By March 2013, they began playing shows acquiring Max Young on drums and a couple fill-in musicians on guitar and bass. Matt performed harsh vocals and Shaun did clean vocals. In June of 2013, after Max left to pursue other endeavors, the band finally attained a full set of permanent members, which has remained mostly unchanged since then with Mike Bauer on drums, Jonathan Cameron on lead guitar, Ian Harms on rhythm guitar, Shaun Ladymon doing clean vocals, and Matt Nguyen doing harsh vocals. With this new lineup, the band self-produced its first music video in August of 2013 for their song, "Where's My Super Suit." In early September of 2013, they were the first band to release a metal-core cover of "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus. Shaun was currently working for a music magazine and was sent the song for review 2 weeks before it was released to the public. That afforded them the time to track the cover and release it right after Miley's version was released. In October of the same year, they released a single titled "Check it Out, I'm a Frankenhomie" which was released with a music video of the song. The music video also featured Mate Lucas who played bass with the band for a while. This was the last song to feature Shaun on clean vocals before moving to guitar due to a vocal injury and having Ian take over clean vocal duties.
In May of 2014, the band released a single titled, "I Never Got Past the Yetis" which was a tribute to the movie, Rise of the Guardians. This was the first song to feature Ian on clean vocals and Shaun on rhythm guitar. This was also the last song to incorporate their original easy-core/happy hardcore sound. In June 2014, they released their EP, "Press Start" which departed from the band's original sound and broke into the metal-core/progressive metal-core sound. With the release of this EP, the band posted a studio play-through video for one of the songs on the EP titled "Endure & Survive," a tribute to the video game, The Last of Us. The EP featured tributes to several other video games, including Metal Gear Rising, Halo 4, Zelda, Final Fantasy and God of War.
2015 was a year of many shows for the band, and not a lot of writing took place. Toward the end of the year, Shaun began writing the first couple songs for their next full-length which was determined to be Tim Burton themed. During this period, Dalton Lott formerly of A Wolf. A Liar. was filling in on bass.
In 2016, Shaun began heavily writing new music for the band. In September, the band released "Lonely Miles," a single based on the protagonist in the video game Fallout 4, which upped the ante from a technical aspect, incorporating more complicated rhythm patterns and riffs. The song featured a guitar lead written by Justin Clarkson who was considering joining the band, but decided not to so that he could pursue mission work. In October, the band entered the studio and began tracking for their new full-length. During this time, Skyler Wilkerson began filling in for the band at shows on rhythm guitar and Shaun moved to bass. On Halloween, the band released a teaser version of a new song titled "Invisible but Everywhere" which was a tribute to Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas.
In 2017, the band was in full-swing recording mode for the new full-length album. On June 23rd, the band released Madlands, their new full-length album and tribute to Tim Burton, featuring 13 songs based on characters in movies that Tim Burton either wrote, directed or produced. This album was their most technical yet. On October 18th of 2017, the band posted an update video on their Youtube announcing that they would be releasing a 5-year anniversary re-issue of their debut album, Keep Moving Forward. For Christmas in 2017, the band released a metal-core cover of the classic Christmas song “Nothin’ for Christmas.”
In 2018, the band played local and regional shows showcasing the new material from their Madlands album. As 2018 came to a close, Mike (drummer) and singer (Ian) decided to leave the band. Mike moved to Colorado and Ian decided to move on to do his own thing. After this occurred, it left the two founding members, Matt and Shaun as well as guitarist, JC.
Early 2019, the band posted that they were holding auditions for the open positions in the band. By February, Crazy Love Hawk added Trevor Whitmire on drums and Austin Filippone on bass. Shaun moved from guitar back to the singer position. With the lineup set, the band began immediately writing new material. In May of 2019, the band began playing shows again by way of a personal invitation to open for touring act, ISSUES and shortly followed that up by opening for Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. At the RJA show, Crazy Love Hawk debuted a new, unreleased song. This song would later be announced as the band’s first single with the new lineup and was expected to come out in late 2019 or early 2020. In October of 2019, the band announced “CLH 2020” which meant lots of new content to be released in 2020. In December of 2020, it was confirmed that the band would be releasing at least one new song each month of the year in 2020.
In January 2020, the band announcement by way of their Instagram page that the first song release of CLH 2020 would be a new single called “The Flying Ahhh!” which derived its name from the movie An American Tale: Fievel Goes West. The band also announced that a music video is in the works for this song. The band released “The Flying Ahhh!” on January 31st by way of a video on YouTube with links to download the song.
Calypso
Crazy Love Hawk Lyrics
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For all that pirates are clever-called
We are an unimaginitive lot
When it comes to naming things
Aye
I once sailed with a geezer
And part of his eye
What did you call him?
