Their first album, Short Bus, was released in 1995. The album was commercially successful, and included the hit single "Hey Man, Nice Shot". The song was somewhat controversial, as it was seen as capitalizing on the public suicide of Budd Dwyer. Kurt Cobain's suicide was widely rumored to have inspired the song, but the band refuted this. In need of a live band to tour the album, Patrick and Liesegang recruited Geno Lenardo on guitar, Frank Cavanagh on bass, and Matt Walker on drums. They would all later be featured in the video for the album's second single, "Dose".
Between Filter's first and second albums, the band became known for their soundtrack contributions, The first of these tracks, "Thanks Bro", landed on the Songs In The Key Of X: Music From And Inspired By The X-Files album. In 1996, Filter recorded and filmed the video for the song "Jurassitol", for The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. They also released the home video Phenomenology in 1996, which showcased some of the band's live performances and music videos, as well as an interview with Patrick and Liesegang filmed in New Mexico.
Liesegang left in 1997 shortly after recording the Filter/The Crystal Method collaboration "(Can't You) Trip Like I Do" for the Spawn movie soundtrack, due to creative differences with Patrick. In 1998, for the X-Files film soundtrack, Patrick decided to keep the Filter name and recorded a cover of Harry Nilsson's "One".
Patrick continued with 1999's Title of Record with returning members Lenardo and Cavanagh, as well as Steve Gillis on drums, filling in the gap left by Walker after he left to work with The Smashing Pumpkins. Title of Record moved away from industrial rock somewhat, and resulted in the band's biggest hit, the mellow ballad "Take a Picture", along with other lesser-heard singles "Welcome to the Fold" and "The Best Things". The song "Take a Picture" is about a dispute on an aircraft, when Richard Patrick drunkenly stripped down to his boxers, alarming the other passengers.
The song "Captain Bligh" (after Vice-Admiral William Bligh of the HMS Bounty) was written by Patrick after leaving Nine Inch Nails and was about Trent Reznor's notoriously anti-social habits. "Miss Blue" is said to have been about Smashing Pumpkins bassist D'arcy Wretzky. She can be heard on the songs "Cancer", and "Take A Picture".
2002 saw the release of The Amalgamut, featuring the singles "Where Do We Go from Here?" and "American Cliché". "The Only Way (Is the Wrong Way)" was also featured in the first wave of Hummer2 commercials that year and in the 2003 movie Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. Alan Bailey was recruited for live guitar when they set off to tour the album; however, the tour ended abruptly in a matter of weeks when Richard Patrick voluntarily checked himself into rehab. He has since tattooed his date of sobriety, September 28, 2002, on his forearm.
Richard Patrick was part of the supergroup The Damning Well, which has only released one track on the Underworld movie soundtrack in 2003, despite an entire album's worth of recording. While nothing has directly surfaced, it is rumored that some of the material from these sessions have been an influence or has been reworked in Filter's 2008 release Anthems for the Damned and Black Light Burn's first album Cruel Melody, due to the fact that Wes Borland was the guitarist of both The Damning Well and Black Light Burns.
Army of Anyone, a second supergroup side-project with drummer Ray Luzier and Stone Temple Pilots members Robert and Dean DeLeo, released its debut album on November 14, 2006. Low album sales, coupled with Richard Patrick's desire to do more work with Filter, led the band's break-up around mid-2007.
As Army of Anyone wound down, Patrick began working on material for a new Filter album, to eventually be titled Anthems for the Damned. Released to the public in May 2008, it was more serious in tone than some expected and expressed more of his mixed emotions regarding the state of the world and the state of his life.
On March 7, 2008, it was announced that Frank Cavanagh had reunited with Filter and would play as a live member at the Operation MySpace concert in Kuwait. It was confirmed at Operation MySpace that he would not be joining Filter on the full tour as he would be shipping off to Iraq in April. The only song played live during the March 10 performance by Cavanagh, now a Sergeant and Paralegal in the U.S. Army Reserve, was the band's first mainstream hit, "Hey, Man, Nice Shot".
Patrick also announced a remix album to Anthems For the Damned on November 4, titled Remixes For the Damned. Remixes For the Damned was released on November 21, 2008 in the U.S. and Canada, and internationally on December 1, 2008. The lead-off single was "I Keep Flowers Around".
A greatest hits album entitled The Very Best Things (1995-2008) was released March 31, 2009. It featured tracks from all four previous studio albums and various movie soundtrack contributions, but no new content. There are 14 tracks total, with some tracks being radio edits.
Filter started work working on a fifth album shortly after the release of the remix and greatest hits albums, with Bob Marlette as a producer. The album, said Richard Patrick, would be a lot heavier than Anthems for the Damned and was to have a song written for The Amalgamut on it. He also stated he would be moving away from the political lyrical content present in Anthems for the Damned.
When asked about the direction of his upcoming music style in an interview with Suicide Girls on September 13, 2008, Patrick said, "Actually the stuff I’m writing right now for a record that I’m going to release sometime next year is actually way more heavy industrial, more electronic. There’s probably not going to be that many live drums on it." It's important to note that he originally saw this album releasing in 2009, while it has now obviously slipped into 2010.
Richard Patrick has stated on the Filter website that he has been recording songs for movies recently. Filter covered the song "Happy Together" by The Turtles for the soundtrack to the movie The Stepfather (2009). The song features ambient sound with alternative metal.
