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.
Tremble
Cauterize Lyrics
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(Tremble, tremble, tremble)
My lips they tremble from this silence
But I'd rather chew on razor blades
Then speak the words I want to say
Don't tell me you are sorry
We're past apologies
I just want you to bleed like me
I (Tremble)
Should have known (Tremble)
But I never thought you'd do this to me (Tremble)
It (Tremble)
Hurts to laugh (Tremble)
Now that I know the joke was on me (Tremble)
[Chorus:]
And it makes me sick to think
About all those dirty things
And the pictures in my head
You should have slit my throat instead
It would of made more sense
We wouldn't have this mess
The blood would dry
But the lies you hide are rotting your insides
(Tremble, tremble, tremble)
My stomach's got this aching feeling
Thinkings got the best of me
Brought out the worst for all to see
This feels like everybody knows a secret I don't
These malicious grins and whispering
A vicious plot to kill what's left of me
[Chorus]
They'll never know
'Cause we'll never tell
Your secret's safe with me
I'll never let it out (And they'll never know)
(And they'll never know)
(And they'll never know)
(And they'll never know)
(And they'll never know)
(And they'll never know)
(And they'll never know)
Your secret's safe with me (And they'll never know)
I'll never let it out (My lips they tremble from this silence)
(Silence, silence, silence)
I (Tremble)
Should have known (Tremble)
But I never thought you'd do this to me (Tremble)
It (Tremble)
Hurts to laugh (Tremble)
Now that I know the joke was on me (Tremble)
[Chorus 2x]
(My lips they tremble from this silence)
(Silence, silence)
The song Tremble by Cauterize is an emotional expression of betrayal and heartbreak. The lyrics describe the feeling of being cheated on and lied to by someone they trusted. The first verse sets the tone for the rest of the song, with the singer describing how they are too afraid to speak their mind and tell the person how they feel. They would rather keep it to themselves than face the consequences of speaking up. The chorus then expresses the anger and disgust the singer feels towards the person who hurt them, with lines like "You should have slit my throat instead" and "the lies you hide are rotting your insides." The second verse portrays the feeling of being an outcast, like everyone knows a secret that you don't, and the final chorus reinforces the idea that the secret will be kept forever.
Line by Line Meaning
My lips they tremble from this silence
I'm shaking because I'm not speaking up about the hurt that I feel
But I'd rather chew on razor blades
I would rather inflict physical pain on myself than express the emotional pain I'm feeling
Then speak the words I want to say
I can't bring myself to say the things that I really want to say
Don't tell me you are sorry
I don't want to hear apologies anymore
I see this thing all too clearly now
I understand the situation fully now
We're past apologies
Apologies won't fix what's broken now
I just want you to bleed like me
I want you to feel the same pain I'm feeling
And it makes me sick to think
Just thinking about it makes me nauseous
About all those dirty things
The memories of what happened disgust me
And the pictures in my head
The mental images I have are haunting me
You should have slit my throat instead
I wish you had killed me instead of betraying me
It would have made more sense
Death would have been less painful than this betrayal
We wouldn't have this mess
If I were dead, we wouldn't be dealing with this situation
The blood would dry
Physical wounds heal, but emotional wounds don't
But the lies you hide are rotting your insides
Your lies are hurting you just as much as they're hurting me
My stomach's got this aching feeling
My gut is telling me that something is very wrong
Thinkings got the best of me
I can't stop obsessing over what happened
Brought out the worst for all to see
My pain is obvious to everyone around me
This feels like everybody knows a secret I don't
I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't know what's really going on
These malicious grins and whispering
People are talking behind my back in a cruel way
A vicious plot to kill what's left of me
Everyone seems to want to hurt me more while I'm already down
They'll never know
No one will ever know what really happened
'Cause we'll never tell
We're both keeping this secret forever
Your secret's safe with me
I will never reveal the truth
I'll never let it out
I won't ever betray your trust and tell anyone what you did
My lips they tremble from this silence
I'm still having trouble keeping this secret
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