Dishwalla, which emerged out of the early stages of post-grunge, is composed of J.R. Richards (vocals), Scot Alexander (bass), Rodney Browning Cravens (guitar), Jim Wood (keyboards), and George Pendergast (drums). They spent the mid-'90s touring with the likes of Sheryl Crow, Blind Melon, and the Goo Goo Dolls in support of Pet Your Friends. Prior to making a second album, the band was caught in the middle of the Polygram/Universal merger and such a move left Dishwalla pondering what to do next. Their second album, And You Think You Know What Life's About, was released in 1998; promotion and sales were lackluster due to label downsizing. Dishwalla's time with A&M was short-lived and exhausting because of such corporate behavior, but they stuck it out to contribute their cover version of "Policy of Truth" for the Depeche Mode tribute album For the Masses. By the new millennium, Dishwalla left behind major-market America for a third album. They signed with Immergent while Pendergrast parted ways with the band. Pete Maloney, a drummer picked up on the 1998 tour, resumed percussion duties. In 2002, Dishwalla issued their experimental third album Opaline (Immergent), quickly followed by 2003's Live... Greetings from the Flow State. A self-titled album produced by Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down), Bill Szymczyk, and Ryan Greene (NOFX, Nerf Herder) followed in 2005 before the band went on indefinite hiatus.
Three years passed before Dishwalla would return in 2008. Debuting a lineup that joined original members Alexander, Pendergast, Cravens, and Wood with new vocalist Justin Fox, the band hit the road, touring sporadically over the following years. They would not return to the studio until 2016, when they began recording their first album in a decade. Juniper Road arrived in 2017.
Biography by MacKenzie Wilson
Until I Wake Up
Dishwalla Lyrics
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Between the bed and sky
Download my dread
Disarm my mind, make it dry
Nothing in motion, and I'm satisfied
No disappointment, until I wake up
Don't want to wake up
Into clear space
Vivid vision, see her shape
At my bedside, beam up my mind please
The lyrics to Dishwalla's song Until I Wake Up paint a mental picture of the singer resting his head somewhere between the bed and the sky. The singer then requests that his dread be downloaded and his mind disarmed, making it dry. This suggests that the singer is running from something that is bothering him and he is seeking a mental space where he can find peace. The singer is content in this still state and mentions that there is no disappointment until he wakes up, revealing that he is in fact in a dream-like state.
As the lyrics progress, the singer is transported into a clear space where he has a vivid vision of someone near his bedside. He then requests that this person beam up his mind, further indicating that he is in a dream-like state. The lyrics give the impression that the singer is running from something in his reality and has found solace in his dreams where he can control his surroundings.
Line by Line Meaning
I rest my head
I lay down and close my eyes
Between the bed and sky
I position myself between the bed and the ceiling
Download my dread
I want to remove my anxious thoughts
Disarm my mind, make it dry
I want to quiet my thoughts and find peace
Nothing in motion, and I'm satisfied
If I stay still and calm, I am content
No disappointment, until I wake up
I won't feel let down until I return to reality
Don't want to wake up
I don't want to leave this peaceful state
Into clear space
I want to enter a mental state of clarity
Vivid vision, see her shape
I can see a clear image of someone in my mind
At my bedside, beam up my mind please
I am asking for my thoughts to be lifted and cleared away
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, JOHN ROBERT RICHARDS, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: GEORGE EDWARD III PENDERGAST, JOHN ROBERT RICHARDS, RODNEY BROWNING-CRAVENS, SCOTT PRESTON ALEXANDER
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