You can preview tracks at their Myspace page: http://myspace.com/pulltigertail or get their second single "Mr 100 Percent" (released as a free download on December 11th 2006) for free from their website.
Third single, "Let's Lightning" was released Monday March 26th 2007.
The fourth and final B-Unique single, "Hurricanes" was released on 11th June 2007. An iTunes error prevented the single hitting the Top 40, and because of this, B-Unique dropped the band and kept hold of the debut album, resulting in Pull Tiger Tail being involved in a lengthy legal battle to get it back.
In 2008 their official website was relocated to http://www.pulltigertail.net from its old .com address due a spammer stealing the .com address.
On August 18th 2009 after much delay Pull Tiger Tail's debut album "PAWS." was finally released, only for the band to announce that they would split after a mini-tour. The digital-only b-sides and rarities album "The Lost World" was released on 14th December, supposedly an iTunes exclusive, although it has become available on 7digital with different artwork. In 2010, Jack Hamson became the drummer for the folk group Noah and the Whale after the band's drummer Doug Fink left to pursue a career in medicine.
Let's Lightning
Pull Tiger Tail Lyrics
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I'm addicted to electric pulses,
How? Let's see.
All decisions cutting of our voices,
All decisions running out by voices,
Not for me.
Oh, I'm incapable, I live by habit
Consciously.
Life's accountable if i don't grab it
Oh, life's accountable if i don't grab it
But, you'll see.
Aren't you sick of being automatic?
Don't you wanna have it your way, always?
Aren't you sick of being automatic?
Somethings wrong with me,
I've gotta pull it out.
I'm changing,
Turning corners,
This town aint big enough for me.
I pushing all the problems,
I'm stepping to the nth degree.
I'll write it down, I'm saying
"I can't stand it."
I'll write it down, I'm saying
"I can't stand it."
Over me.
'Cause i'm the hero of the old romantics,
Yeah, i'm the hero of the old romantics,
But, love me
Oh aren't you sick of being automatic?
Don't you wanna have it your way, always?
Aren't you sick of being automatic?
Somethings wrong with me,
I've gotta pull it out.
I'm changing,
Turning corners,
This town aint big enough for me.
I pushing all the problems,
I'm stepping to the nth degree.
Oh aren't you sick of being automatic [x4]
I'm setting more examples
More than anyone would ever dream
I'm shaping, lighting candles
I'm drawing lines no-one can see
I'm sitting oh so upright
I'm taking every second in
I'm turning off my standby
I'm crying out the state I'm in
And now I'm floating upwards
I wanted everyone to see
My body's bending backwards
But no-one's bending over me
Oh, bending over me.
Yeah, bending over me.
Oh, bending over me.
[Bending over me]
Oh, i tried my best
I'm going anyway, you said
"It's over"
Mistakes are made and i respect it's over
Oh, i tried my best
I'm giving in,
A punch that means it's over
All the mistakes are running closer,
It's over now
The song "Let's Lightning" by Pull Tiger Tail speaks about addiction to the instantaneous, electric pulses that we experience in our personal lives. The song starts with the line "I'm addicted to electric pulses." The song delves into how life is accountable if one cannot grab it in time, and how one's decisions run out due to voices. The singer is incapable and lives by habit, but life's excessive reliance is causing them to step up from their familiar ways. The song proceeds to ask the listener if they are sick of being automatic and not having their way, and they discuss how they must pull out what's wrong with them.
The second verse expands on the singer's struggles. They declare that they are changing, turning corners, and require more than the small town they are from. The singer is pushing through all of their difficulties and stepping up to the nth degree. They write down "I can't stand it" over and over again, repeating it like a mantra. The singer sees themselves as the hero of the old romantics, while still talking about how they must pull out what's wrong with them, breaking free from the addiction.
In the bridge, the singer sets more examples for themselves than anyone could ever dream. They shape and light candles while drawing lines that nobody can see. They sit up straight and take every second in, turning off their standby, crying out in agony. They want everyone to see how far they've come, how their body is bending, but nobody is bending over them. The song concludes by repeating, "Oh, bending over me," and then reaching a conclusion that mistakes are made, and it's over.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm addicted to electric pulses,
I can't get enough of the excitement and energy around me.
All decisions cutting of our voices,
It seems like other people are making decisions without listening to us.
Oh, I'm incapable, I live by habit
I know I have weaknesses and tend to fall back on my usual routines.
Life's accountable if i don't grab it
I know that I need to take responsibility for my own life.
Aren't you sick of being automatic?
Don't you ever get tired of doing things the same old way?
Something's wrong with me, I've gotta pull it out.
I know that something is holding me back, and I need to find a way to overcome it.
This town aint big enough for me.
I'm ready for bigger things and new challenges.
I'm stepping to the nth degree.
I'm willing to go further and work harder than anyone else to achieve my goals.
' Cause i'm the hero of the old romantics,
I still believe in old-fashioned romance and chivalry.
Oh, bending over me.
I feel like I'm struggling and no one is offering to help me.
All the mistakes are running closer, It's over now
I know that my mistakes are catching up with me, and it's time to move on.
Contributed by Caden W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.