In 1999 Tea Leaf Green released their debut album Tea Leaf Green.
Next Tea Leaf Green released Midnight On The Reservoir.
In 2003 Tea Leaf Green released Living In Between.
In 2006 Tea Leaf Green released Taught To Be Proud on their own record label, the fourth and final album with founding band member Ben Chambers on bass.
In 2008 Tea Leaf Green released Raise Up The Tent on Surfdog Records, recorded 2 weeks after Reed Mathis joined the band on bass.
In 2010 Tea Leaf Green released Looking West on independent, an album of older songs newly recorded and mixed wtih Reed Mathis.
In 2011 Tea Leaf Green released Radio Tragedy! on independent, the first TLG studio album with dual drummers with Cochrane on drums and percussion.
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Make A Connection
Tea Leaf Green Lyrics
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She got a loaded gun.
And why I ain't blown away,
I don't even know how.
She got those acid eyes,
Yet she claims I'm blind.
If I could love her still,
Try to make a connection...
To you.
If it weren't for some catastrophe,
I don't know where we'd be.
At the bottom at some salty sea,
Where the eels crack our bones.
If I could just step it up,
We wouldn't be in such a rut.
Saltly tears wet the cut,
Now there's no way out.
Try to make a connection...
To you.
Dig a hole in the earth.
Dig a hole and we all fall through.
Dig a hole in the earth.
Dig a hole and we all fall through,
And I hope I fall on you!
When we're all blown to bits,
She won't be prone to fits.
And the apocalypse,
Will find its way through.
The earth is a computer chip,
From the window of my airship.
And all I can say to her,
Is why keep me around?
Try to make a connection to you...
To you...
To you...
To you...
To you...
The lyrics to Tea Leaf Green's song "Make A Connection" are a reflection on failed love, difficult and tumultuous interpersonal relationships, and the inability to form the connection that the singer desires. The first verse lays out the paradoxical situation that the singer finds himself in- confronted with a woman with "loaded gun" eyes, his heart is still intact despite the fear that she could blow him away. He acknowledges her "acid eyes" but notes that she is blinded to his love.
The second verse continues the pattern of incompatibility, with the singer acknowledging that a catastrophe is the only thing that has kept them together. He longs to "make a connection" with her but is faced with obstacles- they are stuck in a "rut" and their wounds are still fresh. The third verse adds a new layer of complexity to the relationship- it seems that the singer is aware of his own expendability, likening himself to a bug on a computer chip. He wonders why he is still around when he knows that she could do better without him.
The chorus repeats the refrain of "try to make a connection," emphasizing the central theme of the song. The final verse takes a surreal turn, with the singer imagining a world where the earth is merely a computer chip and he is flying above it in an airship. The futility of his love is underscored by the fact that the apocalypse will come regardless of their relationship, and the singer is left questioning why he is still in the picture.
Overall, "Make A Connection" is a song about the difficulty of finding a meaningful connection with another person, even when the desire is present. It highlights the paradoxes inherent in human relationships, the tendency to hold onto something that is not working simply out of fear of being alone, and the struggle to find meaning and purpose in a world that can be random and chaotic.
Line by Line Meaning
Whoa here she come,
There she comes, moving fast and impressively.
She got a loaded gun.
She's armed and dangerous.
And why I ain't blown away,
I'm amazed at how she hasn't destroyed me yet.
I don't even know how.
I'm at a loss to explain her actions.
She got those acid eyes,
Her gaze is sharp and penetrating.
Yet she claims I'm blind.
Despite her intense demeanor, she accuses me of being ignorant.
If I could love her still,
Despite all that's happened, I still have feelings for her.
I wouldn't even try.
But it's not worth it to pursue her anymore.
Try to make a connection...
I attempt to form a bond with you.
To you.
Directed towards you.
If it weren't for some catastrophe,
If things had not gone horribly wrong.
I don't know where we'd be.
I have no idea what our relationship would look like.
At the bottom at some salty sea,
We'd be at the very bottom of a deep, dark ocean.
Where the eels crack our bones.
We'd be in a perilous situation, under attack and unable to defend ourselves.
If I could just step it up,
If I could just improve myself.
We wouldn't be in such a rut.
Our relationship wouldn't be in such a stagnant, negative place.
Saltly tears wet the cut,
Our shared pain causes us to cry.
Now there's no way out.
Our situation seems hopeless and inescapable.
Dig a hole in the earth.
A metaphorical way of saying to escape or hide from something.
Dig a hole and we all fall through.
Hiding away leads to a group failure for all involved.
And I hope I fall on you!
I wish to confront any issues head on and together with you.
When we're all blown to bits,
If everything we know falls to pieces.
She won't be prone to fits.
She'll keep her cool and deal with the situation calmly.
And the apocalypse,
The end of the world as we know it.
Will find its way through.
It will happen whether we like it or not.
The earth is a computer chip,
The physical world is like a piece of technology.
From the window of my airship.
Seen from a detached, outsider perspective.
And all I can say to her,
Despite all this, this is all I can communicate to her.
Is why keep me around?
I question the value of my presence in her life.
Try to make a connection to you...
I'm trying to build a relationship with you.
To you...
To you...
To you...
To you...
To you...
To you...
To you...
To you...
Contributed by Jason T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.