The Lost Dogs have been called a country music supergroup, but they conside… Read Full Bio ↴The Lost Dogs have been called a country music supergroup, but they consider themselves to be a roots and alternative music group. They began in 1991 as a one-time collaboration between four very different vocalists and songwriters from four different bands at the behest of their label at that time. Terry Scott Taylor (Daniel Amos, the Swirling Eddies), Gene Eugene (Adam Again), Derri Daugherty (The Choir), and Michael Roe (The 77s) have over the last two decades released nine eclectic albums of traditional American music (country, folk, blues, rock) with a decidedly modern feel. The Lost Dogs' concert performances are filled with between-song jokes and one-liners between the band members (usually poking fun at each other).

Many of the Lost Dogs albums include at least one or two cover songs. Songs covered by the Lost Dogs include Bob Dylan's "Lord, Protect My Child," Leonard Cohen's "If It Be Your Will," The Beatles' "I'm A Loser," and Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More." They have also recorded a number of Traditional or Gospel standards such as "Dust On The Bible," and "Farther Along."

In March, 2000, shortly after the release of their Gift Horse album, Gene Eugene died in his sleep at The Green Room, his recording studio in Huntington Beach, California.

2003 saw the release of the band's first DVD, Via Chicago, a black and white concert film released by Lo-Fidelity Records. A follow-up DVD, Via Chicago (All We Left Unsaid), containing additional songs from the concert, was released in 2006.

Although the loss of Eugene is noticeable, the remaining three Lost Dogs members continue to tour and record new albums. In 2004, the band got together with longtime friend Steve Hindalong to produce a special album for their summer tour. The result was entitled Mutt, and included new acoustic versions of nine songs originally written and recorded for each band member's regular rock bands, with one new song. The following year, the band would release one of their most unusual recordings to date, the almost entirely instrumental Island Dreams.

The band's most recent project, Old Angel, was released May 2010. The band — including the newest official "dog," drummer Steve Hindalong — once again hit the road for a national tour in support of their new album.

No Room For Us
Lost Dogs Lyrics

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Our souls
Balanced on a wire
Below is a consuming fire

If there's no room for doubt now
There's no room for us
Inside and out now
He's looking for us

Christ comes
Fills the empty places
To breathe
We must find the spaces

And none of us are safe here in the dark
We try to touch His hand here in the dark

We know it's death to see His glory

We're here
Alive to tell the story

Overall Meaning

The Lost Dogs’s No Room for Us tells the story of how one can find salvation through Christ, despite the consuming fire below us. This song speaks to the human soul trying to balance on a wire, a difficult task that only Christ can give us the balance we need. The phrase “Our souls balanced on a wire; below is a consuming fire” shows how precarious our existence is, and the difficulties we face trying to balance our desires with our faith.

The song highlights that the only way to find peace is to look to Christ, as he is the only one looking for us inside and out. The chorus, “if there’s no room for doubt now, there’s no room for us” emphasizes how important it is to let go of our doubts and allow Christ to fill in the empty places in our lives. We must find the spaces to breathe by following His teachings and spreading His message of love and hope.

The last two stanzas of the song demonstrate that although it can be scary to see Christ in all His glory, we are alive to share the story of how Christ saved us. The Lost Dogs conveys that we can continue living to tell others about Christ and the sacrifices He made to save humanity, even if it means living in a dark world.

Line by Line Meaning

Our souls
The essence of our being

Balanced on a wire
In a precarious, unstable state

Below is a consuming fire
Beneath us lies an all-consuming danger

If there's no room for doubt now
If uncertainty has been removed

There's no room for us
We are not welcome

Inside and out now
Everywhere we turn

He's looking for us
Christ is seeking us out

Christ comes
The savior arrives

Fills the empty places
Brings wholeness to the voids in our lives

To breathe
To live, to thrive

We must find the spaces
We must seek out the openings, the opportunities