1) An American post-h… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists sharing the name Finch:
1) An American post-hardcore band
2) A Dutch prog rock band
3) An Australian rock band from the 70s
4) A German rapper/multi-genre artist formerly known as Finch Asozial
1. Finch (1999–2006, 2007–2010, 2013–2016, 2019-present) is an American alternative rock/post-hardcore band from Temecula, California. The band released an EP (Falling Into Place) and two full-length albums, What It Is to Burn and Say Hello to Sunshine, before declaring a hiatus in 2006. Finch reformed in 2007, playing a reunion show on November 23 at the Glasshouse in Pomona, California. They released a self-titled EP a year later, and were in the process of writing their third studio album when they disbanded in late 2010. After playing a group of shows commemorating the ten-year anniversary of What It Is to Burn in 2012, Finch signed with Razor & Tie in 2014 and revealed that they were working on a new studio album. The album was titled Back to Oblivion and released on September 30, 2014.
2. Finch (1974 - 1978) was a Dutch progressive rock group that continued to be known internationally years after their final concert on 14 November 1978 in World Forum Convention Center of The Hague. 2. Finch was established by guitarist Joop van Nimwegen, bass player Peter Vink (Vink meaning Finch in Dutch) and drummer Beer Klaasse. Nimwegen and Vink had earlier worked together in the Dutch formation Q65. The musical leader was Joop van Nimwegen. For lack of a good singer, Finch decided to build a repertoire of instrumental rock. Keyboardist Paul Vink joined, but was soon replaced by Cleem Determeijer, then a student at the Rotterdam Academy of Music.
The first album, Glory Of The Inner Force, was published in Finch's native Netherlands, as well as by Atlantic in the US. On both sides of the ocean the album received positive reviews. Determijer wanted to concentrate on his piano studies and was replaced by Ad Wammes.
The second album, Beyond Expression, became a Record of the Week on Radio Veronica, a popular Dutch seaborn station. Beer Klasse was replaced by Hans Bosboom, after which Bosboom was replaced by Fred van Vloten. Finch started to make a name for itself and began to attract crowds to their concerts in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.
A third album, Galleons Of Passion was published in the Netherlands and the UK, however, the frequent personal changes in the rock group made it impossible to continue. In 1978 the partnership was discontinued when Joop van Nimwegen decided to quit. Finch's three albums continue to attract the interest of those who enjoy early classic and progressive rock.
3. Finch was an Australian hard rock band, initially formed in Sydney as Stillwater in 1973, they soon became Finch. In 1973 they won a 2SM/Pepsi Pop Poll, winning a contract with Picture Records who released their first single in 1974 (while guitarist Spencer was still in high school). In 1978, after signing a deal in the US with CBS Records subsidiary label, Portrait Records, Finch was changed to Contraband (due to the existence of the Dutch band also named Finch). Earlier Finch material was re-released under the Contraband name but they broke up in 1979.
Former band members include Mark Evans (AC/DC) and Bob Spencer (Skyhooks, The Angels).
Dreams of Psilocybin
Finch Lyrics
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The ripples curl and bend
As the moon bleeds
"Satire's no match for a matter of fact." (That's blasphemy)
There's got to be another way
I wrote it down in blood
"Never forget my love"
Before nightfall cast a broken shadow much
Too tall "Look, it's just me"
Graveyard pulls apart the earth revealing
All the broken hearts
I'm not the only one who bleeds
I Wrote it down in blood
Never forget my love
Faith as endearing as the other side
I'm on this freight train with creeping suspicion,
hell to pay
(glassy eyeballs feeling red, painful voices in your head)
And he walked to the stone to engrave
His claim of a thousand souls filled
With shame reaching to the highest
Notch at the top
With the blood of his wisdom he began
To call on the names of
The vain and the week willed alike
"I will have you"
Anoint you wrap you in lies, to
Devour you all in the blink of an eye in the presence
Of his majesty
The rise and fall of the hands that begat the
Writing on the wall dripping with
Blood "never forget my love"
It's criminal, more than you know
The loss in your eyes
It's critical
It's critical now
The look in my eye
I have damned myself
To hear this out
One more time around
I have damned myself
To hear this out
One more time
I wrote it down in blood
Never forget my love
Faith as endearing as the other side
I'm on this freight train with derailed suspicions
Writing it all down in blood
The song "Dreams Of Psilocybin" by Finch is a complex and multi-layered piece of music. The opening lines create an image of water that moves and flows, and the moon that adds its own eerie and mystical light. These lines suggest a state of fluidity and openness to new experiences, and how the moon's presence can create a sense of strangeness and otherworldliness. The line "Satire's no match for a matter of fact" is a critique of people who use ironic distance to shield themselves from honest emotion, and how facing reality with all its harshness requires courage and integrity. The singer seems to be searching for a different way of being, a path that is not defined by irony or detachment.
The next verse describes the singer's attempt to express his emotions and capture his thoughts, using blood as a metaphor for sincerity and intensity. The line "Never forget my love" suggests a concern with loss and separation, and the singer's desire to create something enduring and meaningful. The image of the graveyard and the "broken hearts" evokes a sense of melancholy and loss, and the repeated refrain "I'm not the only one who bleeds" touches on universal themes of pain and mortality.
The later verses add more layers of complexity to the song, with references to religious imagery and the struggle between good and evil. The image of the person engraving the stone with the names of the vain and the weak suggests a sense of powerlessness and resentment, and the use of blood and wisdom as weapons creates a sense of danger and instability. The repeated line "It's critical now" suggests a sense of urgency and importance, and the final lines of the song suggest a sense of fatalism and resignation.
Line by Line Meaning
All along the water's edge
Standing by the edge of the water
The ripples curl and bend
Observing the ripples moving on the surface of the water
As the moon bleeds
The moon is red and shining brightly
"Satire's no match for a matter of fact." (That's blasphemy)
Stating a fact and rejecting satire as a form of argument
There's got to be another way
Searching for a different solution or approach
I wrote it down in blood
Committing something to memory and making it permanent
"Never forget my love"
An expression of love that should be remembered forever
Faith as endearing as the other side
Belief that is as enduring as the opposite side
Before nightfall cast a broken shadow much Too tall
The shadows of the evening are long and distorted
"Look, it's just me"
Acknowledging a solitary presence
Graveyard pulls apart the earth revealing All the broken hearts
The graveyard is exposing the pain and grief of the brokenhearted
I'm not the only one who bleeds
Acknowledging that others are hurting as well
"I will have you"
A declaration of taking possession of something or someone
Anoint you wrap you in lies, to Devour you all in the blink of an eye in the presence Of his majesty
Covering with falsehoods and consuming in the presence of a powerful entity
The rise and fall of the hands that begat the Writing on the wall dripping with Blood "never forget my love"
The cycle of life and death leading to a message of love that is written in blood
"It's criminal, more than you know"
It's unbelievably wrong, maybe even more so than you realize
The loss in your eyes
Seeing the sadness and emptiness in someone's eyes
It's critical
It's crucial, important
It's critical now
It's crucial right now
I have damned myself To hear this out One more time around
Feeling trapped into listening and experiencing something again
I'm on this freight train with derailed suspicions Writing it all down in blood
Feeling paranoid and confused, documenting everything in a permanent way
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALEJANDRO M. LINARES, ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ LINARES, DEREK DOHERTY, MARC EDWIN ALLEN, NATHAN BARCALOW, RANDY STROHMEYER
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