While in high school, Homme got together with locals Brant Bjork, Chris Cockrell (later replaced by Nick Oliveri) and John Garcia resulting in the formation of Kyuss (firstly known as "Sons of Kyuss"). Queens of the Stone Age formed in 1997, rising from the ashes of Kyuss and began playing together during the now legendary Desert Sessions. Homme has drawn all of the members from that diverse group of musicians for Queens of the Stone Age. The band originally formed under the name Gamma Ray, but almost faced a lawsuit from the European metal band of the same name.
Queens of the Stone Age have gone through many line-up changes since first breaking into the hard rock scene. Their most recent line-up includes: Josh Homme (guitar, vocals), Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar, lap steel, keyboards, backing vocals), Jon Theodore (drums, percussion), Michael Shuman (bass, backing vocals), and Dean Fertita (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals).
Former core members include Joey Castillo, Alain Johannes, Natasha Shneider, Mark Lanegan, and Nick Oliveri, among other members and contributors. In 2002, regarding the band line-up, Homme said: "It really is more of a musical experiment… It keeps moving and reinventing itself. That way we never get painted into a corner."
Dave Grohl recorded drums, percussion and backing vocals on Songs for the Deaf and toured in support of the album in 2002 before returning to the Foo Fighters. Grohl also made a live appearance in 2007, to play Make It wit Chu, and recorded tracks on …Like Clockwork, following Joey Castillo's departure.
Mark Lanegan has long been an on/off vocalist for the band, toured from 2001 to 2005 and made live appearances in 2007 and 2010. He has recorded with the band on all albums except for their self-titled debut album. Lanegan has also played keyboards in live performances during the tour preceding the release of Lullabies to Paralyze, before Natasha Shneider joined the band.
Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri were seen as the only two consistent Queens of the Stone Age members. Oliveri had previously played alongside Homme in the band Kyuss and joined Queens of the Stone Age as its permanent bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist, in 1998, upon the release of its debut album, Queens of the Stone Age. Being friends since childhood, the two meshed well together. Oliveri's punk background brought an element of danger and attitude to the Queens' live shows. As the band's two core members, the duo recorded the breakthrough albums, Rated R and Songs for the Deaf, together. Oliveri's unique "howling" singing style made him easily distinguishable on songs such as Six Shooter from the album Songs for the Deaf; he also displays a more melodic singing style in Rated R songs such as Auto Pilot.
However, Homme fired Oliveri in 2004 for excessive partying and an alleged incident of domestic abuse (an accusation which Oliveri strongly denies). The duo repaired their friendship shortly afterwards. Oliveri, however, did not return to the band. In 2013, upon hearing that former contributor Dave Grohl was recording drums for the band's sixth studio album, …Like Clockwork, Oliveri asked Homme if he too could return on bass guitar. Homme ultimately did not grant Oliveri's request. He does, however, appear on backing vocals on the album track, If I Had a Tail.
Diskographie:
1997 - Kyuss / Queens of the Stone Age
1998 - Queens of the Stone Age / Beaver Split
1998 - Queens of the Stone Age
2000 - Rated R
2002 - Songs for the Deaf
2002 - Sample This School Boy
2002 - 2002-10-29: Rock City, Nottingham, UK
2002 - 2002-11-06: Stockholm, Sweden
2003 - Songs For The Deaf Tour Edition
2004 - Stone Age Complication
2005 - Lullabies to Paralyze
2005 - Lullabies To Paralize Tour Edition
2005 - MTV Unplugged (Berlin 2005-06-10)
2005 - Over the Years and Through the Woods
2006 - 2005-12-20: Los Angeles, CA, USA
2006 - Over The Years And Through The Woods
2007 - The Definitive Collection Of B-sides & Rarities
2007 - Era Vulgaris
2008 - Era Vulgaris Tour Edition
2013 - ...Like Clockwork
2017 - Villains
2023 - In Times New Roman...
…Like Clockwork
Queens of the Stone Age Lyrics
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Has somewhere to go
And the faster the world spins
The shorter the lights will glow
And I'm swimming in the night
Chasing down the moon
The deeper in the water
The more I long for you
Most of what you see my dear is purely for show
Because not everything that goes around, comes back around you know
Holding on too long is just a fear of letting go
Because not everything that goes around, comes back around you know
One thing that is clear it's all down hill from here
My love in your hand cleverly disguised
All the promises of stone, crumble in the light
Most of what you see my dear
Is worth letting go
Because not everything that goes around, comes back around you know
Holding on too long is just
A fear of want to show
Because not everything that goes around, comes back around you know
Not everything that goes around, comes back around you know
One thing that is clear
It's all down hill from here
In this song, Queens of the Stone Age lead singer Josh Homme reflects on the transience of life and the futility of holding onto things that don't last. He compares life to a rapidly spinning world where flashing lights quickly dim, a metaphor for how fleeting and temporary everything is. Homme is in the night and chasing down the moon while feeling isolated and lonely. When he finds himself in deeper water, he reaches out for his love who he longs for, but ultimately can't have.
