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.
This Is My Life
Chrome Lyrics
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This Is My Pain I Know You Feelin Me Nigga. My Stress, This Some Real Shit Nigga, My Block Nigga I Gotta
Hold It Down, My Fight An I Ain't Tryin To Lose Nigga.
[Verse 1:]
This Is My Life, My Stress, My Guilt. I Done Seen Alot Of Things Since A Youn Nigga Been Here. Ever Since My
Momma Passed Like My Family Ain't Strong. But God With Us All We Juz Gotta Hold On, He Left Me To Lead I
Can't Go The Wrong Route So Every Word Im Speakin You Can Feel Out My Mouth. My Dad Wasn't Home On The
None Other I Seperate The Real From The Fake An The Suckas My Baby Girl Sick Her Momma Act Like She Don't
Love Her Im Beefin With My Brother But Hes Simply Undercova
[Chorus:]
Cuz This Is My Pain, My Stress, My Guilt, My Time, My Fame, My Shame, Plus Its Real And The Feel My Hood,
My Block, My City, My Turf, My Fight, My Struggle On Da Real Ya'll Dis Is My Life, My Pain, My Stress, My
Guilt, My Time, My Fame, My Shame, Plus Its Real And The Feel My Hood, My Block, My City, My Turf, My
Fight, My Struggle On Da Real
[Verse 2:]
This Is My City, My Turf, My Struggle I Would Take To Keep It Gutter Then Lugged Out Brotha Was Raised At The
Bottom With A No Patna Piss In Didn't Have Alot Friends But My Brother And The Pen My Cuz Up State Cuz The
Judge Gave Em Ten And I Was Only Twelve Tryin Get My Ass In My Big Cuz Tooty Say Nigga Be A Man You Gotta
Stay Focused To Survive In The Game Don't Never Let A Nigga Score Points Off Your Name An Fuck These Hoes
Prot The Hoes Wit A Chain I Took It Ran Wit It Said Fuck The Cocaine I Learned To Be A Mane Now Im Doin Da
Damn Thing
[Chorus]
[Verse 3:]
This Is My Time Since The Fame Like Change I Was Type To Keep It Real Never Switchin Up My Lanes Before I
Even Knew It I Was Made A Grown Mane I Know I Should Be Dead But Instead Im Gettin Chain My Momma
Say My Mouth Prolly Would Get Me Killed But Ima Be A Man Even If My Blood Spill The Hoes Say A Nigga Only
In It For The Money Some Want Me Dead With Their Hand In The Honey.
[Chorus]
The lyrics of "This Is My Life" by Chrome depict a life of struggles and the reality of living in the hood, from the pain, stress, and guilt that the artist experiences in his life to the challenges he faces in trying to hold onto his block, his city, and his turf. The introductory lines express the artist's hope to connect with the listener by sharing his struggles and pain. He talks about the difficulties he faced growing up, starting with losing his mom, and feeling that his family wasn't strong enough to protect him from life's challenges. The artist explains that he's risen to the challenge, taking on the responsibility of leading his family, and has learned to be strong and stay away from negative influences that would lead him down the wrong path. He's grown up fast and has had to differentiate between what is real or fake and knows that he needs to keep fighting to hold onto his values.
In the following verse, the artist speaks more directly about his struggles, including his daughter's illness, his strained relationship with his brother, and his encounters with other obstacles requiring his undivided attention. He explains that he has to stay true to who he is and to his turf, and to work hard to survive in the game. Despite the setbacks, the artist has learned to stay focused, even in the difficult times, as he doesn't want anyone to score points off his name. He introduces the notion that the artist should be in charge of his destiny, not a woman, not a drug or any other external factor.
The chorus reiterates the struggles of the hood, the city, the fight, the struggle, the block, and the turf. All of these are issues familiar to any listener living in these challenging environments. The third and final verse has the artist reflecting on his life journey, including the changes he's undergone as a successful artist, the risk he's taken in trying to remain true to who he is despite the odds, and the challenges he's faced as a public persona. Through the lyrics of the songs, the artist wants to impart the difficulty of living in an environment where things can turn on you at any moment.
