PAIN TEENS is distinguished from other rock groups mainly by Scott Ayer's guitar playing- a unique sound that combined swamplike psychedelia and twisted, effects-laden sounds. Bliss Blood's disturbing lyrics and icy delivery helped the PAIN TEENS sound like no other band on earth.
Beginning in 1987, PAIN TEENS released nine out-of-print cassette tapes and two LPs on their own Anomie Records label. Soon after, they released four LPs for Trance Records, an Austin, Texas label run by King Coffee of the band Butthole Surfers.
The live version of the band went through several lineups, including Steve Cook on bass, Ralf Armin on guitar, David Parker and Bart Enoch on drums in 1988, followed by Kirk Carr on bass and Frank Garymartin on drums. They ceased performing live in 1993, after touring with the Boredoms, Fudge Tunnel, Brutal Truth & Season to Risk in that year.
Bliss Blood moved to New York City in 1995 after the release of their sixth full length release, "Beast of Dreams", and formed The Moonlighters with Henry Bogdan from Helmet; Delta Dreambox, a 1920's style blues band; Voodoo Suite, a 1950's exotica lounge jazz group, the "crime jazz"-style Nightcall with Stu Spasm from Lubricated Goat, and many other projects. She currently lives in Brooklyn.
Scott Ayers and Frank Garymartin continued playing together in their new band Walking Timebombs, releasing several cds, Culturcide, Truth Decay, and Anarchitex. In 2009 Scott Ayers began performing solo under the name GelTab, which has been described as "ambient/country", and later started the band Dead Links, which has a heavy progressive rock sound and one album release so far. Other projects include the Electric Knives (psych/punk/noise) and Dead Cowboys (country/folk/blues/americana)
Kirk Carr died of cancer in May 2008.
Coral Kiss
Pain Teens Lyrics
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Pearl cuts and bitten,
My bruised lips if I miss
Your coral kiss, does it matter?
Does it?
Necklace soft, new moon nail
Mark pressed so patiently into
My chest if I look for markings
What is meant by moments
Spent at little games like these?
I know that I never want to be
Apart from you.
Line of jewels around my throat
Broken cloud on my breast, A
Hidden bite inside my lip
A little nip, unable to resist, if I
Miss your coral kiss
Does it matter?
Does it?
The lyrics to Pain Teens’ song “Coral Kiss” evoke a sense of darkness, intimacy, and pain. The opening lines describe the teeth as angry and sharpened, creating an image of someone who is potentially dangerous or aggressive. The following lines suggest that the teeth have inflicted wounds on the singer’s lips, but they still long for the “coral kiss” of this person. The use of the phrase “coral kiss” is interesting as it is both an alliteration and a paradox as coral is rough while a kiss is soft.
The following lines paint a picture of someone wearing a necklace, with a new moon mark pressed into their chest. The singer draws attention to the markings left behind by this person and ponders about the significance of the little games they play. They express a desire to always be close to this person, despite the pain they may inflict.
The lines about the jewels and the broken cloud on the singer's chest suggest an intimate moment between two people, but the use of the word “hidden” implies that there is a darker aspect to their relationship. The final lines pose a question about the importance of this person’s “coral kiss” and whether it even matters if the singer misses out on it. The lyrics of “Coral Kiss” may be interpreted in various ways, but the underlying theme seems to be the complex, often painful, nature of human relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Angry little teeth, sharpened
Sharp and angry teeth
Pearl cuts and bitten,
Bitten and cut like pearls
My bruised lips if I miss
If I miss your coral kiss, my lips feel the pain
Your coral kiss, does it matter?
Does your kiss matter to me?
Does it?
Do I really care?
Necklace soft, new moon nail
A soft necklace and a new crescent moon-shaped nail mark
Mark pressed so patiently into
The mark patiently left on my chest
My chest if I look for markings
I check my chest for markings
Left too late, they're gone
I missed the markings, now they're gone
What is meant by moments
What do these little moments mean?
Spent at little games like these?
Playing little games like these
I know that I never want to be
I never want to be without you
Apart from you.
Separated from you
Line of jewels around my throat
A line of jewels around my neck
Broken cloud on my breast, A
A broken cloud on my breast
Hidden bite inside my lip
A secret bite inside my lip
A little nip, unable to resist, if I
A little bite that I can't resist
Miss your coral kiss
If I miss your kiss
Does it matter?
Does it really matter?
Does it?
Do I care?
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This song is a masterpiece!!!!!
Bliss Blood
The Pain Teens are now available on iTunes.
Lukas
@ebon ibex there’s one song on Spotify :/
ebon ibex
too bad no Spotify. =(
Dana Strange
The Pain Teens were such a great band.
snyckel
The Pain Teens were my introduction to industrial. Haven't heard them in years. Thanks for a great post!
sinewava
i remeber you guys from back in the day.these songs hold up pretty well,good job.
Karen Davis
Oh my God!!! I saw them in the late 80's or early 90. They were my favorite band in Texas. They had an awesome song called or about a "dog faced boy" the lyrics were "I found you in a garbage can, someday i'm gonna put you back" if anyone has this song, please please contact me! I've been looking for it for 20 fucking years.
Rob Hotman
Bannoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTKj39VB4YM
Moonlighters NYC
Should be on iTunes any day now... along with everything else by Pain Teens.