1) Pond is an … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Pond is an Australian rock band from Perth, Australia.
2) Pond was an American alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1991 to 1998.
3) POND was a German electronic band founded in East Berlin in 1978.
4) Pond is an instrumental hip-hop artist.
1) Pond is an Australian psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 2008. Initially featuring a revolving line-up, since 2016 the band has comprised
Jay Watson (also of Tame Impala), Nick Allbrook (ex-Tame Impala), Shiny Joe Ryan, Jamie Terry, and James Ireland.
The original idea of Pond was to be able to get anyone they wanted to play whatever they wanted in a collaborative musical project. Their first album was released soon after in January 2009, titled Psychedelic Mango, which contained many psychedelic rock and pop elements. Their second album, Corridors of Blissterday, was completed live with an eight piece band in five days, and released in June 2009. This led to the creation of their 2010 album, Frond, released in May 2010, featuring a heavier pop influence than previously heard from them.
After the breakthrough success of Innerspeaker, the debut album by Tame Impala, a band which shares three members with Pond, the album Beard, Wives, Denim was recorded in 2010 and later released to critical acclaim in March 2012.
Pond's seventh album, The Weather, was released in 2017 via Marathon Artists. Their ninth studio album, 9, was released in October 2021.
2) Pond was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1991 to 1998. Their first two albums were released on Sub Pop Records, while their third was released on Work Group, a subsidiary of Sony Music. On October 23, 2010, Pond reunited for a show to commemorate the closing of the legendary Portland club Satyricon.
3) POND was a German electronic band founded in East Berlin in 1978 by Wolfgang and Frank Fuchs. 'Pond' was one of the earliest of few electronic bands from the German Democratic Republic.
4) Pond is an instrumental hip-hop artist.
Gagged & Bound
Pond Lyrics
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She unwinds with sewing thread
Changing outfits, baking bread
For the man to come home to
She unwinds by picking roses
For the man when he comes home
No waiting for game shows
To come on in the morning
Checkout clerks can smile all day
Taking coupons, making change
For the customers satisfaction
Checkout clerks are gagged and bound
Under counters till they're found
Try to win it back at the horses
No waiting for no shows
At the racetrack in the morning
Kiss me, Chris
One more time
Collarbones are up and bared
Men and women sometimes wear
Clothes to stick right out of
Car phones are often quipped
From their chargers late at night
Only the sickest ever think to rape them
No wait for testosterone
At the dial tone in the morning
"I liked the guitar part of this song singing"
The lyrics of Pond's song "Gagged & Bound" describe a woman who engages in seemingly harmless activities to pass the time until her husband comes home. She sews, bakes, and plucks roses. However, there is a darker side to her existence as she also breaks noses and splits eyebrows for the man when he comes home. This suggests a pattern of domestic violence, and the woman's activities are a way of coping with this reality. The theme of waiting also runs throughout the lyrics with the mention of waiting for game shows, no-shows, and the dial tone in the morning. This creates a sense of monotony and routine in the woman's life, where she is simply passing time until the next thing happens.
The lyrics also describe a world where people are bound and gagged metaphorically, unable to express themselves fully. The checkout clerks are gagged and bound in their jobs, unable to be anything but subservient to customers. The car phones are quipped from their chargers by people late at night, suggesting a lack of connection and communication with others. The mention of rape is also disturbing, suggesting that the men and women who wear clothes to stick right out of are vulnerable to attack by the sickest members of society.
Overall, the lyrics of "Gagged & Bound" suggest a world where people are trapped in their roles, unable to break free from the expectations placed upon them. The woman who sews and bakes is also the woman who breaks noses and splits eyebrows. The checkout clerks are gagged and bound by their jobs, and even car phones cannot provide a real connection to others.
Line by Line Meaning
One, two, three, four
Counting off to start the song
She unwinds with sewing thread
She relaxes by sewing and taking care of the household
Changing outfits, baking bread
She also enjoys dressing up nicely and cooking for her man
For the man to come home to
She takes care of everything in anticipation of her man's arrival
She unwinds by picking roses
Picking roses is another way she relaxes
Splitting eyebrows, breaking noses
But when her man comes home and is angry, she is subject to violence
For the man when he comes home
She endures violence and aggression from her man when he comes home
No waiting for game shows
She doesn't waste her time watching TV game shows
To come on in the morning
or waiting for anything else in the morning
Checkout clerks can smile all day
Checkout clerks are expected to be friendly with customers throughout the day
Taking coupons, making change
Their job is to help customers save money and provide change for their purchases
For the customers satisfaction
They have to satisfy the customers' needs and wants
Checkout clerks are gagged and bound
But they don't have a voice or power to express their dissatisfaction with the job
Under counters till they're found
They are hidden or trapped under counters until someone finds them
Try to win it back at the horses
Some people go to the racetrack to try and win money they lost
No waiting for no shows
They don't waste their time waiting for events or people that don't show up
At the racetrack in the morning
or in any other place or activity
Kiss me, Chris
An interjection directed to a person named Chris
One more time
Asking for one more kiss or an encore in the song
Collarbones are up and bared
Women and men wear clothes that expose or emphasize their collarbones
Men and women sometimes wear
as a way to express their style or individuality
Clothes to stick right out of
The clothes are unique, eye-catching, and unconventional
Car phones are often quipped
Car phones are frequently used to talk or text late at night
From their chargers late at night
When people should be asleep or resting
Only the sickest ever think to rape them
But some people have twisted thoughts and intentions of abusing others
No wait for testosterone
Some people don't hold back their aggressive behavior
At the dial tone in the morning
or any other time of day when they feel the urge to act out violently
"I liked the guitar part of this song singing"
A self-referential line about the song itself
Contributed by Camilla E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.