The band was originally formed in 1995 under the name Our Haunted Kingdom. They released a split 7" with Electric Wizard in 1996 on Rise Above Records before adopting the moniker Orange Goblin. The band's first three albums were stoner/doom metal. On 2002's Coup de Grace they began to add punk, doom metal, and other influences to their sound.
Their first five releases were issued by Rise Above Records. Rhythm guitarist Pete O'Malley left the band in 2004 to pursue a career as an artist. On December 16, 2005 the band celebrated its tenth anniversary with a concert at the Underworld club in Camden also featuring Scissorfight and Blood Island Raiders. Their 2007 album, Healing Through Fire was released on Mayan/Sanctuary Records. On September 3, 2008 the band announced that they had signed with Candlelight Records and were working on material for a new album with a September 2009 release date in mind. It was then announced in May 2009 that "Songwriting for the new album is ongoing but looks very promising with the skeleton of four or five new songs already in place. Two rough working titles for the new songs include Red Tide Rising and The Bishop's Wolf". The band had earlier announced that it had postponed the recording sessions for the new album due to "unforeseen circumstances" and apologized to the fans assuring them that "it will be worth the wait". Twelve months later, in March 2010, a statement was issued by the band stating that while they were not necessarily never going to release a new album ever again, the prospective forthcoming album was to be postponed for the foreseeable future. The band announced they will be recording new material in August 2011. Once mentioned on Ricky Gervais' XFM radio show. This recording was indeed completed in September 2011 and is set to be released early in February 2012 under the name of 'A Eulogy for the Damned' by Candlelight Records.
In mid 2010 the band's back catalog was reissued on Rise Above Records in digipack form. In mid-December 2010 they celebrated their fifteenth anniversary with support coming from British blues-rock band Firebird - featuring previous members of Carcass and Spiritual Beggars - and American doom-rock band Solace culminating in their annual Christmas show in London.
They have also played as one of the acts playing the 2011 edition of the Maryland Deathfest music festival in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States.
Cozmo Bozo
Orange Goblin Lyrics
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Then why is yours always so hard to find
A king of men and a queen of whores
You've built your empire on all fours
You give me sorrow in return for love
Bring me down from what I'm dreaming of
The lights are on but there's nobody home
Singin' a song that should bring it all back to you
Doing the things that you said you'd never do
Riding the nights, left the good times far behind
Looking to you for the things I'll never find
I don't need comfort or your sympathy
I don't want pity or an easy lay
I want the sun, the moon, the stars and all
I need your loving and some alcohol
The opening lines of Orange Goblin's "Cozmo Bozo" are a paradoxical invitation that asks whether theirs is a shared journey or rather an abyss of mutual incomprehension. If they do share their lives, then why is it that one of them always seems to be missing? The second line stands out because it implies that one person's way of looking at things may be different from the other's, making it hard to connect with them. Lines 3 and 4 seem to describe a power relationship characterized by a king ruling over his subjects who pay homage to him on their knees, possibly through sexual submission.
The chorus leaps from frustration to resignation, describing the pain of a one-sided relationship. Love is offered, but sorrow is all that is given in return. The singer feels defeated, living in a house where the lights are always on, but no one feels like "home." What good are possessions and earthly pleasures when you are miserable and alone? The last verse features a list of desires, which seems to encapsulate the singer's yearnings, but in the end, it all comes down to needing love and maybe some alcoholic beverages.
Line by Line Meaning
If mine is yours, baby, and yours is mine
If you and I are together and share everything, then why do you always make it difficult for me to find what I need?
Then why is yours always so hard to find
I often struggle to find what I need in our relationship, despite your claims that we share everything.
A king of men and a queen of whores
You are a powerful and dominant figure, while I feel that I am being used for your own pleasure.
You've built your empire on all fours
You have achieved your position of power by sacrificing your dignity and engaging in questionable behavior.
You give me sorrow in return for love
I give you my love, but in return, you often upset or disappoint me.
Bring me down from what I'm dreaming of
You often prevent me from reaching my goals or realizing my dreams.
The lights are on but there's nobody home
You appear to be physically present, but emotionally unavailable or distant.
Selling my soul just to be alone
I feel like I am sacrificing my own well-being or values just to maintain a relationship with you, despite feeling disconnected or alone.
Singin' a song that should bring it all back to you
I am trying to express my feelings and bring our relationship back to what it used to be.
Doing the things that you said you'd never do
I have been compromising my own values and doing things that I never thought I would in order to please you.
Riding the nights, left the good times far behind
I have been trying to recapture the joy we used to share, but it seems to be lost in the past.
Looking to you for things I'll never find
I am seeking something from you that you may never be able to provide, that is, a fulfilling relationship.
I don't need comfort or your sympathy
I want a genuine and authentic relationship with you, not one based on pity or false comfort.
I don't want pity or an easy lay
I want our relationship to be based on mutual respect and shared experiences, not simply physical intimacy or a superficial connection.
I want the sun, the moon, the stars and all
I want our relationship to encompass everything in the world, to be complete and all-encompassing.
I need your loving and some alcohol
I need love and affection from you to feel fulfilled, but I also use alcohol to help numb the pain of our strained relationship.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BEN WARD, CHRISTOPHER TURNER, JOE HOARE, MARTYN MILLARD, PETE O'MALLEY
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