Montreal’s Lindsay Robins first made an impact on young music fans across t… Read Full Bio ↴Montreal’s Lindsay Robins first made an impact on young music fans across the nation with the single/video, “What Would You Do,” when she was selected to perform the theme song for MuchMusic’s highly successful VJ Search reality series. Shortly after, this canadian singer-songwriter released a whole set of raw rock songs entitled Dirty Chemistry, on Aquarius Records.

The video for the first single, “Freaks,” was directed by Sean Michael Turrell (Sum 41, Billy Talent, Hedley). With her outrageous performance and anthemic lyrics , this song is Lindsay’s testament to individuality.

Lindsay Robins was born December 18, 1986 and spent her childhood surrounded by music. Her mother was a wedding singer and by the age of 6, Lindsay was filling in and trying to get as much stage time as possible. By the age of 15, Lindsay Robins was playing guitar and piano as well as writing songs.

“I’m always trying to figure out who I am and I share that on this album,” says Robins in regards to Dirty Chemistry. “Some tracks are darker and angrier, and my music is a way to express that side of my personality. I also love to shock people and make them laugh.” Determined to spend her life making music, at 13, Lindsay began recording pop demos. Soon, she discovered her own aggressive vocal style and started writing more personal angst-driven songs.

Empowered by this transformation, she cut a demo, which eventually led her to songwriters Christopher Ward (Alannah Myles, Hilary Duff, Amanda Marshall) and Fred St-Gelais (Randy Bachman, Marie Mai, Ryan Malcolm, and Andrée Watters). From these collaborations came her full-length debut, Dirty Chemistry, produced by St-Gelais and Ward.

Inspired by such tell-it-like-it-is females as Pat Benatar, Chrissie Hynde, Patti Smith and Alanis Morissette, Lindsay’s music now has the edge she was looking for in her early years.

“Dirty Chemistry was fun for me. It was also an incredible learning experience as a singer and a writer,” says Robins. “I really feel like I was given the chance to say exactly what I wanted and put myself into every track on this record.”

With the release of her first official single “Freaks,” her tongue-in-cheek anthem for individuality, Lindsay has certainly found her voice. Dirty Chemistry is a raw and real expression of her defiance and, ultimately a statement of personal evolution. Robins' latest single "I Can't Forget Your Face" has just recently hit airwaves and we can look forward to her new video, which will be directed by Eric Canuel, who also directed "Bon Cop Bad Cop", one of the highest grossing Canadian films to date.

Catastrophe
Lindsay Robins Lyrics

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Feels like the wheels
Are falling off my world
Broken pieces of this messed up girl
When I'm spinning out of control
I sing to try and fill up the hole

All my candels are burning bright
But at the end of my tunnel

Theres no light
I'm still screaming but theres no sound
And nododys listening and nobodys looking

Hey hey look at me
I'm a walk and talking catastrophe
Hey hey I'm born to be
Your personal and pirvate catastrophe

Stop trying to tell me that I'll be
The one to hurt
Don't need you to save me from the world
I'm wrapped up inside my skin
When I feel like this nobody gets in

Hey hey look at me
I'm a walk and talking catastrophe
Hey hey I'm born to be
Your personal and pirvate catastrophe
Whast wrong with you
Can't you see that what you need's a catastrophe

(catastrophe)

All my candels are burning bright
But at the end of my tunnel
Theres no light

Hey hey look at me
I'm a walk and talking catastrophe
Hey hey I'm born to be
Your personal and pirvate catastrophe

Whast wrong with you
Can't you see that what you need's a catastrophe

Overall Meaning

The song Catastrophe by Lindsay Robins is a song about feeling lost, broken, and unfixable. The opening lines “Feels like the wheels are falling off my world, broken pieces of this messed up girl” paint a clear picture of what the song is about. The singer is going through a tough time, and it feels like everything is falling apart. When she tries to regain control, it doesn't seem to work. She sings to try and fill up the hole, but it's like screaming into a void.

The chorus of the song repeats “Hey hey look at me, I'm a walk and talking catastrophe, Hey hey I'm born to be, Your personal and private catastrophe.” Here the singer seems to be resigning herself to the fact that she is a “catastrophe” and could be one for someone else as well. She doesn't want to be fixed, nor does she believe that it's possible. The song ends with the lines “What's wrong with you, can't you see that what you need's a catastrophe?”, which shows that the singer thinks that everyone has something wrong with them and that maybe being a “catastrophe” isn't so bad after all.

In summary, Catastrophe by Lindsay Robins is a song about feeling broken, unfixable, and resigned to being a “catastrophe.” The singer feels like everything is falling apart, and when she tries to regain control, it doesn't seem to work. She doesn't want to be fixed, nor does she believe that it's possible.

Line by Line Meaning

Feels like the wheels
I feel like everything is falling apart

Are falling off my world
My life is crumbling

Broken pieces of this messed up girl
I am emotionally damaged

When I'm spinning out of control
I am losing myself

I sing to try and fill up the hole
I sing as a remedy to my pain

All my candles are burning bright
I am trying my best to maintain a facade of happiness

But at the end of my tunnel
Despite my efforts, I don't see a way out

There's no light
I feel hopeless

I'm still screaming but there's no sound
I am reaching out for help, but no one hears me

And nobody's listening and nobody's looking
I feel invisible and alone

Hey hey look at me
Despite my struggles, I am still here