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"Formed in Cheltenham in 1996, the band went through several line-up as well as name changes before they finally settled on 4ft Fingers. Having mainly played locally for a couple of years, Rob, Tom, Dougie and Dave met manager Darren in late 1999 and things began to happen. The band started to gig relentlessly, playing anywhere they possibly could.
In 2001 the quartet recorded their debut album At Your Convenience and was followed by a year of non-stop touring (140 gigs in 2001), earning the band the reputation as one of the hardest working UK bands. In early 2002 4ft Fingers signed to Golf Records and recorded their second album From Hero To Zero with Dave Chang at Philia Studios & was released in September 2002. The band then commenced a 40-date UK tour under the title Golfing On The Moon (2002) followed by the 'From Hero to Zero tour in 2003. This year also them as tour support to legends such as Dead Kennedys and The Damned, a European tour with Australian band Crank and a full UK and European tour with Voodoo Glowskulls
The bands third full-length, A Cause For Concern, was recorded in early 2004 with Pete Brown at Philia Studios and was released to coincide with a UK and European headline tour in April and May. This was followed by the Fingers FIRST TOUR OF THE US IN THE SUMMER, coinciding with the American release of their new album on Go-Kart Records. During the last three months of the year, the band was back gigging in the UK, playing another headline tour in October/November, followed by a number of shows with punk rock legends The Damned. The band had four videos on Scuzz TV (Sky Digital channel 471) and P-Rock TV: Last Man Standing, Brickwall, Emergency Manoeuvre and 40 Years Of Misery. All these made it into the channels Top 5.
Towards the end of 2006 Tom decided to call it a day and finished the year of shows booked and with new guitarist JON (formally of gash)joined in his place. Bringing the band bang upto date and back with Darren as manager,4ft fingers are set to return to give the uk scene a good kick up the ass...and get back to basics where it matters...the music!! not the scenesters or hairdos!! The band have just finished recording their new album "New Beginings of old stories" 12 brand new punk rock explosive tunes......To coincide with the release,the band will be doing a massive promotional campaign to let everyone know they are back for business with a uk tour kicking off 29th feb - 27th April !! with european and festival dates to follow ! Watch this space......
Following the 'New Beginnings of Old Stories' Tour in March/April 2008 the band were booked to play some shows in the Autumn which because of personal commitments, some of the guys could not do. Dave and Jon decided to go out anyway and had a great time on the road. Shortly after that, around January time, Dave Humphries decided to leave the band to do other things. He is currently in a heavy metal band called Reign of Fury. After the birth of Dougie's 1st child in February 2009, the band decided to take a few months off the band. We started advertising for a new drummer and had loads of responses, but in early August we eventually settles on one guy who has yet to be named."
Hollow Words
4ft Fingers Lyrics
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Nothing but lies come tumbling out
And when you speak you treat
Everyone like they're a fool
But the lie's already landed
And they're taking over
Like unwritten stories
To be told in their rightful glory
But you talk shit more than you eat it
They're taking over
You speak all the time, but it's only lies
They're taking over
The above lyrics are from the song "Hollow Words" by 4ft Fingers. The song talks about a person who speaks a lot but only to deceive others. The first two lines, "Every time you open your mouth, Nothing but lies come tumbling out" suggest that the person in question is not truthful in their speech. The next two lines, "And when you speak you treat, Everyone like they're a fool" suggests that the person in question is not respectful either. It seems like they are always talking to deceive people and make them believe something that might not be true.
The chorus, "But the lie's already landed, And they're taking over, Your words they were empty, Like unwritten stories, To be told in their rightful glory, But you talk shit more than you eat it" suggests that the person's dishonesty is already taking over their life. They may have started telling lies to cover up something, but now they can't stop themselves from lying. The line "Your words they were empty, like unwritten stories" conveys that the person in question is talking a lot, but their words don't hold any meaning or value. They are just like empty stories waiting to be told.
In summary, Hollow Words by 4ft Fingers is a song about a person's deceitful nature, and how their lies have taken over them. The song suggests that the person in question talks a lot, but their words are empty and meaningless. In the end, their dishonesty has affected their life in more ways than one.
Line by Line Meaning
Every time you open your mouth
Whenever you start to speak
Nothing but lies come tumbling out
All that you say are just false claims and deceitful words
And when you speak you treat
And the way you talk you behave towards others
Everyone like they're a fool
As if every person around you is gullible and naive
But the lie's already landed
But your falsehoods have already made an impact
And they're taking over
And your lies are now starting to dominate the truth
Your words they were empty
Your words have no substance
Like unwritten stories
They're like stories that weren't written down
To be told in their rightful glory
In hopes of being celebrated for what they could have been
But you talk shit more than you eat it
But you speak nonsense more often than you actually carry out anything meaningful
They're taking over
Your lies are gaining more influence and control over the situation
You speak all the time, but it's only lies
You always talk, but it's never the truth that you provide
They're taking over
And now the lies are overpowering the truth
Contributed by Lauren F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.