Their debut, entitled What's Born in the Basement, has been receiving great responses from fans of the Industrial/Ambient, Alt Rock scene since its independent release and is available for free download through their website DRUGSTOREFANATICS.com
Lonely Winter
Drugstore Fanatics Lyrics
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Makes it's way in today
Through the cracks that have been
Filled with the void of age
What is it all about now
How was it meant to be
My mind feels so hollow
Goodbye sweet serenity
Oh life seems to be
Here for me in my mind
Like a passing melody
Fools are the ones who
Capture things as they seem to be
I don't intend to fall through
Pieces of well staged themes
Oh life, seems to me
Feels free to throw you out
I would have given it all
Just to step back through the door
Out of the fool I live in
I won't need him any more
Into the kid I left back
Into the child I lived in before
Is it too much to ask to
Not be questioned anymore
Is it unfair to state that
I don't wanna know the answer to the
Wires that connect this world
I'm really trying to leave
The lyrics to Drugstore Fanatics' song Lonely Winter explore the emotions of feeling disconnected and isolated from the world. The opening lines, "Coolness of lonely winter, makes its way in today" set a somber tone, as if the loneliness is a palpable feeling. The lyric "Through the cracks that have been filled with the void of age" suggests that the singer has been trying to fill the emptiness with something or someone, but it has not worked. The questions "What is it all about now? How was it meant to be?" reveal a sense of confusion and aimlessness. The next line, "My mind feels so hollow, goodbye sweet serenity" further confirms this feeling of being lost and unsure.
The song then turns outward, as the singer reflects on the difference between how life is and how it seems to be. The line "Fools are the ones who capture things as they seem to be" hints that the singer has realized that there is more to life than what can be seen or measured. The following line "I don't intend to fall through pieces of well staged themes" shows a desire to break free from the confines of conventionality and live life on one's own terms. The chorus reinforces this idea with the phrase "Oh life, seems to me, feels free to throw you out."
The final verses of the song express a longing to return to a simpler time when life was less complicated. The line "I would have given it all just to step back through the door" represents a desire to go back to a time before the singer became jaded and disillusioned by the world. The desire to become "the kid I left back, the child I lived in before" reflects a nostalgia for innocence and simplicity.
Line by Line Meaning
Coolness of lonely winter
The coldness of winter represents the feeling of loneliness
Makes it's way in today
The feeling of loneliness is expressed fully today
Through the cracks that have been
Loneliness seeps through the small cracks in one's heart
Filled with the void of age
Loneliness is a result of growing older and feeling isolated
What is it all about now
The question of one's purpose in life arises due to feeling alone
How was it meant to be
Wondering how one's life was supposed to turn out
My mind feels so hollow
The feeling of emptiness and being lost in thoughts
Goodbye sweet serenity
The peace and tranquility are gone
Oh life seems to be
Life is only a perception in one's mind
Here for me in my mind
Life only exists in one's thoughts and imagination
Like a passing melody
Life is fleeting and temporary like a melody
Fools are the ones who
Naive people are the ones who believe everything they see
Capture things as they seem to be
Believing things at face value
I don't intend to fall through
I don't want to be fooled by things that appear real
Pieces of well staged themes
False realities that are created to deceive
Feels free to throw you out
Life is unpredictable and can change at any moment
I would have given it all
I would do anything to return to my past happiness
Just to step back through the door
To go back to a time before feeling alone and lost
Out of the fool I live in
Leaving behind the false persona I have created
I won't need him any more
I don't need to pretend anymore
Into the kid I left back
Going back to the happy, carefree child I used to be
Into the child I lived in before
Returning to my childhood innocence and joy
Is it too much to ask to
Wondering if it's too much to request
Not be questioned anymore
To not have to explain or justify oneself anymore
Is it unfair to state that
Asking if it would be wrong to say
I don't wanna know the answer to the
I don't want to know the answer
Wires that connect this world
The complicated connections and complexities of life
I'm really trying to leave
Trying to escape the complications of reality
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Manuel Arcos
I´ve found this band 2 months ago, its amazing. How this can be so underrated men...
Talwick
This is a brilliant song. Sent chills through my body. Definitely buying this Album :D
Looking forward to hearing the rest too, as this track was recommended by a friend to me.
shell harris
Just found you guys a few days ago. LOVIN YOUR BAND!!! Definately anxious for this pandemic to be gone. Ima come see u live ASAP... DRUMMER IS HOT!!!
מתנ''ס שחמון
hey, may ask what tuning are you using, and the chord in the intro? i think its in Eb minor hh thanks