Broken Bones are from England and were formed by Tony "Bones" Roberts in 1983 after they he left Discharge. Sounds magazine did an article titled "Broken Bones", about Bones leaving Discharge. Bones had found his new band name. The original lineup was Tezz on bass, Bones on guitar, Nobby as the vocalist and drummer Bazz. Their first single release was the January 1984 "Decapitated" which hit # 10 in the indy charts. The follow-up single "Crucifix" was released in May 1984 hitting #12. Tezz left the band to join UK Subs and friend and roadie Paul "Hoddy" took over on bass. This new line-up recorded the band's first album "Dem Bones", and toured Europe & the USA.
Hoddy then left to join Conflict, and Tezz resumed bass playing duties, and the F.O.A.D. album was released with Karl "Egghead" from The Exploited joining in on rythem guitar.
The band then had several line-up changes with Nobby leaving to live in America and Tezz once more departing . Hoddy returned to play bass and sing. The band released the "Seeing Thru My Eyes" ep with this 3-piece line-up. Eventually the band ground to a halt.
Later the band reformed once more with the original line up to record 'trader in death', a record the band cites as their best recording.
Bones reformed the band with a new line up of Cliff on drums, Quiv on vocals and Darren "Thrasher" Harris (of Exit Condition) on bass. This is where the band took a more metal turn with their music, releasing "Losing Control". Two more albums were to follow with the 12 inch release "Religion is Responsible" and another album "Stitched Up". After these albums release, the band's touring and recording fell into remission.
In 1996 Broken Bones reformed. Bones as on guitar, Quiv on vocal, Hoddy on bass and Dave on drums. They released their first studio album in 8 years, "Without Conscience" in 2001 and in 2004, they released "Time For Anger, Not Justice". Both albums bring the band back to their roots as they play the brand of hardcore they're most well known for. They still gig and tour regularly. They were the last band to play before 2006's ill-fated British Invasion concert in San Bernardino was shut down. They played they're last show with this line up supporting the UK Subs in 2010.
In 2012 Broken Bones were to reform again, this time with original member Tezz Roberts back on bass, Bones on lead guitar and also returning to the group is Karl "Egghead" Morris. New to this line-up is Jeff "JJ" Janiak on vocals, and Andy Dawson on drums. This Line up toured throughout much of Europe before Karl and Andy would call it a day. Andy would be replaced by former drummer Dave Bridgewood and go on to release the "Dead & Gone" EP.
Discography
1983 single "Decapitated"
1983 single "Crucifix"
1984 Album "Dem Bones"
1984 Album "I..O..U....Nothing"
1985 Album "Live at the 100 Club"
1985 single "Seeing Through My Eyes"
1985 Album "Bonecrusher" (U.S. only release)
1986 single "Never Say Die"
1987 Album "F.O.A.D" studio/live album
1987 Album "Trader in Death"
1989 Album "Losing Control"
1991 Album "Stiched UP"
1992 single "Religion is Responsible"
2001 Album "Without Conscience"
2003 single "No One Survives"
2004 Album "Time For Anger, Not Justice"
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Broken Bones Lyrics
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Hear the door slam behind you
You're going down, you can't fight back
You're over the edge and into the black
Thought you had all the answers
One more hit to make things
Hallucigenic nightmare state
You're crawling for corners in the strobe light effect
One way ticket down a one way street
The walls cave in, you're starting to scream
It moves close every day
The abyss waits for you, the bottomless pit
Resolve the problem, feel the pain
Sweat on your brow
Gun against your head
Flexing your finger
Russian roulette
Take a bullet for your pain
Broken Bones's song Descend is a stark yet poignant depiction of the journey of an individual who delves deeper and deeper into a living hell of addiction and self-destruction. The opening lines of the song convey a sense of dread as the singer descends into a dark abyss, with the door slamming behind them, trapping them in their personal nightmare. There seems to be no escape as they are pushed over the edge, unable to fight back. As the song unfolds, it becomes clear that the singer has turned to drugs to cope with their problems and is now spiraling out of control, with each hit inducing a hallucinogenic nightmare state. They are lost and trapped, unable to find their way out of the strobe light effect that distorts their reality. They are now head-fucked and paranoid, with no clear path out of the living hell that they have created for themselves.
The lyrics of the song powerfully convey the crushing weight of addiction and the hopelessness that it brings to those who fall prey to it. The singer in this song is in a freefall, with no one to turn to for help. The abyss waits for them, a bottomless pit that threatens to swallow them whole. They are in so deep that the walls are caving in, their screams only echoing back to them in the darkness. The only way out seems to be to "resolve the problem," to "feel the pain." In desperation, they even resort to playing Russian roulette, willing to take a bullet for their pain.
Overall, Broken Bones's song Descend is a deeply moving portrayal of the struggles that accompany addiction. It is a powerful reminder of the importance of seeking help when one is in crisis, and a call to action for those who may be struggling to reach out for support.
