Infadels were founded in 2003 by Bnann Watts (vocals), Matt Gooderson (guitar, programming) and Alex Bruford (drums), who were joined shortly afterwards by Richie Vernon (live keys) and Wag Marshall-Page (Bass).
The band released two singles, Leave Your Body and Can't Get Enough/Murder That Sound, on their own record label, Dead at Thirty. The awards for "Best Live Act" and "Best Dance Band" at the 2004 Diesel-U-Music Awards sealed a move to the Wall of Sound record label. In January 2005 the Infadels headed into the studio with producer Jagz Kooner to record their critically acclaimed debut album, We Are Not The Infadels. The band supported the release with an almost constant touring schedule with over 150 shows in 20 countries in 2006 alone. This included two UK tours, three European tours, two Australian tours, a number of shows in the USA & China and 35 festival dates.
The band's second album, Universe In Reverse, was released in June 2008. Written largely by Bnann Watts and Matt Gooderson, and produced by Martin "Youth" Glover (The Verve, Guns N' Roses, Depeche Mode), Universe In Reverse makes the leap from dance tent to main stage, with a more urgent, rockier sound characterised by crashing guitars and revving hoover-synths. Guitarist Matt Gooderson described this evolution of the band's sound by saying: “We took the energy and guitars of a rock ‘n’ roll band like The White Stripes or Yeah Yeah Yeahs, then surrounded the music in deep, cinematic sounds.”
Play Blind, the first material from the second album, was given away for free as a limited-time download in February 2008. The next single, Make Mistakes was released in April, and Free Things For Poor People was released in June 2008, reaching #1 on the UK Indie Singles Charts. On Tuesday the 17th of June, the band threw several thousand pounds from an office window in central London in celebration of their own Free Things Day[/tack]. The day was brought to an early close when the band and their fans were cautioned by the police. On Monday the 19th of August they were voted best band at the 2008 Lowlands festival by the Dutch public ahead of Editors and N*E*R*D. Drummer Alex Bruford is the son of drummer virtouso Bill Bruford, famous from bands such as King Crimson and Yes. Bassist Wag Marshall-Page is a friend of Danny Wallace, and is often mentioned in his books.
In March 2009 the band announced via their MySpace page that they had already begun recording a follow-up to Universe In Reverse. In June 2009, the band confirmed their third album would be entitled, The Future of The Gravity Boy during their interview on 3FM's That's Live!. In May 2009 the band released their first studio material since "Universe in Reverse", by making their cover of Sweet Dreams available on their website. The following month a new track, Ghosts was aired on Radio 1 by Alex Metric and backed up rumours of a return to the dance inspired sound of their debut album We Are Not The Infadels.
In November 2009 a new track, "Ghosts" was aired on Radio 1 by Alex Metric and backed up rumours of a return to the dance inspired sound of their debut album We Are Not The Infadels. Following this, Alex Metric offered to produce their next record and in January 2010, the band confirmed that Metric would indeed be on production duties for new LP The Future of the Gravity Boy.
On the 1st of September 2012 the band announced via their Facebook that they had disbanded.
Girl That Speaks No Words
Infadels Lyrics
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Got me living in her dream
Got me living in her dream
with my feet turned out
Eyes that speak no hurt
And they never seem to swerve
And they never seem to swerve
Lease me on the dream
Girl,release me on the dream
And release me on the dream
Of a free stair ride
Falling at the seams
At the,falling at the seams
Got me falling for your dreams
Of a freaksters tide
Lines are in the sand
Got me grabbing at her hand
Take me with you (x3)
Walk me to your door
Get me walking to your door
Get me flying through
your floor
With a motion sound
Falling at the seams
Got me grabbing on her jeans
Gets me grabbing on her jeans
Shoots me skyward bound
Notes are on the rise
And they never spell demise
And they`re always on the rise
In her perfect size
Clever not to swerve
As she takes me to her curve
Something music never heard
By my listening eye
Ship is off the land
Got me grabbing at her hand
Take me with you (x4)
Ears up on her knees
Got my ears upon her knees
Got my tears up in her trees
Slowly falling down
Looming on the rise
Got my human on the rise
Meet my human on the rise
Passed my robot house
Arms are up so fine
Get her arms are open wide
Got them arms are up so wide
On a ridgeback light
Bleep me to time end
But don`t speak me
through her lens
And now sweeps me
through her fence
By a ghost town eye
Been falling at the seams
Now she`s grabbing at my jeans
Take me with you
I`ve been falling at the seams
Now she`s grabbing at my jeans
Take me with you (x4)
The lyrics to Infadels’ song “Girl That Speaks No Words” tell the tale of the singer being infatuated and entranced by a girl who doesn’t speak. He feels like he’s living in her dream, with his feet turned out to her beck and call. Her eyes are captivating to him, never showing any hurt or pain, and looking through him as if he's not even there. He’s begging for her to “release [him] on the dream of a free stair ride” and falling apart at the seams from his obsession with her. As the song progresses, he becomes more and more enveloped in her world, falling for her dreams of a “freakster’s tide” and wanting to be taken with her as she walks him to her door.
