cabinet
I feel like I'm about to fall apart
Chalk white and oh-so-frail
I'm feeling very weak and vulnerable
I see our time has gotten stale
Our relationship is no longer fresh and exciting
The tick-tock of the clock is painful, all sane and logical
The sound of time passing by is unbearable, it all feels like a black and white routine
I want to tear it off the wall
I want to get rid of this reminder of time passing by
I hear words in clips and phrases
I only catch fragments of conversations and they don't make sense to me
I think sick like ginger ale
I have a feeling of nausea and unease, my thoughts are not healthy
My stomach turns and I exhale
I feel physically sick and I let out a breath of air
So Cal is where my mind states,But it's not my state of mind
I may be in Southern California, but it doesn't reflect my inner state
I'm not as ugly sad as you
I may be unhappy, but not as much as you are
Or am I origami, fold it up and just pretend
Am I just folding up who I am to pretend to be someone else?
Demented as the motives in your head
Your thoughts may be insane, but so are mine
I alone am the one you don't know you need
I'm the one you didn't know you relied on
Take heed, feed your ego
Pay attention to yourself and your own needs
Make me blind when your eyes close
I want you to focus solely on me and nothing else
Sink when you get close, tie me to the bedpost
I want to succumb to my passion for you, but also be restrained to keep me in my place
You don't know you need me
You may not realize it, but I'm essential to you
Now I'm through with you, through with you
I'm finished with our relationship, completely done with it
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Anthony Fagenson, James Collins, Jonathan Siebels
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