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.
Dreamworld
Hot Water Music Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
The last square mile of terra firma gaveled in a mail
So farewell to those Norfolk Island pines
No amount of make believe can help this heart of mine
End, your dreamworld is just about to end
Fall, your dreamworld is just about to fall
Your dreamworld will fall
Shut that buckle and turn that key again
Take me to a place they say the dreaming never ends
Open wide, drive that mystery road
Walk through Eden's garden and then wonder as you go
End, your dreamworld is just about to end
Fall, your dreamworld is just about to fall
Your dreamworld is just about to fall
Sign says 'Honeymoon For Rent'
Cloud land in dreamland turns
Sun comes up and we all learn
Those wheels must turn
End, your dreamworld is just about to end
Fall, your dreamworld is just about to fall
End, your dreamworld is just about to end
Fall, fall, fall, fall, fall, your dreamworld is just about to fall
The song Dreamworld, by Hot Water Music, is a powerful reflection on the fragility of life and the impermanence of our dreams. The opening lyrics set the scene for the song’s central metaphor, describing the Breakfast Creek Hotel - a real location in Brisbane, Australia - as “up for sale” and the “last square mile of terra firma” as auctioned off in the mail. This is a bleak description of a world that is changing rapidly and without warning, where even familiar landmarks become disposable commodities. Against this backdrop of uncertainty, the singer evokes the image of the Norfolk Island pines, towering trees that are native to the South Pacific, as a symbol of stability and permanence that is now out of reach. “No amount of make believe” can help the singer’s “heart of mine” as their sense of stability and security is undermined by forces beyond their control.
The chorus brings the song’s central message into focus with a stern warning: “End, your dreamworld is just about to end/Fall, your dreamworld is just about to fall.” The ‘dreamworld’ that the singer refers to is a metaphor for the hopes and aspirations that anchor us in life, the things that give us stability and meaning amidst the chaos of the world. But this dreamworld is always under threat; the wheels of time are turning, and we must be ready to adapt to the changing world if we hope to survive. The singer calls for action, speaking of shutting “that buckle” and turning “that key again,” as if they are about to embark on a perilous journey. The mystery road that they travel is a symbol of life itself, with all of its twists and turns and unexpected wonders. The song’s final line, “Those wheels must turn,” is a reminder that we are all subject to the laws of time and change, and that nothing can remain the same forever.
Line by Line Meaning
The Breakfast Creek Hotel is up for sale
The hotel at Breakfast Creek is being sold, signaling change and the end of things.
The last square mile of terra firma gaveled in a mail
The very last piece of land on Earth has been sold, and the transaction was made through the mail, emphasizing the impersonal nature of such a significant event.
So farewell to those Norfolk Island pines
The singer is saying goodbye to a specific place or time in their life, represented by the trees.
No amount of make believe can help this heart of mine
The writer is acknowledging that pretending things are okay or trying to ignore the changes happening won't change how they really feel.
Shut that buckle and turn that key again
The singer is asking to be taken away from this reality to a new one, and is symbolically buckling in and motioning to move forward.
Take me to a place they say the dreaming never ends
The writer is seeking an escape to a place where they can live in a dreamworld forever, avoiding the pain of reality.
Open wide, drive that mystery road
The writer is saying to take an uncertain path forward, despite not knowing where it may lead.
Walk through Eden's garden and then wonder as you go
The artist is suggesting walking through metaphorical land of paradise, and then being curious about what comes next on the journey.
Sign says 'Honeymoon For Rent'
The sign advertising a honeymoon for rent represents how easily and readily people can escape into a dream world and pretend that everything is okay when it's not.
Cloud land in dreamland turns
The idea of being lost in a dream world is captured in this line; a fantasy can be transformed and become dangerous if one becomes too disconnected from reality.
Sun comes up and we all learn
No matter how much one tries to escape reality and live in a dream world, the truth will inevitably come to light and cannot be ignored.
Those wheels must turn
Everything is in constant motion and change is inevitable, even if it's not what one wants.
Fall, fall, fall, fall, fall, your dreamworld is just about to fall
The repetition of 'fall' emphasizes the certainty that the dream world will not last and change will come, regardless of whether one is ready for it or not.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JAMES MOGINIE, MARTIN ROTSEY, PETER GARRETT, PETER GIFFORD, ROBERT HIRST
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind