Wilson is self-taught as a producer, audio engineer, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. Under his own name, he has released the albums Insurgentes (2008), Grace for Drowning (2011), The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) (2013), Hand. Cannot. Erase. (2015), To the Bone (2017), and The Future Bites (2021). He also released a EP, 4 ½ (2016), as well as a series of singles titled Cover Version (released online between 2003 and 2010; released worldwide as a compilation in 2014). His other solo projects can also be found attributed to monikers of his, such as Bass Communion and Incredible Expanding Mindfuck.
He is perhaps best known as the frontman for progressive rock band, Porcupine Tree, for whom he was the sole member during the 1980s and early 1990s. His projects are numerous however, including collaboration with Aviv Geffen as Blackfield; a long-running partnership with Tim Bowness, known as No-Man; teaming up with Dirk Serries in Continuum; as well as a joint album with Opeth's frontman, Mikael Åkerfeldt in Storm Corrosion.
Wilson employs synthesizers and programmed music along with live instruments to create a unique atmosphere for each song he works on, including otherwise-simple pop tunes. In addition to his prolific musical output, Steven has crafted a reputation for the high production quality of his music, and has undertaken production duties with such high-profile artists as Opeth, Dream Theater, Jim Matheos of Fates Warning, Anathema, Orphaned Land, Marillion, Fish, Pendulum, Yoko Ono, and friend Robert Fripp. He is also part way through remixing the albums of King Crimson and other classic artists' back catalogues into surround sound and new stereo mixes.
To The Bone
Steven Wilson Lyrics
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We wanna go fuck up everybody else's
Because his or her truth doesn't match mine
But this is the problem
Truth is individual calculation
Which means because we all have different perspectives
There isn't one singular truth, is there?
Down and deeper, down we're going
Way down through the floor
Ho-ho
Don't you wanna see what's at the core?
Truth is the icy clear stream we dream about
Drinking from
But if the liquidate liars should they rewire
It's smiling bomb
Hold on
Down and down and down and down
We're melting down their throne
Ho-ho
Down through every superstition
Virgin, whore, and crone
Hold on
Down through all the fear gods
To the very truth alone
Hold on
Down and down we're going to the bone
Truth is the permanent path we laugh about
But then avoid
Thinking we all know the way we strayed behind
Self-destroyed
Hold on
Down and down and down and down
We're drilling through their stone
Ho-ho
Down through every fairy story
Built to keep us prone
Hold on
Down through every government
With gun and guided drone
Ho-ho
Down and down we're going to the bone, oh-oh
Me
Me, on me
To me, to me, to me
Me, on me
Me, on me
To me, to me, to me
Rain all the truth down
Down on me
Raining so much, you make a sea
You make a sea
A sea we can sail
Then sink like a stone
Down to the truth, down to the bone
Down to the bone
The lyrics to Steven Wilson's song "To The Bone" deal with the concept of truth and how it is often used by people to justify their actions and beliefs, even if they are harmful to others. The song suggests that truth is a personal calculation that can differ from person to person, and as a result, there is no one universal truth. This leads to conflicts, as people try to impose their version of the truth onto others, rather than accepting that there are multiple perspectives.
The lyrics also discuss the idea of going deeper to find the truth, whether that means confronting our fears, doubts, and superstitions or questioning the stories and beliefs that we have been taught. The final lines of the song suggest that by searching for the truth and stripping away all the layers of falsehood, we can ultimately discover what lies at the core of our being, the bone.
Overall, the song encourages listeners to look critically at what they believe to be true, and to recognize that truth is not always objective or fixed, but rather a constantly evolving and complex concept.
Line by Line Meaning
Once we've made sense of our world
After we have understood our own surroundings,
We wanna go fuck up everybody else's
We tend to want to ruin someone else's view,
Because his or her truth doesn't match mine
Due to their opinions not cohering with mine,
But this is the problem
However, there is a major issue here,
Truth is individual calculation
Truth is a personal perception,
Which means because we all have different perspectives
Implying that since we all have different angles,
There isn't one singular truth, is there?
There is no singular verity, is there?
Ho-oh
Hey!
Don't you wanna see what's at the core?
Do you not want to discover what is truly inside?
Truth is the icy clear stream we dream about
Truth, as we recall it, is a sparkling, crystal-clear, joyful stream,
Drinking from
To consume,
But if the liquid [?]
However, if the substance, referring to the truth,
It's my [?]
It might only belong to me.
Hold on
Wait a minute,
Down and down and down and down
Further and further down,
We're melting down this road
We're progressing on this path relentlessly,
Ho-oh
Hey!
Down through every superstition
Going down through each irrational belief,
Purging all the [?]
Erasing any emotions that are incorrect to the situation,
Hold on
Wait a minute,
Down through all the fear
Descending through all the anxiety,
Back to the very truth alone
Back to the absolute truth, unaccompanied,
Truth is the prevalent past we laugh about
Truth is the primeval history we joke about,
Within a void
Inside an emptiness,
Thinkin' we all know the way we strayed behind
Believing that we all recognize where we have taken the wrong path,
Self-destroyed
Ultimately destroying ourselves,
We're driven through the smoke
We are pushed through the cloud of deception,
Ho-oh
Hey!
Down through every fairy story
Further down through every fabricated tale,
Built to keep us broke
Designed to keep us miserable,
Down through every government
Descending through every authority,
With gun and gun in droves [?]
With numerous firearms for heavy artillery,
Rain all the truth down
Pour down all the facts,
Down on me
On me,
Raining so much
Raining copiously,
You make us see
Making us see,
See if we can sail
To see if we can safely navigate,
Sink like a stone
Maybe sink like a rock,
Down to the truth
Down to the truth,
Down to the bone
Down to the very core.
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andy Partridge, Steven John Wilson
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