The lyrics use repetition to create a hypnotic effect, mirroring the singer’s hypnotic state at the hands of the girl who speaks no words. Her eyes “never seem to swerve” and her notes “never spell demise” as he falls deeper and deeper into her spell. The singer is captivated by her physical presence, grabbing onto her hand, her jeans, and even putting his tears up in her trees. The lyrics make use of poetic language, describing the girl’s music as something that has “never been heard” and encapsulating her essence with references to robotics and ghosts. Overall, the lyrics create a dreamlike, otherworldly atmosphere that reflects the singer’s obsession with the girl and the power she holds over him without saying a single word.
Line by Line Meaning
Girl who speaks no words
The girl is silent
Got me living in her dream
I am captivated by her imagination
Got me living in her dream
with my feet turned out
I am entranced and unable to move
Eyes that speak no hurt
Her eyes show no pain
And they never seem to swerve
She is steadfast and sincere
Looking through me now
She is not paying attention to me
Lease me on the dream
Let me have a taste of her imagination
Girl,release me on the dream
I beg her to let me experience her dream world
Of a free stair ride
I desire a carefree and fun journey
Falling at the seams
I am overwhelmed by her vision
At the,falling at the seams
I am crumbling under the weight of her dream
Got me falling for your dreams
I am infatuated with her imagination
Of a freaksters tide
Her world is quirky and unique
Lines are in the sand
There are boundaries to her realm
Got me grabbing at her hand
I want to follow her into her world
Take me with you (x3)
I plead to join her in her dream world
Walk me to your door
Guide me to the entrance of her imaginary place
Get me walking to your door
I am eager to explore her imaginative world
Get me flying through
your floor
I want to be swept away into her world
With a motion sound
Her world is full of liveliness and noise
Falling at the seams
I am overwhelmed by her vision
Got me grabbing on her jeans
I am holding on to her tightly
Gets me grabbing on her jeans
I am dependent on her
Shoots me skyward bound
I am lifted up and away
Notes are on the rise
The music is ascending
And they never spell demise
The music is always positive and never negative
And they're always on the rise
In her perfect size
The music is continuous and just right for her world
Clever not to swerve
She is wise and confident
As she takes me to her curve
I am being led to her unique world
Something music never heard
The music in her world is distinctly different
By my listening eye
I am absorbing her world with all my senses
Ship is off the land
We depart from reality into her imaginary world
Ears up on her knees
I am attentive and focused on her
Got my ears upon her knees
I am listening closely to her
Got my tears up in her trees
I become emotional in her world
Slowly falling down
I am descending into her imaginative realm
Looming on the rise
Her world is growing and expanding
Got my human
on the rise
I am transformed and growing within her world
Meet my human on the rise
I am stepping up to her challenge
Passed my robot house
I have left my mundane life behind
Arms are up so fine
She is welcoming me into her world
Get her arms are open wide
She embraces my arrival
Got them arms are up so wide
Her arms are wide open for me
On a ridgeback light
I am moving through her world with ease
Bleep me to time end
I am embracing her world with all my being
But don't speak me
through her lens
I don't want to be limited to her interpretation
And now sweeps me
through her fence
She takes me further into her world
By a ghost town eye
I am viewing her world with curiosity and wonder
Been falling at the seams
I am overwhelmed by her vision
Now she's grabbing at my jeans
She is urging me to stay with her
Take me with you
I want to join her in her world
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALEXANDER BRUFORD, DANIEL WATTS, MATT GOODERSON, RICHARD VERNON, WAYNE MARSHALL PAGE
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