Candlebox was known for an explosive live show and throughout their 8 year career, they toured with such bands as Living Colour, The Flaming Lips, Our Lady Peace, Rush, Henry Rollins, and Metallica. They were also a featured band on the main-stage at Woodstock '94 and made repeat live performances on the David Letterman show.
They are best known for the singles "Change", "You", "Far Behind" and "Simple Lessons". "Far Behind" entered Billboard's Top 20 in July of 1993 and didn't drop off the charts until January of 1994. The videos for "Far Behind" and "You" were in seemingly perpetual rotation on MTV and became two of the most requested videos of 1993.
Drummer Scott Mercado left the band in 1997 and was replaced by former Pearl Jam member Dave Krusen. Krusen later left the band in 1999 and was replaced by Shannon Larkin of Ugly Kid Joe. Bardi Martin also left the band that year, and was replaced by Rob Reddick (formerly of Dig). The band split in year 2000.
As of 2005, singer Kevin Martin is currently recording and performing as the leader of The Hiwatts. Peter Klett is currently recording and performing as the leader of redlightmusic.
In 2006, Candlebox has reunited with their original line-up. They went on a three-month North American tour beginning on July 1st of the same year. This marks their first collaboration since 1996.
In 2008, Candlebox released their fourth studio album called "Into the sun". This meant their return since 1998's Happy Pills. Also, they released a Live album called "Alive in Seattle" which includes tracks from all their past albums.
In 2009, Kevin Martin (along with Sean Hennesy, Candlebox's guitarist) helped form the super-group The Gracious Few with three of the members of the band LIVE. Functioning as lead singer, the band went on to release a self-titled album which accompanied an extensive tour. Though LIVE has reformed with a new lead singer, more material from The Gracious Few is said to be released in the future
Rain
Candlebox Lyrics
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Seen my baby fly away
Sugar don't go
She said I don't be treatin' her
Right by the things I say
Sugar don't go
Don't go I feel I'll be left alone
And I'll cry
Early one morning I packed her bags
She said she gotta leave me now
I've done her wrong
I said baby I'm gonna change
Gonna change for the better
Sugar don't go
You can't be leaving me so alone
And I'll cry in the rain
In the rain
Oh in the rain
In the rain
Sugar go
Now sugar go you leave me alone
As you packed your bags
You've got your plane on the road
I said oh why'd you leave
Oh why'd you leave
You gotta leave me alone
I'm feeling sad
I'm feeling sad
You gotta back off
Baby you treat me
Baby you treat me
My life and I could take my time
I lose it
What I have
Is what I have
Is what I give to you
And I feel I'm gone
I've been crying
What you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna pack your bags
And where you gonna stay
Say where you gonna go
Who you gonna ho'
Where you gonna lay your hat today
I said what you gotta change what you gonna do
Where you gonna lay your mines down
What you gonna do
What you gonna take
Where you gonna go baby
Who you gonna
Stay with me again
I said move it on
Oh I said move it on
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on down the line
Well on down the line
I said pack your bags now baby
You gotta move it on down the line
I said I want to tell you
Say, what you gonna do
Who you gonna stay
Where you gonna ho' your ass out all over town
Baby, where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
What you gonna do with your time
I said what you gonna do
Who you gonna take
Where you gonna lay your hat down
Where you gonna call your home
Where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
What you gonna do with your time
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on
I said move it on
Hey you gotta move it on down the line
Well on down the line
I said move it on down
I said move it on down
Said what you gonna do
Where you gonna stay
Who you gonna ho' your ass out
Baby where you lay your hat today
I said what you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna go and spend your time to be
Baby,
What you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna go
When I set you free
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on
Hey move it on
Oh won't you move it on down
On down the line
Oh baby, I said baby
I said baby
I said baby
I said what you gonna do you with your time now woman
You got asked to leave now
Pack your bags you gotta go
Where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
When you lay your hat down tighter
I said move it on
The lyrics of Candlebox's Rain tell the story of a man who wakes up one morning to find that his partner has gone. As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the singer has not been treating his partner well, and that this is the reason why she has left. Despite initially pleading with her not to go, the singer eventually tells her to "move it on down the line" and find someone else.
The lyrics in this song evoke a sense of loss and regret, as the singer comes to terms with the fact that he has lost someone he loves due to his own mistakes. The repetition of the phrase "I'll cry in the rain" reinforces this feeling of sadness and despair. Ultimately, the song is a cautionary tale about the importance of treating our loved ones with respect and kindness.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I woke up one morning
The singer woke up and realized that his partner has left him.
Seen my baby fly away
The singer saw his partner leave him and fly away.
Sugar don't go
The singer is begging his partner to not leave him.
She said I don't be treatin' her Right by the things I say
The singer's partner left him because of the way he talked to her.
Don't go I feel I'll be left alone And I'll cry Oh in the rain
The singer is scared of being left alone and sad, which makes him cry in the rain.