The chorus suggests that not everything comes full circle, and holding onto something for too long is just a fear of letting go. Homme comforts himself by acknowledging the inevitability of the world's decline ("It's all downhill from here") and that most things are just for show. The bridge lyric about "promises of stone" crumbling suggests that even those things that seem hard and set in stone can easily fall apart when exposed to light. The song is about finding peace in the impermanence of life and the importance of being able to let go.
Line by Line Meaning
Everyone it seems
Has somewhere to go
And the faster the world spins
The shorter the lights will glow
And I'm swimming in the night
Chasing down the moon
The deeper in the water
The more I long for you
Life is moving too fast these days and everyone seems to have their own agenda. Just like the lights that flicker for a short time, our lives are short and fleeting. Despite the fast pace of life, people still struggle to find fulfillment in their lives. When we find ourselves drowning in the chaos of the night, we crave the comforting presence of those we love.
Most of what you see my dear is purely for show
Because not everything that goes around, comes back around you know
Holding on too long is just a fear of letting go
Because not everything that goes around, comes back around you know
One thing that is clear it's all down hill from here
Most of what we see in the world is just a facade put on for the sake of appearances. The adage 'what goes around, comes around' is not always true, so we should not hold onto things for fear of missing out. It's time to let go of our fears and expectations because everything is going downhill from this point on.
My love in your hand cleverly disguised
All the promises of stone, crumble in the light
Love can be deceiving at times, as it may not always be what it seems. Promises made with the intention of being unbreakable can still fall apart when brought to light.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHARLES HUGH MAY, JOSH HOMME, TROY DEAN VAN LEEUWEN, JAMES LAVELLE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@leepierce7830
A set of lyrics for the clipped versions in the video:
Calling all comas,
Prisoner on the loose
Description:
A spitting image of me
Except for a heart-shaped hole where the hope runs out
Shock me awake
Tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
Prison of sleep
Deepened now
A rabbit hole never to be found
Again
Where are you hiding, my love?
Cast off like a stone
Feelings, raw and exposed when I'm out of control
Pieces were stolen from me
But dare I say, given away
Watching the water give in
As I go down the drain
I appear missing now
I go missing,
No longer exist
One day I hope
I'm someone you'd met
Shock me awake
Tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
Deeper I sleep
Further down
A rabbit hole never to be found
It's only falling in love
Because you hit the ground
I never lie
To myself
Tonight.
Rose, tinted eyes
Color my sorrow
A shade of 'why?
Bye bye black balloon
See you real soon
Wave bye bye
Bye bye
Why were you so sad
What have they done?
Forget those mindless baboons
They're off playing God
Is it wonderful?
Don't look, just keep your eyes peeled
Thoughtless, trapped in my minefield
Shotgun, never behind the wheel anymore
Danger, monsters of smoke and mirror
Slowly, can one so lost be found?
And I know, you will never believe
I play as though I'm alright
If life is but a dream, then
Wake me up
Fallen leaves realize they are no friend of autumn
The view from Hell is blue sky
So ominously blue
Daydream until all the blue is gone
And I know you'll never believe
I play as though I'm alright
If life is but a dream,
Wake me
Gitchy, gitchy
Ooh la la
Da doo ron ron
You won't get far
I'm machine
I'm obsolete
In the land of the free
Lobotomy
I wanna suck, I wanna lick
I want to cry and I want to spit
Tears of pleasure
Tears of pain
They trickle down your face the same
It's how you look
Not how you feel
A city of glass
With no heart
If I had a tail
I'd own the night
If I had a tail
I'd swat the flies
Yeah, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Yeah, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Gitchy, gitchy
Ooh la la
Da doo ron ron
It won't get far
Animals in
The midnight zone
When you own the world
You're always home
Get your hands dirty
Roll up them sleeves
Brainwashed or true believers?
