Paved In Skin was an underground industrial band. The band itself (vox:Patrick McBride, bass:Dustin Blegstad, drums:Joseph Clouder and keys:John Bergin) released an EP entitled "Skin" and an album entitled "Box". Both are out of print. Martin Atkins' (from Pigface) Underground Inc. Records (formerly Invisible Records) released "Off" in 2002, which rounded up most of the tracks from the out of print EP and album, plus live tracks.
In 1994, Trust Obey released an album entitled "Fear and Bullets" which was limited to 1500 copies. The copies were distributed with signed and numbered copies of James O'Barr's comic book, The Crow. The music itself was based on and inspired by the comic. As Trust Obey, Bergin was the first act signed to Trent Reznor's Nothing Records, though the debut album, "Hands of Ash", was never released on the label. After separating from Nothing, Bergin released the album on Fifth Colvmn Records in 1996, with a sticker on the front quoting Reznor: "Not a great commercial potential." In 1999, Invisible Records re-released "Fear and Bullets". The re-release is a reworked version of the original album. It omits two songs from the original version, and replaces them with two new ones. The new album also includes previously unpublished drawings of The Crow by creator, James O'Barr.
Tertium Non Data was formed in 1994 as a collaborative side-project between John Bergin and Brett Smith (also from Trust Obey,as well as Caul). The first Tertium Non Data recording was self-released in 1994. It was followed in 1995 by two more self-released collections, "The Vacant Chair" and "Lust". 1999 saw the release of "The Third Is Not Given' (which is the English translation of Tertium Non Data). 2001 saw the release of "Hers Is Blood".
In 2000, Bergin and Smith collaborated again, this time with Jarboe, under the name of Blackmouth. The collaboration yielded one self titled album.
As a side project from Trust Obey, C17H19NO3 (aka chemical formula for morphine) is a dark ambient music project along the same lines as Lustmord and In Slaughter Natives. The releases were as follows: "He Swallows The Ground" (1994), "Terra Damnata" (1996), "1692 / 2092" (1998) and "Terra Null" (2001).
He has also released tracks on compilations under the names Orifice, Lolo and Camouflaged Abominations.
Box
Paved in Skin Lyrics
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My life is over, drowning again
You watch me fade away
You are the answer, you're my demise
You are the fears clouding my eyes
I keep forgetting to push my past away
Well, I'm burning alive
I'm waiting, walls of my brain
You are the monster
Inside my head
Please come test me again
Oh, god, what's come over me?
You put this evil into me
An enemy, your only friend
I'm your beginning, I am your end
I am your everything
I'll be your master, I'll be your pain
I'm ever-changing yet I'm the same
You can have it, I'll never go away
I'm being beaten alive
From the inside
Now I'm waiting, walls of myself
I hear voices
Inside my head
Now become someone else
The lyrics of Paved in Skin's "Box" evoke feelings of inner turmoil and a sense of being trapped. The opening line, "You are my savior, you are my sin," sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is torn between their admiration for someone who seems to bring them salvation, and the realization that this person is also the source of their destruction.
The lines "My life is over, drowning again / You watch me fade away" reinforces the idea that the singer is struggling and feels like they are drowning in their emotions. The repeated phrase "you are" throughout the song emphasizes the hold that this person has over the singer, as they are both the solution and the problem.
The chorus, "Well, I'm burning alive / From the inside," illustrates the internal struggle that the singer is experiencing. They feel like they are being consumed from within, and they can't escape the walls of their own mind. The line "You are the monster inside my head" shows that the singer blames this person for the chaos in their mind, but they also long for them to return, as seen in "Please come test me again."
The second verse continues in the same vein, with the lines "An enemy, your only friend / I'm your beginning, I am your end / I am your everything" showcasing the extremes that this person brings to the singer's life. The closing line "Now become someone else" feels like a plea for the singer to escape their current situation and become a different person entirely.
