Following the release of their first album "Believo!" in 2000, Calhoon left the band, and was replaced by Toko Yasuda on vocals and bass, and Matt Schulz on drums; with this line up, Enon released "High Society" in 2002.
Lee left the band, and Enon went on to release "Hocus Pocus" in 2003, and a collection of rare material entitled "Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence" was released in 2005.
Enon performed on an October 2008 episode of Yo Gabba Gabba! titled "Robot".
In a May 2011 interview, after touring with Caribou for a good portion of 2010 and 2011, Schmersal confirmed the band "is pretty much over" with no plans to follow up on Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds.
In 2011 and 2012, Toko Yasuda toured as a member of St. Vincent playing synth. She also released the album Parthenon under the name Plvs Vltra. Parthenon is her first solo album which features collaborations with Danny Ray Thompson of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Scott Allen of Thunderbirds Are Now!, Thomas Keville of Man Man, and John Schmersal, also of Enon, who produced the album.
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Making Merry! Merry!
Enon Lyrics
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Spending all our lives robbin running from behind
from some electric cars
Excuse me mister mister they could use some more resistors
The herse is on the way don't get up
?Blubber a hole a roll, do ray me do
She stuck her hand in her pocket
now the other on her tail
now her hands gone stale
The circuits closed
Check the signs for fire, put another sign for hire
The rent just rose
Making merry merry with a couple sacks of wine
The nurses on her way are fed up
Poor old face is sharing, the one you carry
Stuffed her hand in her pocket
now the other on her tail
Stuck the tail in the socket
now her hands gone stale
The lyrics to Enon’s song Making Merry! Merry! are a reflection on the modern world’s obsession with technology, and the gravity of losing oneself in it. The first verse paints a picture of a time in the past when things were simpler, and people spent their days dining and enjoying life. However, today’s world is characterized by a constant state of rush, with everyone trying to keep up with the pace of advancement. The line ‘Spending all our lives robbin running from behind’ describes the pressure to always be ahead in the race.
The second verse serves to illustrate how technology has become a necessary part of our lives, and the obsession that people have with it. The line ‘Excuse me mister mister they could use some more resistors’ shows that people are always looking for ways to enhance technology, even if it comes at a cost. The line ‘The herse is on the way don't get up’ is a play on words, with the word herse sounding similar to hearse, implying that people are becoming slaves to technology and are slowly digging their own graves.
The song’s chorus, ‘Making merry merry with a couple sacks of wine. The nurses on her way are fed up, Poor old face is sharing, the one you carry’, serves as a warning that people need to take a step back and disconnect from technology, or the consequences will be dire. The line ‘Stuffed her hand in her pocket, now the other on her tail, Stuck the tail in the socket, now her hands gone stale’ is a metaphor for the dangers of becoming too reliant on technology, and losing oneself in the process.
Line by Line Meaning
Well once upon a time, a place we used to dine
Once, we used to eat at this place a long time ago.
Spending all our lives robbin running from behind
We have spent our entire lives running from something, probably the law or other people we have wronged.
from some electric cars
Perhaps we were running from police in electric cars.
Excuse me mister mister they could use some more resistors
Excuse me, sir, but it seems like those cars could use more resistance to stop us from getting away.
The herse is on the way don't get up
It seems like someone has died and the hearse is coming, but we should not get up to leave.
?Blubber a hole a roll, do ray me do
This line is unclear and perhaps meant to be nonsense.
She stuck her hand in her pocket
She put her hand in her pocket.
now the other on her tail
Now another person is following her closely.
Stuck the tail in the socket
She inserted the tail, probably one belonging to an animal, into a socket for some reason.
now her hands gone stale
Now her hands feel numb or weak.
The circuits closed
The circuits have been closed, perhaps referring to whatever device or machinery they were using.
Check the signs for fire, put another sign for hire
We should make sure there is no fire and add another sign to indicate there are job openings.
The rent just rose
The cost of rent has recently increased.
Making merry merry with a couple sacks of wine
We are having a good time with a couple sacks of wine, enjoying ourselves despite whatever problems we may be facing.
The nurses on her way are fed up
The caregiver or nurse is coming and is sick of dealing with whatever situation they are in.
Poor old face is sharing, the one you carry
It seems like someone else is sharing a burden or problem that you have been carrying or dealing with for a long time.
Stuffed her hand in her pocket
She put her hand in her pocket again.
now the other on her tail
The same person as before is still following her.
Stuck the tail in the socket
She inserted the animal tail into the socket again.
now her hands gone stale
Her hands feel weak or numb once again.
Contributed by Ella D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Jeremy Green
reminds me of something that would be played in a horror game :)