Line by Line Meaning
As you descend into this living hell
As you fall into the depths of despair
Hear the door slam behind you
You're trapped, with no means of escape
You're going down, you can't fight back
You're spiraling out of control, helpless to stop it
You're over the edge and into the black
You've reached a point of no return, darkness surrounds you
Thought you had all the answers
You were once confident in your decisions
One more hit to make things
You turn to drugs in an attempt to numb the pain
Hallucigenic nightmare state
The drugs take you to a frightening, surreal mental state
You're crawling for corners in the strobe light effect
You're lost and disoriented, desperately seeking shelter
Head Fucked Paranoid
Your mind is plagued with fear and suspicion
One way ticket down a one way street
Your path is leading you to destruction, with no way to turn back
The walls cave in, you're starting to scream
Your world is collapsing and you're overwhelmed with terror
It moves close every day
Death is creeping closer with each passing day
The abyss waits for you, the bottomless pit
Your fate is sealed, and you're headed for oblivion
Resolve the problem, feel the pain
You must confront the root of your issues, no matter how painful
Sweat on your brow
You're anxious and scared
Gun against your head
You contemplate suicide as a way out
Flexing your finger
You're teetering on the edge, unsure of what to do
Russian roulette
You're playing a dangerous game with your life
Take a bullet for your pain
You're willing to die to end your suffering
Contributed by William P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Павел Харгинен
[lyrics]:
Verse 1:
Sat alone, eyes covered up with a smug grin
Feel a slight buzzing in my bones and I'm plugged in
Hello, this isn't a tech demo
Didn't you get the memo? No problemo
Let me show you the ropes and go over the basics
See, you're kind of like Neo is in the Matrix
But the case is, this is your nine to five
The real life place you're based in isn't quite as nice
My mind is amidst the binary digits
As I sit and violently fidget
I'm just minding me business
'Til I'm finally finding the bridge, climb up and fix it
To decipher the mystic cyber cypher, decrypt it
Spit it as a lyric, no surprise the rhymes are so rhythmic
It's enough to make you feel quite excitable isn't it?
It's a sign of the times a harry styles track
Rewind, reassigning the time so set the dial back
Chorus:
Reality bleeds out of fractured bones
See with clarity free now no chaperones
The last chapter's closed you have captured zones
Alas cast the stones and have smashed your bones
Reality bleeds out of fractured bones
See with clarity free now no chaperones
The last chapter's closed, smash your bones
Verse 2:
What power resides in the clock tower?
A tick without a tock now it's shut down for hours
Feel entitled to what's not ours
So you go and I drop like Alice
Following the rabbit further down to the servers
And whatever we'll have found we deserve it
Doubt we'll ever be coming back out to the surface
But it doesn't matter 'cause we found a new purpose
I've seen it in my deep dreams, seeing is believing
As I live and breathe, a living being isn't breathing
Do you need another reason
To leap in and be dealing a beating
To the people you're meeting?
That's Mike Diva that I've just seen on the screen
So now we might even meet up with Hila with Ethan
I see that you're breathing a sigh of deep relief
Stress level zero and finally at peace
LED's shine in the gloom like a glow worm
My iris size acclimatised to boneworks
Covert but no, I don't know the codeword
The one that's supposed to have opened it won't work
Throw me a bone, give me a moment to go home
And do my homework on Newtonian omens
I've only gone and gone rogue from monogon
Blown your mind wide open with my own atomic bomb
Like wearing my own clothes to comic-con
There's something wrong with my flows I'm droning on and on
Rap so precocious, stack over flows
Attack processors with crack overdoses
Crack codes 'til backbones are broken
Cracked, no hypnosis, backdoors are open
I rode in on the back of a horse Trojan
Rewrote the roadmap foreclosed the program
The clock is ticking and the plot is thickening
You've gotten in a bit of a pickle of a predicament
Picking up a pick that is thick enough to pull a ligament
Swing it, split the difference and divvy up the dividends
Someone tell the human race of the nature of reality
To man up and just face that we're facing a calamity
Compassion and grace should be the basics of humanity
Instead we're heading straight into tyrannical anarchy
A never-ending state of tragedy
Families in famine frantically scraping for the basics scrabbling
Back into the place that we slaved to escape from
To break bonds we may just have to make bombs
Pull out the make up box, get your game face on
Take any assailant straight on and stay strong
Healthy and growing, keep the calcium flowing
Helping your bones to carry yourself where you're going
Chorus:
Reality bleeds out of fractured bones
See with clarity free now no chaperones
The last chapter's closed you have captured zones
Alas cast the stones and have smashed your bones
Reality bleeds out of fractured bones
See with clarity free now no chaperones
The last chapter's closed, smash your bones
Dan Bull
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