Their music cried out from the darkest of depths for someone anyone to listen to their hardcore anthems of sorrow, heartbreak and violence. Unlike many of their hardcore contemporaries, Horror Show truly lived the pain of their songs every day. Deeply rooted in late night quarrels and their city's urban decay, Horror Show were a sign of hope in an otherwise bleak and barren world.
After the release of their debut CD/7"EP, "Our Design", Horror Show toured the east coast U.S. in support of the release. They also played a number of memorable hometown shows and made an appearance at the memorable Deathwish/Bridge 9 Festival in 2003.
In late 2004, Horror Show released their "The Holiday" 7"EP on Deathwish, which came to be their final recordings.
Members of the band remain active in music today.
Broken Record
Horror Show Lyrics
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Can't stand to feel another day.
Hours drain, inebriate,
The clock spins sober.
Time shows us we've
Had our turn, missed our chance,
We'll never learn.
There's something telling me,
We didn't do it right. (Again)
Time stands still, we
Can't proceed even if we wanted to.
With a chance to start again,
Would we change even if we knew?
That life's a broken record,
Haunting all of us.
Reminding you of what you did and what
You could've done.
What we should've been
And what we could've seen.
Then why are we here?
Reality, the truth of this is almost way too blunt.
We only had one shot at this and I guess we fucked it up
The lyrics of "Broken Record" by Horror Show paint a picture of disillusionment with life and a sense of missed opportunities. The opening lines express a desire to escape the challenges of daily life and seek refuge in sleep. The passage of time carries a sense of disappointment and missed opportunities. The lyrics convey a melancholic tone, as the singer laments how life is like a "broken record" that haunts them with reminders of what they could have done differently.
Despite the sense of regret and disillusionment, the singer seems resigned to their fate. The passage of time seems to have caused them to recognize that they have missed their chance and that they will never learn from their mistakes. The repetition of the word "again" suggests that this is a recurring theme in their life, and they seem to accept that they will keep making the same mistakes. Though they acknowledge the possibility of starting over, they doubt if it would make any difference. The final lines express a sense of frustration and resignation as they realize that life is not a rehearsal, and they have already messed up their only shot.
Overall, "Broken Record" is a poignant exploration of the human experience, the struggle to come to terms with missed opportunities, and the feeling of being haunted by the past. The lyrics convey a sense of sadness and regret, tempered by a sense of acceptance that this is just how life is.
Line by Line Meaning
When awake we pray for sleep,
We can't take the reality and the harshness of life, so we hope to find solace in sleep.
Can't stand to feel another day.
Our lives are full of pain and suffering, and each new day only brings more of the same.
Hours drain, inebriate,
We try to escape our problems by drowning them in drink and drugs, but it never works.
The clock spins sober.
Even though we're intoxicated, time keeps moving forward and reminding us of our problems.
Time shows us we've
As we get older, we start to realize that we've missed out on opportunities and made mistakes.
Had our turn, missed our chance,
We had the opportunity to do something great, but we failed to take advantage of it.
We'll never learn.
Despite our failures, we never seem to learn from our mistakes and keep repeating them.
There's something telling me,
Our intuition is warning us that we're doing something wrong, but we ignore it.
We didn't do it right. (Again)
We've failed once again to do something correctly, and that feeling of failure is haunting us.
Time stands still, we
Despite feeling like time is moving too quickly, we're stuck in place and can't seem to move forward.
Can't proceed even if we wanted to.
We're trapped in our current situation and can't seem to find a way out, no matter how hard we try.
With a chance to start again,
If we had the opportunity to start over, we could do things differently and avoid our past mistakes.
Would we change even if we knew?
Despite knowing what we did wrong, would we have the strength to make the necessary changes?
That life's a broken record,
Our lives are like a record that keeps repeating the same mistakes and failures, no matter how hard we try to escape them.
Haunting all of us.
The feeling of failure and missed opportunities is always with us, no matter where we go or what we do.
Reminding you of what you did and what
No matter how hard we try to forget our past mistakes, they always come back to haunt us and remind us of what we could have done differently.
You could've done.
We always wonder what could have been if we had made different choices or done things differently.
What we should've been
We're never satisfied with who we are and what we've accomplished, always wanting more and wishing we had done things differently.
And what we could've seen.
We missed out on so much because of our mistakes, and we'll never know what could have been if we had made different choices.
Then why are we here?
We question our existence and the purpose of our lives, wondering if it's all been for nothing.
Reality, the truth of this is almost way too blunt.
The harsh reality of our failures is almost too difficult to bear, and it's hard to face the truth about ourselves.
We only had one shot at this and I guess we fucked it up
We had one chance to make something of ourselves, but we squandered it, and it's too late to change it now.
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