...Larry
I'm tripping
Down the road again
You promised me
The same things
That I never needed
In the end
You're a blessing
You're a curse
But if I stay here
It will only get worse
I'm sorry but I must
Lock my heart away
I'm tripping down
This road again
You promised me
The same things
That I never needed
In the end
You promised me
Things that I would never see
And now you will
Always be there
The blue sea is calling me
Its just as haunting
As your touch
I am no longer
Just a shipwreck
But a castaway
What is sacred?
What is safe?
You're always betraying me
Now you're
You're always there to make me shatter
I will no longer be
As fragile as your glass heart
Why don't you,
Why don't you walk away
I will no longer be
As gentle as your fake touch
I am not chasing you this time
Go away
You can make it rain
You brought all
My darkest days
I'm not telling you to stay
So why don't you,
Why don't you walk away
I'm not chasing you this time
I want everything that's mine
And you can walk away
Just walk away
WE ARE SOME
REALLY BAD EGGS!
The opening lines of the song, "For all that pirates are clever-called, we are an unimaginitive lot, when it comes to naming things," is a commentary on the lack of creativity and originality in the pirate community. The singer then tells a humorous story about a fellow pirate who lost both of his arms and part of his eye, yet was given the simple and unremarkable name of Larry. This further emphasizes the mundane and unimaginative nature of pirates when it comes to naming things.
The rest of the lyrics focus on a tumultuous relationship, where the singer is tripping down the road again with their lover. The lover promises them the same things that the singer realizes they never needed in the end. The lover is both a blessing and a curse as the singer contemplates locking their heart away to avoid the pain. The blue sea of the pirate's life is calling, and the lover's touch is just as haunting. The singer is no longer just a shipwreck but a castaway, trying to navigate the treacherous waters of the relationship. They question what is sacred and safe while feeling constantly betrayed. The final lines of the song declare that they are not chasing the lover this time, and they want everything that's theirs. The song ends with a playful confession- "We are some really bad eggs!"
Overall, Calypso is a song that mixes humor and heartbreak. The opening lines set a lighthearted and playful tone, while the rest of the lyrics delve into the emotions of a complicated and fraught relationship. The pirate imagery and references add another layer of interest and depth to the song.
Line by Line Meaning
You know
I have a common observation to share
For all that pirates are clever-called
Despite us pirates being known for our cleverness
We are an unimaginitive lot
We lack creativity
When it comes to naming things
Especially while naming things
Aye
Yes
I once sailed with a geezer
I once sailed with a man
Who lost both of his arms
The man had no arms
And part of his eye
A part of his eye was missing
What did you call him?
What name did you give him?
...Larry
I gave him the name Larry
I'm tripping
I'm in a state of confusion
Down the road again
In the same situation again
You promised me
You assured me
The same things
Of providing identical things
That I never needed
Things that have no worth for me
In the end
When everything is done
You're a blessing
You have been beneficial to me
You're a curse
You also have caused a lot of harm to me
But if I stay here
But if I remain with you
It will only get worse
The situation will deteriorate further
I'm sorry but I must
I apologize but it's necessary for me
Lock my heart away
To keep myself emotionally secure
You promised me
You guaranteed me
Things that I would never see
Of giving me experiences I can't have
And now you will
And, moreover, you'll
Always be there
Be consistently present
The blue sea is calling me
The ocean attracts me
Its just as haunting
In the same eerie manner
As your touch
As you're seductive touch
I am no longer
I am not anymore
Just a shipwreck
Just a wreckage of a ship anymore
But a castaway
But now, I'm a castaway
What is sacred?
What holds value and importance?
What is safe?
What assures safety and security?
You're always betraying me
You keep on deceiving me
Now you're
And now you are
You're always there to make me shatter
You are always present to break me apart
I will no longer be
I will not remain
As fragile as your glass heart
As breakable as your heart of glass
Why don't you,
Why don't you?
Why don't you walk away
Why don't you leave me alone?
I will no longer be
I won't be
As gentle as your fake touch
As responsive to your fake affection
I am not chasing you this time
This time, I am not pursuing you
Go away
Leave
You can make it rain
You have the power to cause trouble
You brought all
You caused all
My darkest days
My most difficult times
I'm not telling you to stay
I am not requesting you to remain
So why don't you,
So why don't you?
Why don't you walk away
Why don't you leave?
I'm not chasing you this time
I won't pursue you again
I want everything that's mine
I need to own whatever belongs to me
And you can walk away
And you can leave
Just walk away
Just go away from me!
WE ARE SOME
We, the pirates are
REALLY BAD EGGS!
A bunch of really bad, unreliable characters!
Contributed by Luke G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.