Rehab was originally formed as a trio: Steaknife, Danny Alexander, and Brooks Buford. Early on, they released their first album "To Whom It May Consume" produced by Steaknife and Brooks Buford. Soon after, Epic/Sony offered a record deal.
Rehab's major label debut, Southern Discomfort, hit stores in October 2000. With band members Danny Alexander and Brooks, hailing from the city of Warner Robins, south of Macon, Georgia (they dedicated a song to their hometown called "This Town"). Their debut album starts with a skit of them breaking out of a rehabilitation facility. The album went on to sell over 140,000 units, and produced such hits as "Sittin' At A Bar", "It Don't Matter" (Modern Rock Top 20), "Rattle My Cage", and featured such guests as Cee-Lo, Goodie Mob, Steaknife, and Cody Chestnutt.
After 2 years on the road supporting the Vans Warped Tour and playing with bands such as Linkin Park, Danny called it quits over a difference in creative view points.
On July 12, 2005, Rehab re-emerged with a new album "Graffiti the World". The new Rehab was brought together by original band member Danny "Boone" Alexander. Joining him were longtime musicians Mike Hartnett on lead guitar, Hano Leathers on bass, Chris Hood on drums, Foz on rhythm guitar, and DJ Chris Crisis. An additional and unofficial member of the group, though, by the name of Demun Jones often steps in to perform the raps that Brooks once sang. The seven put together new tracks and re-worked old classics with help from local Atlanta producer Billy Hume.
Graffiti the World features the hits "What Do you Want From Me", "Graffiti The World","Last Tattoo" and "This Town" Danny Boone(a virtual musical tour of the groups hometown beginning in the 80's).
In 2008 Rehab decided to undergo a mini-tour focused in the southeast making stops in Georgia, Alabama, Carolina, Tennessee and Florida.
Brooks Buford, after the group's initial separation, went on to record several projects, Straight Outta Rehab, which was never released due to Artista going out of business. He is currently working on a follow-up album titled "Suspicious Package" as well as a side project with Ashley Alan-Lee and Tommy Henriksen called The Audio Club. In late 2005, Brooks went on to host the MTV series Trailer Fabulous and in 2006 the MTV International series "Bustamove".
Steaknife (Denny Campbell) was scheduled to release a CD under Priority Records but was later dropped from the label. Denny has stated that he wasn't very fond of these tracks. He has released an album with friend Lindsay Few titled "Trouble The Water" which is highly religion based. Denny is currently in the studio recording his first full length studio album tentatively titled "White Noize".
The "WhiteNoize" album produced by Steaknife (Denny Campbell and Soulful-I (Jared Adair)) has been released on their myspace page under the user name of "snowblindwhitenoize". Steaknife is currently working with Danny "Boone" Alexander and Brooks Buford, the original members of Rehab on a new album scheduled to come out sometime in April, as is Soulfuli on his own solo album called "Head high"
Universal Republic Records signed the Warner Robins mash-up group in May 2008 and will be releasing the band's 2005 independent release, Graffiti The World, later in the spring with 3 additional never-before-heard tracks.
A short west coast September tour with Pop Rock and Country crossover artist Kid Rock, and a new video release of their newly titled "Bartender song" formerly known as "Sittin at a bar" which was recorded with Country Superstar Hank Williams Jr.
Their newly released video can be found posted and played on CMT's Top 20 Countdown show staring Lance Smith and can also be found on MTV's website along with the brief overview and history of the band.
