Hailing from Delaware (home to a few notable bands over the years, includin… Read Full Bio ↴Hailing from Delaware (home to a few notable bands over the years, including Television and more recently, the Spinto Band), Steve Chesser rose to the top of his friends' iPod playlists in early 2007 with a handful of home-grown demos. Several months and lots of hard work later, Chesser completed work on a full-length album, titled It's Plain (released in the summer of '08) and assembled a full band for live shows and future work. The shows started to trickle in...

Joining lyrics dealing with loss, disappointment and regret with anatomically correct indie pop melodies, the music reflects some of Chesser's influences, who include Robyn Hitchcock, Pixies, Sebadoh, the Beach Boys, Superchunk and the Boo Radleys. Early feedback is that the sound is not unlike REM in some parallel universe, so band members have been told. It's Plain is receiving rave reviews ("...The guitar work and harmonies are beautifully composed and performed..." - Powerpopaholic.com), and is getting airplay as well (93.7 WSTW, Wilmington, DE; XM Radio, and others).

As of early 2009, Chesser has composed material for a second release with the help of his new bandmates and is currently shopping for a studio for the project. The band expects the release to hit store shelves by the end of this year.

Instrumentation
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Steve Chesser, guitar, vocals.
Shawn O'Neill, lead guitar.
Tim Gove, bass backing vocals.
Phil Young, drums, backing vocals.

Discography
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Album: It's Plain, released in summer 2008.

What comes Around
Bos Taurus Lyrics

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Please take a number
And then get yourself in line.
You had this coming
And it won't be the last time.

Cause what comes around
It goes around and down.
Or so I've found, and then

We go falling…

I'll tell you now
Without a doubt
That you'll go right down, and then
You'll be crawling…

True I've made some blunders
Upon inspection you will find.
I'd explain my wanders
If it would make you feel all right.

Cause what comes around
It goes around and down.
Or so I've found, and then
We go falling…

I'll tell you now
Without a doubt
That you'll go right down, and then
You'll be crawling…

And in the end
I just want to lay me down.
Bury my fate in the ground.

If there is an answer
For the pangs I feel inside.
I don't want that cancer
That's a truth that you can't hide.

Cause what comes around
It goes around and down.
Or so I've found, and then
We go falling…

I'll tell you now
Without a doubt
That you'll go right down, and then
You'll be crawling…

And in the end

I just want to lay me down.
Bury my fate in the ground.

Overall Meaning

The song "What Comes Around" by Bos Taurus is about karma and how the things we do will eventually come back around. The opening lines "Please take a number/ And then get yourself in line/ You had this coming/ And it won't be the last time" introduce the idea that the singer is not responsible for the consequences of the person's actions, but rather the person has set themselves up for whatever is coming their way.

The chorus "Cause what comes around/ It goes around and down/ Or so I've found, and then/ We go falling..." reinforces the idea that there are consequences to our actions and that they will ultimately lead to a fall. The repeating line "I'll tell you now/ Without a doubt/ That you'll go right down, and then/ You'll be crawling..." adds emphasis to the inevitability of this fall.

The final verse "And in the end/ I just want to lay me down/ Bury my fate in the ground" suggests that the singer has accepted their own mistakes and is ready to face the consequences, but also wants to move on from them.

Overall, "What Comes Around" is a cautionary tale about the importance of being mindful of our actions and considering their potential consequences.

Line by Line Meaning

Please take a number
Get in line and wait your turn.

And then get yourself in line.
Wait patiently for your turn.

You had this coming
You deserve what's happening to you.

And it won't be the last time.
This won't be the only consequence you face.

Cause what comes around
The consequences of your actions.

It goes around and down.
The cycle of consequences repeats itself.

Or so I've found, and then
Based on my experience, the cycle of consequences continues.

We go falling…
We suffer the consequences of our actions.

I'll tell you now
I'm warning you.

Without a doubt
I'm sure.