Early one morning I packed her bags She said she gotta leave me now I've done her wrong
In the past, the singer has done wrong by his partner and now she is leaving him.
I said baby I'm gonna change Gonna change for the better Sugar don't go
The singer promises his partner that he will change for the better and pleads with her not to leave him.
You can't be leaving me so alone And I'll cry in the rain In the rain Oh in the rain In the rain
The singer is devastated by the thought of being left alone and crying in the rain.
Sugar go Now sugar go you leave me alone
The singer is asking his partner to leave him alone and go away.
As you packed your bags You've got your plane on the road I said oh why'd you leave Oh why'd you leave
The singer wonders why his partner is leaving and asks her why.
You gotta leave me alone I'm feeling sad I'm feeling sad You gotta back off
The singer is feeling sad and asking his partner to back off.
Baby you treat me Baby you treat me My life and I could take my time I lose it
The singer is frustrated with his partner's treatment of him and feels like he is losing his life because of it.
What I have Is what I have Is what I give to you
The singer is telling his partner that what he has, he is willing to give her.
And I feel I'm gone I've been crying What you gonna do Who you gonna see
The singer is feeling lost and crying, wondering what his partner will do and who she will be with.
Where you gonna pack your bags And where you gonna stay Say where you gonna go Who you gonna ho' Where you gonna lay your hat today
The singer is curious as to where his partner is going to go, where she is going to stay, and who she will be with.
I said what you gotta change what you gonna do Where you gonna lay your mines down What you gonna do What you gonna take Where you gonna go baby Who you gonna Stay with me again
The singer is asking his partner what she is going to do, where she is going to go, and if she will come back to him.
I said move it on Oh I said move it on I said move it on Oh won't you move it on down the line Well on down the line I said pack your bags now baby You gotta move it on down the line
The singer is telling his partner to move on and pack her bags because he wants her to leave him.
Said what you gonna do Where you gonna stay Who you gonna ho' your ass out Baby where you lay your hat today I said what you gonna do Who you gonna see Where you gonna go and spend your time to be Baby What you gonna do Who you gonna see Where you gonna go When I set you free
The singer is asking his partner what she is going to do and where she is going to go once he sets her free.
I said move it on Oh won't you move it on Hey move it on Oh won't you move it on down On down the line Oh baby, I said baby I said baby I said baby I said what you gonna do you with your time now woman You got asked to leave now Pack your bags you gotta go Where you gonna go Who you gonna see When you lay your hat down tighter I said move it on
The singer continues to ask his partner what she is going to do and where she is going to go. He wants her to leave him and move on with her life.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: RAYMOND MARTIN, CHAUNCEY HOLLIS, MATHANGI ARULPRAGASAM
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Lyrics
Well I woke up one morning
Seen my baby fly away
Sugar don't go
She said I don't be treating her
Right by the things I say
Sugar don't go
I feel I'll be left alone
And I'll cry all alone
Oh in the rain
Early one morning
I packed her bags
She said she gotta leave me now
I've done her wrong
I said baby
I'm gonna change
Gonna change for the better
Sugar don't go
You can't be leaving me all alone
Cause I'll cry all alone
In the rain
In the rain
Oh in the rain
In the rain
Sugar go
Sugar go you leave me alone
And I packed your bags
You've got your plane on the road
I said oh why'd you leave
Oh why'd you leave
You gotta leave me alone
I'm feeling sad
I'm feeling sad
You gotta back off
Baby you treat me
Baby you treat me
My life and I could take my mind I lose it
What I have
Is what I have
Is what I give to you
And I feel I'm gone
I've been crying
[Guitar Solo]
What you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna pack your bags
And where you gonna stay
Say where you gonna go
Who you gonna ho'
Where you gonna lay your hat today
I said what you gotta change what you gonna do
Where you gonna lay your mines down
What you gonna do
What you gonna take
Where you gonna go baby
Who you gonna stay with me again
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on
You gotta move it on
Hey, move it on
On down the line
Well down the line
On that line
I said pack your bags now baby
You gotta move it down the line
I said I wanna tell you
Say, what you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna ho' your ass out all over town
Baby, where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
What you gonna do with your time
I said what you gonna do
Who you gonna take
Where you gonna lay your hat down
Where you gonna call your home
Where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
What you gonna do with your time
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on
You gotta move it on
Hey, move it on
On down the line
On down the line
On that line
Said move it on down the line
Said move it down...
[Guitar Solo]
What you gonna do
Where you gonna stay
Who you gonna ho' your ass out
Baby, where you gonna lay your hat today
Said, what you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna go and spend your time to be
Baby
What you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna go
When I set you free
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on
You gotta move it on
Hey move it on
On down the line
Said down the line
On that line
Said move it on down the line
You gotta move it on down the line
Oh baby
I said baby
I said baby
I said baby
I said baby
You gotta move it on down the line
And take your time baby
Gotta pack your bags and go today momma
What you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna lay your hat and call your home
I said baby
I said baby
I said baby
I said what you gonna do you with your time now woman
You got asked to leave
Pack your bags you gotta go
Got asked to leave
Pack your bags, you gotta go
Where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
When you lay your hat down tighter
I said move it on
I said move it on
I said move it on
I said move it on down the line
Oh woman, you gotta take it
You gotta take it
Take, yeah...
