The core of the band consists of singer/songwriter Kevan Byrne and bassist Kevin Lynn. A variety of other collaborators, including Al Okada, Mike Armstrong, Don Pyle and Michelle McAdorey, have contributed to individual albums.
In 1996, the band also toured jazz festivals in Canada with the fusion project Junior Relaxer, a name which also served as the title of a subsequent KCS album.
The band's most successful single was 1997's "Rational", from the album Junior Relaxer.
The Power of Love
King Cobb Steelie Lyrics
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Gently spray across this place, send it to the deeps
Mean and brooding days
Lost in one embrace
Your ragged claws drag the ocean floor
You know you and I
Washed up by the same beach tide, wingless moths on empty isles
Mean and brooding days
Your ragged claws drag the ocean floor
The lyrics of King Cobb Steelie's "The Power of Love" evoke images of the ocean and use them as a metaphor for the complexities of love. The opening lines "Wish I could feel the easy sea / Gently spray across this place, send it to the deeps" suggest a desire for something calm and simple, yet unattainable. This longing is juxtaposed with the "mean and brooding days" and the sense of being lost in an embrace that is both comforting and claustrophobic. The imagery of "ragged claws" dragging the ocean floor adds to the sense of struggle and the idea of being unable to escape the confines of love.
The chorus continues with the theme of being washed up by the tide, suggesting a lack of control over one's feelings and actions. The line "wingless moths on empty isles" is a striking image of helplessness and isolation. The repetition of the phrase "mean and brooding days / Lost in one embrace / Your ragged claws drag the ocean floor" reinforces the sense of being trapped in a cycle of emotions, unable to break free.
Line by Line Meaning
Wish I could feel the easy sea
I wish for the calmness and serenity of the sea.
Gently spray across this place, send it to the deeps
I wish for the sea to embrace and cleanse this place.
Mean and brooding days
Difficult and dark times.
Lost in one embrace
Finding refuge in the embrace of another.
Your ragged claws drag the ocean floor
You struggle and fight against the force of the sea.
You know you and I
We both understand the struggles and challenges of life.
Washed up by the same beach tide, wingless moths on empty isles
We are both helpless and lost, carried by the tide of life to a deserted place.
Mean and brooding days
Difficult and dark times.
Lost in one embrace
Finding refuge in the embrace of another.
Your ragged claws drag the ocean floor
You struggle and fight against the force of the sea.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, THE MUSIC GOES ROUND, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALLAN GRANT OKADA, KEVAN BYRNE, KEVIN J. (CA) LYNN, MICHAEL RICHARD ARMSTRONG, SAM CINO
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