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.
Life From a Distance
Baby Animals Lyrics
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Tonight the moon is closer than it's been
In three hundred years
And if you feel like the weakest link
Well you just let your body sink
To the peace underneath
Sometimes I see life from a distance
Your good intent is just as it should be
Never a lie has been so well hidden
In so many years
Don't blame the mess on who brought the message
You don't want to hear just what the truth brings to so many ears.
Sometimes I see life from a distance
Sometimes I see life from a distance
Like my pale insignificance
Tonight the moon is closer than it's been
In three hundred years
Sometimes I see life from a distance
Sometimes I see life from a distance
Sometimes I see life from a distance
Like my pale insignificance
The song "Life From a Distance" by Baby Animals conveys the feeling of isolation and insignificance in life. The opening lines "Life lives alone on top of a hill" indicate how life can be a lonely journey, and the line "Tonight the moon is closer than it's been in three hundred years" sets the tone of a rare and significant moment that is easy to miss out on. The chorus "Sometimes I see life from a distance" emphasizes the idea of observing life from a detached perspective, where everything seems insignificant.
The lyrics also touch upon the theme of honesty and the fear of truth, as seen in the lines "Never a lie has been so well hidden in so many years" and "Don't blame the mess on who brought the message". These lines suggest how people often hide the truth to protect themselves or others, and sometimes it's easier to blame someone else for a mistake rather than facing the consequences.
Overall, "Life From a Distance" is a song that reflects on the harsh realities of life, the feeling of insignificance, and the idea of looking at things from a different perspective.
Line by Line Meaning
Life lives alone on top of a hill
Life is a lonely journey that we must walk on our own, constantly pushing upwards towards the peak.
Tonight the moon is closer than it's been in three hundred years
Sometimes even celestial objects can be within our reach, and tonight we feel like we can almost touch the moon.
And if you feel like the weakest link
When you feel like you're not strong enough to overcome life's challenges, you don't have to fight it - just let it be and find peace within yourself.
Well you just let your body sink to the peace underneath
Sometimes the best way to deal with stress is to surrender to it and find calm in the chaos around you.
Your good intent is just as it should be
Even if your actions don't lead to the outcome you intended, know that your heart was in the right place.
Never a lie has been so well hidden in so many years
The truth can be concealed for a long time, but it will always reveal itself eventually, no matter how well it's buried.
Don't blame the mess on who brought the message
People often shoot the messenger when they see the truth they don't like, but it's not their fault that reality is what it is.
Like my pale insignificance
Sometimes we feel small and unimportant in the grand scheme of things, and it's okay to acknowledge that and find solace in our own space.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: SUZANNE LARAINE DEMARCHI, EDWARD PARISE, DAVID LESLIE RANKIN
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