1) Stories are an Australian post-hardcore band hailing from Sydney, New South Wales. The band's line-up is comprised of siblings Morgan (vocals) and Nic (guitar) Dodson, bassist Luke Fuller, drummer Roscoe Frazier and guitarist Sean Young. The band formed in 2010; while its members were still in high school. To date, they have released on EP, Void (2013), and one album, The Youth to Become (2015).
2) Stories was a short-lived art rock band based out of New York City in the early 1970s. The band consisted of keyboardist Michael Brown (ex-The Left Banke), bassist/vocalist Ian Lloyd, guitarist Steve Love, and drummer Bryan Madey, and had a fluke hit with a cover of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie" on their second album ABOUT US. Brown left the band by their third album.\
3) Stories was a Hardcore band from South Shore, Massacusetts, from August 2007 to July 2008.
Their EP "Away With The Past" came out around May, and were pretty well known around the South Shore part of Mass. Their reunion show is April 25th, 2009 in Northbridge.
4) stories is the brainchild of Scary Pockets from LA, California making stripped-down acoustic covers of well-known songs featuring a rotating cast of guest vocalists.
Believe Me
Stories Lyrics
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Disillusion
Creeps within her mind
Very fine
She's been teasin'
Been mistreatin'
She will cool your mind
Please believe me
I cannot tell a lie,
If you leave me
You know I'll surely cry
Wah-oh
Please believe me
I cannot tell a lie,
If you leave me
You know I'll surely cry, woo-oooh yeah
She's been coolin'
Disillusion
Creeps within, your mind
Sup real fine
She's been teasin'
Been mistreatin'
She will cool your mind
Wah-oh
Please believe me
I cannot tell a lie,
If you leave me
You know we'll surely cry, woo-oooh-woo
You know we'll surely die
The lyrics to Stories' song "Believe Me" depict the story of a man pleading with his lover not to leave him. The first verse implies that the woman is losing interest in him and is engulfed in disillusionment. However, the man still finds her attractive and fine even though he sees she doesn't feel the same about him. In the second verse, the man confesses that the woman has been treating him poorly, but he still finds her mesmerizing. The chorus reveals the man's fear of being abandoned by his lover and that he cannot bear the thought of losing her. He implores her to believe him, that he loves her, and will always be faithful to her. The ending lines express the finality of the situation, that if she leaves him, they will surely die.
The song is a classic representation of the fear of losing someone you love. The lyrics express the lengths that a person is willing to go to keep a relationship together. The repeated lines of the chorus emphasize the man's desperation to hold onto the relationship. The vampy guitar riff and the lead singer's gravelly voice add to the emotional intensity of the song. The song is a masterpiece of emotional rock and roll.
Line by Line Meaning
She's been coolin'
She's been distancing herself emotionally from her partner
Disillusion
Feeling of disappointment and loss of hope
Creeps within her mind
Causing anxiety and worry
Very fine
Despite her inner turmoil, she appears outwardly composed
She's been teasin'
She's been leading her partner on without any real intention of following through
Been mistreatin'
She's been treating her partner unfairly and disrespectfully
She will cool your mind
She may offer brief respite from emotional turmoil at the expense of causing more in the long run
Please believe me
I'm pleading with you to trust what I'm saying
I cannot tell a lie
I am being completely honest with you
If you leave me
If you choose to end our relationship
You know I'll surely cry
I will be deeply upset and emotional
Wah-oh
Exclamation of emotional distress
She's been coolin'
She's been emotionally distancing herself from both her partner and herself
Sup real fine
She appears even more composed than before
You know we'll surely cry
Both parties will be upset if the relationship ends
Woo-oooh-woo
Exclamation of emotional distress and despair
You know we'll surely die
Both parties will feel as though a part of them has died with the end of the relationship
Contributed by Colton G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
eloypath
I still own this Album,it's*-timeless-*
Jesús Huerta Suárez
Me too!
michael s
Stories were just great.Deserved more following.
Topicarmno
A fantastic musical group.
Ron Slack
Michael Brown is excellent on keybords.
stoker20
God I love YouTube. All the great old stuff is on here. Thanks for posting.
Olias Of Sunhillow
These two tracks should never be separated! Like later Boston "Foreplay/Long Time" and Kansas "The Spider/Portrait (He Knows)!
groundhog713
On song #2, It's bassist Ian Lloyd singing, and Steve Love is doing the lead guitar. This track for some reason reminds me of Led Zeppelin meets Paul McCartney and Wings......
Dave Clark
awesome keyboards
meteor1033
Even the picture on the cover was over the top.