Chemical Vocation is a pop punk band, inspired by post-hardcore. The band m… Read Full Bio ↴Chemical Vocation is a pop punk band, inspired by post-hardcore. The band members are from all over the west coast of Sweden. They met in highschool in Uddevalla and in 2005 they signed to an indie label called The Emo Foundation. In the Summer of 2005 their self-titled debut EP was released, leading with the catchy and memorable track 'Unspection'.
Their full length album called 'A Misfit In Progress' was released on September 24th 2008 through the the indie label Panic & Action.

Current members:
Pierre Larsson - Vocals
Jocke Jensen - Vocals & guitars
Kristoffer Lundström - Vocals & guitars
Anders Lennerås - Bass
Robin Jansson - Drums

Past members:

Johan Caullvine - Bass

Chemical Vocation had almost given up. The band, one of Sweden´s busiest underground live acts, had released an LP on the tiny label The Emo Foundation, toured themselves blue in the face, and done everything an eager, hungry band should. The band enjoyed some success, and garnered a small legion of dedicated devotees which clung fiercely to the band. Then came….well, not so much, really.

A band needs to grow, to evolve, and needs to feel that they are still striving towards new, alluring heights. To go ever forwards. But for Chemical Vocation, things started to feel as they had reached the apex of what they could achieve, without catching a glimpse of the next level. Add to this the intra-band arguments which inevitably occur when five friends spend an insane amount of time packed in the confines of a small van, and you get the picture. The inspiration and eagerness blew out the exhaust pipe while the tour van made its way home after years of touring up and down the Scandinavian map.

Suddenly, Eric called. Eric Höjdén, main man in Swedish pop punk royalty Kid Down, had merged his ideas with the Burning Heart mogul Peter Ahlqvist to form Panic & Action. This was the logical consequence of a music business in transformation – an artist friendly management, label and booking agency in one neat package. Peter and Eric were convinced Chemical Vocation definitely had the potential to become the first ace up the new company´s sleeve. The band was instantly ushered into recording mode. The fact that Eric Höjdén, who produced the album, was the first person ever to believe in Chemical Vocation and once had been the one to throw the band into the studio, felt like an omen – the circle was to be completed. Something beautiful was about to be reborn. The passion and inspiration returned as a blessing for Chemical Vocation.

Together with fellow Swedish giants Neverstore and Kid Down, Chemical Vocation represent the holy trinity of modern punk, destined to boost the scene for this kind of music to a much larger scale. All the above have strong relations to classic skate punk, like Millencolin, but want to bring the tunes of old into a new millennium where modern, american emo-rock has been a significant force of nature. Emo, according to Chemical Vocation, is not the sloppy, hairstyle-manic goo that My Chemical Romance and Aiden have made it. Emo punk, as Pierre, Kristoffer, Robin, Joakim and Johan know it, doesn´t whine all the time. Instead, it wants to knock the wind out of you, all the while conveying something personal. Melodic, straight forward, simple without being mundane. Imagine a modern Jimmy Eat World more than, say, Funderal For A Friend.

Thus, the five friends from the Swedish west coast have found their way back to the place where they were always the most happy. Liberating for them, liberating for us. The result was recorded in warp-speed, was christened “A Misfit In Progress”, and it doesn´t give a shit about your preconceived notions.

Expect melodies. Expect top notch energy. But also expect a band who puts the feeling in the songs above all things, a band who have created a holistic album as opposed to a fragmented collection of songs; a band who have discovered the gratification of contrasts. A band who want to express things – for real.

Pierre´s gutter screams are washed away, and the music, in large parts created by Chemical´s guitar playing Enfant terrible Kristoffer, feels more focused as well as more varied and dynamic. The lyrics have stopped weeping as much, instead they express more clearly than ever what it means to be a young person today. The Chemical Vocation of 2008 wants to make a personal mark – its members are exposed to hardships and joy de vivre, just like all humans. Lyrical stories convey that humans will be humans with the highs and the lows that come along with the job. But Chemical Vocation wants to avoid whining about it – listening to the music should be easy, alluring, and should get you caught up in that vivid feeling of being alive.

Pop that will make you faint, punk that will tear apart, melodies that intoxicate, and a feeling that we´ve all been longing to express – “A Misfit In Progress” promises everything. And it keeps its promises.
Official homepage with additional info at www.chemicalvocation.com

Walls
Chemical Vocation Lyrics

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I hope you'll find your if's when last precautions made
And you've failed to change the world
From underneath this roof
You thought would keep you sane
And awake from an eversetting sun

Something you will never touch
And you will always deny

Looking for a name to fill the lies
A last resort for every hole that out love will never fill
Something i can never trust
And i will never see why
Looking for a lie to suit the name
I owe this piece of heart to them and the will to make a choice

I stand corrected now
Everything it takes and every line thats in between

To laugh between the tears when everything gone down
To these last and critical goodbyes
And when the timers set a million eyes will stare
At the flames of an everlasting fire

Something you will never touch
And you will always deny
Looking for a name to fill the lies
A last resort for every hole that out love will never fill
Something i can never trust
And i will never see why
Looking for a lie to suit the name
I owe this piece of heart to them and the will to make a choice

I stand corrected now
Everything it takes and every line thats in between
The safe and sound

I will fail to remain this soulless being for long
And play it all with heart

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Chemical Vocation's song "Walls" deal with themes of disappointment, disillusionment, and a struggle for identity in the face of unfulfilled hopes and promises. The singer begins by expressing a faint hope that the person they are addressing will finally find something meaningful in their life - their "if's" - but then acknowledges the likelihood that this person has failed to change the world, despite their best intentions. The "walls" of their surroundings, which they thought would keep them sane, have become a trap, as represented by the "eversetting sun" of their existence.

The second stanza continues with a similarly cynical and pessimistic tone. The singer describes a search for something that will fill the "holes" in their love and trust, but acknowledges that there is no such thing. They see others around them who are able to embrace comforting illusions, but the singer cannot bring themselves to do so. They are left with a sense of obligation to some unspecified "them," and a need to "make a choice."

Finally, the chorus repeats twice, with the singer affirming that they have "stood corrected now" and are willing to move beyond the disappointments and illusions of the past. They acknowledge that it will take everything they have, and that there will be challenges along the way, but they are determined to do it with "heart."

Overall, the song seems to be a commentary on the difficult realities of life and the struggle to maintain one's identity and hope in the face of disappointment and disillusionment.

Line by Line Meaning

I hope you'll find your if's when last precautions made
I hope you find what you're looking for before it's too late

And you've failed to change the world
Despite your efforts, you couldn't change the world

From underneath this roof
From the comfort of this place

You thought would keep you sane
You had hoped it would keep you sane

And awake from an eversetting sun
And stop feeling hopeless

Something you will never touch
Something you'll never experience

And you will always deny
You'll refuse to accept it

Looking for a name to fill the lies
Trying to find something to justify your lies

A last resort for every hole that out love will never fill
A hopeless attempt to fill every void love will never fill

Something i can never trust
Something I can never rely on

And i will never see why
And I'll never understand why