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.
New Age
Chrome Lyrics
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I might never be the one you take home to mother
And I might never be the one who brings you flowers
But I can be the one, be the one tonight
When I first saw you from across the room
I could tell that you were curious, oh yeah
Girl, I hope you′re sure what you're looking for
But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn't do
Baby, i′m perfect
Baby, i′m perfect for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can't even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you′ve been dreaming about
Baby, you're perfect
Baby, you′re perfect
So let's start right now
I might never be the hands you′ve put your heart in
Or the arms that hold you anytime you want them
But that don't mean that we can't live here in the moment
′Cause I can be the one you love from time to time
When I first saw you from across the room
I could tell that you were curious, oh yeah
Girl, I hope you′re sure what you're looking for
′Cause I'm not good at making promises
But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn′t do
Baby, i'm perfect
Baby, i′m perfect for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can't even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about
Baby, you′re perfect
Baby, you′re perfect
So let's start right now
And if you like cameras flashing everytime we go out
Oh yeah
If you′re looking for someone to write your break-up songs about
Baby I'm perfect
Baby we′re perfect
If you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn't do
Baby, I′m perfect
Baby, I'm perfect for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can't even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you′ve been dreaming about
Baby, you′re perfect
Baby, you're perfect
So let′s start right now
The lyrics to Chrome's song "New Age" convey a sense of not fitting into traditional expectations of love and relationships, but offering something different that may be exciting and unconventional. The singer acknowledges that he may not be a knight in shining armor or someone you take home to meet your family, but he can be the one for tonight, someone who is perfect for the girl in the moment.
He continues to highlight that he's not good at making promises, but if the girl likes to live on the edge and break the rules, he's perfect for her. He lists all the things that they both may enjoy, like midnight driving with the windows down or going to places they can't even pronounce. The song is essentially a call to action, asking the girl to take a chance on him and start living in the moment right now.
Overall, the song is about the power of acceptance and being present in the moment. It celebrates the idea of embracing who you are and living life the way you want without adhering to traditional expectations.
Line by Line Meaning
I might never be your knight in shining armour
I might not be the perfect idealized partner for you
I might never be the one you take home to mother
I might not meet your family's expectations of a partner
And I might never be the one who brings you flowers
I might not be the romantic type who showers you with gifts
But I can be the one, be the one tonight
But I can be the one to fulfill your desires tonight
When I first saw you from across the room
When I first saw you, I could tell you were intrigued
I could tell that you were curious, oh yeah
I could perceive that you had a sense of intrigue about me
Girl, I hope you're sure what you're looking for
I hope you know what you want in a partner
'Cause I'm not good at making promises
I am not skilled at making commitments
But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
But if you enjoy being mischievous in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
if you enjoy having clandestine meetings
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn't do
if you enjoy doing things that may be considered inappropriate
Baby, I'm perfect
I am perfect for you
Baby, I'm perfect for you
I am the ideal partner for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
if you enjoy driving at night with the windows down
And if you like going places we can't even pronounce
if you enjoy visiting places with hard-to-pronounce names
If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about
if you enjoy fulfilling your wildest dreams
Baby, you're perfect
You are perfect for me
Baby, you're perfect
You are the ideal partner for me
So let's start right now
Let's begin our journey towards an exciting partnership right now
I might never be the hands you've put your heart in
I might not be the one you trust with your heart
Or the arms that hold you anytime you want them
I might not always be available to hold you whenever you need me to
But that don't mean that we can't live here in the moment
But that does not mean we cannot enjoy the present moment
'Cause I can be the one you love from time to time
I can be the one you love occasionally
And if you like cameras flashing everytime we go out
if you enjoy being photographed every time we go out
If you're looking for someone to write your break-up songs about
if you want someone to inspire your heartbreak anthems
Baby, I'm perfect
I am perfect for that role
Baby, we're perfect
We are perfect together
Writer(s): Damon Edge, Helios Creed
Contributed by Reagan E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.