Following an EP on Ambivalent Records in summer 2003, So Many Dynamos released its debut full-length, When I Explode (mixed by the Dismemberment Plan's Jason Caddell), in 2004 on Skrocki Records. Flashlights, which expanded the band's sound with a four-piece horn section and 30-member choir, arrived in September 2006. After extensive touring, writing, and recording, the band released "The Loud Wars" on Vagrant Records in June 2009 (recorded by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla). In August of that same year, founding guitarist Ryan Wasoba announced his departure from the band; making him the second Ryan to quit So Many Dynamos (Ryan Ballew quit shortly after the release of When I Explode). He was replaced by former Target Market front man and St. Louis heavyhitter Nathan Bernaix.
The band currently plays songs in peoples vans.
New Bones
So Many Dynamos Lyrics
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And I'll take it back if I want.
I'll pour the water the floods out your trachea.
I put the words on your tongue.
With one word I say, I'll take them away.
I'll cut the wires that run through your cranium.
Are waiting in the shadows to start happening?
I would believe what you believe
If you'd only stop believing in me.
I put the fire in the sky
And I'll make it darker than you'd ever realise.
If you think you've seen everything, you should open your eyes.
I would believe what you believe
If we could agree on a single thing.
I would believe what you believe
If you'd only stop believing.
If it's such a miracle then
I'm starting over again.1
I need new bones, I need them.2
If it's such a miracle then
I'm starting over again.
I'll prove you wrong, I'll prove it.
I put the breath in your lungs
And I'll take it back if I want.
I'll pour the water the floods out your trachea.
I put the words on your tongue
With one word I say, I'll take them away.
I'll cut the wires that run through your cranium.3
The record doesn't lie
So what friend could the record be?4
We will all be forgotten at the final beat
When our synapses finally sleep.
(Note: The following is in the liner notes and is included as such)
FOOTNOTES:
1 Portions of "New Bones" contain melodies from the So Many Dynamos song "Heat/Humidity" performed backwards.
2 Song titled by Gareth Schumacher on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City.
3 Tape collage of rewinding and fast-forwarding noises by Chris Walla.
4 See: "Artifacts of Sound"
The lyrics of "New Bones" by So Many Dynamos are metaphorical in nature and speak to the idea of control and manipulation. The first stanza speaks to the power the singer has over the recipient's life, implying that they are responsible for their life and can take it away just as easily. The second stanza continues this theme by suggesting that the singer can control the recipient's thoughts and ideas. The line "I'll cut the wires that run through your cranium" is particularly evocative, suggesting that the singer has the power to alter the very way the recipient thinks.
Line by Line Meaning
I put the breath in your lungs
I am responsible for your life, I gave you breath and allowed you to live.
And I'll take it back if I want.
I have the power to take away your life if I choose to do so.
I'll pour the water the floods out your trachea.
I am capable of drowning you by filling your windpipe with water.
I put the words on your tongue.
I have the ability to control what you say and think.
With one word I say, I'll take them away.
I can erase the words I gave you, making you unable to communicate.
I'll cut the wires that run through your cranium.
I can damage your brain by cutting the wires that connect and control it.
Do you believe wonderful things
Do you have faith in great things happening?
Are waiting in the shadows to start happening?
Are these great things just lurking in the darkness, waiting to emerge?
I would believe what you believe
I want to believe what you believe.
If you'd only stop believing in me.
But I can't believe what you believe if you continue to believe in me, as I am not trustworthy.
I put the fire in the sky
I am responsible for the natural beauty of the sky.
And I'll make it darker than you'd ever realise.
But I can also make it turn ominous and terrifying.
If you think you've seen everything, you should open your eyes.
If you believe you have experienced everything, you are not seeing the world fully.
If we could agree on a single thing.
If we could find common ground.
If it's such a miracle then I'm starting over again.
If life is truly a miracle, I am willing to start afresh and appreciate it as such.
I need new bones, I need them.
I require a new outlook or perspective in order to fully appreciate life.
I'll prove you wrong, I'll prove it.
I will demonstrate my newfound appreciation for life by living it to the fullest.
The record doesn't lie
The evidence and history cannot be changed or denied.
So what friend could the record be?
What reliable source or friend could assist us in interpreting the record?
We will all be forgotten at the final beat
No matter what, we will all meet our demise eventually.
When our synapses finally sleep.
When our brain functions cease and we pass away.
Contributed by Bailey N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
smathfury
This may be the most underrated band ever to exist.
Zaq Braniga
I second this. This is also a piss poor representation of what they do live and recorded (seen them many times back in the past in southern IL).
King Purcival
I found this band 13 years ago and I must say this song inparticular is amazing. I'm surprised it never blew up.
imaghostya
love this band!
Rob Kaszuba
I literally just found out about this band tonight. Where have they been all my life?!?
Bartees Cox
Love this band
guitarspieler
Good editing : ) , this song is pretty boss
Steve Brule
I seriously didn't know these guys were popular at all. Saw them with HHLL and HORSE The Band a few years ago.
ChaCha3Rosebud
Perfect!
King Purcival
whooaaa major sound brah!!