Bio from http://www.4ftfingers.com - visit to check out the band, music videos, download tunes and wallpaper, buy merch....
"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."
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4ft Fingers Lyrics
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You painted it by numbers like everything you do
I will pick myself back and brush myself back down
Defying gravity by keeping your feet off the ground
You life is nothing but a breeze
Walk through it with nothing but ease
I would like to say I'd stay
Knock at my door only to be turned away
You need no charity 'cos you are one yourself
Feeding and growing living off everyone else
Your wasting away and this your final day
Hello alcohol my true friend
Never far away and always make pain go away
A true life with darkness my partner in life
When I feel bad I'll just turn out the light
These lyrics from 4ft Fingers's song "Pictures" tell a story of someone who lives their life by following the rules, doing everything by the book, and painting within the lines. They are content with an easy, carefree life, but the singer of the song wants more than that. Even though life can be difficult and hard, they will face it head-on and push through, defying gravity and keeping their feet off the ground. The tone of the song is a bit resentful towards the person who lives their life by the book, saying that they are living off of everyone else, wasting away, and that their life is nothing but a breeze that they walk through with ease.
The singer is not willing to let this person into their life because they know that it wouldn't work out. They cannot sustain someone who is content with a superficial life that is nothing more than a painted by numbers picture. This person that knocked at their door is not looking for help or charity because they already have everything they need even though they are living off of everyone else. The singer is done with this person and is ready to close that door.
Line by Line Meaning
If life was a picture drawn by you
If your life were a painting, and you were the artist
You painted it by numbers like everything you do
You went through life following a predetermined path, never taking risks or making your own choices
I will pick myself back and brush myself back down
I will pick myself up and keep going, no matter how many times I fall down
Defying gravity by keeping your feet off the ground
Achieving success and accomplishment despite the odds that were against you
You life is nothing but a breeze
Your life is easy and effortless
Walk through it with nothing but ease
You move through life smoothly, without any obstacles
I would like to say I'd stay
I would like to tell you that I will stick around
But that would be my lie for the day
But in reality, that would be a false promise and I wouldn't follow through
Knock at my door only to be turned away
You came to me for help, but I refused to offer any assistance
You need no charity 'cos you are one yourself
You don't need help from others because you are capable of providing it for yourself
Feeding and growing living off everyone else
You thrive off of the support and resources of those around you, instead of providing for yourself
Your wasting away and this your final day
You are deteriorating and this is the end of the road for you
Hello alcohol my true friend
Alcohol is your go-to coping mechanism for dealing with problems
Never far away and always make pain go away
Alcohol is always close by to help you numb any physical or emotional pain you may be feeling
A true life with darkness my partner in life
You have accepted a life of sadness and negativity as your companion
When I feel bad I'll just turn out the light
When I'm feeling down, I'll just avoid the problem and try to escape from it
Contributed by Hudson I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Chris Sheridan
So underrated better than way bigger bands ...
1980extremeG
Yeah I know! Saw them supporting Spunge years ago; they were fantastic, better than Spunge...
4ft fingers should have been huge in the punk scene!!
Benjamin
@1980extremeG the father of my best mates kid used to support these guys, thats how big he got.
In other news there's legit a dude i still, at 34, call 4ft fingers dude cos i saw him at every gig they did when i went to see them
360 Phoenix Flip
Great band!!!
Battlemind co
This is amazing!
Josh Calcina
This was part of my London anthems while i was there for a few years - Fingers, atreyu, aiden, lost prophetes , nfg - ah the memories
Danny Roe
Please put up the the two following albums!
TarranC
yes!!!!
gringo stony
yeah good
Coz.
link??