Baby Animals reformed in 2007 and released an acoustic CD of their hits entitled "Il Grande Silenzio" on January 19th 2008, as part of the Liberation Blue Acoustic Series. January 21st 2008 saw Liberation Records re-release their previous two albums ("Baby Animals" and "Shaved and Dangerous" remastered) as a 2 CD set, albeit missing the track "Big Time Friends". The band also toured Australia in January 2008 and appeared live on the Australian breakfast TV program "Sunrise" on January 22nd 2008.
On January 12th 2009 Baby Animals announced another Australian tour, playing 14 shows across Adelaide, Melbourne, Wollongong, Sydney, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and the Gold Coast during April 2009. Frank Celenza resigned from the band only to reinstate himself two days later, and due to this and other internal conflicts DeMarchi & Leslie decided to continue the band with two hand-picked Sydney musicians, Matt Cornell (Bass/ Vocals) and Mick Skelton (Drums).
DeMarchi moved back home to Australia with children Bebe and Lorenzo in 2010 and the plan was for her husband, Bettencourt, to follow soon afterwards. The move never happened with Bettencourt sending an email saying the marriage was over. The breakup gave rise to the song E-Mail which features on the 3rd album This Is Not The End that was released in 2013.
The Baby Animals lineup behind that 3rd album now boasted a new line-up of Suze DeMarchi (Vocals/Guitar), Dave Leslie (Guitar/Vocals), Dario Bortolin (Bass/Vocals) and Mick Skelton (Drums). The album was a fast turnaround. After an intensive writing period, the band entered a two-week pre-production period. The recording stage at Sydney’s Blackfoot Studio was also relatively quick. This Is Not the End was cut in three weeks, and mixed-down in another two. The album was followed by an intense number of tour dates.
Baby Animals celebrated the 25th anniversary of the self-titled album in May 2016 with a concert in Melbourne and Sydney that featured both the current and original line-ups. The current line-up played songs off of the 2nd and 3rd albums, whilst the original lineup powered through end-to-end set of the self-titled album.
Backbone
Baby Animals Lyrics
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Faith always leaves in the silence of morning
I don't pretend that I have any answers
But I defend all of your good intentions
Don't hold his broken heart
I don't belong with the things you're missing
Lost underneath your intentions are wallowing
Finding your heart in the river lonely
I said I don't have any answers
Just the obvious one
Your river is devoted
To find an open sea
I never trusted anger
To bring a good idea
Your rier is devoted
To find an open sea
I never trusted anger
To bring a good idea
Don't have to break your backbone
Saved for the lucky one
I don't pretend I have all the answers
Just the obvious one
You don't have to break it
You don't have to break it
You don't have to break it
You don't have to break it
The lyrics of Baby Animals's song Backbone touch upon themes of faith, absence, and good intentions. The opening lines are cryptic and ambiguous, suggesting that someone believes in the absence of everything or nothingness. The next line brings in the idea of faith, which is delicate and fleeting, quickly leaving in the silence of morning. The singer admits that they don't have any answers but defends the good intentions of the person they are addressing.
Later in the song, the lyrics become more explicit in their meaning. The singer implores the person to not hold onto their broken heart and to not wallow in the intentions that they've lost sight of. They encourage the person to find their heart in the lonely river and to trust that it is devoted to finding open seas. The singer declares that they have never trusted anger to bring a good idea and ultimately tells the person that they don't have to break their backbone.
Overall, the lyrics of Backbone convey a sense of hope and encouragement to someone who may be struggling with the weight of their circumstances. The singer acknowledges that they don't have all the answers but reminds the person that they don't have to break themselves in order to find their way forward.
Line by Line Meaning
Said you believe in the absence of everything
You have voiced that you have faith in the power of emptiness
Faith always leaves in the silence of morning
Belief fades away in the calmness and stillness of daybreak
I don't pretend that I have any answers
I am honest that I don't possess the solutions to your problems
But I defend all of your good intentions
I support all of your positive goals and aspirations
Don't hold his broken heart
Do not carry the burden of his shattered emotions
I don't belong with the things you're missing
I am not a part of the items that you lack or desire
Lost underneath your intentions are wallowing
Your real motives are submerged and struggling
Do me a favour and drift away slowly
Please do me a kindness and gradually move away from me
Finding your heart in the river lonely
Discovering your soul in the desolate river of existence
Just the obvious one
Only the clear and evident solution
Your river is devoted
Your internal struggles are committed and dedicated
To find an open sea
To reach a vast and unbounded expanse
I never trusted anger
I never had faith in the potential of fury
To bring a good idea
To generate a positive concept
Don't have to break your backbone
You do not need to fracture your inner strength and perseverance
Saved for the lucky one
Reserved and kept for the fortunate individual
You don't have to break it
You do not have to destroy it
You don't have to break it
You do not have to ruin it
You don't have to break it
You do not have to shatter it
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: SUZE DEMARCHI, DAVE LESLIE, EDDIE PARISE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Will Smith
Such an iconic album !!! Still on high rotation in my mancave :-)
Luke Stocks
Played this album on my 16th birthday over and over.... I loved it
Luke Stocks
@The Masked Fondler I've already had it
The Masked Fondler
Cool! What are you gonna play on your 17th birthday?
Clara Watson
I remember seeing Baby Animals live at Deakin Uni!! So freakin awesome and such close quaters.....they staged the concert in the cafeteria : )
Marcus
A great rock song and what a woman Suze is. Nuff said.
alcide vernoux
de très bons souvenirs !
un groupe de rock original et une chanteuse extra...
Flight Control
Yes classics for some one born late in the seventies, im glad to see they are still writing music
Flight Control
2013 /baby Animals published a new song called Email
Frank Lee
Best Aussie band ever!!!