Gimp released one album in 1995; a cassette tape entitled Smiles for Macavity. While the cassette is nearly impossible to find, the tracks can be found on the internet.
The band disbanded when Kalnoky decided he wanted to write and play more than punk music. Some of the members of Gimp left the band, while Kalnoky and Chris Greer stayed together, added a horn section, and started the band Catch 22.
Recent Popularity:
More and more people who listen to Streetlight Manifesto are learning of Gimp's Existence through Tomas Kalnoky Teasing to play Mrs. Butterworth's Indestructible Bomb Shelter at Streetlight shows. Since he first made this joke Past Gimp fans and new ones alike have often Chanted "BUTTERWORTH'S" at shows.
(2) Gimp is a grindcore band from Phoenix, Arizona.
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(3) Gimp was a skate punk band from San Diego, California.
The Only Other Way
Gimp Lyrics
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Seems that you'll never be my friend
?
Now the little things I get
Six months! Six months! Six months!
Things were happening.
What do you mean I'm trying to be known?
What they don't understand is this is what they did to him
What they don't understand is this is what happens everyday
What they don't understand is this is the only other way for me, me, me, me
Sing for hours with me
Down to the little things I get
To be my fucking hero
Know that I'll always be your slave
Six months! Six months! Six months!
Things were happening
What do you mean I'm trying to be known?
What they don't understand is this is everything
What they don't understand is this is what they did to him
What they don't understand is this is what happens everyday
What they don't understand is this is the only other way for me
Lost boy,
Wanting but unwanted
Dead boy,
Will understand but never understood
He tried to run away,
The only other way that he knew that he ever could
Lost boy
One day I'll run away,
See the world in its own little way
One day I'll fade away,
No one'll care,
No one will say:
"Lost boy,
Where've you been?
What've you done?
What'd you see?
Why'd you run from us when you know we really care?
Yes you know we really care".
Lost boy,
We were dead without you
Hard boy,
You tried so hard but you're always second
Best boy,
Means nothing to us but it means the world to him
But it means the world to him.
What they don't understand
What they don't understand
What they don't understand
What they don't understand
What they don't understand
What they don't understand
What they don't understand is this the only other way for me
The song "The Only Other Way" by Gimp explores themes of alienation and the desire for connection, as well as the pain of feeling misunderstood. The opening lines, "What do you mean I'm trying to be known? / Seems that you'll never be my friend," suggest a sense of frustration with the feeling that others may not truly see or accept the singer. This feeling is compounded by the repeated refrain of "What they don't understand is this is the only other way for me," which implies that the singer feels that the only way to connect with others is through art or some other form of personal expression.
The song also touches on the idea of being a "lost boy," as seen in the repeated references to this phrase in the final section of the song. The line "Dead boy, / Will understand but never understood" suggests a feeling of being isolated even in the face of understanding or empathy. Additionally, the line "The only other way that he knew that he ever could" implies a sense of desperation and hopelessness that can come with feeling lost or disconnected.
Ultimately, the song seems to suggest that personal expression and creative endeavors can be a way of finding meaning and connection in a world that can often feel alienating and confusing.
Line by Line Meaning
What do you mean I'm trying to be known?
Why do you think I want fame?
What they don't understand is this is everything
People don't get that this is all I have
Sing for hours with me
Stay with me forever and sing
Know that I'll always be your slave
I'll do whatever it takes to stay with you
Lost boy, Wanting but unwanted
A boy who wants to be loved but feels rejected
The only other way that he knew that he ever could
The only escape he could think of
Contributed by Layla I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
The Brown kid
underappreciated and undervalued gem of a kick ass band
Justin Sanchez
this song is awesome.
"what they don't understand is that this is, the only other way for me"
FockingGinge
Toh Kay is fucking divine. This stuff is unbelievable.
somehominid
Dis song suks duuuh fricken niki manages beter