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.
Lovin' Lies
Baby Animals Lyrics
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I been looking at you wrong honey strange
I been living lovin' lies
Like money's change
You can't find it in the sidewalk on the ground
I was stoned like Mary at the wall
I was smashed like a pretty china doll
You can't justify some Livin' Lovin' Lies
You been hanging on my back too long
Lucky that I played along
I'm gonna break this mothers chain and run
I was livin' lovin' lies
I was stoned like Mary at the wall
I was smashed like a pretty china doll
I was strange
You can't justify some livin' lovin' lies
You been hanging on my back too long
Lucky that I played along
I'm gonna break this mothers chain and run
I'm gonna break this mothers chain and run
I was livin' lovin' lies
Livin' lovin' lies
I was livin' lovin' lies
Livin' lovin' lies
Something's gotta change
I been lookin' at you wrong honey strange
I was stoned
I was smashed
I was smashed
The song "Lovin' Lies" by Baby Animals is a powerful piece of rock music that explores the theme of deception in a romantic relationship. The lyrics are written from the perspective of someone who has been living a lie in their relationship and is now attempting to break free from it. The song begins with the acknowledgement that "something's gotta change" because the singer has been "looking at you wrong honey strange" and "living lovin' lies." The lie is compared to "money's change" which suggests that the falsehood is ultimately shallow and worthless.
The song then moves into a series of comparisons that illustrate how the singer has been living a false life. They were "stoned like Mary at the wall," a reference to the biblical story of Mary Magdalene caught in adultery and brought before Jesus. The singer was also "smashed like a pretty china doll" which suggests they were fragile and easily destroyed by the deception. The repetition of "I was strange" reinforces the idea that the singer was not themselves while living the lie.
The chorus then repeats the message that the lies must be broken and the relationship ended. The singer acknowledges that they have been playing along for too long but it is now time to "break this mothers chain and run." The song ends with a repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the need for change.
Line by Line Meaning
Something's gotta change
The situation needs to be transformed in order to be better
I been looking at you wrong honey strange
I've been perceiving you in a weird way, maybe with mistrust or confusion
I been living lovin' lies
I've been deceiving myself by pretending that I'm in love or happy
Like money's change
In the same way money can change hands, the love we share has been altered
You can't find it in the sidewalk on the ground
Love can't be found like a lost object on the street
I was stoned like Mary at the wall
I was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, in a state of confusion and detachment
I was smashed like a pretty china doll
I was broken and fragile, like a valuable object that falls and shatters
You can't justify some Livin' Lovin' Lies
You can't find any good reason to continue pretending that everything is fine
You been hanging on my back too long
You have been relying on me for too much time, expecting things that I can't give you anymore
Lucky that I played along
I tolerated the situation for a while, but I can't stand it anymore
I'm gonna break this mothers chain and run
I'm going to put an end to this painful relationship and move on
I was livin' lovin' lies
I was pretending to love you while feeling nothing or even hating you deep inside
Livin' lovin' lies
Acting as if we are in love while actually not
I'm gonna break this mothers chain and run
I'm going to end this toxic cycle and start a new life without you
I was smashed
I was shattered, broken, hurt
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Written by: FRANK CELENZA, SUZE DEMARCHI, STEVE ELSON, DAVE LESLIE, EDDIE PARISE
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