SMB fuses every kind of music from throughout history using both digital and standard instruments into a seamless blend of mind blowing rock. There are no walls, there are no boundaries. This band has proven that you can think outside of the box, and still get in people's heads.
Since the band released The Process of Assimilation in 2004, SMB has played hundreds of shows across the USA and sold thousands of records to fans all around the world. In 2005 SMB released The Museum of Barnyard Oddities, a collection of b-sides, covers and remixes that has attained legendary status. In 2006 There Is No God In Space dropped- the band's most daring album to date-and all hell has broken loose.
Current band members
* Reverend John Wheeler IV — vocals, keyboards, programming, samples
* Bryan "Da Gimp" Pierson — drums, programming, samples (2000 - present)
* Cassidy "Cass" Nee — bass, bass synth, live keys (2002 - present)
* Jesse "Turff" McInturff — guitars, programming (2007 - present)
Former members
* Owen Good III — guitars, backing vocals (1997 - 2007)
* former bassist (he would like to remain anonymous) — bass (1997 - 2002)
* Dan Gould — drums (1997 - 2000)
A Road To Hell Well Traveled
Screaming Mechanical Brain Lyrics
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These well-laid plans gone down in flame
The best intentions may have damned us all
Dig a grave and lay the blame
The end will never justify the means
The two have seldom intertwined
A lesson to be forgotten
Time after time after time
Nothing is changing
As our memory's fading
And we go back to when everything was
Simple and not complicated
And had it all figured out
Never had single a-doubt
Nothing is changing
As our memory's fading
And we go back to when everything was
Simple and not complicated
And had it all figured out
Never had single a-doubt
Hey!
Hey!
The road to hell is so well worn with travel
It's impossible to defy
Paving the way for a million a day
To blindly step over the line
I know I've said this all before
And I am not the only one
I'm sick of screaming into the void
So my time is almost done
And when they pull me into the ground
And another takes my place
To sing the same old pointless song
Not a goddamn thing will change
Nothing is changing
As our memory's fading
And we go back to when everything was
Simple and not complicated
And had it all figured out
Never had single a-doubt
Nothing is changing
As our memory's fading
And we go back to when everything was
Simple and not complicated
And had it all figured out
Never had single a-doubt
Hey!
Hey!
The road to hell is so well worn with travel
It's impossible to defy
Paving the way for a million a day
To blindly step over the line
The lyrics to Screaming Mechanical Brain's song A Road To Hell Well Traveled speak to the frustration of trying and failing, of having the best intentions but still falling short. The singer acknowledges that they never imagined things would end this way, with well-laid plans going down in flames and everyone looking for someone else to blame. The song suggests that no matter how often we try to learn from our mistakes, we continue to repeat the same patterns over and over again, and that the road to hell is so well-worn with travel that it seems impossible to avoid.
The first verse suggests that the end will never justify the means, and that the two have seldom intertwined. The singer acknowledges that we should learn from our mistakes but implies that we rarely do. Instead, the pattern repeats itself over and over again, with each new generation blindly following the road to hell that their forebears set out on. The chorus reinforces the idea that nothing is changing, as our memories fade and we go back to when everything was simple and not complicated. We had it all figured out and never had a single doubt.
The second verse takes on a more personal tone, with the singer saying that they're sick of screaming into the void and that their time is almost done. They know that when they're gone, someone else will take their place and sing the same pointless song. The song seems to suggest that we're all just following the same old patterns, not really learning anything, and never really changing anything.
Line by Line Meaning
I never ever thought it'd end this way
Unexpectedly realizing that things have gone horribly wrong
These well-laid plans gone down in flame
Plans that were carefully crafted and put into action have failed disastrously
The best intentions may have damned us all
Even with good intentions, things may have gone terribly wrong
Dig a grave and lay the blame
Finding someone to blame for the situation
The end will never justify the means
Doing things the wrong way will never result in a positive outcome
The two have seldom intertwined
Positive ends usually aren't achieved when negative means are employed
A lesson to be forgotten
A lesson that needs to be remembered by is often ignored
Time after time after time
The lessons need to be learned time and time again
Nothing is changing
The same mistakes are being made over and over again despite our knowledge
As our memory's fading
Our memories are no longer serving to help us improve
And we go back to when everything was
We keep repeating our old, flawed ways
Simple and not complicated
Thinking in black and white terms rather than trying to understand complexities
And had it all figured out
An illusion of understanding that everything can just work out
Never had single a-doubt
Never questioning whether their understandings were flawed
The road to hell is so well worn with travel
People keep making the same mistakes
It's impossible to defy
It's hard to change
Paving the way for a million a day
The repetition of mistakes allows more people to make them
To blindly step over the line
Continuing to make the same mistakes without considering other options
I know I've said this all before
The realization that they themselves have made this mistake before
And I am not the only one
It's a common mistake that many have made before them
I'm sick of screaming into the void
Tired of trying to get people to change and learn from their mistakes, despite it not happening
So my time is almost done
They will no longer keep trying to convince others of what they already know
And when they pull me into the ground
When they eventually pass away
And another takes my place
Someone else will continue to try and convince others
To sing the same old pointless song
To repeat the same lessons without any positive change
Not a goddamn thing will change
Nothing will improve
Hey!
An exclamation to grab attention
The road to hell is so well worn with travel
Reiterating the repetition of mistakes
It's impossible to defy
Again emphasizing the difficulty of change
Paving the way for a million a day
Continuing to make the same mistakes leads to more people making them
To blindly step over the line
People continue to make mistakes without questioning them
Contributed by Charlie K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.