Buy flash cars
Diamond rings
Expensive holes to bury things
I'm machine
I'm obsolete
In the land of the free
Immortality
If I had a tail
I'd own the place
If I had a tail
I'd swat the flies
Oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Far beyond the desert road
Where everything ends up
So good the empty space, mental erase
Forgive, forgot
Heal them, like fire from a gun
Kneeling, my god is the Sun
Heal them, with fire from above
Kneeling, my god is the Sun
I don't know what time it was
I don't wear a watch
So good to be an ant who crawls
Atop a spinning rock (beyond)
Heal them, like fire from a gun
Kneeling, my god is the Sun
Heal them, with fire from above
Kneeling, my god is the Sun
Heal them, like fire from a gun
Kneeling, my god is the Sun
Healing, kneeling
Godless heathens
Godless heathens always waltz on the sky
I really hope these are right. I've been looking for similar
@No-ti5gx
1. Calling all comas,
Prisoner on the loose
Description:
A spitting image of me
Except for a heart-shaped hole where the hope runs out
Shock me awake
Tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
Prison of sleep
Deepened now
A rabbit hole never to be found
Again
Where are you hiding, my love?
Cast off like a stone
Feelings, raw and exposed when I'm out of control
Pieces were stolen from me
But dare I say, given away
Watching the water give in
As I go down the drain
I appear missing now
I go missing,
No longer exist
One day I hope
I'm someone you'd met
Shock me awake
Tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
Deeper I sleep
Further down
A rabbit hole never to be found
It's only falling in love
Because you hit the ground
2. I never lie
To myself
Tonight.
Rose, tinted eyes
Color my sorrow
A shade of 'why?
Bye bye black balloon
See you real soon
Wave bye bye
Bye bye
Why were you so sad
What have they done?
Forget those mindless baboons
They're off playing God
Copy cats in cheap suits
All playing it safe
While cannibals with their noose
Consume a parade
Is it wonderful?
3. Don't look, just keep your eyes peeled
Thoughtless, traipsing my mind's field
Shotgun, never behind the wheel anymore
Danger, monsters of smoke and mirror
Slowly, can one so lost be found?
And I know, you will never believe
I play it as though I'm alright
If life is but a dream
Then wake me up
Fallen leaves realize they are no friend of autumn
The view from Hell is blue sky
So ominously blue
I daydream until all the blue is gone
And I know, you'll never believe
I play this as though I'm alright
If life is but a dream
Wake me
4. Gitchy, gitchy
Ooh la la
Da doo ron ron
You won't get far
I'm machine
I'm obsolete
In the land of the free
Lobotomy
I wanna suck, I wanna lick
I want to cry and I want to spit
Tears of pleasure
Tears of pain
They trickle down your face the same
It's how you look
Not how you feel
A city of glass
With no heart
If I had a tail
I'd own the night
If I had a tail
I'd swat the flies
Yeah, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Yeah, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Gitchy, gitchy
Ooh la la
Da doo ron ron
It won't get far
Animals in
The midnight zone
When you own the world
You're always home
Get your hands dirty
Roll up them sleeves
Brainwashed or true believers?
Buy flash cars
Diamond rings
Expensive holes to bury things
I'm machine
I'm obsolete
In the land of the free
Immortality
If I had a tail
I'd own the place
If I had a tail
I'd swat the flies
Oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
5. Far beyond the desert road
Where everything ends up
So good the empty space, mental erase
Forgive, forgot
Heal them, like fire from a gun
Kneeling, my god is the Sun
Heal them, with fire from above
Kneeling, my god is the Sun
I don't know what time it was
I don't wear a watch
So good to be an ant who crawls
Atop a spinning rock
Heal them, like fire from a gun
Kneeling, my god is the Sun
Heal them, with fire from above
Kneeling, my god is the Sun
Heal them, like fire from a gun
Kneeling, my god is the Sun
Healing, kneeling
Godless heathens
Godless heathens always waltz on the sky
@christopherelmslie1072
Possibly one of the best albums of all time, no exaggeration
@reddwood4971
Mos Def
@discokrakken
The second of two absolute masterwork contributions to rock and roll history, the first of course being Songs for the Deaf
@Eriengaal
I feel like I could say that about almost every single album they made.
@LeeAnnMoore-dc7wm
From the best band❤
@trisonicbrandtech
@@discokrakken Honestly, Villains is a low-key Masterpiece too in my opinion, it's unfairly rated maybe due to still being more recent, but it has some insanely good tracks and is well put together throughout.
@lancemclovlin6471
Aged like fine wine, still one of my absolute favorites.
@RedBadgeDogs
The music, the animations, the art, all of this is perfect!! Thank you QOTSA for these beautiful songs!
@egosumfedchenko
Disagree, animations are the one thing that makes these not perfect. It's just too strange, smooth and not lined up with groove. But music and art are on another level compared to anything.
@shater2424
@@egosumfedchenko This is the animation style, almost all Stoner bands that release animated video clips are similar, a crude style, and appearing to be poorly done, for example Royal Blood has songs with that animation and it is similar