Taking their name from the '80s sitcom, Belvedere began in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1995 as the three-piece of Steve Rawles (guitar/vocals), Brock (bass), and Dan Hrynuik (drums).
As the years progressed along with their revolving lineup, Belvedere remained with their melodic pop-punk sound that looked up to the likes of Bad Religion and NOFX. Eventually recruiting second guitarist Scott Solo, replacement drummer Jay Hollywood, and a replacement bassist Jaison Synclair, the quartet released their debut album, "Because No One Stopped Us", in 1998 through Hourglass and 206 Records. After spending most of 1999 on the road, along with Bad Religion and Strung Out, for a stint -- 206 Records put out Belvedere's follow-up album, "Angels Live in My Town", in early 2000. In 2001, the Montreal imprint Union 2112 released "Twas Hell Said Former Child", Belvedere's proper second album that coincided their first ever European tour. A split release with Downway, "Hometown Advantage", was issued in 2003. When it came time to recovene for another studio album, Belvedere joined producer Blair Calibaba (Sum 41) in Calgary for the recording of "Fast Forward Eats the Tape". Shared dates with Death by Stereo, Tsunami Bomb and Misconduct followed in Spring 2004. The band broke up in late 2005, playing their last show to their hometown Calgary crowd in November.
On November 2011, the band's official Facebook page announced that the band was going to get together again for a couple of shows the next year, wich included two shows in Europe (playing their first show in Paris and appearing again at GroezRock after seven years), then five in Canada, three in Brazil and one again in Canada, in Vancouver, on June 16th. Being at first that their final show, it was later announced that they'll appear in another final event in Guelph, Canada, on September the 1st 2012, with fellow punkrockers The Fullblast, also reuniting for the ocasion, Grade and Moneen.
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Unplugged
Belvedere Lyrics
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My dreams collapsed like boxes
Painfully the light opens my eyes
I'm finding it strange
To hope for a few more hours
Knowing that it'll only drag me down
Cause I'm safe in my
A home in this menagerie
Here no questions left to answer
No disappointments to relive
Please turn out the light
I'll turn out my mind
Just sit in the dark
And wait for my time
Clock radio stop, your lying
Your digits won't convince me now
All you're proving is that I'm lazy
Or maybe better off alone
I woke up soaked cold
To this condition
Drenched myself into submission
I woke up soaked cold
To this condition
The opening lines of Belvedere’s song, “Unplugged”, establish a sense of disorientation and discomfort in the mind of the singer. He wakes up drenched in sweat and finds himself struggling to face the day ahead. The metaphor “my dreams collapsed like boxes” suggests that the singer’s aspirations have been shattered, and he is finding it difficult to pick up the pieces. The light that filters through his room is not a source of comfort, but rather a painful intrusion into his consciousness. The singer then goes on to express his desire to stay in his dreams, where he feels safe in his subconscious splendor. He describes this dream world as a menagerie, a place where there are no questions left to answer, and no disappointments to relive.
In the next verse, the singer asks for the light to be turned off and wishes to be left alone with his thoughts. He wants to “turn out his mind”, suggesting a desire to tune out external distractions and focus on his own inner world. The clock radio’s incessant chatter serves as a reminder of time passing, which only contributes to the singer’s sense of anxiety and unease. The song ends with the singer repeating the phrase “I woke up soaked cold to this condition”, emphasizing the persistence of his discomfort and the difficulty of finding a way out of it.
Line by Line Meaning
I wake up in sweat,
The singer experiences distress and anxiety which leads to physical manifestation. Dreams and hopes have been shattered and leaving the singer feeling miserable.
My dreams collapsed like boxes
The singer's aspirations have failed and caused emotional turmoil.
Painfully the light opens my eyes
The singer has to face reality and it feels uncomfortable and unpleasant.
I'm finding it strange
The artist is feeling uncertain and disoriented.
To hope for a few more hours
The artist is contemplating procrastination and emotional escapism but these do not lead to productivity.
Knowing that it'll only drag me down
The singer is aware that procrastination and emotional escapism do not help overcome the situation and will make it worse.
Cause I'm safe in my
The singer finds solace in a subconscious state where one is unaware of their surroundings, feelings and conscious existence.
Subconscious splendor
The subconscious state is a shelter of absolute peace and tranquility, enabling the artist to escape the distressing reality.
A home in this menagerie
The artist has created a mental space to escape their real life, where they seek refuge from their disappointments, failures and the people or society around them.
Here no questions left to answer
In this mental realm, questions that cause distress and do not have any satisfying answers do not gather nor affect the artist.
No disappointments to relive
In this mental place, past failures and bad experiences do not repeat nor do they gain significance or impact on the singer.
Please turn out the light
The artist asks to take away the source of reality that re-introduces conscious recognition.
I'll turn out my mind
The singer takes the effort to discard conscious thought and chooses to remain lost in the subconscious realm.
Just sit in the dark
The singer continues to dwell in their mind without any external stimuli that might interrupt their state of mind.
And wait for my time
The singer waits for the time that they can spend in the solitude of their mind without the intervention of reality.
Clock radio stop, your lying
The artist perceives the sound of the clock as deceitful and a force that contradicts their mental state.
Your digits won't convince me now
The artist is not convinced by the information presented by the clock and is in disbelief about the passing of time.
All you're proving is that I'm lazy
The singer feels their inability to get out of bed and leave their mental state is seen as laziness and lack of motivation.
Or maybe better off alone
The singer questions their value of being alone with their thoughts and contemplates if they are really better-off in their changed state.
I woke up soaked cold
The artist experiences a physical manifestation of their emotional state.
To this condition
This condition of being soaked in sweat in the morning, feeling miserable, displaced and disappointed.
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