In 2002 Ms. Claret was featured in a short film by Kolton Lee called American Mod, in which she played Sandi, a tomboy trying to hide her cuteness behind a tuff persona. During 2007, but ending in December that year she was a magazine advice co-columnist for Alternative Press along with Riley Breckinridge, the drummer from Thrice. She also hosted a call-in advice show on East Village Radio along with her "Super Secret Sidekick", James Euringer in 2007.
Her current position in Morningwood allows her the freedom to write and perform the kind of music she herself enjoys. Songs she has co-written range from almost grunge punk all the way to slick power pop. Morningwood songs are well know as vehicles for her humor, introspection, double entendres and even blatant sexual themes. In live performances Ms. Claret is famous for inviting both male and female audience members on stage to be stripped during the performance of a song called "Take Off Your Clothes". Morningwood's hit theme tune, Nth Degree is performed with an aerobic theme in which most of the audience participates by following Ms. Claret's exercise antics. The three male members of the group take a decidedly laid back stance save for injecting occasional choruses while letting Ms. Claret grab the audience's full attention with her wild hair tossing and frantic gyrations to the faster tunes.
Ms. Claret was selected as "one of the 17 Hottest Women in Rock" by Blender Magazine in March 2006 and AOL's list of "20 Women Who Rock" in November 2006. The Morningwood theme song was selected for a number of Mercury car commercials and the demo song "Warrior" was used by Payless Shoes in the Summer of 2007
Author - Delos Allyn - first posted at Chickipedia.com
This Time
Chantal Claret Lyrics
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Don't even know what we was fighting for
He's said he's sorry like the time before
Boy your sorrys dont mean shit no more
My friends keep telling me I shouldn't take things lightly
I keep telling 'em they don't know him like I do
I tell myself that
This time it's gonna be different
This time it's gonna get easier
Things never change like I thought they would
This time is gonna be different,
Wouldn't you know,
I said that the last time too.
I don't know much more that I can take
How many hearts & bones that he can break
How many different smiles that I can fake
How many sleepless nights I've stayed awake
I've tried to leave before and all he does is fight me
Now I'm leaving but I'm not leaving quietly
And I keep telling myself that.
This time it's gonna be different
This time it's gonna be good
This time it's gonna get easier
Things never change like I thought they would
This time is gonna be different,
Wouldn't you know,
I said that the last time too.
I cant keep playing my heart for a fool,
I'm finished letting you strike like you do.
This time it's gonna be different, I said that the last time too This time it's gonna be different
This time it's gonna be good
This time it's gonna get easier
Things never change like I hoped they would
This time is gonna be different,
Wouldn't you know,
This time it's gonna be different
This time it's gonna be good
This time its gonna get easier
Things never change like I hoped they would
This time it's gonna be different,
Wouldn't you know, i said that the last time too.
The lyrics of the song "This Time" by Chantal Claret tells a story of a woman who is stuck in an abusive relationship with a man who constantly hurts her, physically and emotionally. He apologizes every time, but she knows that his apologies are meaningless as he continues to hurt her. She tries to leave him before, but he fights her every time. However, this time she is determined to leave, even if it means leaving noisily. She is tired of trying to fake smiles and hearts, and she hopes that things will be different this time.
The chorus of the song repeats several times, suggesting that the woman is trying to convince herself that things will be different this time, even though she knows that she has said the same thing before. The lyrics also suggest that the woman's friends have warned her against taking her relationship lightly, but she continues to believe in the man's potential to change. However, she has finally come to the realization that she can no longer keep playing her heart for a fool, and she needs to move on for good.
Line by Line Meaning
He said he loved me when I hit the floor
He claimed to love me even when he hurt me physically
Don't even know what we was fighting for
The reason behind our fight is unknown to me
He's said he's sorry like the time before
He apologized as he did before
Boy your sorrys dont mean shit no more
Your apologies are not worth anything anymore
My friends keep telling me I shouldn't take things lightly
My friends advise me against taking things easily
I keep telling 'em they don't know him like I do
I tell them that they don't understand him like I do
I tell myself that
I make myself believe that
This time it's gonna be different
Things will change positively this time
This time it's gonna be good
Things will turn out to be pleasant and favorable this time
This time it's gonna get easier
Things will become less difficult this time
Things never change like I thought they would
Things haven't changed in the way I expected them to
This time is gonna be different,
I am hopeful that things will be different this time
Wouldn't you know,
As expected
I said that the last time too.
I had the same hope the last time as well
I don't know much more that I can take
I am unsure how much more I can tolerate
How many hearts & bones that he can break
How many times can he hurt me both emotionally and physically
How many different smiles that I can fake
How many times can I pretend to be happy and okay
How many sleepless nights I've stayed awake
The number of nights I have spent without sleep due to this situation
I've tried to leave before and all he does is fight me
Whenever I tried to leave him, he opposed and fought me
Now I'm leaving but I'm not leaving quietly
I won't leave without making my strong opinion and decision known
I cant keep playing my heart for a fool,
I can't allow myself to be foolish again
I'm finished letting you strike like you do.
I am done with letting you hurt me like you have been doing
This time it's gonna be different, I said that the last time too
I repeat my hopeful statement of things being different this time, but I am also aware that I had hoped for the same thing the last time
This time it's gonna be different
Another statement of my hopefulness that things will be better this time around
This time it's gonna be good
I desire a pleasurable outcome this time
This time its gonna get easier
I hope for things to get less burdensome this time
Wouldn't you know, i said that the last time too.
My statement of hopeful expectation is similar to what I had said the last time
Writer(s): Mitchell Collins, Nicholas Samuel Singh Banns, Chantal Claret, Jesse Singer, Chris Ryan Soper
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