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 The new album also includes previously unpublished drawings of The Crow by creator, James O'Barr.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.
Stain
Paved in Skin Lyrics
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Something in you
Voices I see
Hopeless, it's true
Fear is a place that I have all to my own
I'll take you there, I'll take you there
Here is a place I'll take you to, all alone
Can I steal from you
What you want from me?
It's all I need from you
It's all you want from me
Here is the need, I keep it waiting inside
I keep it there, I'll keep it there
The life that you see becomes the cold room I hide
It swallows you, I'll swallow you
Oh, these things inside me
They'll be coming true
Everywhere ?
?
There is the place I have to go on my own
I'll take you there, I'll take you there
Here is the place I'll take you to, all alone
I'll swallow you, I'll swallow you
Can I steal from you
What you want from me?
It's all I want from you
It's all you need from me
Can I bleed from you
What will set me free?
It's all I want from you
It's all you need from me
All this was a sin
I repeat again
It wants to come out
You pull it out
It goes around and around and around and around and around and around
Pieces of me, I've fallen all to the ground
You leave them there, now leave them there
This is the place where it begins, at the end
I'll follow you, I'll follow you
In "Stain," Paved in Skin explores the idea of inner turmoil and the desire for connection with others despite feeling isolated by one's own mental struggles. The lyrics suggest a sense of desperation as the singer searches for something – perhaps validation or understanding – in another person. The repeated line "Can I steal from you what you want from me?" encapsulates this desire to take from someone else what is needed to fill the void within.
The song also depicts a battle with fear and anxiety. The line "Fear is a place that I have all to my own" suggests that the singer is intimately familiar with this emotion, and may even find comfort in it. The mention of a "cold room" and the repeated use of the phrase "swallow you" further reinforce the idea of being consumed by one's own negative thoughts and emotions.
The chorus features a haunting repetition of the phrase "I'll take you there, I'll take you there," which could be interpreted as an attempt to draw someone else into the same state of mind. However, the final line "I'll follow you, I'll follow you" could suggest that the singer is actually pleading for someone else to lead the way out of their internal struggle.
Overall, "Stain" is a powerful portrayal of the experience of mental distress and the longing for human connection in spite of it.
Line by Line Meaning
Voices in me
There are conflicting thoughts/voices inside of me
Something in you
There is something in you that triggers these voices
Voices I see
The voices inside of me are becoming more visibly present
Hopeless, it's true
Despite the visibility of these voices, I feel helpless to control them
Fear is a place that I have all to my own
The place where my fearful thoughts reside belongs to me and me alone
I'll take you there, I'll take you there
I will show you this place of fear
Here is a place I'll take you to, all alone
I will show you a place where I can be alone with my fears
I'll follow you, I'll follow you
But I will still follow you, despite these fears
Can I steal from you
Can I take something from you
What you want from me?
What is it that you want from me?
It's all I need from you
Whatever you want from me is all I really need from you
It's all you want from me
Whatever I can offer is all that you want from me
Here is the need, I keep it waiting inside
I have a deep need that I keep hidden inside of me
I keep it there, I'll keep it there
I will continue to keep this need inside of me
The life that you see becomes the cold room I hide
The life you see is just the surface; inside, I am hiding in a cold, dark place
It swallows you, I'll swallow you
This dark place has the ability to consume you as well, if you come too close
Oh, these things inside me
These things that I keep hidden inside of me
They'll be coming true
They will eventually become a reality
Everywhere ?
Unknown
There is the place I have to go on my own
There is a place inside of me that I must face alone
Can I bleed from you
Can I release my pain through you
What will set me free?
What will make me feel free from this pain
All this was a sin
All of these hidden thoughts/needs/pain are seen as sinful or shameful
I repeat again
This shame and pain is constantly repeating itself
It wants to come out
These thoughts/needs/pain want to be released
You pull it out
You are the one who can help me release this pain
It goes around and around and around and around and around and around
This cycle of pain and shame keeps repeating
Pieces of me, I've fallen all to the ground
The weight of this pain has caused me to feel broken and fallen
You leave them there, now leave them there
You do not help me pick up these pieces; you leave them there
This is the place where it begins, at the end
This brokenness is where everything starts, but also where it ends - by facing it head-on
Contributed by Stella 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.