Formed in 2003 and Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Left Spine Down (also kn… Read Full Bio ↴Formed in 2003 and Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Left Spine Down (also known by the acronym LSD) plays a style of music they refer to as iPunk fusing the sounds of Industrial, Metal, Punk and Drum & Bass.

The band features Jeremy Inkel of Industrial music legends FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY & NOISE UNIT and has no shortage of fire power both on stage and in the studio.

The band self released their first album entitled the SMARTBOMB EP in June 2007 and it was met with a very frenzied reception from both fans and friends of the band. The EP was produced by FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY/NOISE UNIT’s CHRIS PETERSON and is currently for sale on the bands Myspace page and also will be available on iTunes in the coming weeks! To get a taste of the band all 4 EP tracks have been made available to listen to in their entirety at myspace.com/leftspinedown

The band has been very active in the Vancouver live music scene over the last few years sharing the stage with The Birthday Massacre, Combichrist, DOA, Genitorturers, Front Line Assembly, The Black Halos and Rabbit Junk to name a few.

Band Members:
kAINE D3L4Y
All vocals, chaos theory, neural transmissions, megaphone, cassettes

JEREMY INKEL (Front Line Assembly, Noise Unit)
Synthesis, programming, mind alteration, explosives

MATT GIRVAN
Guns, guitars

TIM HAGBERG
Drums, makeup, dolls, violence

The Truth is a Lie
Left Spine Down Lyrics

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Drunk on kerosene
Jumping off the sixteenth floor
A broken memory
Trace it all back to the start
I've been stalking you
And you've been stalking me
This time it's personal
Don't we make great enemies?

But the truth is a lie
And we're all here left to die
But the truth is a lie
And it kills me all the time
But the truth is a lie
As we fight just to survive
But the truth is a lie
And it helps me see the light

Wake me up again
I haven't slept for days
Killing Time again
It never seemed so great
I take a photograph
It helps to make it last
I shoot the gun again
Make it all part of the plan

But the truth is a lie
And we're all here left to die
But the truth is a lie
And it kills me all the time
But the truth is a lie
As we fight just to survive
But the truth is a lie
And it helps me see the light

I've got you in my sights
You'll never make it out alive
I've got you in my sights
Just try to make it out alive

But the truth is a lie
And we're all here left to die
But the truth is a lie
And it kills me all the time
But the truth is a lie
As we fight just to survive

But the truth is a lie
And it helps me see the light

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Left Spine Down's song The Truth is a Lie are haunting, with themes of obsession, despair and the blurred line between truth and lies. The opening lines "Drunk on kerosene, jumping off the sixteenth floor" hint at a state of extreme desperation and self-destruction. The singer's "broken memory" is traced back to the start, suggesting that their past experiences have led them to the point of no return. The lines "I've been stalking you, and you've been stalking me" make it clear that the song is about a toxic, possibly abusive relationship, where both parties are equally culpable.

The chorus "But the truth is a lie, and we're all here left to die" reflects the underlying message of the song that in a world where the lines between truth and lies are constantly blurred, we are left to fend for ourselves and are ultimately powerless. The singer seems to find comfort in this realization, as seen in the lines "And it helps me see the light". The bridge of the song "I've got you in my sights, you'll never make it out alive" could be interpreted as the singer lashing out at their partner, perhaps driven by jealousy and paranoia.

Overall, The Truth is a Lie is a deeply emotional and introspective song that delves into the darker aspects of human relationships and the struggle to find meaning and purpose in an uncertain world.

Line by Line Meaning

Drunk on kerosene
Intoxicated and fueled by a highly flammable substance

Jumping off the sixteenth floor
Taking a deadly leap from a very high place

A broken memory
A fragmented and incomplete recollection

Trace it all back to the start
Follow the timeline to the beginning

I've been stalking you
I've been surreptitiously observing and pursuing you

And you've been stalking me
And you've been secretly following and pursuing me

This time it's personal
This time it's about individuals and emotions, not just business

Don't we make great enemies?
Don't we have the potential to be formidable foes?

But the truth is a lie
However, factual reality is distorted and untrue

And we're all here left to die
And we are all abandoned to demise

And it kills me all the time
And it causes me constant emotional pain and suffering