The band signed with US record label Wind-up Records, which released the band's first album: 2003's So Far From Real. The album included the song "Something Beautiful", which was turned into a music video. The singles "Choke" and "Killing Me" were featured in Nintendo GameCube game 1080° Avalanche.
They left Wind-Up Records citing creative differences after the album, not pleased with the direction being forced upon them. On July 22nd of 2005, Cauterize released their second album, Paper Wings, without a label.
Their manager during Paper Wings, Darrin Pfeiffer of Goldfinger, started the label High 4 Records.
As one of the first two bands to be signed to High 4 Records, they released their last album, Disguises, on 12 June 2007. This is mainly a re-release since they’ve re-used most of the songs that were already present on Paper Wings. However, they remastered the tracklist and replaced a few songs with 4 brand new ones: Love in the Attic, Don’t Stop Now, The Devil in Lace and Slivers. The first 2000 people to pre-order received signed copies and the first 500 were sent signed copies of Disguises and a very special EP called Unmasked, which is a mini-album containing acoustic versions of Don’t Stop Now, Minor Key Symphony, My Favorite Patient, Why This Last Dance and Closer - signed as well. The only song to be redone completely on Disguises is Closer, which is shorter and sounds much better, but lacks two lines from the original version (‘You’ll wish you never met me, butterfly... butterfly, float on by me!’) and the extended instrumental part near the end.
During a concert on September 12, 2007 in Ottawa, Cauterize announced they were breaking up; ending their more than ten years together as a band. The band had been scheduled to play on MTV Live in Canada on September 5 and cancelled, which was later found to be due to the decision to break up the band. A formal announcement was posted on the band's message board and website on September 27, 2007. They played their final show together October 19, 2007 in their hometown of Oshawa.
Chuck Coles is currently playing with Brown Brigade, led by former Sum 41 guitarist Dave Baksh. Jesse Smith recently produced the album When We Were Safe by Burlington-based band Sydney, which was released in October 2007.
As of April 2008, the band's website no longer exists.
Official sites:
High 4 Records
For the Danish death metal / grindcore metal band. see Cauterized.
Shooting Star
Cauterize Lyrics
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I don't know if I can make it. I don't know if I'm that strong. I don't know where we went wrong but somehow it's over. In my mind I see you clearly. In my dreams I feel you near me. I want to know, does this feeling go away?
Like shooting stars we shine and then we fade, breaking the promises we made. What about the promises? What about the promises we made? What about our plans for forever? Did they scare you? Did you need to get away?
You taught me many things. Like how it feels to miss someone so bad it feels like a part of you is missing. I can tell you one thing. Now that you have gone I never will forget you. You left your mark.
The lyrics of Cauterize's song Shooting Stars narrate the story of a broken relationship that ended with a painful goodbye the singer is struggling to accept. The song begins with the realization that the person he once knew has changed, and that the look in their eyes is different now. The song's structure flips between the singer's memories of the past with a partner and his bittersweet feelings at the present moment, where he confronts the reality of their separation. He is desperate to understand why the breakup happened and questions the promises they made, the plans they had together, and whether they scared his partner away.
The chorus of the song compares their love to a shooting star, which shines brightly for a moment before fading away; thus, the promises they made eventually turn out to be empty. The singer refers to his partner as someone who has taught him much about missing someone and how it feels like a part of you is missing. Ultimately, the song is an expression of the agony of a broken heart, the struggle of coming to terms with a relationship's end, and the hope that the memory of their love will forever be remembered.
Line by Line Meaning
I know it's been a long time. You've lost that look in your eye. The one that told me everything was fine without a word. But now we're standing face to face, with nothing left to say but goodbye to yesterday.
It's been a while since we talked and your eyes don't look the same anymore. They used to tell me that everything was okay without you having to say anything. But now we're here with nothing else to say except for goodbye to our past.
I don't know if I can make it. I don't know if I'm that strong. I don't know where we went wrong but somehow it's over. In my mind I see you clearly. In my dreams I feel you near me. I want to know, does this feeling go away?
I don't know if I can handle this breakup. I don't know if I have the strength for it. I don't even know where we went wrong, but it's clear that it's over now. Even though you're not here with me physically, I still think about you constantly. I'm wondering if this feeling will ever fade away.
Like shooting stars we shine and then we fade, breaking the promises we made. What about the promises? What about the promises we made? What about our plans for forever? Did they scare you? Did you need to get away?
Our relationship was like a meteor, bright and beautiful but quickly fading away. We didn't keep the promises we made to each other. What happened to our plans of being together forever? Did that scare you or did you just need to escape from it all?
You taught me many things. Like how it feels to miss someone so bad it feels like a part of you is missing. I can tell you one thing. Now that you have gone I never will forget you. You left your mark.
You showed me what it's like to miss someone so much that you feel incomplete without them. But one thing's for sure, now that you're gone, I'll always remember you. You left a lasting impression on my life.
When I have gone and you've moved on will you remember me?
When I'm no longer here and you've moved on, will you still think about me and the memories we shared?
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Written by: ROOT, SMITH, STULBACH, WAGNER
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