The band released Fate's Got A Driver in 1996, toured the US and Europe and took time out to record a new demo. After appearing at numerous major label events, the band were due to sign for Revolution Records, an imprint of Warner Music Group, but a signing freeze just before putting pen to paper thwarted them.
The band returned to the studio in 1998 to record their sophomore album for Doghouse Records, The Moon My Saddle. After several line-up changes which saw Clay Snyder, Curtis Mead and Charlie Walker leave the band, the group promptly broke-up. Their third album, Exit 263, a collection of uncompleted songs, was released independently in 2000 through the band's management company.
The double CD retrospective, Five-Year Diary (which is also the name of a song from Fate's Got A Driver) was released independently in 2002. The album features live tracks and old demo recordings.
The band is playing shows in July 2010 with the Gaslight Anthem and Tim Barry. They are also releasing new material, including a new version of "The South Has Spoiled Me" (originally from their split with Old Pike) featuring vocals by Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem. The new EP is available at http://chamberlain.bandcamp.com/album/raise-it-high
Good Enough
Chamberlain Lyrics
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You're like a hurricane ten miles wide.
There's a quiver in your lips.
Like you're begging for a kiss, I guess your passions have all run dry.
You stare down at your feet, keep your eyes on every step.
You're moving to the beat of an old song in your head; staring at a girl in the corner of the room, I remember why I stay alive.
I been on your mind, guess that's good enough.
Good enough of a reason to feel loved.
October's at the storm door coloring the lawn, and I'm in a strange house with a girl I hardly know but she'd have to tear down the sky to be as cool as you.
I don't want to hear you, don't want to see your face, but if you were here right now I'd ask you to stay. I been on your mind, guess that's good enough.
Good enough of a reason to feel loved.
(I guess that's good enough) It's six in the morning.
I'm waiting on a friend, waiting for that sun to come slipping in.
I swear it's always been lonely wherever I was.
But now I got ladies looking after me; there's a new dress in the kitchen where yours used to be.
I feel like whoever I was, I ain't that man no more.
The Chamberlain's song Good Enough tells the story of a complicated relationship that is filled with ups and downs. The song is about someone who is torn between loving and hating their partner. The lyrics describe the partner as being like a hurricane, running so fast and with a quiver in their lips, which suggests that they are passionate but that their passion has all run dry. The singer is confused and uncertain about their feelings, but they find comfort in the fact that their partner has been thinking about them. They believe that this is good enough to feel loved, despite the relationship being difficult.
The second verse of the song describes the singer's thoughts and feelings as they wait for a friend at six in the morning. They are reflecting on how lonely they used to be, but how now they have women looking after them and a new dress in the kitchen where their partner's used to be. However, despite these changes, they feel like they are a different person now than they used to be. The ending of the song does not provide any resolution to the complicated relationship, but instead leaves the listener with a feeling of uncertainty and longing.
Overall, the lyrics of Good Enough are poetic and introspective, hinting at the complexities of romantic relationships, the struggle to understand one's own feelings, and the tension between loving and hating someone at the same time.
Line by Line Meaning
You're gone in a flash, running so fast.
You left quickly, moving quickly like a hurricane.
You're like a hurricane ten miles wide.
You are a big force that comes suddenly and disrupts everything around you.
There's a quiver in your lips.
You seem to be wanting something, maybe a kiss or attention.
Like you're begging for a kiss, I guess your passions have all run dry.
It appears that you want physical affection, but it's only because you're lacking emotional passion.
You stare down at your feet, keep your eyes on every step.
You focus on your steps, possibly trying to avoid any obstacles or distractions.
You're moving to the beat of an old song in your head; staring at a girl in the corner of the room, I remember why I stay alive.
You are following a rhythm in your head while keeping your eyes on a girl, and I appreciate witnessing your living spirit.
I been on your mind, guess that's good enough.
You've been thinking about me, and that knowledge satisfies me.
Good enough of a reason to feel loved.
Knowing that I'm on your mind is a sufficient reason for me to feel loved.
Something we never talked about and you'd never explain, is how you got to where you are with someone else's name; and I ought to hate you by now but I can't give up on you.
We never discussed how you ended up with another person's name, and although I should despise you for it, I can't stop believing in you.
October's at the storm door coloring the lawn, and I'm in a strange house with a girl I hardly know but she'd have to tear down the sky to be as cool as you.
It's autumn outside, and I am in someone else's house with a girl who is not as amazing as you.
I don't want to hear you, don't want to see your face, but if you were here right now I'd ask you to stay.
I don't want anything to do with you, but I'd still want you to stay if you were present.
It's six in the morning.
The time is six o'clock in the morning.
I'm waiting on a friend, waiting for that sun to come slipping in.
I'm awaiting a friend's arrival, and I'm also waiting for the sunrise.
I swear it's always been lonely wherever I was.
No matter where I am, I always feel alone.
But now I got ladies looking after me; there's a new dress in the kitchen where yours used to be.
However, now I am receiving attention from women, and there's a new garment in the kitchen instead of yours.
I feel like whoever I was, I ain't that man no more.
I've changed so much that I don't feel like I'm the same person I used to be.
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ADAM J. RUBENSTEIN, DAVID V. MOORE
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