Line by Line Meaning
This Is My Pain I Know You Feelin Me Nigga.
The rapper acknowledges his struggles and that he knows there are others who can relate.
My Stress, This Some Real Shit Nigga,
The stress he's under is not something to be taken lightly.
My Block Nigga I Gotta Hold It Down,
He feels a sense of responsibility for his community and has to keep it together.
My Fight An I Ain't Tryin To Lose Nigga.
He's not backing down and will do whatever it takes to win his battles.
This Is My Life, My Stress, My Guilt.
The rapper is speaking on his personal struggles, including things that he feels guilty about.
I Done Seen Alot Of Things Since A Youn Nigga Been Here.
He has witnessed a lot of difficult situations in his life.
Ever Since My Momma Passed Like My Family Ain't Strong.
Since his mother passed away, he feels like his family has been weakened.
But God With Us All We Juz Gotta Hold On,
He believes that with faith, they can all get through their struggles together.
He Left Me To Lead I Can't Go The Wrong Route
He feels like he has to be a leader for his family and community and can't afford to make mistakes.
So Every Word Im Speakin You Can Feel Out My Mouth.
His words are a reflection of his personal experiences and emotions.
My Dad Wasn't Home On The Real I Feel Fuck Em
He has negative feelings towards his father for not being present in his life.
Thas Prolly Why The Chrome Was A Bad Muthafucka
His difficult upbringing influenced him to become tough and resilient.
I Had To Grow Up Fast Didn't Depend On None Other
He had to learn to fend for himself at a young age and can't rely on anyone else.
I Seperate The Real From The Fake An The Suckas
He has a keen ability to distinguish between genuine people and those who are not.
My Baby Girl Sick Her Momma Act Like She Don't Love Her
He is struggling with his child's illness and feels like his child's mother is not supporting them.
Im Beefin With My Brother But Hes Simply Undercova
He is in conflict with his brother but suspects that his brother is not being truthful about his actions.
My Fame, My Shame, Plus Its Real And The Feel
He's experiencing both positive and negative aspects of fame, and everything he's feeling is genuine.
This Is My City, My Turf, My Struggle
He's speaking about the difficulties he's faced growing up in his neighborhood.
I Would Take To Keep It Gutter Then Lugged Out
He would do whatever it takes to maintain authenticity in his community, even if it means carrying a gun.
Brotha Was Raised At The Bottom With A No Patna Piss In
He grew up in poverty with few friends and no role models.
Didn't Have Alot Friends But My Brother And The Pen
He only had a few friends growing up, his brother being one of them, and has had some involvement with the criminal justice system.
I Know I Should Be Dead But Instead Im Gettin Chain
He realizes that he's lucky to be alive given his circumstances and is grateful for his success.
The Hoes Say A Nigga Only In It For The Money
Some women accuse him of only being interested in money and not genuine relationships.
Some Want Me Dead With Their Hand In The Honey.
There are people who are envious of his success and want to see him fail or worse.
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Michael Russell
Don't care what anybody say. This album is a hood classic. Chrome did his thang on this one. Miss this shit
mistasnak
Yes this is a real classic! Inhale..hold it therr
xDomePatrolx
Bumped this for years , what happened to him?
Mauricio Sandoval
Hahahaha
Nekro Reaper
been years since i heard this track. i lived this life, changed it by going to the marines but im still just some killer i suppose and now i got on the right path. Man the feels is hard as fuck.
Mattchumiles11
I did thousands of burpees in my driveway with the cuddys to this song ! Lyrics really spoke to my life at the time
koolaid7200
man i gotta listen to this at least twice a day... chrome keepin it real
RockyTop VFL
Anyone who grew up in Memphis knows this struggle ! This my shit !
justin hill
2020 still slaps to this day!!! Memphis 4 life
Keep Motion
One of the Best songs ever💯