The three were subsequently joined by Steve LaFolette (bass & vocals), Pat Noel (keyboards & guitar), Steve St. Cin (drums), and Ana Pitchon, who toured as Beulah in 1998, before recording When Your Heartstrings Break. Bill Evans (keyboards) then joined the band to play live. Steve St. Cin left the band to be replaced by Danny Sullivan, before The Coast is Never Clear was released in 2000. Bill Evans and Steve LaFolette then left, to be replaced by Pat Abernathy and Eli Crews respectively. Beulah went on to record 2003's Yoko, then toured North America and Europe before a goodbye show on August 5th 2004, in New York.
A DVD, A Good Band is Easy to Kill was released in 2005 and features documentary footage from Beulah's 2003 tour.
Last Stand
Beulah Lyrics
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The autumn lakes where the children were swans
Your mothers convictions and your fathers predictions don't seem so insane
They laugh they say your treasures are fake but don't throw it away
You've been framed with a beautiful name
You've been saved but you've lost your head
With halos and friends the trinity saves but three is a crowd
You flirt you drink you can't stop your winking at the boys at the bar
A country song if you don't have a heart
My cowboys and indians and the falls and aminions where the highways are far
When all you know your shadows a ghost don't let it scare you away
The song "Last Stand" by Beulah is a nostalgic reflection on the path one has taken in life, and a warning not to let the past define the present. The opening lines, "Goodness knows its been a wonderful run, The autumn lakes where the children were swans" paint a picture of happy memories of childhood, but the passage of time has made it difficult to hold on to them. The song then moves on to touch on the influences of family, with "Your mothers convictions and your fathers predictions don't seem so insane", and the pressure to conform to societal norms with "They laugh they say your treasures are fake but don't throw it away, You've been framed with a beautiful name".
The lyrics also touch on the idea of losing oneself in the pursuit of pleasure, with the lines "You flirt you drink you can't stop your winking at the boys at the bar, All you need is a gun and a car". The imagery of a "country song if you don't have a heart" and the mention of cowboys and indians create a sense of longing for an idealized past, while the line "When all you know your shadows a ghost don't let it scare you away" serves as a reminder not to let fear hold one back from living life to the fullest.
Overall, "Last Stand" is a bittersweet reflection on the past, a warning not to let oneself become trapped in nostalgia or societal expectations, and a call to embrace life without fear.
Line by Line Meaning
Goodness knows its been a wonderful run
We have had a good run and we are grateful for it.
The autumn lakes where the children were swans
The lakes in autumn where the children enjoyed playing and pretending to be swans.
Your mothers convictions and your fathers predictions don't seem so insane
The beliefs and predictions of our parents that we thought were crazy don't seem that crazy anymore.
They laugh they say your treasures are fake but don't throw it away
People may mock and say that what we hold dear is worthless, but we should still cherish it.
You've been framed with a beautiful name
We have been given a wonderful name that may not necessarily reflect who we really are.
You've been saved but you've lost your head
While we may have been saved or rescued, we may have also lost sight of our priorities or sense of self.
With halos and friends the trinity saves but three is a crowd
Religious beliefs and close friends can offer salvation, but sometimes there can be too much of a good thing.
You flirt you drink you can't stop your winking at the boys at the bar
We may engage in flirtatious behavior and drinking, leading to a lack of self-control.
All you need is a gun and a car
We may feel like we need possessions like a gun or a car to feel powerful or in control.
A country song if you don't have a heart
A country song can connect with us emotionally, but only if we have a heart that is open to feeling the music.
My cowboys and indians and the falls and aminions where the highways are far
Memories of childhood playtime in the great outdoors, far away from the highways.
When all you know your shadows a ghost don't let it scare you away
When the only thing we know is our shadow, which is like a ghost, we should not be afraid of it and should face it head-on.
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Goodness knows its been a wonderful run
The autumn lakes where the children were swans
Your mothers convictions and your fathers predictions don't seem so insane
They laugh they say your treasures are fake but don't throw it away
You've been framed with a beautiful name
You've been saved but you've lost your head
With halos and friends the trinity saves but three is a crowd
You flirt you drink you can't stop your winking at the boys at the bar
All you need is a gun and a car
A country song if you don't have a heart
My cowboys and indians and the falls and aminions where the highways are far
When all you know your shadows a ghost don't let it scare you away
@HackyHD
I first listened to this song in my last year of college. It now marks a weird stage in my life when I realized that my training days were mostly over and I had to go out into the world to draw my own path in life.
@mikehalwa7201
great song from an amazing album by a band that does not get nearly enough love.
@rjovel27
Mike Halwa Well said
@oropendola01
This song gives me so much hope, I cannot express how much I love it
@Armarantian
Discovered this on Spotify and thought it was a recent song (of the last 4-8 years). So awesome how long this has been around!
@MrMustacrackish
Yet another gem in Spotify discover
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f off
@vanand6235
Also listen to his song called"Warmer"
@MassiveBeaver
Yeah boiiii
@MassiveBeaver
@Vijay Alagrisamy thanks