Big Dumb Face originated from Borland wanting to make use of guitar riffs he had written for Limp Bizkit that the rest of the band did not want to use, as well as from his fascination with the band Ween. Borland worked on the CD in late 2000, released it in early 2001, and toured for BDF in early to mid 2001.
The tracks on the album range from death/thrash metal (Burgalveist, Blood Red Head on Fire) to new wave (It's Right in Here, Kali Is the Sweethog), to speed country (Duke Lion). The album has many musical ideas loaded into each song, with keyboards, drum machines, live drums, guitars run through synths, bass guitar and trip hop beats thrown into songs.
The project was set to the side once Wes quit Limp Bizkit in 2001 and he started up progressive metal outfit Eat the Day, but once Eat the Day fell through Borland briefly rejoined Limp Bizkit in late 2004. This led to a new BDF track in a death metal / thrash style titled "Darkness Becomes", but this was to be the final track to be released before the project was abandoned after Borland once again left Limp Bizkit in 2005.
Members;
Wes Borland (Knick-Knack Paddywhack Jones) - Guitars, Vocals
Scott Borland (The Messiah of Prophylactics) - Guitar
Kyle Weeks (Turturro's Ugly Uncle) - Vocals
Greg Isabelle (Wordless Shrieking) - Drums
Chris Gibbs (Sinister T-Bone Funyuns) - Bass
Voices in the Wall
Big Dumb Face Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
talking silent,
softer somehow smarter,
Voices in the wall they are far
they are talking something
something that is small very tiny
speaking silently they are working hard,
making bumping they are doing something,
they are fidgeting.
Small hands working scraping
something over here press your ear...
They want us out they'd
be gone by now if they knew how...
The lyrics to Big Dumb Face's song Voices in the Wall describe a scenario where there are voices coming from the walls, which are speaking softly but with intelligence. The voices are making small movements and sounds, almost as if they are doing something intricate or complex. The lyrics imply that the voices are trying to get the attention of those outside the walls, pressing them to listen closely to what they are doing. Despite this, the voices seem to want those on the other side of the wall to leave as soon as possible, indicating that they are up to something potentially harmful or dangerous.
The song raises many questions about the nature of the voices, what they are doing, and why they want those on the other side to leave. Are they ghosts or spirits? Are they real people hiding behind the walls? Or are they simply a figment of the singer's imagination? Regardless of the answer, the lyrics create an unsettling atmosphere that leaves the listener feeling vulnerable and uneasy.
Line by Line Meaning
Chatterboxing numbers
The sounds in the wall resemble the constant chatter of people talking or counting.
talking silent,
The voices are quiet and cannot be heard without pressing your ear against the wall.
softer somehow smarter,
The voices seem to be getting quieter over time, but the things they say are more intelligent than before.
Voices in the wall they are far
The voices are coming from a distance within the wall and are not near the surface.
they are talking something
The voices are engaged in a discussion about a topic not easily discernible.
something that is small very tiny
Whatever the voices are talking about is most likely something small and insignificant.
speaking silently they are working hard,
The voices are speaking quietly but quickly and with purpose.
making bumping they are doing something,
There is a physical activity happening along with the voices and it is causing small bumps or vibrations in the wall.
something that is small in the wall
The physical activity is centered around something very small within the wall.
they are fidgeting.
The activity happening within the wall seems to be restlessly shifting or moving around.
Small hands working scraping
Imagery describing the physical activity as being done by small hands with a scraping motion that creates noise within the wall.
something over here press your ear...
The voices and physical activity are more noticeable in a specific area and require one to press their ear against the wall to hear.
They want us out they'd
The implication that the voices and physical activity are some sort of warning signal, indicating that something is wrong and we should leave.
be gone by now if they knew how...
If the source of the voices and physical activity were able to remove us from the area, they would have already done so and the warning continues.
Contributed by Henry Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.