Chrome is an experimental rock group founded in San Francisco, California i… Read Full Bio ↴Chrome is an experimental rock group founded in San Francisco, California in 1976 by Damon Edge and Gary Spain (synth). They recorded and released their first album, The Visitation, with members John Lambdin (guitar and bass), Mike Low (guitar/vocal). Mike Low left the band to be replaced by guitarist and vocalist Helios Creed, the band released Alien Soundtracks, the project of which started out as a soundtrack for a radical San Francisco strip show.

Chrome largely abandoned conventional rock compositions, instead employing cut up and collage techniques and heavily processed sound to create a kind of sci-fi punk sound. They made use of tape loops, samples, noisescapes, synthesizers and strange guitar sounds.

Following Alien Soundtracks, John Lambdin left Chrome, and Gary Spain gradually played less of an active role in the band, leaving a core of Helios Creed and Damon Edge to explore their own experiments with new members. The Creed/Edge collaboration lead to a number of more albums, including Half Machine Lip Moves (making best album lists by Wire Magazine and Julian Cope), Read Only Memory, Red Exposure, Blood On the Moon, 3rd from the Sun and No Humans Allowed.

In 1983 Edge moved to Paris with his wife, where he formed a new lineup of Chrome, releasing a number of albums without Helios Creed, starting with Into the Eyes of the Zombie King, until Edge's death in 1995. Helios Creed formed a new version of Chrome with both new and previous members, shortly after Edge's passing. The Helios-lead Chrome releasing their first album, Retro Transmission, in 1997, and have never officially broken up. They also toured from 1997 to 2001. The last released Chrome album was 2002's Angel of the Clouds, which was pieced together from unused tapes featuring Damon Edge.

Both Damon Edge and Helios Creed have a number of solo, non-Chrome titled albums.

There are other artists with the same name:

2. Chrome is a rapper from North Memphis, Tennessee's Frayser area, the same neighborhood of fellow H.C.P member, Frayser Boy. Chrome is signed to the Hypnotize Minds record label, which is owned by Three 6 Mafia.

Chrome released his first album in the winter of 2005, called Straight To The Pros. The singles off of that album were "So Fresh" and "I Learned".

3. Chrome is a thrash metal band from Kangasniemi, Eastern Finland.

4. Chrome is also a Swedish viking rock band.

5. Chrome is a hip hop artist from Norwich, England.

6. Chrome is an Austrian minimal techno duo. It's a project of Camo and Krooked who are better known for their drum and bass music.

Firebomb
Chrome Lyrics

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In your burning tight leather you're a firebomb
with your handles smoking you're on fire
not a flaw, not a mess you're way on top
like a classic car, a firebomb
you got your father worried, your mother uptight
in a fire moon winter she's my love
the way you finger my flame you're a firebomb
the way you blow out my brain you're a firebomb

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Chrome's song Firebomb depict a fierce and dynamic character who is both dangerous and alluring. The subject is compared to a firebomb, which is an explosive device capable of causing significant damage. Through the use of analogies, the lyrics describe this individual's powerful presence with vivid imagery, likening their tight leather attire to the casing of a bomb and their smoking handles to the fuse that ignites it.

Despite the potential for destruction, the subject of the song is portrayed as flawless, in control of their destiny and impervious to any obstacles that may come their way. The lyrics describe this person as being 'way on top,' like a classic car, which is an indication of their status and position of power. The allusion to a fire moon winter suggests that the relationship between the subject and the singer of the song is intense and passionate, with a sense of danger and unpredictability.

The lyrics also suggest that the subject of the song is capable of igniting passionate feelings in others, particularly in the singer. The way that they 'finger [the singer's] flame' and 'blow out [their] brain' indicates a deep, physical and emotional connection, as well as a sense of surrender to the force of the firebomb's power.

Line by Line Meaning

In your burning tight leather you're a firebomb
You are explosive and dangerous in your tight leather outfit.

with your handles smoking you're on fire
You are in control and smoking with power.

not a flaw, not a mess you're way on top
You are flawless, untouchable, and confidently dominating.

like a classic car, a firebomb
You are a classic and rare beauty that can explode at any moment.

you got your father worried, your mother uptight
Your parents are concerned about your reckless behavior and choices.

in a fire moon winter she's my love
You ignite passion and desire in the coldest of seasons and situations.

the way you finger my flame you're a firebomb
You arouse and ignite me with your touch, creating an explosive reaction.

the way you blow out my brain you're a firebomb
You overwhelm and consume my thoughts and emotions, causing a fiery explosion within me.

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