Within the first couple months of 2005 the band started recording their second album (“Vampire Circus”) with underground legend Mike Dean (Corrosion of Conformity, Probot) at the controls. They could NOT have picked a better set of hands, and ears to assist them with their second child! Deans’ inherent sense of aggression and mammoth tones provides the perfect touch of darkness the band needed to make this album a cohesive bulldozer from start to finish! His production on this album contains some of the same characteristics on his work with Corrosion on their: “In The Arms of God” album. Vampire Circus features 10 brand new obssesively heavy tracks. “Dirtnap” and “Swampwitch” feature Clutch keyboardist: Mick Schauer. Jean Paul from Clutch also assisted with the recording and engineering of this album. 2005 and beyond will find Earthride taking it to the streets at clubs, bars and dives all around the USA etc..
Train Wreck
Earthride Lyrics
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I'm like a bullet from a gun
Need, need
It's greater than the masses smell
The breeding from the sun
Steam, steam
Down, down
I'm rolling thunder never going under
Train wreck rippin' up the rails
Can't slow down with the wind in my sails
Engine number six, six, six
Messiah madness I need a fix
Brake, brake
Fact is I can't stop tickets paid for fires bought
Ring, ring
All around hit the ground New York
L.A. I'll be found
Possessed, possessed
It's very clear the ripper's near so have no fear
Obsessed, obsessed
I can't refrain on narrow plain life's insane
Train wreck
Train wreck
Train wreck
Train wreck
The lyrics of Earthride's song "Train Wreck" convey a sense of wild abandon and recklessness. From the opening lines of "Speed, speed, I'm like a bullet from a gun," the song sets a tone of velocity and danger. The singer seems to be caught up in a frenzy of adrenaline, unable to slow down or regain control. The lyrics suggest a dangerous obsession with speed and power, as in the lines "The breeding from the sun" and "Engine number six, six, six/Messiah madness I need a fix."
The image of a train wreck is an apt metaphor for this sense of chaos and destruction. The train becomes a symbol of unbridled energy and potential catastrophe, hurtling uncontrollably towards its inevitable end. The refrain of "Train wreck" emphasizes this sense of inevitability, as though the singer is both warning of and embracing the disaster to come.
Overall, the lyrics of "Train Wreck" paint a picture of a world on the edge of collapse, driven by a desire for speed and power at any cost. The song is a raw, energetic expression of this sense of danger and chaos, with lyrics that convey both a sense of fear and a thrilling kind of excitement.
Line by Line Meaning
Speed, speed
I am moving at a fast pace like a bullet coming out of a gun
Need, need
My need is greater than the smell of the masses, fueled by the sun
Steam, steam
As I move forward, steam pours out from the stack into the sky above
Down, down
I am like rolling thunder, always moving forward and never going under
Train wreck rippin' up the rails
I am a train wreck tearing up the rails as I move
Can't slow down with the wind in my sails
I can't slow down with the wind pushing me from behind
Engine number six, six, six
My engine is number six, and its power is like that of the messiah
Messiah madness I need a fix
I am addicted to the power and destruction of my engine
Brake, brake
I need to stop, but the fact is that I cannot since the tickets are bought and the fires are burning
Ring, ring
As I move, I leave destruction all around, from New York to L.A.
All around hit the ground New York L.A. I'll be found
I am leaving destruction in my path, and it is clear that I am causing chaos and mayhem
Possessed, possessed
I am possessed by the power of the train, and the ripper is near
It's very clear the ripper's near so have no fear
I am obsessed with the train and the destruction it causes, and my life has become insane
Obsessed, obsessed
I can't help but be obsessed with the power and destruction of the train
I can't refrain on narrow plain life's insane
I can't control myself on this narrow path, and my life has become insane due to the power and destruction of the train
Train wreck
I am a train wreck, causing destruction and chaos wherever I go
Train wreck
I am a train wreck, with no end in sight to the destruction I'm causing
Train wreck
I am a train wreck, leaving behind nothing but chaos and destruction
Train wreck
I am a train wreck, causing destruction and leaving behind chaos and mayhem
Contributed by Kylie L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@flammaferus2998
DAVE SHERMAN (Vocals) ✟ R.I.P. Sep 6th, 2022
@WhittleMeTimbers
Rip the Sherm 🤘🏻
@joshuapitz4906
Such a great band!!!! The riffs are so powerful and doomy.. cant beat it!!!!
@ericmoreau4568
They're so due for another release!
@11geis
Just came across Earthride due to reading about Dave Sherman's death who I never heard of him before. What an amazing find! Can't believe I have been missing out on them.. Like Spirit Caravan also! Would be great to have seen the Clutch, C.O.C., Earthride concert!
@BrianRussell-jn8mp
Same here.
@yorkandpomona
Rest In Peace Dave
@augustonthefly
RIP SHERMAN
@Fishfuzzlove
RIP SHERM
@C0nnie
i see master of reality, i click