Along with King, who hails from Michigan, the band includes two Californians, guitarist Cake and bassist Dave 'D-Dubs' Wadsworth, who hooked up while Cake was producing tracks for Wadsworth's former band, Dimestore Hoods. King, 'fresh off the boat' from the Midwest, met his band mates in 1996 at a rehearsal studio in Los Angeles. Even Rude's drummer, Ric Roccapriore is a native of New England who joined the band almost immediately after arriving in L.A. in the fall of 1999.
The band has been embraced by the extreme sports community, having played live at both the X-Games and the Gravity Games. Even Rude's songs have been featured on the Gravity Games Summer Two Thrills and Spills video, Board Wild on the Surf channel, Blue Torch on Fox Sports and the Extreme Freestyle Moto-X Challenge. TV, videos and the Internet are all bringing the band's grinding, crunching, grooved-based alternative rock called 'bump' to fans across the nation.
Under Tongue
Even Rude Lyrics
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Pictures of pieces, pieces of youth are candles in the sand, foibles of truth and love and happiness.
Why? It's under there. I know...
If I'd've asked you why you wanted to die
would I have got my answer?
What have they done to you? What have they left for your friends? You just had to go for truth, little man.
It was another time when the water was rancid and dancing bears thought they could all use a friend.
Spinning in chairs to get higher and higher as spaceships collided in your fathers den.
It's fathers and dreams, and feathers in the wave. It's the forces of nature seeking something in return for all that they gave.
Does it make sense to you now? Can you walk through the clouds? Are you what you wanted to be? Probably smarter than me...
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Little man. So far from home. Might fall the same way. Can you sleep on your own?
If I'd have been around, I'd have brought you down. Come on man, use your head. If I'd have been a better friend and been around, you know that I'd have brought you down!
Does it make sense to you now? Can you walk through the clouds? Are you what you wanted to be? Probably smarter than me...
Take my word my friend, you're not the only one.
Take my word my friend, you're not the only one.
Take my word my friend, you're not the only one.
Take my word he's gone.
The lyrics of Even Rude's song "Under Tongue" seem quite introspective and melancholic, revolving around themes of youth, truth, love, and the passage of time. The opening lines "everything's sad, in the beginning or the end. Who did you fight? What did you win? Pictures of pieces, pieces of youth are candles in the sand, foibles of truth and love and happiness" set the tone for the rest of the song.
The lyrics seem to contemplate the singer's own mortality and the legacy they will leave behind. The lines "What have they done to you? What have they left for your friends? You just had to go for truth, little man" suggest that the singer is addressing someone who has passed away, perhaps someone who died by suicide. The singer appears to be struggling with their own guilt and regrets, questioning if they could have done anything differently and if they could have saved this person.
The lyrics are quite abstract and open to interpretation, but they create a haunting atmosphere that lingers long after the song has finished. The repeated refrain "Take my word my friend, you're not the only one. Take my word he's gone" reinforces the sense of loss and longing that permeates the song.
Line by Line Meaning
everything's sad, in the beginning or the end. Who did you fight? What did you win?
Life is full of sadness and struggles, whether at the beginning or end. Who did you fight and what did you win in the end?
Pictures of pieces, pieces of youth are candles in the sand, foibles of truth and love and happiness.
Memories and experiences of our youth are fragile and easily lost, yet they represent our truth, love, and happiness.
Why? It's under there. I know...If I'd've asked you why you wanted to diewould I have got my answer?
There is something hidden under the surface, and I know it's there. If I had asked you why you wanted to die, would I have really understood your answer?
What have they done to you? What have they left for your friends? You just had to go for truth, little man.Red ones ache what the blue ones heal. You just had to go for youth, little man.
What has happened to you? What kind of legacy have you left for your friends? You were always searching for the truth, even if it hurt you. The things that make us happy (the blue ones) can't always heal the pain caused by the things that make us sad (the red ones). You always wanted to be young and carefree, even if it meant making mistakes.
It was another time when the water was rancid and dancing bears thought they could all use a friend.Spinning in chairs to get higher and higher as spaceships collided in your fathers den.
There was a time when everything seemed broken and even bears were lonely. You and your friends tried to find some escape from it all by spinning in chairs, pretending to fly spaceships in your father's den.
It's fathers and dreams, and feathers in the wave. It's the forces of nature seeking something in return for all that they gave.
Life is full of dreams and memories of our fathers, like delicate feathers floating on the waves. Nature gives us so much, but always seeks something in return.
Does it make sense to you now? Can you walk through the clouds? Are you what you wanted to be? Probably smarter than me...
Do you understand it all now? Are you able to reach new heights? Have you become who you always wanted to be? You're probably smarter than me in figuring it all out.
Little man. So far from home. Might fall the same way. Can you sleep on your own?
You're just a small person, far from home and vulnerable to the same struggles as everyone else. Can you handle it on your own?
If I'd have been around, I'd have brought you down. Come on man, use your head. If I'd have been a better friend and been around, you know that I'd have brought you down!
If I had been there for you, I would have helped you see things more clearly. Come on, think things through. If I had been a better friend and more present in your life, I would have helped you avoid your downfall.
Take my word my friend, you're not the only one.Take my word my friend, you're not the only one.Take my word my friend, you're not the only one.Take my word he's gone.
Believe me when I say that you're not alone in your struggles. Believe me when I say that you're not alone in your struggles. Believe me when I say that you're not alone in your struggles. Believe me when I say that he's gone.
Contributed by Sarah O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bill Hay
Evenrude's live shows killed it back in the day. Props!