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
Mountain of a Heart
Chamberlain Lyrics
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You like long conversations with me under moonlight.
You like the way I look in black.
You say I'm smooth as glass.
You like it all and that's enough for this kid, I guess.
you've got a mountain of a heart.
You took a train ride straight through Illinois and found yourself alone.
The Midwest ain't no place for a queen, but I'm here so it?s home.
If that's true, girl, I'm telling you, I must be a king.
You left town at dawn with your bags full of clothes and that old busted down car.
You spent three days and three nights just to show up at my front door.
you've got a mountain of a heart.
You like cigarettes in the morning even though you smoked a pack last night.
You like long conversations with me; you say they make you feel alive.
You like the way I look in black.
You say I'm smooth as glass.
You like it all and that's enough for this kid, I guess.
you've got a mountain of a heart!
The song "Mountain of a Heart" by Chamberlain is a love song that expresses the singer's admiration for their partner's qualities. The song is full of imagery and metaphors that paint a picture of the singer's love interest, describing their love as a "mountain of a heart." The opening lines of the song describe the love interest's fondness for cigarettes in the morning and long conversations under the moonlight, highlighting their unique and endearing qualities. The singer then goes on to describe how their love interest likes them in black, referring to their sense of style, and even says that their partner thinks they are "smooth as glass."
The song then shifts to talk about the love interest's journey to be with the singer, taking a train ride through Illinois and eventually ending up at their front door. The singer even suggests that their love interest left everything behind just to be with them, showing just how strong their love is. In the end, the singer is content with the love they have and says it's enough to make them feel fulfilled. Overall, "Mountain of a Heart" is a song that celebrates the beauty of love and the unique qualities that make each person special.
Line by Line Meaning
You like cigarettes in the morning after you've been out all night.
You indulge in morning cigarettes only after a late night out.
You like long conversations with me under moonlight.
You enjoy having lengthy conversations with me while being illuminated by the moonlight.
You like the way I look in black.
You appreciate the way I appear when I am dressed in black attire.
You say I'm smooth as glass.
You have complimented me by saying that I am effortlessly suave, like a glass surface.
You like it all and that's enough for this kid, I guess.
You seem content with everything about me, which is satisfactory for me, I assume.
you've got a mountain of a heart.
Your heart is enormous and grandiose, indicating your large capacity to love.
You took a train ride straight through Illinois and found yourself alone.
You journeyed through Illinois on a train and ultimately ended up by yourself.
The Midwest ain't no place for a queen, but I'm here so it's home.
The Midwest may not be a suitable dwelling for royalty, but since I am here, it is where I belong.
I've heard it said you can measure a man by the company he keeps.
It has been suggested that a man's character can be evaluated by the people he surrounds himself with.
If that's true, girl, I'm telling you, I must be a king.
Assuming that is indeed a true statement, then I must possess abundant positive qualities because of my association with you.
You left town at dawn with your bags full of clothes and that old busted down car.
You used your worn-out vehicle to transport your belongings as you departed from town early in the morning.
You spent three days and three nights just to show up at my front door.
Your journey to reach me spanned three whole days and three entire nights.
You like cigarettes in the morning even though you smoked a pack last night.
You still enjoy smoking cigarettes in the morning, despite having smoked an entire pack the previous night.
You like long conversations with me; you say they make you feel alive.
Talking to me at great length is something you relish, as it makes you feel invigorated.
You like it all and that's enough for this kid, I guess.
You seem content with everything about me, which is satisfactory for me, I assume.
you've got a mountain of a heart!
Your heart is enormous and grandiose, indicating your large capacity to love.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ADAM J. RUBENSTEIN, DAVID V. MOORE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Signal 5
Great song, great sound/feel. How i miss good music being pumped to the masses.
Alan Zalas
GREAT
jenk3m
youuuuuuuuuu shook me alllllll niiiiiiight looong