Overall, "Box" is a powerful and emotive song that portrays the internal battle of a person struggling with their own thoughts and emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
You are my savior, you are my sin
You are the one who rescues me from my hardships, but also the one who leads me into immoral behavior
My life is over, drowning again
I feel like I am trapped and sinking into hopelessness once more
You watch me fade away
You observe me as I slowly disappear or lose myself in despair
You are the answer, you're my demise
You seem to be the solution to my problems, but ultimately, you bring my downfall
You are the fears clouding my eyes
You represent the anxieties and doubts that constantly plague me
I keep forgetting to push my past away
I struggle to let go of my past and move on from it
Well, I'm burning alive
From the inside
I am filled with intense emotions that are consuming me internally
I'm waiting, walls of my brain
I feel confined by my thoughts and am waiting for a breakthrough
You are the monster
Inside my head
You are the source of the negative and destructive thoughts in my mind
Please come test me again
I am asking for you to challenge me and further push me to my limits
Oh, god, what's come over me?
I am questioning the sudden change in my behavior and the influence that you have on me
You put this evil into me
I feel like you have caused me to act in immoral or harmful ways
An enemy, your only friend
You are both my adversary and my closest companion
I'm your beginning, I am your end
I am your everything
I am the start and finish of our intertwined relationship and have a significant impact on every aspect of your life
I'll be your master, I'll be your pain
I will be the one in control of you and the root of your suffering
I'm ever-changing yet I'm the same
I may appear different or evolving, but ultimately, I am the constant force in your life
You can have it, I'll never go away
You can have all of me, and I will always be present in your life
I'm being beaten alive
From the inside
I am being emotionally and mentally tormented internally
Now I'm waiting, walls of myself
Now I am waiting and feeling trapped by my own personal struggles
I hear voices
Inside my head
I am experiencing auditory hallucinations or the voices of my own fears and insecurities
Now become someone else
I desire to escape my own identity and become a different person altogether
Contributed by Reagan K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Virgil Christopherson
Both John and Dave do some really detailed work, and it sure looks fantastic ! never realized a lot of artistic work goes in to stamping concrete. great work guys ! I learned a lot .
androidfarmer
Really great video. I was reading about what makes stamped concrete so much more expensive than "standard" concrete, and I think this video provides really good insight.
Solomon Colors / Brickform
It’s always a good idea to brush powder release to the stamp before a stamp job, especially new stamps. Release needs to be applied to the slab but you want to avoid throwing release in clumps so that it does not ball up on the slab.
Paul Studer
You guys do a great job! Nice to see tradesmen proud of their work. Well done.
Warlock67
Great video, guys. I'm a general contractor in NW Ohio and always leave the stamping to guys who do it for a living. This instruction gives me the confidence to try it at home, then possibly give the option to our clients. Very well done!
Rick Vinqvist
Great take. I was thinking the EXACT SAME THING!
Solomon Colors / Brickform
It is a good idea to use skins around the edges of your slab before using the texture mats. This makes sure you have a good texture in places hard to fit a large stamp. For the rest of the slab, it’s ok to use the large texture mats by themselves.
Solomon Colors / Brickform
Using Integral color and Liquid release is a great way to stamp. It’s all personal preference. Lots of stamp jobs use integral color and powder or liquid release. Some people even use both integral color and color hardener. Using liquid release will not give you the extra colors in the impressions of the stamp, but after the concrete has cured you can come back and add colors using our Antique IT product or ARTesian water based stains.
MooreProCrete
I have actually used The hammer method to close surface cracks. I was skeptical at first, but it definitely works. As long as the concrete is still green. Awesome video. Im a huge fan of brickform tools, and solomon integral colors. Thank you.
johnknoefler
I saw a stamped concrete patio at a friends house and I didn't like it because it looked fake. This doesn't look fake at all and the attention to detail really pulls it off nicely. Thanks for demonstrating this technique.