Filter also contributed a new song "Fades Like a Photograph" for the soundtrack of the movie 2012 (2009). The song has a similar lyrical mood to "Take a Picture" and saw Patrick reuniting with former Filter co-conspirator, Brian Liesegang, who co-produced the track.
Through the end of 2009 and into 2010, Filter released a series of fourteen studio updates chronicling the progress made on the album. Each update touched on a certain part of the album process, such as "recording guitar parts" or "mixing the album". The last studio updates confirmed that the album recording had been completed. In their last studio video update, Richard Patrick showcased two clips from final mixed songs on iTunes that listed track listing and track lengths. While the video was legitimate, it was not the actual final track list, it was only a collection of new Filter songs on a playlist.
The album has been recorded, mixed and mastered, and band is currently signed with the label Rocket Science Ventures. Filter released a new single, "The Inevitable Relapse", as their first single on May 26th. The song is available on the band's official website as a free digital download. The Trouble with Angels will be released in August 17, 2010, with touring starting in the summer. The second track on the album, titled "Drug Boy," was released on the band's website on August 3rd.
I'm Not The Only One
Filter Lyrics
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Say to you
What you wanted
Would not do
What if I could say
Say to you
What you wanted
What you could do
Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh
What you want
Is something you need
What you wanted
Is something I bleed
Could you say to me you love me
And I'm the only one
Could you say to me you love me
And I'm your man
Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Is this the last time I'll ever see you
Is this the last time I'll ever meet you
Is this the last time I'll ever
Make love to you
You
What did you say girl
I'm not the only one
And what did you say girl
I'm not the only one
Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh
And what did you say girl
I'm not the only one
And what did you say girl
I'm not the only one
What did you say girl
I'm not the only one
What did you say girl
I'm not the only one
Huuuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuuhh-uuhhhhh
Huuuuuhh-uuhhhhh
The lyrics to "I'm Not the Only One" by Filter seem to be about a relationship where one partner wants something different than the other partner. The first stanza suggests that if the singer said what the other person wanted, it still wouldn't be enough. The repetition of "Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh" throughout the song adds to the sense of desperation and unfulfilled longing. The second stanza seems to suggest that the other partner is bleeding for what the singer wants, which could mean that they are emotionally drained or hurt from trying to maintain the relationship. The chorus is a plea for the other partner to express their love, which would make the singer feel like they are the only one. However, the final stanza suggests that the relationship may be ending, and that the singer may never see or make love to the other person again.
Overall, the lyrics to "I'm Not the Only One" by Filter paint a picture of a relationship struggling to find balance and fulfilment. The singer seems trapped in a cycle of wanting love and validation from their partner, while the partner seems unable to give the singer what they need. The repetition of the "Huuuuhh-uuhhhhh" adds to the overall sense of desperation and longing, while the final stanza implies that the relationship may be over.
Line by Line Meaning
What if I could say
If only I had the courage to tell you
Say to you
Speak words that convey my innermost thoughts and feelings to you
What you wanted
What you desire is not in my power to give
Would not do
I cannot fulfill your desires
What you want
Your needs are different from your wants
Is something you need
You require something from me that is crucial for you
What you wanted
Your desires are not compatible with my own
Is something I bleed
Your wants cause me pain
Could you say to me you love me
I need reassurance of your affection towards me
And I'm the only one
I need to know that I am the sole recipient of your love
Is this the last time I'll ever see you
Am I going to lose you forever?
Is this the last time I'll ever meet you
Will I ever have the chance to meet you again?
Is this the last time I'll ever
Could this be the end of everything we've shared?
Make love to you
Be intimate with you
You
The person I love and desire
What did you say girl
Please repeat what you just said because I am in disbelief
I'm not the only one
You have been unfaithful to me with someone else
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dominon929
What if I could say to you
Of what you wanted
Would not do
What if I could say
Say to you
Of what you wanted
Of what you could do
Huh (4x)
What you want
Is something you need
And what you wanted
Is something I bleed
Could you say to me you love me
And I'm the only one
Could you say to me you love me
That I'm your man
Huh (4x)
[Chorus:]
Is this the last time I'll ever see you
Is this the last time I'll ever meet you
Is this the last time I'll ever make love to you,
you
Yeah
What did you say girl
I'm not the only one
What did you say girl
I'm not the only one
Huh
Huh
Yeah
What did you say girl
I'm not the only one
What did you say girl
I'm not the only one
What did you say girl
I'm not the only one
What did you say girl
I'm not the only one
Huh (4x)
@franciscorodriguez275
When this record was released I was 24 and pretty much depressed. Now I´m 44 and pretty much depressed. Thanks Robert!
@sigmamale520
you still depressed?
@tmilo59079
Me too. Very close in age to you.
@WarlordofDeath
47 still depressed
@snorrrt
23 and i’m getting depressed
@wickedhyperstyler
Alternatively, reach out to people like Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, Sam Harris if you're not into religion, but want to get out of your rut.
@RoBMcCullochexperience
I wish I could share a beer with anyone who knows about this album.
@nikolajlitvinov2012
I am with you
@m.robertrandolph7686
🍻
@joetijerinaiii7641
🤘🏽🌀🍻