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1. Dead Flowers are an Alternative-rock-pop band from Auckland, New Zealand that released material through Wildside records in the 90's.
Dead Flowers were signed by Wildside records in 1992, they released their first single 'Lisa' which reached 27 on the New Zealand charts. Later in the year they released their debut album 'Skin of A Stone' which was recorded at Phil Rudd's (AC/DC) recording studio in Tauranga, NZ. In December '93 they released their second album 'Sweetfish'. Their third and final album was a self titled album that was released early 1998.
2. Now defunct, Dead Flowers were for many years Newcastle's kings of acid rock. Their career began inauspiciously enough with the privately pressed TV single which, to be honest, was not especially good, consisting of two grungey hard rock tracks with little hint of the psychedelic mayhem to come.
After four years of local obscurity, they were picked up by Brian Sutton's Mystic Stones label for one of its earlier releases. The resultant album Smell The Fragrance does not capture the band at their best by any means. It contained plenty of good songs - Absolution, Crackdown and the drug anthem Piece Of Sky - but one had to ask "Where's the psychedelia?". The band sounded at this time like an updated, druggy Black Sabbath or an English Monster Magnet. If the idea sounds tempting, then go for it, but there was better to come. The track Crackdown also appeared on the Underground Newcastle compilation in an exclusive "grunge" mix.
1992's Moontan is something of an acid rock classic. It opens with the storming Chocolate Staircase which uses the riff from Pink Floyd's Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun A powerfully contrasting track follows in the spacey, almost ambient, Spiral Eye before the band turn the amps up to eleven again for Filling In Time. The heavy riffing of Thought World brings side one to a close. Side two begins with another near ambient track Gaia's Love Hole which despite the awful title is an awesomely beautiful piece of music; the word "ambient" should hold no negative connotations here: this is layers of liquid guitar and brushed cymbals with pulsating bass, and delicate flute (provided by Teapot from Cheops). There follows three tracks more in the heavy, doom-laden style of their first LP. Moontan is strongly recommended. A different version of Chocolate Staircase also appeared on the Delerium compilation Fun With Mushrooms which brought the band to the attention of a wider audience.
Moontan had turned Dead Flowers into one of the hottest properties on the psychedelic scene, and Delerium scooped them for their third LP Altered State Circus which was recorded at Dave Anderson's Foel studios. This contains all the elements which made Moontan so indispensable, but there was a noticeable improvement in the production and musicianship (not that it was bad before by any means). The music was even druggier than previously and the sleeve artwork amongst the most spectacularly psychedelic ever. The music showed the band developing the ambient textures of the previous album in six slow burning, extended tracks. Highlights are The Elephant's Eye Was Eerie (eh?), the title track Altered State Circus and Slouch Factor 9. The only half way weak track was Free the Weed a rather unfocused protest song. The CD contained an extra track, the excellent thirteen minute Vodafone In Oz. Although not an improvement on Moontan the band had instead tried a slightly different musical direction and the album is recommended. The deeply laid back Warmth Within (Chemical Binoculars) was featured on the Pick 'n' Mix Delerium sampler album.
The band split following the release of Altered State Circus. Steev Swayambhunath branched out into ambient dance music, forming a band called Cubic Space Collective. (Chris Williams)
I Don't See Anyone At All
Dead Flowers Lyrics
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Under the gin you'll find me forever faking
All types of clashes mixed up romances
Spacing around the guilt
Of whatever happened
I don't see anyone at all
The rest is feeling fine
It means so much to feel this small
I sway where I want to fall when I got to
I pick myself up to let you know that I
Need none of your loving, giving or caring
Perhaps I believe they're nothing to do with me
I don't see anyone
I fall down drunk each time I try at all
Back at the corner the rain is falling again
Somedays seem to last as long as ten
Take me, to the station, and put me in
I don;t want to pass through here again
Maybe a gutter maybe a lover
Maybe a life of cheap wine and Bukowski
Bars and blisters, cocky sisters
I don't even know what they mean to me
The lyrics of "I Don't See Anyone At All" by Dead Flowers convey the sense of isolation and disconnection that comes with being lost in one's own world of addiction, regret, and self-pity. The singer seems to be lost in a corner of his mind, where winter has fallen and he is forever faking his way through life under the influence of gin. He is haunted by various clashes and romances that have left him feeling guilty and disconnected from others.
Despite his sense of alienation, the singer paradoxically finds a sense of freedom and relief in his smallness and insignificance. He doesn't see anyone at all, and that's just fine with him. He sways where he wants to fall, picking himself up when he needs to, but ultimately rejecting the loving, giving, and caring gestures of others as meaningless and irrelevant to his own existence.
The singer's nihilistic worldview is tempered by a sense of resignation and acceptance, as he recognizes that some days are just endless and some places are best left behind. He acknowledges the possibility of other paths in life, whether it's a gutter or a lover or a life of cheap wine and Bukowski, but he doesn't seem to have much hope or ambition left to pursue them. The final lines of the song suggest a sense of confusion and disorientation, as the singer admits that he doesn't even know what bars and blisters and cocky sisters mean to him.
Overall, the lyrics of "I Don't See Anyone At All" paint a bleak and desolate picture of a person who has lost his way in life and sees little hope for redemption or connection with others. The song captures the complex emotions and self-destructive patterns that often accompany addiction and chronic sadness, offering a poignant glimpse into the life of someone struggling to find meaning and purpose in a world that seems indifferent to his existence.
Line by Line Meaning
Out by my corner winter has fallen
Winter has arrived at the corner where I spend my time
Under the gin you'll find me forever faking
I am always pretending to be someone else when I drink gin
All types of clashes mixed up romances
My love life is full of conflicts and confusing relationships
Spacing around the guilt
I am trying to avoid or ignore my feelings of guilt
Of whatever happened
Related to events in the past that I feel guilty about
I don't see anyone at all
I feel alone and isolated, disconnected from others
The rest is feeling fine
Despite my loneliness, I am still managing to cope and feel okay
It means so much to feel this small
Being insignificant and unnoticed is a comfort to me
Except for the most time
There are some moments when I don't feel okay or comfortable with being alone
I sway where I want to fall when I got to
I have the freedom to make choices, but I am not always sure what I want
I pick myself up to let you know that I
Sometimes I try to appear strong and self-sufficient, but it is often just a front
Need none of your loving, giving or caring
I am rejecting other people's attempts to show me affection or support
Perhaps I believe they're nothing to do with me
I may be convinced that I don't deserve or need anyone's love or care
I don't see anyone
I don't have any close relationships or connections with other people
I fall down drunk each time I try at all
Whenever I make an effort to improve my life, I end up sabotaging myself with alcohol
Back at the corner the rain is falling again
The rain is a symbol of my sadness and loneliness
Somedays seem to last as long as ten
Some days seem to drag on endlessly and feel unbearable
Take me, to the station, and put me in
I want to escape my current situation and start over somewhere else
I don;t want to pass through here again
I don't want to go through this painful experience again
Maybe a gutter maybe a lover
I am not sure what the future holds for me, whether it will be more sadness or love
Maybe a life of cheap wine and Bukowski
I may end up living a life of poverty and indulgence like the writer Charles Bukowski
Bars and blisters, cocky sisters
These are possible elements of my future, but I am not sure how they fit together or what they mean
I don't even know what they mean to me
I am unsure about my own desires, motivations, and identity
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Sa Sasa
this song has been in my head for years, but i couldn't find it through internet, so i sang with half wrong lyrics, till yesterday, i finally found it. it's amazing
Cristy Spencer
awesome song!