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.
Painless
Baby Animals Lyrics
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A little mercy
You want to feel like this is real
But it's so cold this time of year
And everywhere you liked to go is a reminder
Oh you can smell him in the air
But this is just being unfair
What I would give
Painless
An adjective
Painless
Not gonna beg to be a leg of your adventure
Not gonna cry I'm gonna laugh
It's like a little game of chance
We all anticipate the elements of nature
Well yesterday was years ago
And you have nothing more to show
I don't care 'cause I was always meant to be here
What I would give
Painless
An adjective
Painless
Ooh he's my prince of love
Painless
Sweet tooth of sin
I've got to say it doesn't pay being a stranger
A little distance among friends
Sure way to bring an end
And I need that like a hole in the head
Oh I need that like a hole in the head
What I would give
Painless
An adjective
Painless
Ooh he's my prince of love
Painless
Sweet tooth of sin
Painless
What I would give
Painless
An adjective
Painless
The lyrics of Baby Animals’ song “Painless” speaks about the feeling of hurt caused by a lover who chose to leave, as it opens with the melancholic line “You want to feel a little warmth, A little mercy.” The singer of the song misses the passion and warmth of the relationship but all they have now is cold memories. Despite the longing, the singer accepts that life is never meant to be painless, and they are determined to move on.
The lyrics also touch on the idea of not being a part of someone else’s adventure, staying true to oneself, and not losing one’s identity when in a relationship. The line “Not gonna beg to be a leg of your adventure,” shows that the singer is not interested in begging for someone’s love, but instead chooses to be in control and not compromise their values. The singer also accepts the fact that the past is gone, and that yesterday was years ago, with nothing more to show for it.
In summary, the lyrics of Baby Animals’ “Painless” express a journey of healing from a heartbreak while staying true to oneself and accepting life’s pains and the reality that not everything is meant to last forever.
Line by Line Meaning
You want to feel a little warmth
You desire to experience a certain level of emotional connection
A little mercy
Some empathy and compassion would be appreciated
You want to feel like this is real
You need assurance that the love and relationship are genuine
But it's so cold this time of year
The current circumstances feel uninviting and unwelcoming
And everywhere you liked to go is a reminder
The places where happy memories were made now invoke sadness and pain
Oh you can smell him in the air
His presence is sensed
But this is just being unfair
Although he is near, the situation feels unjust and unfavorable
I don't care 'cause life was never meant to be painless
Acceptance that life inherently contains hardship and suffering
What I would give
Expressing the desire for something
Painless
Without pain, discomfort, or suffering
An adjective
A word that describes a noun or pronoun
Not gonna beg to be a leg of your adventure
Not willing to merely be a supporting character in someone else's journey
Not gonna cry I'm gonna laugh
Choosing to find humor in the situation instead of succumbing to negative emotions
It's like a little game of chance
The outcome is unpredictable and beyond one's control, akin to a game of luck
We all anticipate the elements of nature
Expecting the unexpected, as nature is full of surprises
Well yesterday was years ago
The past is distant and behind us
And you have nothing more to show
There is no tangible evidence or accomplishments to display
I don't care 'cause I was always meant to be here
Contentment and acceptance of one's place in life
Ooh he's my prince of love
Referring to a romantic partner as royalty, signifying high regard and admiration
Painless
Without pain, discomfort, or suffering
Sweet tooth of sin
Describing the irresistible attraction to something that is deemed morally wrong
I've got to say it doesn't pay being a stranger
It is not rewarding to be distant and disconnected from others
A little distance among friends
A slight emotional detachment in a friendship can be helpful and healthy
Sure way to bring an end
Distance in a relationship can ultimately lead to its demise
And I need that like a hole in the head
Not desiring or needing something at all
What I would give
Expressing the desire for something
Painless
Without pain, discomfort, or suffering
An adjective
A word that describes a noun or pronoun
Ooh he's my prince of love
Referring to a romantic partner as royalty, signifying high regard and admiration
Painless
Without pain, discomfort, or suffering
Sweet tooth of sin
Describing the irresistible attraction to something that is deemed morally wrong
What I would give
Expressing the desire for something
Painless
Without pain, discomfort, or suffering
An adjective
A word that describes a noun or pronoun
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: SUZANNE LARAINE DEMARCHI, EDWARD PARISE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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سورة الـرحـمـن
