"We were too diverse," Paul continues, "we spread ourselves too thin. We write good, tight pop songs with smart choruses. We figured why not make it our focus?"
It seems to have been a wise choice.
After spending six months honing their craft, building a steady following and documenting the results, the band, which also includes guitarist Paul Hicken, bassist Dustin Wood, and drummer Jeff Moore, re-emerged in July of 2005. Packing Sneaky Dees to beyond capacity, the band proceeded to rile their fans to a frenzied state, resulting in dancing that brought about fears from patrons in the restaurant below that ceiling above them might collapse.
The band has continued their upward climb from that point, receiving critical acclaim for their EP Red/black, with accolades that describe their songs as single-worthy and irresistibly danceable to even the most cynical of indie scenesters. Their live show awarded them a spot as a finalist in Indie Week 2005, and caused the Edge 102.1 studios to open their doors and allow the crowd to spill out onto the street for their Steamwhistle Indie Club performance.
Now operating under Cerberus Artist Management with industry vet Brian Hetherman as their manager, Paul Mayer warns of the days to come. "We've incorporated violins, hip-hop and even the Ghostbusters into our live shows. If you have it, well take it, and make it pop music. Dont be alarmed."
One More
Grand:PM Lyrics
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Mix them together add a bit of salt
Green pepper add some onion, ham
And mix together in a pan
Coffee in my favourite cup
It's the perfect way to wake up
Now you take two friends
A little bit of lack of trust
A little bit of time
Jealousy and betrayal from the start
It's the perfect way
The perfect way to break your heart
One more day
One more year
One more sigh
One more tear
Take you half way there to here
Take two chords
Add a melody, now add one more
Add some irony so they all see
You're sensitive and smart
Well who could blame you, you got a little bored
They were so impressed
But you always wanted more
One more day
One more year
One more sigh
One more tear
Take you halfway there to here
Take my hand
You don't always need to understand
It's too late to hear the warning bell
And it's just as well, my dear
Sometimes they all need you halfway there to here
The lyrics of this song, “One More” by Grand:PM, begin with the process of cooking breakfast as a metaphor for the perfect start to the day. The singer breaks two eggs, adds salt, green pepper, onion, and ham, and mixes them together in a hot pan, while sipping coffee from their favorite mug. The song then transitions into the idea of relationships and the perfect way to break one’s heart. The singer instructs the listener to take two friends, add “a little bit of teenage lust, a little bit of lack of trust, a little bit of time,” and sprinkle in some “jealousy and betrayal.” The resulting mixture is a recipe for a broken heart.
The chorus (“One more day, one more year, one more sigh, one more tear, take you halfway there to here”) follows the theme of “one more” – one more day, one more year, one more sigh, one more tear – adding up to a sense of being halfway to a destination that is never quite defined. The second verse continues with the idea of adding things together - “take two chords, add a melody, add some irony so they all see you’re sensitive and smart” and ends with the line, “sometimes they all need you halfway there to here,” perhaps suggesting that relationships (and life in general) are always incomplete and require us to meet each other halfway.
Line by Line Meaning
Break two eggs
Start by breaking two eggs
Mix them together add a bit of salt
Next, mix the eggs together and add a bit of salt
Green pepper add some onion, ham
Then add some green pepper, onion and ham
And mix together in a pan
Mix everything together in a pan
Coffee in my favourite cup
Enjoy a cup of coffee in my favourite cup
It's the perfect way to wake up
This is the perfect way to start the day
Now you take two friends
Moving on to relationships, start with two friends
Add a little bit of teenage lust
Add a hint of teenage lust to the relationship
A little bit of lack of trust
Include some mistrust in the relationship
A little bit of time
As time passes, things start to go wrong
Jealousy and betrayal from the start
Jealousy and betrayal set in early
It's the perfect way
This is the perfect recipe
The perfect way to break your heart
To destroy the relationship and break your heart
One more day
One more day of suffering
One more year
One more year of pain
One more sigh
One more sigh of disappointment
One more tear
One more tear shed for the relationship
Take you half way there to here
All these repeated occurrences take you halfway to realizing the truth
Take two chords
Moving on to music, start with two chords
Add a melody, now add one more
Create a melody and then add another one
Add some irony so they all see
Add some irony to the composition
You're sensitive and smart
Show off your sensitivity and intelligence
Well who could blame you, you got a little bored
Your need for creativity led to this
They were so impressed
People were impressed with your work
But you always wanted more
You're never satisfied and always want to do better
Take my hand
Now for relationships again, take my hand
You don't always need to understand
You don't need to understand everything to be there for someone
It's too late to hear the warning bell
But sometimes it's too late to prevent damage
And it's just as well, my dear
But it's okay, my dear
Sometimes they all need you halfway there to here
Sometimes people just need you to be there to help them realize the truth
Contributed by Henry F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.