Guitar: Keith Wright
Bass: Darren Howard
Drum… Read Full Bio ↴Vocals: Lenny Hotrum
Guitar: Keith Wright
Bass: Darren Howard
Drums: Chase Culp
Great rock 'n' roll is the perfect combination of combustibility and compatibility. Consider the study in contradiction that is Seattle's pile driving Point One. They play unapologetically assaultive hard rock… with a brain and a conscience. They distill equal parts Metallica and Radiohead into their crushing compositions… hailing from an environment that prefers sedate indie-rock introspection.
It's fitting that vocalist Lenny Hotrum and bassist Darren Howard, the volatile quartet's principal songwriters, approach their craft from diametrically opposing standpoints, yet make it work.
"Len kind of brings the heavier element… you know, the detuning, the screaming and stuff," Howard reveals. "I try to bring more melody and more interesting chords, different styles, make things a little more cinematic sounding."
Celestial is more like it. Point One's third full-length, Unlucky Stars (following 2002's Stress Related Injuries and 2005's The Absence) careens recklessly from seething yet melodic anthems like "Cruel" to sleazy biker bar throwbacks like "Monochrome Mistress," yet boasts almost seamless continuity.
Longtime friends Hotrum, Howard, and drummer Chase Culp had plenty of time to perfect the band's alternately snotty and sincere disorder before guitarist Keith Wright joined the fold three years ago. Hotrum's unmistakable, hoarse war cry perfectly complemented Howard's artier sensibilities. Another portent of the perfect storm: the lyrical puree of Hotrum's spiritual yearning and Howard's more secular ruminations on women and friendship stoked a universal perspective that resonated in both confessional power rock ("Oxygen") and balls-out glam-slams ("Drama Queen").
"This is where Mötley Crüe and Guns N' Roses come into the picture for us," Hotrum notes. "They're a huge inspiration and those bands were obviously kick-ass, dirty, slutty rock ‘n' roll and that's missing [today]. That stuff doesn't really happen any more and we aspire to fill that void. That's our release and that's our fans' release."
Anybody who's seen Point One can attest that catharsis isn't pretty, onstage or in the pit. Even in a city bewitched by homegrown emo heroes like Death Cab for Cutie, Point One have nurtured a devoted fan base that not only rolls out homemade shirts and banners, but pays the ultimate tribute: inscribing tattoos of lyrics on their arms. The band is doing everything in their power to make them not regret it.
Striving for honesty and truth without pretension in their lyrics, Hotrum and Howard call it like they see it, detailing life's hardships without passing judgment or wallowing in self-pity. It's most evident on Unlucky Stars' title track, a churning pinball machine of hooks inspired by the band's recent experiences while recording in L.A. Such is the uncensored reflection Point One provide. Whatever styles come and go, they're constantly reinventing their already unique niche.
"The more trendy it is, the more temporary it is," Howard shrugs. "We're just trying to do something that—not to be too lofty—but something that will stand up a little over time, something that we genuinely like."
Wrecking Ball
Point One Lyrics
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Slowly you're hurting me, you're hurting me
It seems that you don't know
What you are dealing with here
I'm just a little tweaked, a little tweaked
When I see fear, I get insecure
When all is clear, I feel the worst
I want to let go of the thoughts I have of you
They seem to be killing me, killing me
Still I feel I need to have my fingers deep in you
Call me a junkie freak, a junkie freak
When I see fear, I get insecure
When all is clear, I feel the worst
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
You are the cancer that grows on my heart
How I am in love with you, in love with you
I need to be relieved from the noose
That wraps around my neck
Now I must twist the truth, twist the truth
When I see fear, I get insecure
When all is clear, I feel the worst
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
The song "Wrecking Ball" by Point One is a powerful and emotive song with lyrics that express a deep sense of frustration, pain, and helplessness in a relationship that is abusive and toxic. The song speaks of the singer's struggles to deal with the emotional abuse inflicted upon them by their partner, who seems to be oblivious to the harm they are causing. The singer describes feeling "a little tweaked" and insecure when they see fear, and feeling the worst when all is clear, indicating that they are unable to find any clarity or stability in the relationship.
The singer also talks about their sense of powerlessness, feeling like a "junkie freak" who needs to have their "fingers deep" in their partner, despite knowing that the relationship is harming them. They describe their partner as a "cancer" that grows on their heart, and express their need to be "relieved from the noose" that is choking them, indicating that they feel trapped and suffocated by the relationship.
Throughout the song, the singer expresses their frustration and desire to break free from the toxic relationship, describing how they are "so sick of it all" and how it makes them feel like a "wrecking ball." The lyrics convey a sense of intensity and desperation that reflects the depth of emotion and pain that the singer is experiencing.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't take anymore of this abuse from you
Your mistreatment is causing me great pain and I cannot endure it any longer.
Slowly you're hurting me, you're hurting me
Your actions are causing me harm over time and it is deeply affecting me.
It seems that you don't know
What you are dealing with here
You appear to be ignorant of the consequences of your behavior and the harm it is causing.
I'm just a little tweaked, a little tweaked
When I see fear, I get insecure
When all is clear, I feel the worst
I am a bit unstable and my emotions are highly influenced by fear and uncertainty.
I want to let go of the thoughts I have of you
They seem to be killing me, killing me
Still I feel I need to have my fingers deep in you
Although I know thinking about you is doing me harm, I feel I am incapable of letting go of you entirely.
Call me a junkie freak, a junkie freak
When I see fear, I get insecure
When all is clear, I feel the worst
I acknowledge that my behavior may be seen as addictive or obsessive, but my emotional instability is beyond my control.
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
I am absolutely fed up with the situation and it is causing me to completely self-destruct.
You are the cancer that grows on my heart
How I am in love with you, in love with you
I need to be relieved from the noose
That wraps around my neck
You are like a disease that is slowly consuming me, even though I am still deeply in love with you. The pressure and pain of our relationship is suffocating me.
Now I must twist the truth, twist the truth
When I see fear, I get insecure
When all is clear, I feel the worst
I feel that I must lie or manipulate the situation in order to cope with my own insecurities and fears.
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
The situation is causing me so much distress that I feel like everything is falling apart.
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
The stress and pain of the situation is so overwhelming that it is completely destroying me.
I am just so sick of it all
It makes me feel like a wrecking ball
The situation has caused me so much exhaustion and heartache that I feel like I am completely falling apart.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALESSANDRO S NARDONE, GERALD ALAN II TERWILLIGER, JASON H TERWILLIGER, PASQUALE JAMES GASPERINI
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