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
﴿١﴾ الرَّحْمَٰنُ
1. The Compassionate.
﴿٢﴾ عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ
2. Has taught the Quran.
﴿٣﴾ خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ
3. He created the human being.
﴿٤﴾ عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ
4. And taught him clear expression.
﴿٥﴾ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ
5. The sun and the moon—by calculations.
﴿٦﴾ وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ
6. And the stars and the trees prostrate.
﴿٧﴾ وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ
7. And the sky, He raised. And He set up the balance.
﴿٨﴾ أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ
8. So do not transgress in the balance.
﴿٩﴾ وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ
9. But maintain the weights with justice. And do not violate the balance.
﴿١٠﴾ وَالْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ
10. And the earth—He set it up for the creatures.
﴿١١﴾ فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ الْأَكْمَامِ
11. In it are fruits and date-palms in clusters.
﴿١٢﴾ وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُ
12. And grains in the blades, and fragrant plants.
﴿١٣﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
13. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿١٤﴾ خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ
14. He created the human being from hard clay, like bricks.
﴿١٥﴾ وَخَلَقَ الْجَانَّ مِنْ مَارِجٍ مِنْ نَارٍ
15. And He created the jinn from a fusion of fire.
﴿١٦﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
16. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿١٧﴾ رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ
17. Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.
﴿١٨﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
18. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿١٩﴾ مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ
19. He merged the two bodies of water, converging together.
﴿٢٠﴾ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَا يَبْغِيَانِ
20. Between them is a barrier that they do not overrun.
﴿٢١﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
21. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٢٢﴾ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ
22. From them emerge pearls and coral.
﴿٢٣﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
23. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٢٤﴾ وَلَهُ الْجَوَارِ الْمُنْشَآتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْأَعْلَامِ
24. His are the ships, raised above the sea like landmarks.
﴿٢٥﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
25. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٢٦﴾ كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ
26. Everyone on it is perishing.
﴿٢٧﴾ وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
27. But will remain the Presence of your Lord, Full of Majesty and Splendor.
﴿٢٨﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
28. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٢٩﴾ يَسْأَلُهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأْنٍ
29. Everyone in the heavens and the earth asks Him. Every day He is managing.
﴿٣٠﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
30. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٣١﴾ سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ الثَّقَلَانِ
31. We will attend to you, O burdensome two.
﴿٣٢﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
32. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٣٣﴾ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ تَنْفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانْفُذُوا ۚ لَا تَنْفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍ
33. O society of jinn and humans! If you can penetrate beyond the realms of the heavens and the earth, go ahead and penetrate. But you cannot penetrate except with authorization.
﴿٣٤﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
34. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٣٥﴾ يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِنْ نَارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنْتَصِرَانِ
35. You will be bombarded with flares of fire and brass, and you will not succeed.
﴿٣٦﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
36. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٣٧﴾ فَإِذَا انْشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَالدِّهَانِ
37. When the sky splits apart, and it becomes a rose, like paint.
﴿٣٨﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
38. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٣٩﴾ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَا يُسْأَلُ عَنْ ذَنْبِهِ إِنْسٌ وَلَا جَانٌّ
39. On that day, no human and no jinn will be asked about his sin.
﴿٤٠﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
40. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٤١﴾ يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ
41. The guilty will be recognized by their marks; they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
﴿٤٢﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
42. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٤٣﴾ هَٰذِهِ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ
43. This is Hell that the criminals denied.
﴿٤٤﴾ يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ آنٍ
44. They circulate between it and between a seething bath.
﴿٤٥﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
45. So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
﴿٤٦﴾ وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَانِ
46. But for anyone who feared his Lord’s position, there are two Garde
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You want to feel a little warmth
A little mercy
You want to feel like this is real
But it's so cold this time of year
And everywhere you liked to go is a reminder
Oh you can smell him in the air
But this is just being unfair
I don't care 'cause life was never meant to be painless
What I would give
Painless
An adjective
Painless
Not gonna beg to be a leg of your adventure
Not gonna cry I'm gonna laugh
It's like a little game of chance
We all anticipate the elements of nature
Well yesterday was years ago
And you have nothing more to show
I don't care 'cause I was always meant to be here
What I would give
Painless
An adjective
Painless
Ooh he's my prince of love
Painless
Sweet tooth of sin
I've got to say it doesn't pay being a stranger
A little distance among friends
Sure way to bring an end
And I need that like a hole in the head
Oh I need that like a hole in the head
What I would give
Painless
An adjective
Painless
Ooh he's my prince of love
Painless
Sweet tooth of sin
Painless
What I would give
Painless
An adjective
Painless
@phillipiliadis2664
Stunning girl, only outmatched by her voice
@jnairac
Bloody true
@mmurphy53
You gotta love Baby Animals - grossly under-rated - maybe just bad timing
@balung
Too 80s sounding for the 90s.
@alyzu4755
I had this song on a mixtape when I lived in NYC. Reminds me of those days in the late 80's/early 90's. 😊
@JamesWKellett
So under-rated... Baby Animals Rock!!!!!
@martydawson1525
James Kellett Agree totally!
@99luckysunny
This so freaking good man. Classic Australian Rock!
Why she chose Nuno Bettencourt over me I will never know. Lucky S.O.B.
@stratmad
Suze is one of if not THE best female rock vocalists of the last 20 years. Dave Leslie is a monster guitarist too.
@DarrylSullivan
bang on