HWM recorded an album with their good friends and mentors Leatherface for the first volume of the BYO split series. They also recorded with Alkaline Trio for a split LP on Jade Tree shortly thereafter.
In 2001, Hot Water Music signed with Epitaph Records and released the record A Flight and A Crash, and went on to release two more records with Epitaph, Caution and The New What Next.
In addition to their full length albums and the two aforementioned split releases, Hot Water Music have also released 5 other EPs and split albums: Push for Coin (1995 - demo tape), Eating the Filler (1995- Toybox Records), Hot Water Music vs. Discount (New American Dreams) and Colors, Words, and Dreams (2002 - split with The Casket Lottery, Second Nature Recordings).
In 2005 the band took a hiatus as vocalist Chuck Ragan wanted to spend more time with his family. Soon after, the rest of the band formed The Draft, and released their debut record, In A Million Pieces, September 12, 2006 on Epitaph Records, along with various 7" vinyl records on No Idea. Ragan has opted for a solo-acoustic act with No Idea records, releasing a monthly vinyl to prelude a full studio album, as well as two live discs. As for Hot Water Music, No Idea is getting ready to release a b-sides disc later this year.
Members of Hot Water Music have been in various side projects, including Crows/artist], Rumbleseat and Blacktop Cadence
On October 22, 2007, music website Punknews.org reported that a reunion of the band is currently in the works.
The band kicked off their reunion tour with a "secret show" at Common Grounds in their hometown of Gainesville, Florida on January 18, 2008 to be followed by shows in Orlando, Florida, Sayerville, New Jersey and two sold out shows in Chicago, Illinois.
After that, they played at the Groezrock festival in Meerhout, Belgium in May 2008.
During 2009 Hot Water Music played a bunch of concerts in the U.S. plus a short German tour in November.
Since 2010, the band has continued to tour, write and record new music including 2012's album Exister and 2017's Light It Up. In November 2017 Chris Wollard announced that he was taking a break from the band to focus on his health. The band continued to play previously booked shows with The Flatliners' Chris Cresswell and Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake filling in for Wollard at several dates.
As of their 2019 25th anniversary tour, Cresswell was still filling in for Wollard on guitar and vocals. Cresswell also played guitar and backing vocals on their 2019 Shake Up The Shadows EP.
Bleeder
Hot Water Music Lyrics
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Verdict oh did I just fuck up by talking right there oh
The lyrics of Hot Water Music's song "Bleeder" speak of a relationship that ended unexpectedly, leaving the singer feeling broken, lonely and unable to find happiness. The song describes a dream-like encounter with the ex-partner, something that was momentarily soothing but quickly ended abruptly. The singer compares their emotions to a "lonely liver suspended in liquid", highlighting a feeling of being stuck or trapped. Later in the song, the artist talks about waking up with a headache, realizing that their partner is gone and expressing their longing for what they never had. The song can be seen as a meditation on the fleeting nature of happiness, the pain of heartbreak and the struggle to find meaning and purpose in life.
Overall, "Bleeder" speaks to the universal themes of love, loss and the inherent difficulties of being human. The song is a powerful exploration of human relationships, and it captures a feeling that is both intensely personal and universally relatable.
Line by Line Meaning
You came to me like a dream the kind that always leaves just when the best part starts it ends so abruptly to leave you stunned and naked in your bedroom all alone
You appeared in my life like a perfect dream, but it ended too soon, leaving me shocked and vulnerable in my own solitude.
it's kinda funny how something so soothing gets interrupted by the ring of a telephone
It's ironic how a peaceful moment can be ruined by a simple phone call.
and you broke me like the cigarette that I busted on the day I quit but now that I've been drinking I'm outta smokes and I wish that I had it
You shattered me like a broken cigarette on the day I quit smoking, and now that I'm drinking, I'm out of cigarettes and wish you were here to share the moment with me.
woke up to my daily headache and the realization that you were gone
I wake up every day with the pain of a headache and the sad realization that you're no longer with me.
oh my sweet darling happiness you've been away from me all along
My dear happiness and contentment have been absent from my life for much longer than I realized.
it's one thing that I've never said I'm truly happy in my heart and in my head
I've never confessed that I truly feel happy both emotionally and mentally, despite my struggles and pain.
a lonely liver suspended in liquid
My liver is alone, floating in alcohol.
it's one thing I've never said I'm truly happy in my heart and in my head a lonely liver suspended in liquid
I've never admitted that I feel happy deep within, even though my liver is drowning in alcohol to numb the pain.
it's one thing I never did was smile missing a case lacking a lid my heart bleeds for what you never did until now
I never smiled without you, like a case without a lid, and my heart aches for the things you never did until now.
Verdict oh did I just fuck up by talking right there oh
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Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: DANIEL ANDRIANO, GLENN PORTER, MATT SKIBA
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