Stereophonics is a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman… Read Full Bio ↴Stereophonics is a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals), Adam Zindani (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Jamie Morrison (drums, percussion) and touring member Tony Kirkham (keyboards). The group previously included Stuart Cable (1992–2003) and then Javier Weyler (2004–2012) on drums. Stereophonics have released twelve studio albums, including eight UK number one albums. A successful compilation album, Decade in the Sun, was released in November 2008 and charted at number two on the UK Album Chart.

Described as "classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals", the band have been summarised as possessing a sound akin to the genres of alternative rock and "British traditional rock". Stereophonics' debut album, Word Gets Around, was released in August 1997 and charted at number six in the UK, aided by the singles "Local Boy in the Photograph", "More Life in a Tramps Vest" and "A Thousand Trees". The band reached mainstream success with the release of Performance and Cocktails (and its promotional singles "The Bartender and the Thief", "Just Looking" and "Pick a Part That's New") in 1999 and have achieved a total of ten top-ten singles as well as one number one: "Dakota" (2005). Having sold around 10 million copies worldwide by 2016, Stereophonics are one of the most successful Welsh rock acts. Upon their release of Pull the Pin, they achieved five consecutive UK number one albums.

The band have also been praised for their live performances, which have landed them headlining slots at many of the UK and Ireland's most high-profile music festivals, including Reading and Leeds in 2000, Glastonbury in 2002, V Festival in 2002, the Isle of Wight in 2004 and 2009, Oxegen in 2010, Tramlines Festival and TRNSMT in 2018, and Latitude in 2019. The band is part of the Cardiff music scene.

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Studio albums
Word Gets Around (1997)
Performance and Cocktails (1999)
Just Enough Education to Perform (2001)
You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003)
Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005)
Pull the Pin (2007)
Keep Calm and Carry On (2009)
Graffiti on the Train (2013)
Keep the Village Alive (2015)
Scream Above the Sounds (2017)
Kind (2019)
Oochya! (2022)

Something in the Way
Stereophonics Lyrics

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Underneath the bridge
The tarp has sprung a leak
And the animals are trapped
And have all become my pets
And I'm living off of grass
And the drippings from the ceiling
But it's ok to eat fish
Cause they haven't any feelings

Something in the way ah ahhh
Something in the way yeah ah ahh
Something in the way ah ahh
Something in the way yeah ah ahh
Something in the way mmm
Something in the way yeah ah ahhh

Underneath the bridge
The tarp has sprung a leak
And the animals are trapped
And have all become my pets
And I'm living off of grass
And the drippings from my ceiling

It's ok to eat fish
Cause they haven't any feelings

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Something in the Way" by Stereophonics conjure an image of a desolate and abandoned world. The song seems to revolve around someone living on the fringes of society and surviving in harrowing circumstances, such as underneath a bridge with a tarp that has sprung a leak. The person has had to resort to living off grass and drippings from the ceiling, thus highlighting their dire circumstances. The animals that get trapped underneath the tarp are described as pets, but it is juxtaposed with the hint of the singer’s mental breakdown. The line, “..and all have become my pets” is one of the lines that alludes to the despair and isolation felt by the singer.

The most captivating line in the entire song is perhaps "But it's okay to eat fish 'cause they don't have any feelings." It appears to be a straightforward line, but it also contains an abstract meaning. Some people take this line to mean that the singer is justifying his actions of survival in a harsh world. On another level, it could be interpreted as the person dealing with their own overwhelming emotions by trying to rationalize their behavior as "okay."

Overall, this powerful song can be interpreted in several ways, but the poignant depiction of loneliness, mental illness, and survival remains at its heart, making it a classic in Stereophonics' discography.

Line by Line Meaning

Underneath the bridge
The singer is living beneath a bridge where the ground is covered with tarp.

The tarp has sprung a leak
The tarp beneath the bridge has started to leak water.

And the animals are trapped
The animals, who were living under the same bridge, are now stuck due to the water leakage.

And have all become my pets
As the artist is the one taking care of these animals, they have all become his pets.

And I'm living off of grass
The artist is only able to find grass to eat.

And the drippings from the ceiling
The water dripping from the tarp is the only source of drinking water for the singer.

But it's ok to eat fish
The singer is justifying his decision to eat fish as it doesn't hurt the fish as much as other animals.

Cause they haven't any feelings
The artist thinks it's morally acceptable to eat fish because he believes they don't have the ability to feel pain or emotion.

Something in the way ah ahhh
Repetition of the song's title to emphasize the unease or discomfort the artist is feeling.

Something in the way yeah ah ahh
Repetition of the song's title to emphasize the artist's feeling of unease or discomfort.

Something in the way ah ahh
Repetition of the song's title to emphasize the singer's feeling of unease or discomfort.

Something in the way yeah ah ahh
Repetition of the song's title to emphasize the artist's feeling of unease or discomfort.

Something in the way mmm
Repetition of the song's title to emphasize the singer's feeling of unease or discomfort.

Something in the way yeah ah ahhh
Repetition of the song's title to emphasize the singer's feeling of unease or discomfort.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Kelly Jones, Richard Mark Jones, Stuart Cable

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