Skrape was an Orlando-based nu metal/alternative metal music group which fo… Read Full Bio ↴Skrape was an Orlando-based nu metal/alternative metal music group which formed in 1997. The band ended in 2004 after getting dropped from their record label RCA, who had released both of their records.

"If you can't fuck or fight to it, it's no good," proclaims Skrape drummer and band co-founder Will Hunt.

"That's the context for us. It's gotta have rhythm and an incredible groove you can shake your ass to." Up the Dose has all that and more. The band's second album for RCA finds the Orlando-based quintet in a different musical head space from when they released 2001's brutal yet melodic New Killer America--which pummeled active rock radio in the States with the singles "Waste" and "Isolated"-- and rose quickly to become the twelfth best-selling album in Japan. A festival in Japan, a gig in Korea with that country's most famous band, Seo Taiji, and a U.S. tour with Disturbed found Skrape playing for thousands of fanatical converts. Skrape songs also found their way into video games, including Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 and their album cover even won awards. Skrape also created their own video for "What You Say," performance intercut with Japanamation, subsequent to the clip for first single "Waste." Clearly a motivated bunch of musicians, Skrape also take life lessons to heart, as gleaned in the sentiments expressed on Up The Dose.

“Over the last few years there were a lot of highlights…and some lowlights," explains Hunt. "And it all has to do with where we are at right now, which is a great place." A 2001 tour with the Pantera, Slayer and Morbid Angel "gave us a lot of thick skin," Hunt says of the intense, aggro crowds they faced nightly. "We were like, 'if you don't like us, well good, here's another one!’" he laughs of Skrape's uncompromising performances and 'tude. Adds Keeton, “My experiences on tour with Phil Anselmo were life-changing to me as a musician, as a frontman and as a songwriter.”

The Pantera tour also weeded out any weak links in the band. So it was with a new guitarist (Randy Melser replacing axeman Mike Lynchard), a new management company and a renewed spirit that Skrape wrote and then recorded their sophomore effort with producer Jimbo Barton (Queensryche, Godsmack) in Miami, Los Angeles and Orlando. "We wanted old school,” said Hunt. “We are big fans of how Jimbo's records sounded; sonically, they hold up." Barton also developed a strong bond with Keeton during the recording process. “He was able to bring my vocal performance up to another level entirely. He and I just clicked. Jimbo created a atmosphere that allowed me to explode vocally.”

After Skrape's demise, Keeton formed a band called Blessed In Black with former Nothingface/current Hellyeah guitarist Tom Maxwell. The band didn't last and broke up within a year.

Origin Orlando, Florida, U.S
Year active 1995
2004

Respect
Skrape Lyrics

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Everyone really knows you
Secrets show to the real you
Impress us, still just hide
So extreme is the fakeness
So being me is the worthiness
Speak the words you deny

What you think I'm so ashamed?

Can't tell that you still know my name
Things ain't never gonna change
No respect I feel the same

So what's on for the masses?
Hanging close to the classes
All the while you just fry
This new revolution
A classic bending observation
Disrespect in your eyes

What you think I'm so ashamed?
Can't tell that you still know my name
Things ain't never gonna change
No respect I feel the same

So its true, I can feel its worth
I said what do you live for?
I was into it before
I scream no respect
I'm not going to take it anymore

What you think I'm so ashamed?
Can't tell that you still know my name
Things ain't never gonna change
No respect I feel the same

No respect, No respect, No respect
I get no respect

Overall Meaning

In the song “Respect” by Skrape, the lyrics express a strong disdain for the concept of fakeness and hiding behind false representation. The first stanza delves into the idea that everyone pretends to be someone else in order to impress and not showing their true selves. The singer sees through this and acknowledges the absolute fakeness of these people. The line “still just hide” is particularly powerful as it refers to the hiding of one’s true self.

The second stanza is a challenge to those people who hide their true selves. The singer sees through the façade and asks what the people who put on a pretense are ashamed of. The phrase “Things ain’t never gonna change” is meant to show the singer's belief that people will always be false and lack respect. The repetition of “No respect I feel the same” reinforces this belief.

The third stanza is a direct call to rebellion. The singer sees a new revolution and looks to align themselves with this idea, and in doing so scream their lack of respect as a show of outright rebellion. It is a recognition that they will no longer take it anymore.

Overall, the song is an anthem of rebellion against the false and superficiality of society. The repeated use of “no respect” shows the lack of regard the singer and the revolution they align with feel toward the falseness and the lack of respect that our society perpetuates.

Line by Line Meaning

Everyone really knows you
You think you're popular and widely known

Secrets show to the real you
Despite your supposed popularity, your secrets reveal your true character

Impress us, still just hide
You try to impress others, but you're still hiding behind a fake facade

So extreme is the fakeness
Your fakeness is so extreme it's almost unbelievable

So being me is the worthiness
Being true to oneself is the ultimate goal

Speak the words you deny
You claim to be one way, but your words and actions betray your true nature

What you think I'm so ashamed?
Do you think I'm embarrassed by you?

Can't tell that you still know my name
You may not respect me, but you still remember who I am

Things ain't never gonna change
Our relationship will never improve

No respect I feel the same
I don't respect you either

So what's on for the masses?
What trends are popular among the majority?