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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Matters Gray
Enon Lyrics
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Push the button under the one
Good.
Push the button under one again)
At times I tap my skull (at times the time must go)
(Now find one)
As if someone else might call
But my fixed one
(Two, the numeral two)
Is as fixed as any wall
(Two, press the numeral two)
(Push the button under two again)
And if no one else would know
(Two, push the button under it)
Well then where does it all go (why then where does it unclothe)
(which is two)
Is it circling in other matters gray?
(One, two)
(Push the button under one at the bottom)
Would you
(Which is one)
Could you feel this way?
(One, two, three)
(Which is four)
At times I touch my head
Like the little girl once did
It's a shame the way you're people
Part of our ten
Cause the sun was on your side
(Push two again)
Well then why did they all hide
(Which is three)
But they blamed it there in other matters gray
(Now find four)
(Push under four again)
Would you
(Find four)
Could you feel this way?
(Five, find five, push the button under five)
The lyrics to Enon's song Matters Gray are both abstract and cryptic in nature, touching on themes of self-reflection, alienation, and confusion. The song seems to describe the process of searching for something within the mind or consciousness, represented by the repeated pressing of buttons under numerals. The singer taps his skull as if searching for someone else's call, but ultimately realizes that his own fixed viewpoint is as unchanging as a wall.
The chorus, "Would you, could you feel this way?" seems to suggest a desire for connection and understanding with another person, but the repeated pressing of buttons and focus on numerals hints at a deeper struggle with identity and self-expression. The final lines, "It's a shame the way you're people/Part of our ten," serve to further emphasize this sense of disconnection and otherness.
Line by Line Meaning
The first numeral is one
Begin with one
Push the button under the one
Press the button beneath one
Good.
Alright.
Push the button under one again
Press the button below one once more.
At times I tap my skull (at times the time must go)
Sometimes I hit my head (sometimes time needs to pass)
(Now find one)
Now locate the number one
As if someone else might call
As if someone else might be calling
(Which is one)
(That is one)
But my fixed one
But my constant one
(Two, the numeral two)
(Two, the number two)
Is as fixed as any wall
Is as immovable as any barrier
(Two, press the numeral two)
(Two, press the number two)
(Push the button under two again)
(Press the button below two again)
And if no one else would know
And if no one else will know
(Two, push the button under it)
(Two, press the button beneath it)
Well then where does it all go (why then where does it unclothe)
Then where does everything go (why does it reveal itself)
(which is two)
(that is two)
Is it circling in other matters gray?
Is it revolving in other unresolved matters?
(one, two)
(one, two)
(Push the button under one at the bottom)
(Press the button under the bottom one)
Would you (which is one)
Would you (that's one)
Could you feel this way? (one, two, three)
Could you experience this? (one, two, three)
(Which is four)
(That's four)
At times I touch my head
Sometimes I touch my head
Like the little girl once did
As the little girl once did
It's a shame the way you're people
It's a shame the way people are
Part of our ten
Part of our ten (fingers?)
Cause the sun was on your side
Because the sun was on your side
(Push two again)
(Press two again)
Well then why did they all hide (Which is three)
So why did everyone hide? (That's three)
But they blamed it there in other matters gray
But they attributed it there in other unresolved matters
(Now find four)
(Now find four)
(Push under four again)
(Press the button below four again)
Would you (Find four)
Would you (Find four)
Could you feel this way? (Five, find five, push the button under five)
Could you experience this? (Five, find five, press the button beneath five)
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Joel Johnson
on Knock That Door
Yup... just another good song by Enon. But wait! This song is an all-time great. I searched Enon on Spotify, and I knew all the top 5 most popular songs but this one. I knew and liked all the other top 5 Enon songs, so I just listened to this and didn't begin to regret it.
jerm
on Spanish Boots
Opportunity nooses than hang beyond the shade(?)
Machiavellian stooges that feign whatever's said
South Floridian ruses with nothing left to sell
Polynesian(?) amusements that fall under the spell
Having the same conversation,
The same hell
Then mainly for yourself
Oh it's the same kind of aim
At the game dealt
And mainly for yourself
For the better of your health
Vanished loot are the riches
That lay upon the breast
Spanish Boots for the witches
That kiss before the test
Gotta loom on the fixes
Bare waste and so severe
Minor shoots at the pieces
Lies burnt to stay, oh it's all so in vain
That it's the same conversation,
The same hell
Then mainly for yourself
Oh it's the same pile of names at the game,
Hell, then mainly for yourself
For the better of your health
Oh it's the same conversation,
The same hell
Then mainly for yourself
Oh it's the same pile of names at the game,
Hell, then mainly for yourself
Oh it's the same conversation,
The same hell
Then mainly for yourself
Oh it's the same pile of names at the game,
Hell, then mainly for yourself
For the better of your health