Colorfinger is best known for being Art Alexakis' last band before being in… Read Full Bio ↴Colorfinger is best known for being Art Alexakis' last band before being in Everclear. Although starting out as a solo project, Alexakis decided to make it a full band. They were a part of the San Francisco cow-punk scene, which involved a form of rock music with elements of country music and punk rock. Colorfinger only released one album, Deep in the Heart of the Beast in the Sun, and one EP, Demonstration, although only the album was made for sale. Both of these releases were released on Alexakis' own Shindig Records.

A few songs originally performed by Colorfinger were made into Everclear songs. These include "Culver Palms (or Why I Don't Believe in God)", "Invisible" and "Hateful" among others.

Art Alexakis announced the re-release of Deep in the Heart of the Beast in the Sun. He hopes it will be available online by October 2008.

Separation
Colorfinger Lyrics

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I wish I had the strength inside to make you go away
I wish I was immune
Ever since I met you drinking at the Circle Bar
I go where you will to keep from being ripped in two

I still smile when I think of 1986
You and me in that little room drunk on sex
And we'd fall asleep at every band we'd go to see

Easier to pass out than to deal with you and me alone

Sitting in the dark drunk hearing John Doe sing
About poor little girls and silver wings
Yeah baby, something's got to give, hey

Wish I knew why you're so intent on breaking me
You act like a bitch possessed, yeah a bitch possessed
I've had it up to here with your crazy ever-changing moods
I just take your worst, while you just take my best

I've had enough
I've had enough
Yeah, I need a break

You're always out screwing around
While I'm hammering on the neighbour's door
Hoping they'll turn the Led Zepplin down

Something's got to give
Something somewhere's got to give
Yeah baby, something's got to give
Yeah, I think I need a break

Want to break you from the inside out
That smug complacent smile is reason enough
I want to cut the ties that bind my life
I want to break you in your prime

I wish I had in me the power to make you disappear
I wish I had control
I just want to walk away and never have to hear
About you, all the things you say that I don't really want to know

Yeah, what you say, what you do, where you go
Everything I loved about you was just for show
Oh, baby, something's gotta give
Something somewhere's gotta give
Yeah, baby, something's gotta give
Yes, I think we need a break

I need to separate
I need to separate from you
I need to separate

I need to separate from you
I need to separate

Overall Meaning

The song "Separation" by Colorfinger is about a toxic and dysfunctional relationship that the singer wishes he could end. He starts by admitting his weakness in not being able to make his partner go away, despite wishing he was "immune" to their influence. The song then oscillates between recollections of happier times in the relationship and the present, where things have soured to a point where the singer just wants to walk away and separate from his partner. He describes how he has had enough of the constant mood swings and infidelity, while he remains faithful and tries to hold on to their past love.

The lyrics in the song are reflective of a common human experience of trying to end a relationship that is not healthy, but being unable to do so due to emotional attachments and dependencies. The repetition of the phrase "something's got to give" reflects the build-up of tension in the relationship, which eventually becomes unsustainable. Overall, the song is a poignant reminder of the difficulties and complexities of relationships, and how it can be hard to cut ties and move on from something that was once so important.

Line by Line Meaning

I wish I had the strength inside to make you go away
I wish I had the willpower to get rid of you on my own.

I wish I was immune
I wish I was invulnerable to your effects and didn't care about you.

Ever since I met you drinking at the Circle Bar
From the time I first saw you drinking at the Circle Bar, I couldn't resist your charm.

I go where you will to keep from being ripped in two
I follow you wherever you go to avoid feeling torn between you and myself.

I still smile when I think of 1986
I still remember with fondness the year 1986.

You and me in that little room drunk on sex
Both of us intoxicated and engaging in sexual activity in a small room.

And we'd fall asleep at every band we'd go to see
We'd doze off during concerts, preferring to avoid dealing with our relationship issues.

Easier to pass out than to deal with you and me alone
It was easier to just fall asleep than to confront our relationship problems head-on.

Sitting in the dark drunk hearing John Doe sing
Listening to John Doe sing while drunk and sitting in the dark.

About poor little girls and silver wings
The song John Doe is singing is about unfortunate young girls and their dreams of flying.

Yeah baby, something's got to give, hey
Something has to give in our relationship, we can't keep going like this.

Wish I knew why you're so intent on breaking me
I wish I understood why you are so determined to hurt me emotionally.

You act like a bitch possessed, yeah a bitch possessed
You act like you are possessed by a female dog, in other words, you behave cruelly and recklessly.

I've had it up to here with your crazy ever-changing moods
I am exasperated by your frequent and unpredictable mood swings.

I just take your worst, while you just take my best
I am always dealing with your negative actions, while you only seem to take what is good from me.

I've had enough
I'm fed up with our relationship.

Yeah, I need a break
I need a break from you and our relationship.

You're always out screwing around
You are always cheating on me.

While I'm hammering on the neighbour's door
I'm pounding on the neighbor's door, hoping they will turn their Led Zeppelin music down so I don't have to listen to it.

Something's got to give
Something has to change in our relationship.

Something somewhere's got to give
Something in our relationship has to change soon.

Want to break you from the inside out
I want to destroy you from deep within, to cause you internal harm.

That smug complacent smile is reason enough
Your conceited grin is sufficient cause for me to want to hurt you.

I want to cut the ties that bind my life
I want to break the emotional connections that are holding me back in life.

I want to break you in your prime
I want to ruin you while you are still in your prime, while you still have youth and vitality.

I just want to walk away and never have to hear
All I want to do is leave and never hear from you again.

About you, all the things you say that I don't really want to know
You're always talking about things that don't interest me, and I'd rather not hear about them.

Yeah, what you say, what you do, where you go
I don't care anymore about what you say, what you do and where you go.

Everything I loved about you was just for show
Everything I admired or cared for about you was just a facade, it wasn't real.

Yes, I think we need a break
I really think we should take a break from each other.

I need to separate
I need to distance myself from you.

I need to separate from you
I am done with this relationship and want to separate from you permanently.

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