The band is named after the album "Master of Reality" by Black Sabbath.
After its first incarnation - which consisted of Chris Goss, Tim Harrington, Vinnie Ludovico and Googe - broke apart in 1989, the band developed into a band with alternating lineups. Masters of Reality resurfaced making headlines when former Cream drumming-legend Ginger Baker joined the band on their second album Sunrise on the Sufferbus which was recorded in 1992. Although the band landed a Top 10 chart hit with the single "She Got Me (When She Got Her Dress On)" Baker left the band only one year later. Victor Indrizzo, at that time drummer for Circus of Power, was asked to join and fill the vacant spot and agreed.
Goss' connection to Queens of the Stone Age resulted from producing Kyuss albums and in the collaborative CD Deep in the Hole in 2001, and two years later, in the release of the subsequent live album Flak 'n' Flight.
Since their formation, Masters of Reality has made very different kinds of music, ranging from Stoner metal over progressive art rock to Beatlesque pop music.
Besides his involvement with this "project", frontman Chris Goss is also a very important producer (Kyuss, Soulwax, Melissa Auf der Maur, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster etc.) and has contributed to many other bands in the Palm Desert Scene and beyond.
The Eyes Of Texas
Masters of Reality Lyrics
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The eyes of Texas... are upon you
Now here come the girls
In that pretty red Ford
Yeah they're packing the girls
In that pretty red ford
Came the flame with a name
It burned up my mind
It made me insane
The eyes of Texas
Are upon you
I put on my boots And I got down to work
Yeah I sang her a song
And I got down to work
And out of the engine
Came the flame with a name
It burned up my mind
It made me insane
The eyes of Texas
Are upon you
Get me a bottle
Get me a smoke
I gotta kick back
Gotta let it all go
In the middle of nowhere
Is where I want to be
In the shade of the pines
Is where I wanns be
The first two lines of the song, "The eyes of Texas... are upon you," serve as the refrain-like chorus, repeated at the end of each verse. It's a phrase that comes from "The Eyes of Texas are Upon Us," the alma mater of the University of Texas at Austin. The song's lyrics go on to tell a story about a pretty red Ford filled with girls that ignites the singer's imagination as it speeds by. The engine's fire becomes a "flame with a name" that burns up his mind, making him insane. The eyes of Texas are then mentioned again, providing the sense of the song that the singer is under the constant watchful gaze of others.
The second verse sees the singer putting his boots on and getting down to work for the object of his affection. But once again, the flame with a name appears in his mind to distract him. The third verse switches up the subject matter and tone, as the singer seeks relief from his troubles with alcohol and cigarettes while yearning to be in the middle of nowhere, in the shade of the pines. Throughout the song, the lyrics seemingly evoke feelings of both restlessness and confinement, as well as the stress of feeling watched and scrutinized.
Line by Line Meaning
The eyes of Texas... are upon you
Texas is watching you
Now here come the girls
In that pretty red Ford
Yeah they're packing the girls
In that pretty red ford
Women arrive in a pretty car and many of them are inside.
And out of the engine
Came the flame with a name
It burned up my mind
It made me insane
The car's engine exerts an intense pressure that makes the singer crazy.
I put on my boots
And I got down to work
Yeah I sang her a song
And I got down to work
The artist works hard while singing a song.
Get me a bottle
Get me a smoke
I gotta kick back
Gotta let it all go
The artist wants to relax.
In the middle of nowhere
Is where I want to be
In the shade of the pines
Is where I wanns be
The singer prefers to be in a remote area under a tree.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GOSS, HARRINGTON
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