The group began as a side project of Eli Janney and Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty. Canty soon left the project and by 1991 Janney had gone on to recruit three former members of D.C. hardcore punk group Soulside - Scott McCloud, Johnny Temple, and Alexis Fleisig - to complete the line-up. Girls Against Boys are perhaps most notable for employing dual bass guitars, a rarity in rock music, and for their second album, "Venus Luxure No.1 Baby", a heavy yet nuanced entry into early 1990s post-hardcore. Their third album Cruise Yourself raised their profile, film director Kevin Smith used a song in each of his first two films. House of GvsB showed their sound taking a more soulful approach to their noiserock with a semi-successful single "Superfire", at which point they signed to Geffen. Their major label debut saw them take a more industrial disco approach similar to Nine Inch Nails while retaining their postpunk feel, the album failed to launch the band into the mainstream and the band went on hiatus until their contract ended. Among the many side projects undertaken was Scott McCloud's jazzy New Wet Kojak. The band reunited in 2002 to record 'You Can't Fight What You Can't See', released on Jade Tree Records which was a welcome return to their pre-Geffen sound and a critical success. The band have also recorded music for the soundtrack of the film Series 7: The Contenders, appeared as themselves in the film 200 Cigarettes and acted as Gina Gershon's backing band for her reality tv series! The band recently performed Venus Luxure for the Don't Look Back concerts, and continue to record http://epitonic.bandcamp.com/album/the-ghost-list-ep & play live, despite other commitments, including Scott McCloud's other project Paramount Styles.
Raindrop
Girls Against Boys Lyrics
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it is so wide baby
and meanwhile ya hear the sound
you're just some body
who likes to get high
who kinda took it high
dying to stay high
(groovy, groovy
tv, tv
far away
far away
from my mind)
you're just somebody
you're just somebody
And meanwhile you hit the ground
it's so wide baby
meanwhile ya underground
it's so wide baby
The lyrics to Girls Against Boys' song Raindrop are quite abstract and open to interpretation. They seem to touch upon themes of feeling disconnected and numb, perhaps as a result of substance abuse. The opening lines "meanwhile you hear the sound it is so wide baby" suggest a sense of dissociation or detachment from reality, as if the singer is observing themselves from a distance.
The following lines "you're just some body who likes to get high, who kinda took it high, dying to stay high" reinforce this idea of self-medicating to escape reality. The repetition of the word "high" suggests a sense of desperation and a need to constantly seek out that escape. The refrain "you're just somebody" is almost mournful, as if the singer is resigned to their fate and feels like they are just a shell of a person.
The second stanza continues with this sense of disconnection, with the lines "meanwhile you hit the ground it's so wide baby, meanwhile ya underground it's so wide baby" further emphasizing a feeling of being disconnected from oneself and one's surroundings. The use of the word "baby" throughout the song adds a touch of melancholy and a sense of longing for something that is unattainable. Overall, the lyrics to Raindrop are hauntingly beautiful and painfuflly honest in their portrayal of addiction and the human need to escape reality.
Line by Line Meaning
yeah meanwhile you hear the sound
While you listen to the music
it is so wide baby
It sounds expansive, all-encompassing
and meanwhile ya hear the sound
And as you continue to listen
you're just someone who likes to get high
You're a person who enjoys drugs
who kinda took it high
Who has taken it to the limit
dying to stay high
Desperately trying to maintain the feeling of being high
(groovy, groovy
tv, tv
far away
far away
from my mind)
This line is a refrain and doesn't hold a specific meaning
you're just somebody
You're just another person
And meanwhile you hit the ground
And as your high wears off
it's so wide baby
Everything suddenly feels vast and overwhelming
meanwhile ya underground
Meanwhile, you're completely out of it
it's so wide baby
This sensation of being disconnected is pervasive
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