Take your time
Take your time to make up your mind now baby
Jim G.
It amazes me sometimes- that this band did not go further.
I got to see them open for Rush on the Counterparts tour in 1994 at the Orlando Arena (Now Amway Arena)...
This one + you was what sold me on them. They played both songs so well- live.
I had never heard the band before. So it was really cool- to get introduced to them via a live performance. I mean how many records or songs do people get first introduced to either on the radio or what was mtv, or trading, and any and every other way - exept a live concert?
I didn't follow them closely afterward- I had my own things going on and was playing- my own stuff...
But this record- it just showed so much potential of what a great rock/blues band- is capable of doing.
I think the problem with them was- they just weren't alternative enough like weezer or the breeders other bands they got lumped in a category with in the uhm '90s grunge era'... I don't consider Candlebox grunge- at all.
I remember even Queensryche waited a good 4 years between Empire and Promised Land, because they didn't want to be caught up in the media making comparisons- between them and the Seattle grunge bands either... they wanted to wait and let people get some of the grunge explosion- at least partially- out of their system.
The 90s were a tough time for certain kinds of bands, especially ones that weren't super alternative or grungy...
Xela
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Well I woke up one morning
Seen my baby fly away
Sugar don't go
She said I don't be treatin' her
Right by the things I say
Sugar don't go
Don't go I feel I'll be left alone
And I'll cry
Oh in the rain
Early one morning I packed her bags
She said she gotta leave me now
I've done her wrong
I said baby I'm gonna change
Gonna change for the better
Sugar don't go
You can't be leaving me so alone
And I'll cry in the rain
In the rain
Oh in the rain
In the rain
Sugar go
Now sugar go you leave me alone
As you packed your bags
You've got your plane on the road
I said oh why'd you leave
Oh why'd you leave
You gotta leave me alone
I'm feeling sad
I'm feeling sad
You gotta back off
Baby you treat me
Baby you treat me
My life and I could take my time
I lose it
What I have
Is what I have
Is what I give to you
And I feel I'm gone
I've been crying
What you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna pack your bags
And where you gonna stay
Say where you gonna go
Who you gonna ho'
Where you gonna lay your hat today
I said what you gotta change what you gonna do
Where you gonna lay your mines down
What you gonna do
What you gonna take
Where you gonna go baby
Who you gonna
Stay with me again
I said move it on
Oh I said move it on
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on down the line
Well on down the line
I said pack your bags now baby
You gotta move it on down the line
I said I want to tell you
Say, what you gonna do
Who you gonna stay
Where you gonna ho' your ass out all over town
Baby, where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
What you gonna do with your time
I said what you gonna do
Who you gonna take
Where you gonna lay your hat down
Where you gonna call your home
Where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
What you gonna do with your time
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on
I said move it on
Hey you gotta move it on down the line
Well on down the line
I said move it on down
I said move it on down
Said what you gonna do
Where you gonna stay
Who you gonna ho' your ass out
Baby where you lay your hat today
I said what you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna go and spend your time to be
Baby,
What you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna go
When I set you free
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on
Hey move it on
Oh won't you move it on down
On down the line
Oh baby, I said baby
I said baby
I said baby
I said what you gonna do you with your time now woman
You got asked to leave now
Pack your bags you gotta go
Where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
When you lay your hat down tighter
I said move it on
Glenn Ashton
Most underrated album EVER.....Never get tired of it.
Joe Trotter
Hell yeah! Drunk and listening now. Wow. Holds up in my book
Jersey Devil
I see this comment on every song from this album, I don't disagree tho
Jason 'J.Fo' Forst
Facts!
MotleyCruePsycho!
I was like 20 when this came out and this was the only thing I told people I wanted for a xmas gift that year, I got several that way 😂 I still listen to it often...great live as well...chasing Kevin in my younger days bothering the poor guy for pictures fun fun times!😂
Tim Roberts
@Jersey Devil I don't disagree how somebody can say that but there's no way it's underrated they've been touring on it for over 25 years and still touring on it Today
Tim Pruitt
Candlebox was one of the Seattle bands in the 90's everyone forgets they came out with all the greats like Soundgarden, Pear Jam, STP, Nirvana, Alice In Chains. Lot of great bands then. One city changed Rock n Roll forever!!
Kyle Hegedus
Tim Pruitt 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
rocket79
stp are from california
Tim Roberts
Yeah Kevin Martin was fucking hanging out with Andy Wood all that kind of shit from Mother Love Bone back in the day Kevin was there when it all started and help start at all