Last Tattoo
Rehab Lyrics
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To cover the memory of someone I thought I'd always need
Cover her name with a smoking gun
Make it hurt as much as possible and make it bleed
Just can't take it no more feelin' numb
Woke up face on the floor I was dumb
Cut me all the way to the core morning comes
Tired of going out my mind
Looking for something I won't find
How could I have been so blind
This is a load of crap
It figures she would win
But I'll learn to feel again
Bear down hard when you fill it in
Give me the pain I'll grit my teeth in
This will be my last tattoo
To cover the memory of someone I thought I'd always need
Cover her name with a smoking gun
Make it hurt as much as possible and make it bleed
You know when I woke up this morning she was long good gone
I thought she heard me say she was my vertebrae my back bone
But bone the dawn feels wrong, the night ain't right
The phone ain't on and she broke out last night
Left a note sayin' she won't hang on, she just can't fight
I know she's with Brock Scott, that jock with blonde locks
That blocks shots, guess I'm just not that hot
Mailbox for cocks
Let him bust your rear cuz you don't trust my rap career
But need I point out our bank account with a large amount
You left in the bank you skank, what you think
I'm a take this loot and buy some ink
You can take that shit you talkin' with you walkin' hooker
This will be my last tattoo
To cover the memory of someone I thought I'd always need
Cover her name with a smoking gun
Make it hurt as much as possible and make it bleed
Her face is still in my brain kill her name
I'm still dealing with pain what a shame
Heart still wearing a stain I'm to blame
Little bitty guilty's crawling all over my soul
I can't believe this shit
Said I caused the things she did
Bear down hard when you fill it in
Give me the pain I'll grit my teeth in
This will be my last tattoo
To cover the memory of someone I thought I'd always need
Cover her name with a smoking gun
Make it hurt as much as possible and make it bleed
The lyrics of Rehab's song "Last Tattoo" are about an individual who is trying to move on from a past relationship by getting a tattoo to cover up their ex-lover's name. The individual feels numb and wants to feel the pain of the tattoo as a way to cope with the loss of their relationship. They express their anger towards their ex-partner for leaving them and cheating on them with someone else. Despite feeling guilty for their part in the relationship's downfall, the individual is determined to move on and get a fresh start.
The lines, "Bear down hard when you fill it in, give me the pain I'll grit my teeth in," serves as a metaphor for the individual's pain and how they are willing to endure the intense physical pain of getting a tattoo to cover up their emotional pain. The lyrics also touch on the theme of regret and self-blame, with lines like "Heart still wearing a stain I'm to blame, little bitty guilty's crawling all over my soul."
Overall, "Last Tattoo" is a powerful and emotional song about the complexities of dealing with heartbreak and moving on from past relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
This will be my last tattoo
I am getting this final tattoo to hide memories of the person I thought I would always need.
To cover the memory of someone I thought I'd always need
The tattoo is to cover up the memory of the person who was important to me in the past.
Cover her name with a smoking gun
I want to cover my ex's name with a tattoo that features a smoking gun, to hurt myself as much as possible.
Make it hurt as much as possible and make it bleed
I want the tattoo artist to make it as painful as possible, so I can feel the pain I deserve.
You know when I woke up this morning she was long good gone
This morning when I woke up, my ex-girlfriend had already left me.
I thought she heard me say she was my vertebrae my back bone
I believed my ex-girlfriend was my support system and I needed her to survive.
But bone the dawn feels wrong, the night ain't right
I feel alone and lost without my ex-girlfriend, especially in the mornings and nights.
The phone ain't on and she broke out last night
My ex-girlfriend left me last night and I can't even contact her.
Left a note sayin' she won't hang on, she just can't fight
My ex-girlfriend left a message saying she is not going to stay in a relationship she cannot handle anymore.
I know she's with Brock Scott, that jock with blonde locks
I know my ex-girlfriend is now with Brock Scott, a popular sportsman with blonde hair.
That blocks shots, guess I'm just not that hot
Brock is good at sports and I am not, maybe that's why my ex-girlfriend left me for him.
Mailbox for cocks
I have become the laughing stock for all the men who hang around our mailbox and hit on my ex-girlfriend.
Let him bust your rear cuz you don't trust my rap career
You can cheat on me with Brock and let him break your heart, because you never believed in my rap career anyway.
But need I point out our bank account with a large amount
We have a large amount of money in our shared bank account.
You left in the bank you skank, what you think
You left the money in the bank, you slut, what do you expect.
I'm a take this loot and buy some ink
I am going to use this money to get my final tattoo.
You can take that shit you talkin' with you walkin' hooker
You can leave with all your nasty words, you cheap prostitute.
Her face is still in my brain kill her name
I am trying to erase my ex's memory by covering up her name on my body.
I'm still dealing with pain what a shame
I am still suffering the consequences of the hurtful breakup.
Heart still wearing a stain I'm to blame
My heart is still heavy with guilt and I blame myself for the failed relationship.
Little bitty guilty's crawling all over my soul
I am consumed by guilt and it's affecting my soul in a significant way.
I can't believe this shit
I am in disbelief over what has happened to me.
Said I caused the things she did
I am accepting responsibility for the things that went wrong in the relationship.
Bear down hard when you fill it in
I want the tattoo artist to use a lot of pressure when filling in the smoking gun tattoo.
Give me the pain I'll grit my teeth in
I want to feel the pain while getting my tattoo, and I am willing to bear it.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Alexander Greenwald, Jason Schwartzmann
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